One thing we can all agree on is that we deserve some good news to brighten up these bleak January days. Luckily, we in the Irish book community are never short of good news thanks to the commitment and dedication of each of its members. So, allow Dublin Book Festival […]
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By Conor Fallon, one of the #DBF2020 Young Writer Delegates Taking place in the National Library of Ireland, Dublin Book Festival’s Voices: An Open Door Book of Stories event opens with a stark fact from host, Rick O’Shea: 1 in 6 people in Ireland have a literacy difficulty. According to […]
Sarah Webb and Alan Nolan Animal Crackers The O’Brien Press, August 2020 Paperback, 176PP, €11.99 ISBN: 9781788490658 Review by Joanna Geoghegan Did you know that dolphins only shut down half their brain when they sleep? Or that polar bears’ fur isn’t white – it’s actually translucent to allow light to hit […]
What a week of festivities we’ve had here at Dublin Book Festival! With a wide array of events, the week catered for all literary tastes. Tuesday evening saw The Skin Nerd herself, Jennifer Rock, join us for a conversation with journalist Nadine Reid. The two talked skin care science, busting […]
We were lucky enough to be joined by Peter Donnelly as part of #DBF2020 as he led us through his new book The Dead Zoo and taught us all how to draw a tiger. Check out some of the AMAZING tigers that have been sent in to us! Anna Ryan […]
It’s never an easy to thing to push through the writing process in the middle of a pandemic. Ahead of his event with us, queer poet and writer Mark Ward joins us t to answer some burning #AskAnAuthor questions from our DBF audience on social media. Don’t forget to register […]
Niamh Fitzpatrick, with a BA in Psychology, an MA in Clinical Psychology and an MSc in Sport Management, has worked in the business of mental health and wellfullness for over 28 years. Ahead of her appearance at #DBF2020 in conversation with Neil Delamere, the acclaimed psychologist stops by to answer […]
Jack Harte is an Irish writer who has written widely across many forms – short stories, textbooks, plays and novels. His most recent play, Killing Grandad, enjoyed a successful run at the New Theatre, Dublin, in March, 2020, until it was closed by the Covid Lockdown. He is an arts activist […]
Graham Norton Home Stretch Hodder & Stoughton, October 2020 Paperback, 362PP, €12.99 ISBN: 978 1 473 66517 0 Review by Joanna Geoghegan. It is 1987, and the town of Mullinmore, County Cork, is in high glee as they prepare for a wedding. The afternoon before the big day, however, the […]
Every year, Dublin Book Festival is delighted to work with the Irish Writers Centre on their Young Writer Delegate programme, welcoming a fantastic group of young writers who act as ambassadors for the festival and receive excellent mentorship from an established author. This year is no different, despite the festival […]