It’s been a delight to speak to members of the Ealing U3A, London, on 26 June 2025 about The Rooster and my journey to find my hidden dad. The hour’s talk was well received by the wonderful audience of 130+ people. Thank you, Ealing! Continue reading…
The March 2025 issue of Who Do You Think You Are Magazine is out now! It features an illustrated 4-page article of my interview with Claire Vaughan about my discovery of dad’s secret manuscript and the subsequent publication of my memoir The Rooster. The magazine is available from all major newsprint retailers or online. Continue reading…
I was interviewed in January by Claire Vaughan for the magazine Who Do You Think You Are about my discovery of dad’s secret manuscript. The 4-page spread will be published in the March issue. Watch this space for more info! Continue reading…
My interview and reading of a chapter from The Rooster was aired for a second time this autumn on BBC Radio 4 on Friday 15 November 2024. To listen to the recording, go to Episode 5, starting at 6 min 50 sec into the programme: Continental Divides – Episode 5: Politics versus the Past –… Continue reading…
The Rooster features in Misha Glenny’s BBC Radio 4 programme Continental Divides, released on 4 October 2024. Misha explores how the WW2 concentration camp Jasenovac that my father survived has become an explosive political football in contemporary Croatia. You can listen to the programme here: Continental Divides – Episode 5: Politics versus the Past –… Continue reading…
The Rooster had another outing at the Chiswick Book Festival in West London on 11 September 2024. Led by Jo James, the showcase fizzed with talented authors and an energetic audience. Thank you, Chiswick! Image by Roger Green. Continue reading…
An extensive review of The Rooster has just been published in Tragovi, an academic journal devoted to Serbian and Croatian issues. Written in Croatian by Dr Sven Milekic, the article is eight pages long and provides a detailed summary and critique of the book. The open-access article is available here: Sibel Roller: The Rooster: Discovering… Continue reading…
The Rooster has been spotted on display next to the classics section at The Pitshanger Bookshop in Ealing, West London. Give it a visit sometime! Address: 141 Pitshanger Lane, London W5 1RH or go to: www.pitshangerbooks.co.uk. Continue reading…
The Rooster is out today! Available to order directly from rowman.com and rowmaninternational.com, as well as from all major book sellers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Blackwell’s, Waterstones, Bookshop.org, Hugendubel, FNAC, and, of course, your favourite indie bookshop. Continue reading…
Shortly ahead of publication, The Rooster is on display in the Oxfam Bookshop in Ealing, West London. Continue reading…
