Luke Francis Beirne

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Luke Francis Beirne (born 21 September, 1995) is an Irish-Canadian writer. [1] Beirne was born in Ireland but moved to Canada at a young age. He now lives in Saint John, New Brunswick. He is the son of author Gerard Beirne and Dr. Eilish Cleary. [2]

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Beirne's first novel, Foxhunt, was a finalist for the 2022 Foreword INDIES [3] award in General Fiction and chosen by The Miramichi Reader as one of the best novels of 2022. Blacklion was shortlisted for the NB Book Awards [4] and was selected by CBC as one of the best books of Fall 2023. [5]

Beirne's writing has been compared to authors such as Graham Greene, [6] Ernest Hemingway, [7] and John le Carre [8]

Novels

Selected Journalism and Essays

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  2. Kitts Goguen, Colleen (August 4, 2023). "New book by local author". CBC News. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  3. ""Foxhunt" is a 2022 Foreword INDIES Finalist". www.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  4. "The Writers' Federation of New Brunswick - Mrs. Dunster's Fiction Prize". wfnb.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  5. "74 Works of Canadian Fiction to Read in Fall 2023". CBC News. September 6, 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  6. Lavery, Simon (2023-11-28). "A time of violence: Luke Francis Beirne, Blacklion". Tredynas Days. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  7. "Blacklion by Luke Francis Beirne". www.ottawareviewofbooks.com. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  8. Lavery, Simon (2022-04-22). "Spies and misdemeanours: le Carré, Boyd, Hill, Beirne". Tredynas Days. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
  9. Beirne, Luke (2023-01-27). "The Center of the Ring: On Writing About Boxing". CounterPunch.org. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  10. "Apocalypse Now | libcom.org". libcom.org. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
  11. August 2022, Luke Beirne Issue: 8 (2022-08-12). "Garden of Earthly Bodies by Sally Oliver". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 2024-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. "The Power and Rôle of the Idea: de Cleyre and Bourdieu in Conversation". The Commoner. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2024-09-06.