The Book of Form and Emptiness wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
The Book of Form and Emptiness wins Women’s Prize for Fiction The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki (Canongate) has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022. “This is absurd. I don’t win things,” Ozeki said, through tears. “And it also feels so unbelievably...
Playfulness, punning, and pathos—Multiple Joyce, by David Collard
Multiple Joyce|David Collard|Sagging Meniscus Press|€20 "...a sparkling and vivacious probe into a fresh spectrum of Joycean subjects...absorbing, upfront, funny, erudite, and charming"—Nuala O'Connor by Nuala O’Connor If you like your essay collections smorgasbord-ish, then Multiple Joyce is for you. If you enjoy...
Machinations of mortals—illuminating photography in Following Ulysses
Following Ulysses|Hi Tone Books|Deirdre Brennan|ISBN: 978-1-8380385-5-7|€25 “Ulysses reveals what it is like to be a person – man, woman, woman-man, man-woman – inhabiting a sometimes unruly, but always mutable, body. The book deftly records all the sensual movements and machinations of mortals as they attempt to navigate their sliver...
Read an extract from The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses—Penelope
The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes| Catherine Flynn|Cambridge University Press|ISBN: 9781316515945|£30 The launch of The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses is at 12.30pm at MoLI Extract from The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses (Cambridge University Press) Penelope
Peter Scupham remembered for his poetic energy and trademark wit
Carcanet are saddened to announce that beloved poet Peter Scupham passed away on Saturday 11th June 2022, peacefully at his home in Norfolk, at the age of eighty-nine. Peter was a dear friend of Carcanet, with publications including Collected Poems in 2022, followed by Borrowed Landscapes in 2011. His final collection, Invitation to View, is...
Edith, by Martina Devlin—an immersive, entertaining rollercoaster
Edith|Martina Devlin|Lilliput Press|ISBN:978 1 84351 8303|O'Mahony's €16 "Martina Devlin has created a wonderfully enjoyable snapshot of a pivotal time in Irish history."—Susan McKeever reads Edith, by Martina Devlin. by Susan McKeever There’s a lot to unpack...
Flash Fiction—Sister, by R.J. O’Donnell
Paul Cézanne's Marie Cézanne's Sister (1866–1867) portrait painting. Original from the Saint Louis Art Museum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. Sister, by R.J. O'Donnell Bad luck that Emma saw me lying there. It was the warmest spot in the station. ‘Emma died intestate,’ said pin-striped Mr Jenkins...
Skein Press to launch Waking Light at MoLI on summer solstice
Waking Light (Skein Press) launches at MoLI on 21st June Waking Light is a collaboration between writers Kerri ní Dochartaigh and Mícheál McCann with photographer Michelle Moloney and artist and bookmaker Éilís Murphy of Folded Leaf. It is part of Solstice Stories from publisher Skein Press,...
Children’s Books Ireland curate a reading list for empathy and understanding
Together With Refugees As children from Ukraine are welcomed into schools across Ireland, Children's Books Ireland have put together a reading list of books across genres and ages which will not only build empathy and understanding, but inspire a life-long love of reading. Whether you...
Irish Writers Centre Young Writer Delegate Programme—deadline extended
Deadline for applications extended until 15th June The deadline for applications for the Irish Writers Centre/West Cork Literary Festival Young Writer Delegate Programme has been extended until Wednesday 15 June. The Irish Writers Centre Young Writer Delegate Programme offers an amazing opportunity for young writers to...
