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Author of the Month: July

John Boyne

John Boyne was born in Dublin in 1971. He read English at Trinity College, Dublin and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. He is the author of the six historical novels all of which look at a different period, including Crippen, Next of Kin and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, as well as a number of short stories.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was the first novel ever written for children about the Holocaust. The book went on to achieve worldwide acclaim and has so far sold over 1.5 million copies.  It has recently been adapted for film and is due for UK release in September 2008.

Boyne’s latest book is Mutiny on the Bounty and explores the events of the voyage to Tahiti and the adventures on the island.  Full of humour, violence and historical detail, it gives us a very different picture of Captain Bligh and Mr Christian.

For more information about John Boyne, visit www.johnboyne.com (external link)

Any of these books can be requested from your local library.