S. Kirk Walsh's Blog

Hi Everyone,

With EOB in paperback, I continue to visit book clubs here in Austin and around the country (via zoom). If you are interested in a book-club visit, please send along a message or an email via my website.

More details here: https://www.skirkwalsh.com/book-clubs

A few weeks ago, I did this video interview with Scott Semegren for his show, Austin Liti Limits, about THE ELEPHANT OF BELFAST, how I found my way into the story and characters, my research, and more. Watch here. And see a few photos from my youth and a few lesser-known facts about me. https://www.goodreads.com/videos/1798...

I created a Spotify playlist featuring songs that appear in THE ELEPHANT OF BELFAST as well as Irish songs that inspired me during the process of writing the novel. Can you name the scenes where some of these songs are spotlighted? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3X6...

Hi, Just wanted to share this zoom interview with KUT's Rebecca McInroy about The Elephant of Belfast, the writing process, and the nonprofit that I started called Austin Bat Cave. Watch & listen here: https://www.facebook.com/kutsviewsand...

I'm excited to share that THE ELEPHANT OF BELFAST was selected by the American Booksellers Association for its April 2021 Indie Next List. Honored to have my debut novel alongside all of these other wonderful books and authors. Read more here: https://www.bookweb.org/news/april-20...

One of the highlights of my graduate-school career was taking "The Craft of Fiction" with the masterful writer E.L. Doctorow. For the New York Times Book Review, I wrote about the class, Doctorow, and how the experience forever changed my reading life. (Online today, appearing in print in the NYTBR on Sunday, January 17th.) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/09/bo...

I'm thrilled that THE ELEPHANT OF BELFAST was included in Kirkus Review's 10 Fiction Books to Look For in 2021. What an honor. I look forward to reading the other titles on the list. Read more here: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-an...

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to share this first-person essay that I published at Lit Hub yesterday. I write about a handful of readings I attended over the years as well as about my journey as a writer and my upcoming novel, The Elephant of Belfast. I know I miss the shared experience of in-person readings—and all that I gained from having a chance to hear an author and have a book signed. I look forward to the day when we can gather again. Thanks for reading. https://lithub.com/in-praise-of-readi...