The Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester celebrates its 45th anniversary this month, making me realise how central it’s been to my theatre going experience over the years. I first stepped inside the iconic in-the-round auditorium …
The reviews are in!
10th June 2021
Twenty-four book bloggers put ‘Don’t Ask’ to the test on launch. The verdict? They loved it! ‘DON’T ASK’ BLOG TOUR REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS “A rollercoaster of emotions. A page turner. This book is going to stay …
Read the opening chapters of Don’t Ask for free in Book2Look
24th May 2021
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Readers’s Digest: Why you should steer clear of DNA-based genealogy test kits
14th May 2021
Article reproduced from Reader’s Digest A rock in the gene pool? For his latest novel, gripping family drama Don’t Ask, author Paul Carroll has created an original and timely take on the classic whodunnit involving …
Silversurfers on Don’t Ask: ‘… a cracking edge-of-your-seat read you won’t want to miss.’
10th May 2021
Review reproduced from Silversurfers website. Contemporary fiction writer’s new book, Don’t Ask, is a fresh take on a whodunnit involving home DNA tests, with a hefty dose of seventies nostalgia thrown in. Whodunnits are …
DNA Genealogy Kits – Stop Before You Spit
7th May 2021
Following the launch of my novel Don’t Ask last week I appeared on a number of BBC Radio stations discussing the dangers and downsides of over-the-counter DNA genealogy testing kits. These kits have many …
Author Q and A with Paul Carroll
4th May 2021
Reproduced from Female First Female First speaks to Leeds-born author Paul Carroll about the inspiration for his new novel, Don’t Ask, about his former career in PR, and about his love of music, among other …
Female First selects Don’t Ask as ‘Must Read’ of the week.
3rd May 2021
Reproduced from Female First Contemporary fiction author Paul Carroll’s new novel Don’t Ask is a gripping family drama that explores the unexpected consequences of taking a home DNA test, and which shockingly reaffirms the old …
The story behind Don’t Ask – Interview with Paul Carroll
29th April 2021
The idea for my novel Don’t Ask was inspired by my partner’s mother. Lesley took a DNA genealogy test out of idle curiosity only to discover the identity of her biological father – a family …
What goes on tour…
28th April 2021
Launch day for Don’t Ask, and I’m going on tour. A blog tour that is, visiting twenty-eight different book bloggers over the next fourteen-days. No roadies, riders or overnight travel on a tour bus required …
