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 …
The Rolling Stones: The 50th Anniversary of ‘Get Your Leeds Lungs Out’
13th March 2021
The Rolling Stones, Leeds University Union, Saturday March 13, 1971 Being a fifteen-year-old schoolboy, how come I was one of 2,000 lucky punters crammed into Leeds University Refectory fifty years ago tonight when The Rolling Stones …
New Novel – Don’t Ask – Lands 28th April
12th March 2021
Paul Carroll’s latest novel, Don’t Ask, is released by Matador on April 28, 2021. A DNA ancestry test opens up a Pandora’s Box of secrets. When Elsa Watson takes a DNA ancestry test out of …
