Nuala O’Connor lives in Galway, Ireland. Her novel NORA (New Island), about Nora Barnacle and James Joyce, was a Top 10 historical novel in the New York Times. She won Irish Short Story of the Year at the 2022 Irish Book Awards and is editor at flash e-journal Splonk. Her sixth novel SEABORNE, about Irish-born pirate Anne Bonny, will be published 19th April 2024 by New Island. www.nualaoconnor.com