Articles written by Christine Breen-Williams

Will it be third time lucky for Barry? The Man Booker Longlist again includes Irish novelist and playwright Sebastian Barry, this time for On Canaan's Side.

Jul 28, 2011 - Christine Breen-Williams

Finalists of the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Awards include David Grossman's 'To the End of the Land' and Irish writer Paul Murray's 'Skippy Dies'

Jan 27, 2011 - Christine Breen-Williams

He is what one might call a Renaissance Man. Steve Martin acts, directs, plays the banjo, does stand-up comedy, collects art, and writes novels.

Jan 21, 2011 - Christine Breen-Williams

How do the Chinese raise successful children? Amy Chua's new parenting memoir tells all. It begins and ends with the number one rule: schoolwork first.

Jan 18, 2011 - Christine Breen-Williams

Nora Roberts has joined Stieg Larsson and James Patterson in the Kindle Million Club - selling over one million e-books on Amazon's Kindle.

Jan 13, 2011 - Christine Breen-Williams

Best selling books and award winning novels feature on the Spring 2011 list of Richard and Judy's bookclub selection.

Jan 6, 2011 - Christine Breen-Williams

Like J.K. Rowling before him, Oliver's cook book - Jamie's 30-Minute Meals - with its easy recipes and cooking advice has broken the 100 million pound mark.

Dec 16, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

The Mr. Men collection is a best seller among books for children. Mr. Happy, Mr. Small, Mr. Tickle - wonderful stories for early readers.

Nov 28, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Buying books online is easy. Escape the Christmas shopping frenzy and buy popular fiction, award winners, and bestsellers for 2010 on the Internet.

Nov 22, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Award-winning fiction and bestsellers eventually appear on lists of best books of 2010, from the National Book Award for best novel to the Man Booker Prize.

Nov 21, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

From living hand to mouth in London to "flying without a license," Rolling Stone icon Keith Richards' memoir, Life, is hailed as spellbinding storytelling.

Nov 13, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Franzen doesn't blame UK publishers, HarperCollins, for publishing the wrong version of Freedom but eighty-thousand copies have been recalled and pulped.

Nov 2, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Pick perennial wildflowers that don't rely on self-seeding for continual growth-and edible flowers can be added to soup, breads, cookies, drinks and salads.

Apr 24, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Divide and conquer the spring garden. Daffodils and tulips, wallflowers and bluebells-time to make way for roses and delphiniums, poppies and monkshood.

Apr 23, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Container gardening - perfect for beginner gardeners - gives young children something to do outdoors in the summer. Just add sunlight, soil and seeds.

Apr 23, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

The use of flower essences as a holistic therapy to treat emotional disturbances was developed by Dr. Edward Bach and became known as Bach Flower Remedies.

Apr 21, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

A philosophical take on travelling for pleasure. Why we do it? What can we do to make it better? A travel guidebook that teaches you how to travel well.

Apr 15, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Travellers' Tales comprises excerpts from Irish writers - Frank McCourt, Colm Toibin, Edna O'Brien, Maeve Binchy, J.P. Donleavy, Niall Williams and more.

Apr 7, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

The best travel guidebook to the Greek Islands in its 20th edition - Thomas Cook Publishers' 'Greek Island Hopping 2010' - is also the most comprehensive.

Mar 12, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Scientists at University of Texas' M.D. Anderson Cancer Center found homeopathic remedies for breast cancer treatment can induce apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines.

Mar 10, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Travelling with children is a journey in itself. With a little forethought and planning taking trips with your kids can be free and easy.

Mar 10, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

The world record for the most surfers on a wave was at Muizenberg Beach, 2006, but the town offers much more than surfing, including walking, hiking, and sand-boarding.

Mar 10, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

The Greek Island of Corfu as it was in the late 1930s comes to life in this literary travelogue by Lawrence Durrell-one of the most important writers of the 20th Century.

Mar 6, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, is undoubtedly one of the world's stunning cities, second only to Paris. This book captures its atmosphere in narration and photos.

Jan 27, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

The towns of Lahinch, Spanish Point, Doonbeg, Kilkee, and Fanore boast not only the best swimming and surfing beaches but also great golf courses.

