Madeleine Keane is an editor, lecturer and award-winning travel journalist. She joined the Sunday Independent in 1988 and has been its Literary Editor for the last 18 years. She co-founded the Irish Book Awards and curated two writers’ festivals. In this interview, Madeleine Keane speaks to DBF’s Joyce Dignam about […]
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This week, we at Dublin Book Festival gave you the opportunity to ask one of our authors, Jennifer Rock (The Skin Nerd), questions about her new book. We were delighted to get to chat to Jennifer and ask her all your burning questions. Here’s what she had to say… Do […]
Doire Press is an award-winning publisher, based in Connemara. The press publishes poetry and literary fiction, including a number of incredible debut authors. Doire Press is owned and run by partners Lisa Frank and John Walsh and 2020 marks 10 years since the official launch of Doire Press. In this […]
Thank you to Bebe Ashley for taking part in this project, and to Banshee Press for their generosity in helping it along. You can buy a copy of Gold Light Shining here, and you can watch our event with Banshee back here.
In the stunning surrounds of John Boorman’s estate in Wicklow, Darragh McCullough orchestrated a fascinating conversation with the internationally renowned film director. Seated beside a majestic twin Oak tree, John expressed his affinity for trees, stating that he feels a particular communion with the trees in his tranquil estate, and […]
Have you ever wondered what would happen if your favourite authors wrote a story together? We’re going to try and find out. 2 minutes with… is a new weekly column here at Dublin Book Festival. Every week, we’ll ask another author 2 questions and ask them to add their lines […]
Dublin Book Festival sat down with Susannah Dickey to ask all your burning questions as part of our #AskanAuthor series. Read on below to hear her answers. Make sure to tune into The New Novelists: A Podcast with Róisín Ingle on December 4th to hear more from Susannah as part […]
This week, we at Dublin Book Festival gave you the opportunity to ask one of our authors, Dr. Malie Coyne, questions about her new book. We were delighted to get to chat to Malie and ask her all your burning questions. Here’s what Malie had to say… What was the […]
Dublin Book Festival gave you the chance to ask best-selling author Marita Conlon-McKenna questions as part of our #AskAnAuthor series. Keep reading to find out her answers, and to hear even more from Marita, tune in to her podcast with Marianne Lee and Breda Brown as part of #DBF2020! Anne-Marie […]