The art of discovering a favourite book by Jessica Harrison, Publishing Director of Penguin Classics. How do you choose a favourite book? Is it the novel you discovered as a teenager, which opened your eyes in a thrilling new way to the world around you? Is it the book you completely lost yourself in, which relegated everything else around you to a vague background hum? Or is it your ultimate comfort read, the literary equivalent of a nice cup of …
Month: July 2025
Caoimhe in our Cork store reflects on the books that have shaped her… In May 2015, I was 15 years old and although I did not yet recognize my own …
Memories collide to create the inspiration for The Museum of Lost Umbrellas Back in 2020 I woke up one morning with a dream still swimming in my head: an isolated …
Usually when asked where my inspiration comes from, I tend to say that it begins with character. But The Night I Killed Him started with a location – specifically the …
Recent Comments