Local author: Eve Bunting

You know, Maghera has a wonderful library, because it’s gotten so much bigger. It’s a town now, not a village, and they have a brand new library that’s subsidized by the government, I guess. They’ve got lots of money and lots of money for books. It’s really a joy. My mother would have been so thrilled with that library.

They have their whole wall that has my books on the shelves. And above it there’s a banner, and it says, “LOCAL AUTHOR – EVE BUNTING.” Even though I haven’t lived there for all these years, I’m still their “local author.”

And when I go there, you know, they bring me flowers; and the children present them to me. It’s very nice.