Jan 15, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

From the Banana Pancake Trail in Southeast Asia to Milford Sound in New Zealand, transform from armchair traveller to virtual traveller in 1000 different inspiring ways.

Jan 11, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

Virtual traveling or armchair traveling? Here's a list of the best travel books published in 2009 that will transport and excite would-be world travelers.

Jan 4, 2010 - Christine Breen-Williams

From Glendalough to the Mountains of Mourne, from Cashel to Achill Island, from Croagh Patrick to the Giant's Causeway, H.V.Morton's travel book on Ireland has it all.

Dec 26, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Booker Prize winner, John Banville, writes an intimate, personal travelogue about the magical city of the Czech Republic - Prague - in 'The Writer and the City' series.

Dec 15, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

The use of evergreens as Christmas trees has long been part of the culture of the celebration of Christmas. Buying one signals the start of the festive holiday season.

Dec 13, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Irish travel writer and adventurer and documentary film maker, Manchán Mangan, writes a travelogue that captures India's culture and uniqueness.

Dec 9, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Burning Mouth Syndrome, BMS, also known as glossodynia and stomatodynia, is a painful condition that occurs mainly in women who have reached the age of menopause.

Dec 7, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Food and drink with any holiday has become a time-honored custom in all corners of the world. But over-indulging can be avoided with simple tips, homeopathy, and herbs.

Dec 5, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

For the winter garden plenty of winter garden flowers and hardy plants like winter pansies and other bedding plants will survive without indoor gardening.

Dec 4, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Homeopathy is a medical system that triggers a healing response in acute illnesses - like the common cold or seasonal flu - as well being useful in chronic illnesses.

Nov 26, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Benjamin Black better known among literary circles as John Banville has successfully entered the detective thriller and crime fiction genre with his noir mystery trilogy.

Nov 21, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Nearly half of commonly used orthodox treatments have unknown effectiveness, according to clinical evidence researchers. The evidenced-based medicine debate continues.

Nov 14, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Homeopaths and holistic doctors are using Gelsemium, Arsenicum, Nux Vomica and Eupatorium Perfoliatum to treat the symptoms of the H1N1 virus known as swine flu.

Nov 12, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Daily doses of vit D3 is the new campaign for fighting the symptoms of swine flu, or the H1N1 virus, or the common cold. How many units are enough to keep the flu away?

Oct 28, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

In the fight against diseases like osteoporosis, mild depression, MS, cancer, and even the flu, taking Vitamin D daily can help guard against developing these illnesses.

Sep 25, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

In the middle of the longest country in the world sits a unique nature sanctuary in a temperate rain forest on the edge of a fjord. Chile's national park is world-class.

Sep 22, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Ireland's most talked about novelist, John Banville, won the 2005 Man Booker prize with a bittersweet novel of loss and remembrance. Will he do it again?

Sep 20, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Hike in Torres del Paine National Park - Chile's Patagonia - to experience four seasons in one day. A holiday in Patagonia is a once in a lifetime adventure.

Sep 19, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Mothers across the world always say that washing your hands is the best way to avoid getting a cold or flu. Another study now confirms that good hand hygiene works.

Sep 17, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

What are a hundred daffodils, a bunch of dwarf blue irises, crocuses galore, tons of tulips and two dozen grape hyacinths? Answer: A spring garden.

Sep 5, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Preparing for school and college brings a host of things to consider. Here are some tips to help make the transition back to school a healthy one.

Sep 3, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Treatment for sports injuries using natural remedies in the form of homeopathic medicine is growing in popularity because it is effective and without side effects.

Aug 31, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Daffodils and tulip bulbs are not the only spring flowering bulbs. Some specialty bulbs, like camassias and fritillarias are equally easy to plant in garden borders.

Aug 25, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Reading books and articles by garden writers can often be the best way to learn how to make a great garden. Here are some sage thoughts on planting spring bulbs.

Aug 18, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Boxwood, the wintergreen garden shrub, is the world's oldest ornamental garden landscape plant, perfect for hedge planting and topiary.

Aug 17, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams