In this session of Writer to Writer, Barbara Byar dicusses IN THE DESERT, her debut novel, with Jennifer McMahon.
IN THE DESERT is published on March 3rd, 2026, by Cowboy Jamboree.
It is available in U.S. at this link, and in Ireland and the UK at this link.
Irish readers can also get the paperback from O’Mahony’s Bookshop in Tralee, or from O’Mahony’s online store.
Barbara Byar is a working-class American writer living in Ireland for over 25 years with her two boys and two dogs. Her critically acclaimed, collection of stories: Some Days Are Better Than Ours (Reflex Press) was short-listed for the Saboteur Awards. Her short fiction has been published and prize-listed widely. including pushcart, best small fictions and best microfictions nominations. She was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Irish Short Story of the Year in 2023 and longlisted in 2021. A recipient of an Irish Arts Council Literature Bursary and an Agility Award, she is a previous novel fair winner and editor of the MOTEL anthology from Cowboy Jamboree Press.
