Sophie White’s first book Recipes for a Nervous Breakdown, part-memoir/part-cookery book, was published in 2016. Mother of Pod, the successful podcast she hosts with Jen O’Dwyer, was launched in January 2018 …
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Over the years, I have read many of Iris Murdoch’s twenty-six novels. But I still remember the one that drew me in, that led me down the path of excitedly …
The World Cup is approaching fast — Schmidt is about to get real! In the unlikely event that I don’t make the squad as a back-up for Johnny Sexton, I’m …
In this guest post, author Niall Williams discusses the inspiration for his new novel, This Is Happiness. I am not the kind of writer who works out in advance what …
If you’re anything like me, you must be very excited about all the witchy Irish YA books that 2019 has brought. But with so many tempting choices, where to begin? …
At the end of my last post, I was gearing up for my Camino journey, boots and guidebooks organised, and mind set firmly on putting one foot in front of …
Róisín Ingle recently said that this is “… the golden age of essay writing in Ireland and it is being spearheaded by women.” She said this at the launch of …
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