The Lamb stirred from my love of oral folktales – in particular, the ones I’d heard growing up. I’ve always had an infatuation with the idea of stories and how we, as creatures, use stories as a tool of communication. And furthermore, how some stories are so powerful and hold so much meaning (even hundreds, if not thousands of years later), that they linger – the fairy tales come to mind. I like to think it’s humans from generations and …
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I have always been drawn to untold stories. Perhaps this instinct stems from the immigrant experience, having been brought up by Irish parents living in England, who then migrated back …
HOW THE GHOSTS OF ROME CAME TO ME Very soon into the writing of my last novel, My Father’s House, I realised that the book would be one of a …
We’re thrilled to share a compelling blog piece from Mary Watson in celebration of her upcoming novel, The Cleaner. This beautifully dark and gripping page-turner delves into themes of identity …
Join master storyteller Kieran Fanning as he visits every county in Ireland through 32 spine-chilling tales. Here’s a sneak peek from Dublin! THE DOLOCHER If you walk up the steps …
Egg Sambal ‘Shakshuka’ Growing up in Malaysia, nasi lemak was something Helen ate a lot of. Wrapped in banana leaves and day old newspaper, the little packs of coconut rice, …
We are delighted to share a blog by Niall Williams on his latest publication, Time of The Child. It seems to me that all novelists are explorers of unknown worlds. …
Welcome back to Covers We Love II. Adrian from our Dubray Blackrock shop is back with a new selection of titles. Read on to explore more. This is a selection …
Our bookseller Ryan, in Dubray Cork interviews author Shauna Lawless on her latest novel, The Land of the Living and the Dead! Shauna Lawless first came on the scene with …
Saying goodbye has never been easy for me. I was very much reminded of that while writing ‘Don’t Look Back in Ongar’, the 24th and FINAL novel in the Ross O’Carroll-Kelly …
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