Join us for a special festival Book Club featuring The Woman in the Water – an atmospheric gothic thriller inspired by Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca.
Described as ‘Intense, mysterious and wonderful’ by Xiaolu Guo, this is a chance to bring your copy, meet acclaimed author Henrietta McKervey, hear about the inspirations behind the novel, and join a lively discussion.
The book is available in all good bookstores and online.
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Join award‑winning author and storyteller Michael Harding for an intimate hour of readings, reflection and conversation.
Harding, one of Ireland’s best-loved writers and chroniclers of the inner life, will draw from his memoir On Tuesdays I’m a Buddhist, along with other works including his recent bestseller Midwinter.
There will be humour, honesty and Harding’s signature blend of heart and wit, with plenty of time for audience questions at the end.
Two of Ireland’s most exciting contemporary writers – Sophie White and Maggie Armstrong – come together for a rich discussion about shaping narrative, writing modern relationships and capturing the tensions of everyday life.
Drawing on Armstrong’s sharply observed linked stories in Old Romantics alongside White’s compelling exploration of relationships in Such a Good Couple, the pair will delve into craft, character and the messy brilliance of human connection.
An engaging, thoughtful exchange with time for audience questions.
Join this local writing group for an afternoon of stories and poems in an open mic session.
The Writers’ Block, who meet regularly to share and discuss their work, would love to have you at their event, to share your work and hear about what you’ve been writing.
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Following her internationally acclaimed My Fourth Time, We Drowned (2022) comes a new book from award-winning journalist, writer and photographer Sally Hayden.
In this pre-publication interview, she discusses her forthcoming book, This Is Also A Love Story: Searching for Good in a Divided World with journalist and writer Fintan O’Toole.
How do writers respond when the world is on fire?
Hugo Hamilton, whose novel Conversation with the Sea confronts inherited trauma, war and displacement, joins Fintan Drury, author of Catastrophe: Nakba II, examining decades of oppression in Palestine and Gaza.
Together they explore what drives writers to confront unfolding crises, how personal history shapes moral perspective, and the role of storytelling when facing violence, erasure and state power.
