Festival Hub / Winter Garden

Join us to celebrate the publication of In the Foul Rag-and-Bone Shop (Scotus Press) by writer and playwright Jack Harte. When an eccentric and reclusive Dublin artist’s paintings go missing, a crisis is set in motion and he has to engage with the world. Across the ocean in New York lives an equally eccentric and […]

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Age 7+ years Gods Don’t Cry (HarperCollins Ireland) reawakens forgotten Irish gods, whose ancient tales redefine what it means to be a hero. Follow their adventures as they perform magic, overcome struggles and find the courage to be true to themselves. Join author Ellen Ryan for a reading from the book, and find out which […]

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Join us to celebrate the launch of the 9th volume of Winter Papers, edited by Kevin Barry and Olivia Smith. Winter Papers is an annual anthology for the arts in Ireland and beyond and features fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, visual art, along with artist-in-conversation pieces. Co-editor Kevin Barry will be in conversation with a number […]

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Dublin Book Festival brings together Ireland’s publishers to answer your questions – how many words should a novel be? What are they looking for? The do’s and don’ts of submitting your manuscript. Fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry, meet the publishers behind the scenes. DBF also introduces publishers and journals driven by a vision for […]

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Age All the Family Join author Alan Nolan for a thrilling scavenger hunt around the grounds of Dublin Castle based on his latest book Molly Malone & Bram Stoker in Double Trouble at the Dead Zoo (The O’Brien Press). Hear all about Molly and Bram, and follow the clues left by the dread (and slightly […]

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Cheannaigh an Tiarna George Hill leath de pharóiste Ghaoth Dobhair roimh an Drochshaol agus thosaigh sé ar fheachtas le saol na ndaoine a athrú ó bhonn.  Nuair a tháinig an Gorta Mór, d’athraigh an caidreamh maith eatarthu go coimhlint. Ríomhann Cathal Póirtéir an scéal ó thús go deireadh ina leabhar nua, An Tiarna George Hill […]

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The Year of the Locust (Bantam), the second novel from internationally bestselling author of I Am Pilgrim and multi-award winning Hollywood screenwriter, Terry Hayes, transports us to the badlands where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet, where CIA spy Kane travels to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the […]

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HOWL New Irish Writing is an annual print publication that showcases the creative wail in Irish writing from Ireland and around the world. HOWL celebrates the complexity of Irish identity and the beauty of its writing, featuring spectacular work in both English and Irish. Join us for a warm-hearted evening of readings and performances of […]

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For three decades, New Island Books has been a beacon of creativity, innovation, and literary prowess in the heart of Irish publishing. Since being founded New Island has championed the work of new writers while providing a stable home for more established authors and has published some of Ireland’s most loved books including memoirs, anthologies, […]

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Join Sonder as they launch Issue VIII: Belonging. The night will host readings from contributors and some craic agus ceol. The issue boasts short stories, creative nonfiction, and flash fiction by brand new writers, all centring around the theme of belonging and the idea of sonder—the realisation that passersby have a mind as vivid and […]

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Age 8+ years Have you ever wanted to write your own murder mystery? Then we have a hunch that this is the event for you! Join bestselling author, Robin Stevens, as she uncovers how to write the perfect murder. Robin is the author of the Murder Most Unladylike series, which has sold over one million […]

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In Wild Ireland (The O’Brien Press) author and photographer Carsten Krieger takes us on a journey across Ireland to explore the nature we pass by every day, and that which is buried deep in the bog, high in the mountains and under crashing waves. Discover alpine flowers blooming in the Burren, meet ferocious anemones on […]

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