Ed O'Loughlin is an

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author and journalist. His first novel, ''Not Untrue and Not Unkind'', dealt with foreign journalists reporting on African conflicts. It was long-listed for the

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in 2009 and shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction award in 2010. A second novel, ''Toploader'', was a dark

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and the war against terror. A third novel, ''Minds of Winter'', a multi-generational polar mystery story, was longlisted for the Sir Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction and shortlisted for the 2017

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. His fourth novel, ''This Eden'', a metaphysical thriller about money and technology, was published in June 2021. Before turning to fiction, O'Loughlin worked for twenty years as a newspaper reporter, including fourteen years as a foreign correspondent in Africa and the Middle East for the ''

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'', ''Age of Melbourne'', ''Independent of London'', ''

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'', and others. Born in

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, he was brought up near Kildare Town in rural Ireland. He now lives in Dublin with his wife and two children. Following the success of ''Minds of Winter'', with its themes of mapping and exploration, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Since returning to Dublin, he has reported on Ireland for the ''Atlantic'', the ''Economist'', and the ''New York Times'', and he reviews non-fiction for the ''Irish Times'' and the ''Times Literary Supplement'', among others.

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Interview in the Irish Times
{{DEFAULTSORT:OLoughlin, Ed Living people 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century Irish novelists Canadian male novelists Irish male novelists Writers from Toronto Writers from Dublin (city) 21st-century Canadian male writers 1966 births