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Céad míle fáilte (a hundred thousand welcomes) to the web site of Irish American novelist Mary Pat Hyland.
Her novels set in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier regions of New York include her latest release, When Stardust Fell on Keuka Lake, part of the Caviston Sisters Mystery series that includes The Curse of the Strawberry Moon and The Water Mystic of Woodland Springs. Other works include The Maeve Kenny Series: The Cyber Miracles, A Sudden Gift of Fate and A Wisdom of Owls; the trad Irish music parody 3/17; the suspense novel, The Terminal Diner; and her bestselling family saga, The House With the Wraparound Porch. In 2014 she released her first collection of short stories, In the Shadows of the Onion Domes. Mary Pat is a member of FLARE - Finger Lakes Authors & Readers Experience. Within this site you can read more about her inspiration, reviews and where to purchase her works in paperback and ebook format. FACEBOOK page GOODREADS page AMAZON AUTHOR page SMASHWORDS AUTHOR page (for digital editions in every format) WHERE TO BUY IN PERSON
The following independent book sellers sell my works: Longs' Cards and Books, 115 Main St., Penn Yan, NY 14527 Phone: (315) 536-3131 Browsers of Hammondsport, 33 Shethar St., Hammondsport, NY 14840 Phone: (607) 569-2497 Want your independent bookstore to carry my books? Tell them they are distributed by Ingram & CreateSpace. You can find the ISBN codes for each book on my Works page. Events2024~
July 7: 1-4 p.m.: Read Between the Vines, Vineyard View Winery, 2971 Williams Hill Road, Keuka Park, NY. Join Finger Lakes authors in an afternoon of meeting Finger Lakes authors, book sales and wine! July 13: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: The Windmill Farm & Craft Market - F.L.A.R.E. Authors Event, 3900 NY-14A, Penn Yan, NY 14527. 2023~ May 6: 2-3 p.m.: Book Chat, Broome County Arts Council Artisan Gallery, 223 State Street, Binghamton, NY. Mary Pat will discuss her latest work, When Stardust Fell on Keuka Lake and the Caviston Sisters Mystery Series. Discussion/reading/signing. July 16: TBA p.m.: Canandaigua Arts Festival - F.L.A.R.E. Booth, Main Street, Canadaigua, N.Y. Aug. 6: 1-4 p.m.: Read Between the Vines, Vineyard View Winery, 2971 Williams Hill Road, Keuka Park, NY. Join Finger Lakes authors in an afternoon of readings, book sales and wine! Aug. 19: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: The Windmill Farm & Craft Market - F.L.A.R.E. Authors Event, 3900 NY-14A, Penn Yan, NY 14527. 2022~ Dec. 17: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.: TO BE RESCHEDULED IN 2023, Author Talk at Broome County Arts Council, 223 State Street, Binghamton, NY. Mary Pat will discuss her latest work, When Stardust Fell on Keuka Lake. Discussion/reading/signing. July 17: 1-4 p.m.: Read Between the Vines, Vineyard View Winery, 2971 Williams Hill Road, Keuka Park, NY. Join Mary Pat and other Finger Lakes authors in an afternoon of readings, book sales and wine! June 11: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: FLARE Literary Festival, The Windmill, Route 54, Penn Yan, NY. Join 33 authors of the Finger Lakes Region as they sell and sign their books. 2021~ Sept. 19: 1-4 p.m.: Read Between the Vines, Vineyard View Winery, 2971 Williams Hill Road, Keuka Park, NY. Join Mary Pat and eight other Finger Lakes authors in an afternoon of readings, book sales and wine! Aug. 7: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Finger Lakes Authors and Readers Experience 2021: A virtual literary experience with Finger Lakes Authors. I will be discussing all my works especially The Water Mystic of Woodland Springs. 2020 ~ May: - POSTPONED - South Side Binghamton, NY book club to discuss The House With the Wraparound Porch. March 20: - POSTPONED - Little Meadows, Pa. book club to discuss The House With the Wraparound Porch. February: - POSTPONED - Endicott, NY book club to discuss The House With the Wraparound Porch. 2019 ~ Nov. 22: Binghamton, NY book club to discuss The House With the Wraparound Porch. Fall: Westford, MA. book club discusses The House With the Wraparound Porch. September 14: Pittsburgh Book Club meetup with the author at Keuka Lake to discuss The House With the Wraparound Porch. August 13: Book group discussion of The House With the Wraparound Porch. August 7: VUES Book Club discussion about my work, Barnes & Noble, Vestal, NY. 2018 ~ June 22: AOH Members Book Club, Binghamton, NY. Discussion of the Maeve Kenny Series. 