As the nights draw in and Halloween approaches, I wanted to highlight some of the books we sell at Dubray about death, dying, and what is known as the “death industry”. We have numerous books written by morticians, funeral directors, scientists, and those like me who are fascinated with the rituals surrounding death; which are morbidly fascinating reads, and some of my favourite books I’ve ever come across. I suppose there’s really no such thing as a “light read” on …
Month: October 2022
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz: A Dissection of Horror, Dark Academia, Murder and Graveyards
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz is our Teen Recommended Read for October, but an enjoyable read for anyone interested in gothic tales of horror, mystery and dark academia. …
Chris is an award-winning artist, illustrator, and author, known for his bold, colourful style. Chris’s new book is Cloud Babies, is out now. Cloud Babies is a gorgeous picture book, …
This week is Irish Book Week, celebrating Irish authors, illustrators, publishers, and bookshops, so we thought we’d celebrate by asking some of the Irish Book Week Ambassadors a couple of …
Small Things Like These by Irish author Claire Keegan is one of the six-strong shortlisted books for the Booker Prize 2022. There are various reasons as to why this belongs …
After some discussion of mythology, legend, folklore and fairytale – retellings, journeys, explorations – my mind inevitably turns to the next iteration of these tales: fiction influenced by or based …
Manchán Magan’s 2020 bestseller, “Thirty-Two Words for Field”, is a treasure trove of almost-forgotten Irish words, place names, and traditions. His new book, Listen to the Land Speak, will be …
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