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Barbara Kingsolver, one of the most socially and politically aware novelists writing today, will be reading from her long-awaited new book, 'The Lacuna', which was awarded the Orange Prize, and Claire Kilroy, one of Ireland’s finest young nove
DLR Libraries recently hosted a reading and interview with up-and-coming Australian author Christos Tsiolkas, reading from his novel 'The Slap' which has featured on best-seller lists across the globe, and scooped the Commonwealth Writers’ Pri
In this programme, Jonathan Franzen reads from his new novel 'Freedom' and is interviewed by fellow writer Hugo Hamilton. Franzen is famous for snubbing Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club with his last novel, The Corrections, and speculation is rife a
In this programme Declan Hughes will be discussing ,’The City of Lost Girls’, the fifth novel in his hugely successful ’Ed Loy Series’. He is accompanied by Alan Glynn, whose second novel ‘Winterland’ has enjoyed unanimous critical acclaim. Th
Hugo Hamilton's novel 'Hand in the Fire' offers a compelling and original view of contemporary Ireland through the harrowing experience of a Serbian immigrant entangled in a web of violence and deceit. In this programme, excerpts are read by
Best-selling author and creator of the award-winning 'No 1 Ladies Detective Agency' series, Alexander McCall Smith visited Dún Laoghaire on the 27th February 2010. He read an excerpt from his novel, 'The Double Comfort Safari Club' and dis
This is the second of two Library Voices events which were part of the programme at the inaugural Mountains to Sea DLR Book Festival. This podcast has already been published in the Mountains to Sea Festival Podcast. It's a double bill with wr
The first of two events from the DLR Library Voices series which were part of the programme for the Mountains to Sea DLR Book Festival in September. This podcast is published simultaneously in the DLR Library Podcast and the Mountains to Sea F
Novelist Robert Harris is the author of a string of international bestsellers including Fatherland, Enigma and Pompeii. His latest novel, Lustrum, is the second part of a trilogy about the Roman orator Cicero.In this podcast Robert Harris r
This is the final podcast in the second series of Talking Books, a programme run by the Arts Office of Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in conjunction with the County Library Service. Throughout 2009, writer-in-residence Dermot Bolger co
This is the second podcast in the second series of Talking Books, hosted by writer-in-residence Dermot Bolger. Dermot is joined by the writer Carlo Gébler. The podcast was recorded in Deansgrange Libary on the 3rd of November 2009.
This is the first podcast in the second series of Talking Books, hosted by writer-in-residence Dermot Bolger. Dermot is joined by literary agent Faith O'Grady, editorial manager with New Island Books Deirdre O'Neill and novelist and editor An
This is the final podcast in the first series of Talking Books, hosted by writer-in-residence Dermot Bolger. Dermot is joined by fellow writers John Boyne (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas), Deirdre Purcell (Falling for a Dancer) and Claire Kil
Of all the factors in Ireland's extraordinary economic transformation, none has been more prominent than the astonishing boom in construction. "The Builders", a new book by journalists Kathy Sheridan and Frank McDonald tells the stories of
Claire Kilroy was born Dublin in 1973 and studied English in Trinity College. She worked for a number of years in television editing before her first novel was published in 2003. This podcast is a recording of a reading she gave at Dún Laogha
This is the second discussion in the 'Talking Books' series presented by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown novelist-in-residence Dermot Bolger. In this episode, the Belfast writer and Beirut hostage Brian Keenan discusses his work with Dermot before an
'Talking Books' is a series of intimate public conversations by novelist, playwright and poet Dermot Bolger with leading Irish writers about the art of writing and the everyday practices, routines and difficulties involved with creating a sust
Pauline McLynn shot to fame playing the playing the inimitable Mrs Doyle in Father Ted, and now combines her acting career with an equally successful career as a novelist. Her seventh novel, "MissingYou Already", is a heartbreaking portrayal
Josephine Hart is the author of five bestselling novels including "Damage", which was made into a critically acclaimed movie directed by Louis Malle and starring Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons. She has also edited two poetry collections
The Autumn season of DLR Library Voices concludes with an evening in the company of Niall Williams and Chris Binchy. Since his first novel, Four Letters of Love, Niall Williams has established a firm following of loyal readers who have warme
Library Voices presented a poetry evening on Wednesday, November 5th with two of Ireland's major poets, Gerald Dawe and Brendan Kennelly, in the company of Leontia Flynn, recent winner of the prestigious Rooney Prize for Literature 2008. L
The 2008 Man booker Prize was announced on 14th of October at a ceremony in London's Guildhall. The same evening, in anticipation of the announcement, an audience gathered in Dún Laoghaire County Hall to discuss the shortlisted works and s
The 2008 Man booker Prize was announced on 14th of October at a ceremony in London's Guildhall. The same evening, in anticipation of the announcement, an audience gathered in Dún Laoghaire County Hall to discuss the shortlisted works and s
Journalist and bestselling author, broadcaster and historian, Tim Pat Coogan was editor of the Irish Press for 20 years and played a central role in the political maelstrom of The Troubles and their ultimate resolution. His long awaited mem
This is the concluding programme of the Spring/Summer 2008 Library Voices series run by Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Library. The special guest in this episode is best-selling novelist Cathy Kelly, in an interview with fellow writer and j
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