Kevin Barry's Night Boat to Tangier has been long-listed for the newly-minted Booker Prize 2019. Barry joins a stellar cast of contenders including Margaret Atwood, Deborah Levy, Salman Rushdie, Max Porter and John Lancaster on the list...
The Bookseller's Association has just developed a NEW app which allows consumers in Ireland to search for bookshops local to them. https://www.booksellers.org.uk/bookshopsearch
• The app lists all BA bookshops in...
The 50th anniversary of IASIL (International Association for the Studies of Irish Literatures) takes place this year and is being marked by the conference being held once again in Dublin, in Trinity College, from 22 – 26...
The AGM of Publishing Ireland, the Irish Book Publishers’ Association, took place this week, and the newly formed board of directors will now be led by Mariel Deegan of New Island Books as President, with Joanna Smyth...
Credit: Julia Dunin
Catherine Doyle has fond memories of Galway City library, where she
discovered Artemis Fowl
I grew up in a house powered by imagination.
My mother had a very particular...
This part-time role will involve extensive work with diverse communities within the North inner city, as well as time to engage in their own creative work.
In September 2016,...
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Poetry Day Ireland 2019
Peggy O’Brien, whose collection, "Tongues", is a poetic re-imagining of the medieval Abelard and Heloise love story, in conversation with Deirdre Sullivan, author of...
By Mary McCarthy
On the lookout for exciting activities this summer that will appeal to children and not bore the teeth off the accompanying adults? Well, have you been to Marsh’s library in Dublin...
The Dublin Book Festival will kick off from 14 – 17 November and they are looking for bright new sparks to join their team. There are two positions available and deadline for applications is July 18th -...
Do your kids love books?!Then don't miss out on the 2019 Summer Readathon at Kennys Bookshop, Galway, on Thursday, July 25th in association with Galway Bay FM & very special guests...
