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Cute, joyous, loveable—YA queer romance from Adiba Jaigirdar
Hani and Ishu’s Guide To fake Dating is the new YA queer romance from Adiba Jaigirdar and it’s everything it promises.
Linguistic archaeology—how words reveal our history
How Linguistics can Help the Historian| Anthony Harvey|Royal Irish Academy| ISBN:9781911479697|€ 9.50 Evidence of who we were is wired through etymology by Anthony Harvey It took a modification of the Roman calendar to bring September, October, November and December into their current positions...
A loosening and tightening knot: Eoghan Smith on the artistry of Joanna Walsh
Seed|Joanna Walsh|No Alibis Press| 2021|Limited Edition Set|ISBN: 9781838108113 by Eoghan Smith Seed, by the acclaimed multidisciplinary writer Joanna Walsh, was first published by Visual Editions in 2017 as a digital interactive app. The relatively straight-forward narrative, described as a ‘queer coming-of-age story...
Claire Kilroy and Anne Enright shortlisted for Women’s Prize for Fiction
Soldier, Sailor, and The Wren, The Wren make this year's shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction Claire Kilroy and Anne Enright have both made this year's shortlist for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Kilroy's Soldier, Sailor (Faber), her first novel in ten years, and Enright's The...
IWC Novel Fair 2025 launches with expert panel
Join judges Olivia Fitzsimons, Conor Nagle, and Susan Tomaselli for an online session on Novel Fair 2025 If you've been wondering whether your manuscript is ready to submit to this year's Novel Fair at the Irish Writers Centre, and if you'd like some tips from the pros,...
Extract from the bestselling Anxious Children in an Anxious World, by Dr Mary O’Kane
An extract from the bestselling Anxious Children in an Anxious World, by Dr Mary O'Kane 'This book will introduce you to ways your child can learn to live with their fearful thoughts'—Dr Mary O'Kane by Dr Mary O'Kane When it comes...
Poetry Happening—Alvy Carragher
Alvy Carragher reads from her new collection, What Remains the Same (The Gallery Press) https://youtu.be/U3pFQc6D-ZA What Remains the Same|Alvy Carragher|The Gallery Press
Find your voice and pitch your work—The Art of Reviewing
Find your voice and pitch your work—The Art of Reviewing with Dr Tapasya Narang at The Irish Writers Centre Curious about reviewing and pitching your work? A new six week course at The Irish Writers Centre aims to equip participants to read and evaluate literary work,...
Poetry Happening—Bernadette Gallagher
Bernadette Gallagher reads from her new collection, The Risen Tree (Revival Press) https://youtu.be/6KkTfAhBRlA The Risen Tree|Bernadette Gallagher|Revival Press
All Ireland Scholarships Creative Writing Award winners announced
The 2024 All Ireland Scholarships Creative Writing Award winners have been announced The winners in the Alumni and Public categories of the All Ireland Scholarships Creative Writing Awards have been announced. The winner of the 2024 AIS (Alumni) award is Rites of Passage...
Under the Covers—Alan O’Rourke
Dinosaur Pie|Jen Wallace|Alan O'Rourke|Little Island 'Illustration is a dopamine-generating endeavour'—Alan O'Rourke talks about his winding road to becoming an illustrator What brought you to illustration? I took a very circuitous route, as many illustrators do....
Publishing Ireland in ‘safe hands’ as new president takes the reins
Publishing Ireland welcomes Peter McKay as new president Peter McKay has been announced as the new president of Publishing Ireland, bringing decades of experience in the book industry to the role. Along with several leadership positions, he was Managing Director of Thomas Nelson, one...
Follow their interests—non-fiction books for children
Ruth Ennis chooses non-fiction to meet children on their own terms by Ruth Ennis Ruth Ennis Sometimes I meet children who tell me that they aren’t big readers and that books don’t interest them. In those instances, non-fiction titles are...