I began the #ReadIrishWomenChallenge back in April 2019 as a way to spotlight great work by Irish female authors, and to start a conversation about their writing. Now that it’s in its third year, the real challenge is keeping things fresh and interesting while holding on to old favourites. To use a gardening metaphor, it means a certain amount of judicious pruning while ruthlessly uprooting old plants and planting new ones…and you’re not sure how it will all work until …
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
When I open a fantasy book for the first time, I automatically seek out a map that will divulge the world that I have just decided to explore. There is …
One of the things that I’ve been missing most over the chaotic past few weeks has been getting to gush to customers over what recent and upcoming releases I’ve been …
The nice thing about working in the same bookshop for a while is that you get to know your customers, especially your regular customers. You develop a good sense of …
It took me a long time to come around to reading science fiction. I’ve always been a big fan of fantasy literature, and I’ve followed Star Trek on screen from …
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there are never enough books in the world to fulfil the avid reader. It is equally true that there are also far too many books out there …
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