Mairéad Hearne is an Irish blogger from Cork with a passion for reading.

Having established her book blog, Swirl and Thread, in 2016 Mairéad has developed relationships with many authors, publishers and fellow book bloggers across the globe. She has hosted events both online and in-person.

Her favourite genres are historical, contemporary, crime/psychological thrillers and literary fiction.

Mairéad works for Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin/Sam Blake and the Irish online literary website, writing.ie. Her reviews can be found on her blog www.swirlandthread.com. She spends way too much time on X where you’ll find her at @swirlandthread.

Image by Odhran Ducie.