Roisin Maguire: ‘Some books light up the page and evoke a deep nostalgia for lovelier, simpler things’

My Life in Books: Roisin Maguire

Roisin Maguire's debut novel 'Night Swimmers' has just been published

Madeleine Keane

Roisin Maguire is an award-winning writer of short fiction and holds a master’s in creative writing from Queens University in Belfast. Her debut novel Night Swimmers has just been published by Serpent’s Tail. In her free time she’s a keen scuba diver and fisherwoman who swims every day of the year in the Irish Sea.

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