DBF After Dark

Join us for an evening of conversation and culture as Seán Rocks is joined by authors Paul Lynch and Mike McCormack discussing their latest novels and more. Prophet Song (Oneworld) by Paul Lynch is a powerful novel set in an Ireland falling under the spell of a totalitarian government, following the life of one woman […]

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Author Jan Carson will be in conversation with some of Ireland’s most exciting emerging authors. The Red Bird Sings (Virago) by Aoife Fitzpatrick is a searing feminist historical Gothic fiction that confronts urgent issues of the present day. Catfish Rolling (Head of Zeus) by Clara Kumagai is a story that blends magic-realism with Japanese myth […]

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Join this spooky walk through the historic Marsh’s Library, listening to ghostly readings along the way. Amy Clarkin’s What Walks These Halls (The O’Brien Press) is a story that centres around the haunted Hyacinth House. Oein DeBhairduin’s Twiggy Woman (Skein Press) is a collection of ghost stories rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish […]

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Introductions | Céadlinte is a showcase of  14 of the most exciting new poets writing in English and Irish on the island of Ireland today. Stepping to the stage with work that is fresh, accomplished, and fully formed, these poets represent the electrifying future of Irish poetry. This year’s Introductions poets were selected by Tara Bergin and […]

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Programmed by Sarah Webb. Speakers for this event include Award-winning Children’s Authors Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, Mary Murphy and Sarah Webb; Aoife Murray from Children’s Books Ireland; Publishers Ivan O’Brien from The O’Brien Press, Matthew Parkinson-Bennett from Little Island Books and Róisín Adams from Futa Fata. What kind of children’s books are publishers looking for at the […]

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Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann and the Ukrainian-Irish Cultural Platform host a discussion centred on the importance of preserving cultural memory in times of war. With journalist, cultural manager, Executive Director of PEN Ukraine, and curator Tetyana Teren; poet, essayist, and Professor of Cultural Studies Iryna Starovoyt; and curator of the WOUNDED CULTURE project, cultural analyst […]

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Join this evening event where authors discuss their spooky tales with writer and performer Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan. Amy Clarkin’s What Walks These Halls (The O’Brien Press) is a story of family, friendship and self-discovery centring around the haunted Hyacinth House. Oein DeBhairduin’s Twiggy Woman (Skein Press) is a chilling collection of ghost stories rooted in the […]

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Join us for this evening of relaxed discussion and musical performances amongst creatives. Authors and musicians Edel Coffey, Rónán Hession and Megan Nolan will be in conversation with musician and songwriter Kieran McGuinness about the expression of creativity through writing and music. This is an 18 + event. The show starts at 8.15pm. Doors open […]

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It’s that time of the year again, when the best wordsmiths in the country gather on a single stage to compete for the Talkatives crown. Poets, rappers and spoken word artists go head-to-head, word-to-word, in a classic poetry SLAM style competition. This one is the biggest yet, the stage is the Dublin Book Festival and […]

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Join us as three authors discuss the supernatural, the unsettling and the element of horror in their novels with writer and performer Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan. The Land of Lost Things (Hodder & Stoughton) by John Connolly is a moving tale of loss, parenthood, and the place of books and stories in our lives, which transports us […]

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Ireland’s culture of literary journals is the strongest it has been in decades – perhaps ever. For this year’s annual Dublin Review Conversations event, the editors of three journals – Lisa McInerney of The Stinging Fly, Eimear Ryan of Banshee and Liam Harrison of Tolka – join a fourth (The Dublin Review’s Brendan Barrington) to […]

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New Island Books invites you to celebrate the official launch of Sunday Miscellany – A Selection, 2018–2023, a brand-new selection of recently broadcast essays, poems and stories first heard on the legendary RTÉ Radio 1 weekend programme.   There is a wait list for this event – please register on eventbrite.

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