July 7- NLI Children’s Workshop: Same Difference with Debbie Thomas

Tuesday 9 July, 2pm Who doesn’t love a good story? Come and explore how stories connect and delight us...

Kevin Barry (49): This Literary Life

Interview by Mary McCarthy The best research is done...

Book Launch: ‘Organic Words’ by Hugh McFadden

Dublin launch: Wednesday 6th June 2019, Rathmines Library. Hugh McFadden is a poet and literary...

West Cork Literary Festival

The West Cork Literary Festival runs on 12–19 July and welcomes a star-studded cast of writers to Bantry, Co. Cork. This year’s...

Red Line Book Festival

The Red Line Book Festival celebrates the very best in local, national and international writing. Now in its eighth year, the festival...

John Hewitt International Summer School

‘Difficulties of Translation: translating difference into a shared conversation’ is the theme at this year’s John Hewitt International Summer School. There are...

Theo Dorgan: My Favourite

Theo Dorgan explains just why it’s impossible to have a favourite book. ONE OF THE MINOR HAZARDS of bringing...

Sarah Maria Griffin: My Favourite …

Sarah Maria Griffin reveals her romance with the National Library in Dublin City and the LexIcon in Dún Laoghaire

Burkeopedia

The illustrated world of daughter-and-father team Kathi and John Burke The idea for Kathi and John’s first book, Irelandopedia,...

Opinion: Bhúps! That’s a bit graphic!

Jenifer Ní Ghrádaigh of Cois Life talks about publishing contemporary teenage fiction and confounding expectations as Gaeilge OPINION