Interview with Trevor Ristow – Part One by Killian Laher Trevor Ristow has written a book, Waiting for Another War, covering the early days of seminal 80s indie band, the Sisters of […]
A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles – Audible Book Review In this work, we are introduced to Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov. He is a man from a different age. He was […]
Exhalation: Stories – Ted Chiang – Audible Book Review Ted Chiang is probably best known for his short story “Story of Your Life”, which was the basis of the film Arrival. He […]
Books about Music – Part 2 by Cathy Brown Lockdown has changed our lives beyond measure and has seen many industries adapt and engage with this new normal. It has not been […]
Books about Music by Cathy Brown Lockdown has changed our lives beyond measure and has seen many industries adapt and engage with this new normal. It has not been an easy time […]
Festival of Writing and Ideas – Borris House – Podcasts While the Borris based Festival has been rescheduled to the 18th to 20th of September “by which time we hope it may […]
Beatlebone – Kevin Barry – Audible Book Review Narrated by: Kevin Barry Where can the most famous man in the world find peace and calm? Where can he just be himself without the […]
Mark Lanegan – Sing Backwards and Weep – Book Review by Killian Laher There was great excitement for fans of Mark Lanegan with the recent release of his autobiography. First things first, […]
Free Comics Online One of the few good things of our present situation is that many sites are giving things away for free! The Comixology website has embraced this by allowing us […]
Girl, Woman, Other – Audible Book Review By Bernardine Evanisto The first story in Girl, Woman, Other is the tale of a gay, black woman called Amma. We meet her ahead of […]
In the Middle of … A Night In Celebration of Mary Lavin – Curated by Deirdre Kinahan Review by Frank L. Mary Lavin (1912 to 1996) was a remarkable woman who as […]
In the Middle of… – Unitarian Church – 10-01-20 Wed 08 Jan/ Thurs 09 Jan – 20:00 The Book Market, Kells Fri 10 Jan – 20:00 Unitarian Church, Dublin Mary Lavin is an […]
A Year in Music – 2019 – Ben Vendetta (Author) by Killian Laher Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? Some favourites include the new ones by […]
A Year in Music – Zoë Howe (Author) by Killian Laher Find out more about Zoë Howe here. Let’s begin with 2019. What music/albums have you enjoyed most this year? Well, I […]
Night Boat to Tangier – Kevin Barry – Audio Book Review Charlie Redmond and Maurice Hearne wait in the Algeciras ferry terminal in southern Spain. They are looking for a woman. ‘She’s […]
Washington Black – Esi Edugyan – Audio Book Review Narrated by: Dion Graham Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins Categories: Fiction, Literary We meet George Washington Black as a child, growing up […]
The Overstory – Richard Powers – Audible Book Review When is the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago. When is the second best time? Now. This is the story […]
The Pianist Of Yarmouk – Aeham Ahmad – Audiobook Review The last seven years have seen almost daily reports of the awful hardships undergone by the people of Syria and the slow […]
Interview with Karl Whitney – Writer of Hit Factories – Part 1 Killian Laher go the chance to put some questions to Karl Whitney, author of Hit Factories. You can see the […]
Hit Factories by Karl Whitney – Book Review by Killian Laher Irish writer Karl Whitney now bases himself in Sunderland, and a couple of years ago embarked on a journey around England, […]
The Great Impersonation – E. Phillips Oppenheim – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Though not exactly a household name nowadays, in his day E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was as famous and […]
Dirty Little Secrets – Jo Spain – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Nordic Noir is fast being overtaken by the army of excellent Irish women crime writers who have come to […]
Festival of Writing and Ideas at Borris House – June 7th – 9th By Frank L. The festival takes place from 7th to 9th of June at Borris House County Carlow, which […]
One More Lie/ The Innocent Wife – Amy Lloyd – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Read by Joe Gaminara and Tamaryn Payne As tense and unsettling as her previous novel, The […]
Halibut on the Moon – David Vann – Audible Book Review by Pat Viale Mental health issues, a taboo subject in the past, have been explored more openly in recent years in […]
The Mars Room – Rachel Kushner – Audible Book Review We meet our main protagonist, Romy Hall, on a bus, but this is no daily commute or even a journey cross country. […]
Killing Commendatore – Haruki Murakami – Audible Book Review Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne Length: 28 hrs and 27 mins The main protagonist of this book is a 36 year old unnamed portrait […]
Viv Albertine – NCH – 9-3-19 Part of the Words+Ideas series at the NCH Viv Albertine has lived a fascinating life. Born in Sydney, Australia in 1954 she later moved to London […]
Milkman – Audible Book Review By: Anna Burns Narrated by: Bríd Brennan Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins The Milkman is Anna Burns’ third novel and won the Man Booker prize last […]
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