Title: The Amusements Author: Aingeala Flannery Publisher: Sandycove Reviewer: Róisín Russell Pages: 256 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781844885879 Guideline Price: €15.95 Publication date: 23 June 2022 Category: Fiction The Amusements (Sandycove) by Aingeala Flannery is a collection of loosely interlinked stories capturing small-town life; but it’s not just any town. Tramore in Ireland’s Sunny South […]Book ReviewsNewsReview: The Amusements by Aingeala FlanneryPublished on 26 October 2022.
Title: Home is Neither Here Nor There Author: Nandi Jola Publisher: Doire Press Reviewer: Róisín Russell Pages: 64 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781907682896 Price: €12 Publication date: 2022 Category: Poetry Home is neither here nor there by Nandi Jola (Doire Press) is a collection of poems that shifts back and forth in time and place, […]Book ReviewsNewsReview: Home is Neither Here Nor There by Nandi JolaPublished on 21 October 2022.
Title: The Deadwood Encore Author: Kathleen Murray Publisher: HarperCollins Ireland Reviewer: Róisín Russell Pages: 340 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780008524197 Guideline Price: €17.95 Publication date: 28 April 2022 Category: Fiction Frank Whelan, the seventh son of a seventh son, lives with his mother ‘the Mater’ and his brother Bernie but things are not going […]Book ReviewsNewsReview: The Deadwood Encore by Kathleen MurrayPublished on 18 October 2022.
Summer Holidays are here and let’s face it, we’re all desperate for something to keep the kids busy. And what’s better than getting them lost in a book? They are educational, entertaining and you might get some peace in the equation! To get you going we have created a list of current favourites, compiled by […]Book ReviewsNewsSummer Reads for KidsPublished on 5 July 2022.
Jess arrives in Paris, in need of a fresh start, to stay with her half-brother Ben; but, pretty soon, it seems this may not be the visit she was hoping for. Far from the glitz and glamour, Ben’s apartment block is down a quiet cul-de-sac. Tall and imposing, the beautiful old building stands back from […]Book ReviewsNewsREVIEW: ‘The Paris Apartment’Published on 24 March 2022.
Homesickness is the latest collection of short stories by Colin Barrett, winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Frank O’Connor Short Story Prize and the Guardian First Book Award for his highly acclaimed debut collection Young Skins. Nine years later, the eight stories in Homesickness mainly draw us back to rural and small-town […]Book ReviewsNewsREVIEW: Homesickness, Colin BarrettPublished on 10 March 2022.
Title: Life Without Children Author: Roddy Doyle Publisher: Jonathan Cape Reviewer: Joanna Geoghegan Pages: 192 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781787333574 Price: €17.95 Publication date: 07 October 2021 Category: Fiction Roddy Doyle’s stunning new anthology, Life Without Children, offers ten snapshots of Irish lives throughout the pandemic. From exhausted healthcare workers to estranged family members, each of the stories contained within […]Book ReviewsNewsReviewed: Life Without Children by Roddy DoylePublished on 3 November 2021.
Title: Leonard and Hungry Paul Author: Rónán Hession Publisher: Bluemoose Books Reviewer: Grace Kelly Pages: 656 Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781910422755 Price: €9.99 Publication Date: February 2021 (first published 2019) Category: Fiction Leonard and Hungry Paul is a novel that explores loneliness, the ordinary and friendship. Leonard is a single man in his thirties and a […]Book ReviewsNewsReviewed: Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán HessionPublished on 15 April 2021.
Title: Nora Author: Nuala O’Connor Publisher: New Island Reviewer: Caoimhe White Release date: 10 April 2021 ISBN: 9781848407893 Pages: 386 Price: €16.95 Literary celebrations of the lives of the women woven into the fabric of history are taking a stand: A Ghost in the Throat (Tramp Press) by Doireann Ní Ghríofa made waves last year […]Book ReviewsNewsReviewed: Nora by Nuala O’ConnorPublished on 10 April 2021.
Book: Acts of Desperation Author: Megan Nolan Publisher: Jonathan Cape Reviewer: Caoimhe White Release Date: March 4 2021 Pages: 288 ISBN: 9781787333369 Price: €16.95 / £14.99 There is an edge to the first conversation between the unnamed narrator of Acts of Desperation and Ciaran, the novel’s beautiful but callous love interest. Even in this first […]Book ReviewsNewsMegan Nolan’s ‘Acts of Desperation’: a labour for lovePublished on 4 March 2021.
Book: Pure Gold Author: John Patrick McHugh Publisher: New Island Reviewer: Caoimhe White Release Date: February 26 2021 Pages: 244 ISBN: 97818484079166 Price: €12.95 With its opening story, ‘Bonfire’, John Patrick McHugh’s debut collection, Pure Gold (New Island), offers the reader a baptism of fire: as the story’s narrator and his friend turn to pyromania, […]Book ReviewsNewsPure Gold ReviewPublished on 26 February 2021.
This week, we are celebrating the glory of the short story with a list of ten Irish collections that will remind you just how great they can be. Join us as we invite you to re-read some of your favourites, and discover some new collections too. Modern Times by Cathy Sweeney (Stinging Fly) There is […]Book ReviewsNews10 Short Story Collections to Remind You How Great Short Stories Can BePublished on 13 February 2021.
