Every literary generation has its own underdog – as a kid I had Adrian Mole, in the late 90’s there was Stanley Yelnats from HOLES, ten years on Wimpy Kid crashed the party, only to be followed by Lottie Brooks. I’m not trying to emulate any of these great writers, but there is no denying that when done well, underdogs are BELOVED by their readers…And that is exactly what Finley N.O. Hope is. He’s not just an underdog, he’s a fail magnet, the kind of klutz: his life path seems to …
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From the second I set foot in the coastal village of Dunmore East in Waterford, I knew I was onto something truly special. The cliffs, the tidal strand, the hotels …
My best friend in school and college, Maria Gillis, reminded me recently that when we were in sixth year in Mount St Anne’s, during one religion class I asked our …
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By John Banville I have a thing against Venice. In fact, I have a number of things against Venice. The avarice. The tourists. The smells. Some years ago I was …
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 …
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 …
I think that anybody who has ever worked in a shop has been granted a perspective on the world that is unique. A secret code understood only by those of …
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