2017 ~ February 14: 8:00 p.m. ET, Video chat with the Good Shepherd Women of Wisdom Evening Book Club in Colleyville, Texas. Discussion of The Curse of the Strawberry Moon. 2016 ~ April 30: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Independent Bookstore Day author book signing event - Longs' Cards & Books, 115 Main St., Penn Yan, NY. Bring your books in to be signed! May 25: Circle of Friends book club - - discussing The House With the Wraparound Porch Aug. 30: Dryden Book Club - discussing The House With the Wraparound Porch Sept. 26: Apalachin Book Club - reviewing The Curse of the Strawberry Moon Oct. 21: Finger Lakes Litspiration - an evening devoted to authors inspired by the Finger Lakes, at Fulkerson Winery, Dundee, NY. Details HERE. 2015 ~ July 27: Apalachin Book Club - reviewing The House With the Wraparound Porch April 6: "A Writer's Inspiration," talk to be given at the Shakespeare Club, Whitney Point Jan. 21: Vestal Book Club - reviewing In the Shadows of the Onion Domes 2014 ~ Dec, 13: 2 p.m., Book discussion & signing for In the Shadows of the Onion Domes, The Book Vault, 46 Washington Ave., Endicott, NY. Nov. 15: 3 p.m., Book launch: In the Shadows of the Onion Domes, Riverread Books, 5 Court St., Binghamton, NY. The author will discuss and sign her new book. Nov. 12: 10:30 a.m., Binghamton Now talk show, WNBF AM1290 Oct. 15: Noon, Broome County Public Library, Book Review, The House With the Wraparound Porch, given by the author. July 23: Meet the Author & Book Discussion, The House With the Wraparound Porch, 6:30 p.m., Modeste Bedient Memorial Library, 3699 Route 54A, Branchport, NY. Bring your copy and the author will sign it. Books available for sale. http://www.branchportlibrary.org/ 2013 ~ Nov. 25: Meet the Author, Phelps Mansion Museum, Binghamton. Oct. 16: High Tea with the Author, The Highlands, Johnson City, NY. Oct. 16: Book discussion with The Literary Ladies, Endicott, NY. Sept. 21: Book discussion & signing, The House With the Wraparound Porch, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Longs' Cards and Books, 115 Main St., Penn Yan, NY Sept. 18: Meet The Author, Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, Hammondsport, NY. Sept. 15-22: Artist Residency, Arts Center of Yates County Sunny Point campus, Keuka Lake, NY. Aug. 16: Book Launch, The House With the Wraparound Porch, RiverRead Books, Binghamton, NY. 2012~ October 17, 2012: Book review, The Maeve Kenny Series, Broome County Public Library, Binghamton, NY June 28, 2012: Discussing A Sudden Gift of Fate with the Newark Valley Book Chat. April 3, 2012: Review of The Terminal Diner, 7 p.m., George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott, NY. 2011~ October 23: Rescheduled official launch of The Terminal Diner, 2-4 p.m., RiverRead Books, Binghamton NY September 20: Local Authors Night, 6:30-8 p.m., Barnes & Noble, Vestal NY September 10: Official launch of The Terminal Diner, 2-4 p.m., RiverRead Books, Binghamton. August 10: Discussing A Sudden Gift of Fate, 7 p.m., Glen Haven Book Club, Glen Haven, NY April 5: Review of 3/17 at 7 p.m., George F. Johnson Memorial Library, Endicott NY March 15: Discussing 3/17 on WSKG's "Off the Page" radio show, 1 p.m. (rebroadcast at 7 p.m.) 
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JULY 15, 2023: My short story "The World Comforter" was selected for inclusion in the Northern Appalachia Review Vol. 5, to be published March 15, 2024.
JUNE 24, 2013: Selected by the Arts Center of Yates County as an Artist in Residence for 2013—the first writer selected by the program at its Sunny Point campus. DEC. 4, 2012: 3/17 reached No. 1 on Amazon France's English Language Kindle Humor Books. SEPT. 12, 2012: The Cyber Miracles reached No. 11 on Amazon Germany's Top 100 Bestseller List, Humor, today. APRIL 21, 2012: New review of "A Wisdom of Owls" helps push it onto Amazon Top 100 Bestsellers list. Read Carlos Royal's review here: http://mollysbox.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/a-wisdom-of-owls/ MAY 17, 2011: 3/17 made it onto Amazon.com's Top 100 Bestsellers today!  NOW AVAILABLE 
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Just published:
Hyland's short story "The World Comforter" has been included in Volume 5 of the Northern Appalachia Review literary journal. Copies are available at Amazon and other book sellers. 
The Water Mystic
of Woodland Springs, A Caviston Sisters Mystery NOW AVAILABLE AT: Amazon.com - Get the paperback here. Get the Kindle version here. Barnes & Noble - Get the paperback here. 
Also in the Caviston Sisters Mystery series
The Curse of the Strawberry Moon is now available in digital formats. Download it Amazon or Smashwords. Get your paperback copy at Amazon.com (and other online booksellers) today! 
Collected short stories
Mary Pat Hyland's first collection of short stories. The book includes eighteen tales inspired by characters, gossip and local lore from the Triple Cities in upstate New York. Paperback list price: $10.95 Amazon Barnes & Noble Smashwords 
HER MOST POPULAR NOVEL
The House With the Wraparound Porch, a family saga set in the Finger Lakes of New York State. Click here to order at Amazon. Apple Books. Barnes & Noble. Kobo. All digital formats at Smashwords  |