Dermot Bolger wins the 2021 Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Poetry Award
Dermot Bolger is the winner of the 2021 Lawrence O’Shaughnessy Poetry Award, awarded by St Thomas University of Minnesota, USA.
Life, lore, and songs of Colm Ó Caodháin
Colm Ó Caodháin: An Irish singer and his world|Ríonach uí Ógáin|Cork University Press|€39 £35
Autumn Programme at Irish Writers Centre
A fantastic line-up of Autumn courses at the Irish Writers Centre has been announced
The Butchers—a whirling tale of borderlands and sacred cows
Susan McKeever reviews The Butcher, by Ruth Gilligan, which won the RSL Ondaatje Prize earlier this year.
Louisa Cameron, Raven Books, wins The O’Brien Press Bookseller of the Year...
Ivan O'Brien of O'Brien Press presenting the Bookseller of the Year Award 2021 to Louisa Cameron of Raven Books
Hard truth and troubling questions—Fallen, by Mel O’Doherty
Eoghan Smith takes a deep dive into Fallen— a novel with the flint of hard truth, ruled by a dark supremacy
Backlist Beauties—Paris Syndrome, by Lucy Sweeney Byrne
Backlist Beauties - publishers choose a title from their back catalogue that sparkles. Next up, Paris Syndrome, by Lucy Sweeney Byrne (Banshee Press).
The Tangle Box, by Dave Kavanagh—chapter one
Chapter one of The Tanglebox, by Dave Kavanagh. "Darkly compelling and driven by a powerful, page-turning momentum" - Kevin Barry.
A symphony of echoes—Dara Kavanagh’s Prague 1938
A rich feast, full of literary echoes, Fionnuala McManamon reviews Prague 1938, by Dara Kavanagh.
Poetry Happening—Liam McNevin
Liam McNevin reads 'Fisherman's Blues' from 'Times Present and Past' (Swan Press).
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