Fiction

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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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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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 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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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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Join us for a lively and engaging morning of book chat with some of Ireland’s most exciting contemporary authors. Breda Brown will be in conversation with Anne Griffin about her latest novel The Island of Longing (Hachette), a haunting story about love, grief and hope that endures. Eoin will also be joined by Una Mannion in […]

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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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The short story by its nature captures brief but significant moments or events in its characters’ lives, and so continues to captivate readers far and wide. Writer Mia Gallagher talks to two authors about their latest collections. Night Music (Doire Press) by Fergus Cronin is a tense collection of stories, by turns troubling and uplifting, […]

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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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Meet some of the shortlisted authors from the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 at this year’s Dublin Book Festival. Madeleine Keane, Literary Editor with the Sunday Independent, will chat to a panel of 2023  shortlisted authors to get an insight into their varied writing lives, as well as their tips and advice on the […]

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Join us for this special afternoon event as authors Anne Enright and Claire Kilroy discuss their latest novels with poet Jessica Traynor. The Wren, The Wren (Jonathan Cape) by Anne Enright is a multigenerational novel meditating on love, the inheritance of trauma and wonder, and the glorious resilience of women in the face of promises […]

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