Books are my business: Writer and farmer John Connell

Books are my business: Writer and farmer John Connell

John Connell: '[Running a book festival] is great, you get to meet famous writers, musicians, and all sorts, why wouldnā€™t you want to do it?'

Sat, 06 Apr, 2024 - 00:32
Marjorie Brennan

John Connell is a writer, farmer, and co-director of the Granard Booktown Festival in Co Longford.Ā 

He is author of the bestselling The Cow Book: A Story of Life on a Family Farm; his latest book, Twelve Sheep: Life Lessons from a Lambing Season, is out now.

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