Non-fiction

An Asylum for My Affections: Sketches of Maeve Brennan (New Island Books) is a new anthology of essays inspired by the life and work of renowned Irish writer Maeve Brennan, its title taken from a letter Brennan wrote to her editor at The New Yorker. Ten of Ireland’s finest writers have contributed essays which consider […]

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Join us for an evening with author, musician, award-winning social entrepreneur and podcaster, and mental health campaigner Niall Breslin, as we celebrate his new book, The Place That Has Never Been Wounded. In a world often marked by chaos and uncertainty, it’s easy to feel unmoored, as if the ground beneath you is always shifting. […]

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This International Women’s Day, on Sunday 8 March, join Dublin Book Festival for a morning of events designed to uplift, inspire and connect, all in one of Ireland’s most stunning locations, Powerscourt Estate in Co. Wicklow. From conversations around wellbeing, poetry and finding joy in the small moments, to the power of words to capture […]

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Join author and poet Dearbhla Mescal for a stroll through the stunning gardens at Powerscourt Estate, as she shares poems, reflections and recollections from her new book. Finding Joy (Eriu) celebrates the joy to be found in the small moments in life, and how these moments can lift us in darker times. Having retired as […]

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From the master storyteller behind the critically acclaimed Killing Thatcher comes an extraordinary and gripping new story of a rogue consul who sought to forge a new nation in the middle of a war. In A Rebel and a Traitor (HarperCollins), author and journalist Rory Carroll shines a brilliant light on the story of decorated […]

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