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Luke Francis Beirne

Luke Francis Beirne is the author of two novels, Blacklion and Foxhunt, and has contributed to outlets such as Counterpunch, NB Media Co-op, and CrimeReads. Luke has a BA in English Language & Literature from St. Thomas University and an MA in Cultural Studies & Critical Theory from McMaster University. Though born in Ireland, he moved to Manitoba as a child and now lives in Saint John, New Brunswick.



 
The Fredericton Walking Bridge lit up at night, seen through some dead winter trees.

Why I Wrote This Book Issue #45

April 27, 2025 by Linda Trinh, Ben Ladouceur, Luke Francis Beirne and Kevin Craig

Featuring Ben Ladouceur, Linda Trinh, Luke Francis Beirne, and Kevin Craig

Categories Featured Posts, Why I Wrote This Book Tags Authors and Reviewers, fiction, nonfiction, Why I Wrote This Book

The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami

December 13, 2024 by Luke Francis Beirne

Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, is a towering achievement.

Categories Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction, Literary fiction Tags fantasy, fiction, literary, Murakami

A Case of Matricide by Graeme Macrae Burnet

November 14, 2024 by Luke Francis Beirne

Graeme Macrae Burnet’s A Case of Matricide is a beautifully written noir novel.

Categories Fiction, Mystery, Noir, Translation Tags Detective Novel, fiction, Layers, Mystery, Thought Provoking
Image of a body of water with a large rock in the center. Waves splash around the rock.

This Lark of Stolen Time by Richard Cumyn

June 9, 2024June 8, 2024 by Luke Francis Beirne

In This Lark of Stolen Time, Richard Cumyn writes a novel which, as Michelle Butler Hallett notes on the back cover, is more like a series of interconnected novellas.

Categories Fiction Tags fiction, Interconnected novellas

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