Shylock Is My Name – Howard Jacobson – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Howard Jacobson’s Shylock is my Name, based on The Merchant of Venice, is the latest volume to be […]
Shylock Is My Name – Howard Jacobson – Audible Book Review
My Name Is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout – Audible Book Review
My Name Is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout – Audible Book Review by Patrick V. The often quoted lines of Philip Larkin “They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may […]
Needlework by Deirdre Sullivan – Book Review
Needlework by Deirdre Sullivan – Book Review by Emily Elphinstone Launch Party at Easons O’Connell street at 6.30pm on Feb 25th. Though it has grown in recognition and popularity in the last […]
Exposure by Helen Dunmore – Audible Book Review
Exposure by Helen Dunmore – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Reading like a version of The Railway Children for adults, Helen Dunmore’s latest novel Exposure, tells the story of three children […]
The Widow by Fiona Barton – Audible Book Review
The Widow by Fiona Barton – Audible Book Review by Pat V. The Widow has been heralded as the stand-out psychological thriller for 2016 in the same vein as Gone Girl and […]
If You Steal – Jason – Review
If You Steal – Jason – Book Review In the short biography at the start of ‘If you Steal’ by Jason we are told that he enjoys films, the work of Magritte […]
A Wild Swan – Michael Cunningham – Book Review
A Wild Swan And Other Tales by Michael Cunningham – Review by Pat V. It’s hard to imagine that a retelling of Snow White or Jack and the Beanstalk would hold much […]
Billionaire by Peter James – Audible Book Review
Billionaire by Peter James – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Middle Eastern politics and the commodities market are at the heart of Billionaire, an early novel by Peter James, long […]
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson – Book Review
So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson – Book Review The majority of things we say on line disappear into oblivion. We put them up there in the hopes of amusing […]
The Tales of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah – Audible Book Review
The Tales of Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Read by Stephen Fry Sherlock Holmes has a new rival in town. No, not Professor Moriarity. This […]
Interview with Paul Timoney – Hello Myself – First Fortnight
Interview with storyteller Paul Timoney, conducting the Hello Myself workshop for children as part of First Fortnight Festival 2016 in association with new Year’s Festival at Smock Alley Theatre on New Year’s […]
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – Roald Dahl – Audible Book Review
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar by Roald Dahl – Audible Book Review by Pat V. Read by Andrew Scott If you’re still rushing around trying to find that last Christmas stocking […]
Passenger 23 – Audible Book Review
Passenger 23 – Audible Review by Patrick V. Passenger 23 by Sebastian Fitzek Narrated by Max Beesley, Rebecca Hall, Anthony Head, Robert Glenister, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Sian Phillips Warning: If you’re planning on […]
The Homecraft Book – Ann Hathaway – Book Review
The Homecraft Book – by Ann Hathaway Book Review by Emily Elphinstone In the past few years, there has been an increasing trend toward rediscovering traditional techniques of knitting, darning, home-cooking, and […]
Sour – Alan Walsh – Book Review
Sour – Book Review by Cormac Fitzgerald Writer: Alan Walsh Published by: Pillar International Publishing Sour is a wild, untethered tale of modern Irish mythology. An adventure set deep in the midlands, […]
Killing Joke by Frank Jenkinson – Preview
KILLING JOKE by Frank Jenkinson The Killing Joke are one of the most important bands of the early 80s and are seen as a key influence on many modern Industrial rock bands. […]
Dublin Event Guide (26-10-15 – 1-11-15)
So, we enter the second week of Halloween, in its new extended form! Due to the bank holiday weekend being last weekend, Halloween has been stretched a bit further than normal. It’s […]
The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro – Audible Review
The Buried Giant – Audio Book Written by: Kazuo Ishiguro Narrated by: David Horovitch The Buried Giant is a novel about a couple, Axl and Beatrice who go on a journey to […]
Competition – Win Audible Download – Princes Gate or Stalin’s Gold – Mark Ellis
We have two Audible download credits to give away to one lucky winner for Princes Gate or Stalin’s Gold by Mark Ellis from Audible.co.uk To win the downloads, just tell us how […]
The American Lover – Rose Tremain – Book Review
The American Lover, Rose Tremain – Review by J Stuart Cross Chatto & Windus –Random House(2014) Hardback 9780701185220 Paperback 9780701189273 Short stories are everywhere these days. They suit the quick consumptive style […]
The Ulysses Guide – Robert Nicholson – Book Review
This is an updated edition of the Ulysses Guide – Tours through Joyce’s Dublin. This new edition aims to take into account a number of the changes that have happened in Dublin […]
Things To Do In Dublin (15-06-15 – 21-06-15)
It’s another busy one, so without further ado… The IFI Open Day takes place this week, on June 20th to be exact! There’s a great line up of movies, so well worth […]
Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas 2015 – Saturday Review
The first event of Saturday contained possibly the biggest name of the event as David Gilmour of Pink Floyd took to the stage with his wife and collaborator Polly Samson to discuss […]
Things To Do In Dublin (8-06-15 – 14-06-15)
Another summer week in Dublin and the usual glut of events and festivals! There’s the Zurich Dalkey Book Festival with PJ O’Rourke and Amanda Palmer among others! For the culinary arts, there’s […]
Greetings Hero – Stories by Aiden O’Reilly – Book Review
Greetings Hero – Stories by Aiden O’Reilly – Review by Helen O’Leary This is a first collection of short stories by Aiden O’Reilly, who is a new addition to our strong tradition […]
Things To Do In Dublin (25-05-15 – 31-05-15)
I guess it’s officially summer? This week is packed with festivals and events. This week there’s the Foo Fighters at Slaine and Forbidden Fruit, along with the Life Festival in Belvedere House. […]
Things To Do In Dublin (18-04-15 – 24-05-15)
The most important thing you can do this week is vote! It will be one of the biggest changes that this generation can make and something to be really proud of. The […]
Things To Do In Dublin (11-04-15 – 17-05-15)
ILFD starts on the 16th of May, which is the International Literature Festival Dublin. There’s a mass of events around the city, with some big names including Peter Carey, Jon Ronson and […]
Fables Vol 19 – Snow White – Comic Review
Fables Vol 19. Snow White – Comprises Fables 114-129 This series of Fables starts with the adventures of Bufkin, who is trapped in Oz and determined to set the people free! This […]
No More Workhorse 