Catherine Prasifka, shares a few words on her new book, This is How You Remember It. When I think back over the significant moments of my life, the internet is always there. Lurking in the corner of the sitting room, the classroom; zipped into the front pocket of my schoolbag; tucked away inside my bra. The two of us, we got to grow up together. It’s hard to put into words now, but I can see a through line from …
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The unknowables of the pandemic arrested my writing for a bit. I was sitting at my desk in 2020, worried about my sick father, unable to cross the country to …
Niamh Mulvey shares a few words on she came about to write her new book, The Amendments. Writing The Amendments was a strange and strangely joyful experience. The characters came …
We are delighted to have a piece by Anna Fitzgerald for Girl in the Making. This coming-of-age tale is about a gentle girl called Jean Kennedy growing up in suburban …
Claire Wills shares a piece with us on her new read Missing Persons or My Grandmother’s Secret. You know that feeling that there’s something you are not in on? We …
Dearest Marian, The world you and I knew before you died has changed immeasurably. We didn’t know it, of course, but Covid-19 was already creeping through humanity in our last …
Marie Cassidy shares how she came about to write her new read, Body of Truth. One of the most important skills we can teach our children is reading. But it …
During the Covid lockdowns I took to walking along the Grand Canal in Dublin, from Portobello to down as far as the docklands, within my 5km restrictions. I became fascinated …
Martin Doyle tells us about his new read Dirty Linen The Troubles in My Homeplace… Growing up in rural Co Down during the Troubles, I turned to books to understand …
Fin Dwyer tell us about his book A Lethal Legacy… Murder provides a unique insight into the past. In the aftermath of homicide, history tends to slow down. The victim …
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