Programme 2025

 

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The Museum of Lost Umbrellas – BOOKED OUT Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
Friday 07th November @ 11:00 am
Central Library
  • Schools' Programme
The Museum of Lost Umbrellas (Faber & Faber) by award-winning author Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is a story filled with adventure that whisks readers away to a magical island! When anti-magic outsiders show up, Dilly must unlock her ancestral powers to keep the island safe. Join Marie-Louise for a reading, then find out where she gets her […]

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Giant – BOOKED OUT Judith McQuoid
Friday 07th November @ 11:00 am
Drumcondra Library
  • Schools' Programme
Giant (Little Island) by Judith McQuoid mixes historical fiction with biography to bring to life the childhood of celebrated children’s author CS Lewis. In Belfast of 1908, when the lives of two young boys from very different backgrounds collide, it’s a shared world of books, stories, imagination and adventure that draws them together. But can […]

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Lantern Smoke – BOOKED OUT Dagogo Hart
Friday 07th November @ 11:00 am
Inchicore Library
  • Schools' Programme
In Lantern Smoke (Gill Books) a young boy is sent abroad by his family, to build a future and find a new, hopeful place to call home. Told through the light and warmth of a lantern, this is a simple but stunning story of love, family and resilience. Join author Dagogo Hart for a reading, […]

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Mixed Up Leon Diop
Friday 07th November @ 12:00 pm
Townhall, 1WML »
  • Schools' Programme
What is it like to grow up mixed-race in Ireland? From award-winning author and media personality, Leon Diop, comes this powerful and empowering new book, Mixed Up (Little Island) detailing his own experiences; from being the only brown boy in school through to founding advocacy group Black & Irish, which inspired his first book of […]

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Dialann Emily Porter: Caillte agus Aimsithe – BOOKED OUT Ceardlann idirghníomhach le Richie Conroy
Friday 07th November @ 12:00 pm
Chester Beatty
  • Irish Language
  • Schools' Programme
Sa tsraith leabhar Dialann Emily Porter (LeabhairCOMHAR),  déanann Richie Conroy cur síos ar shaol an déagóra sna 1990idí. Ach an bhfuil an saol chomh difriúil do dhéagóirí an lae inniu? Meascán idir cheardlann scríbhneoireachta agus eachtra amthaistil a bheidh san imeacht seo. Déanfaidh Richie Conroy cur síos ar na cineálacha éagsúla reacaireachta san fhicsean, agus […]

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The Ulysses Guide – BOOKED OUT Walking Tour with Robert Nicholson
Friday 07th November @ 1:00 pm
National Library of Ireland
  • History
  • Main Programme
  • Non-fiction
  • Walking Tour
Explore the streets of James Joyce’s Dublin with author and Joycean Robert Nicholson as he takes you on a walking tour based on the new edition of his best-selling The Ulysses Guide: Tours Through Joyce’s Dublin (New Island). First published in 1988 and updated here for the streetscape in 2025, The Ulysses Guide is a […]

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ProperBook: The Next Step Bruce Stanley, Aoife Murray, Oisín McGann, Helen Carr and Matthew Parkinson-Bennett in conversation with Sarah Webb
Friday 07th November @ 2:00 pm
Irish Writers Centre »
  • Featured
  • Main Programme
  • Professional Development
The Next Step: Information and Advice for Newly Contracted or Recently Published Children’s Writers and Illustrators Chair: Sarah Webb Speakers: Bruce Stanley (Accountant), Aoife Murray (Children’s Books Ireland), Oisín McGann (Author), Helen Carr (Editor, The O’Brien Press), Matthew Parkinson-Bennett (Publisher, Little Island Books) Congratulations! Your children’s book has been accepted by a traditional publishing house. […]

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A Literary Walking Tour
Friday 07th November @ 2:15 pm
  • History
  • Main Programme
  • Non-fiction
  • Walking Tour
Starting off from just outside the Viking foundation of Christ Church Cathedral, join author Pat Liddy, or one of his expert guides, on a walking tour of the old city. Learn about the first development of writing in Ireland, from the earliest monastic settlements to the internationally-recognised flowering of some of the most famous writers […]

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