2011 Festival
Emer Connolly talks about True Crime on Thursday, March 4th
Dublin Book Festival Guest Blog by Emer Connolly: I will talk about my first book, ‘Lying Eyes and the Hitman for Hire‘ (published in 2008) and my forthcoming book, ‘Out On Bail‘ (due for publication in March 2011 – both published by Gill & Macmillan). ‘Lying Eyes and the Hitman for Hire‘ features the story [...]
Supporting good causes …
As part of the Dublin Book Festival, many writers including Mary Malone, Ivy Bannister and Kate Kerrigan, will be promoting charitable causes such as the Big Book of Hope – an anthology which donates 100% of the proceedings towards the Hope Foundation. The Big Book of Hope is not only a fabulous read, but it’s [...]
Gillian Perdue at the Gutter Bookshop – Saturday 5th March
Dublin Book Festival Guest Blog by Abigail Rieley: Calling all cowboys and gals! Time to shine up your cowboy boots and buckle up your britches cos Cowboy Conor is coming to town! Gillian will bring the cowboy hats, so all you have to do is get ready for a bit of yee-haw action as the [...]
Crime Writing – by Abigail Rieley
Dublin Book Festival Guest Blog by Abigail Rieley: On Thursday March 3rd, I’ll be taking part in a panel talking true crime. Along with Emer Connolly and Barry Cummins I’ll be talking to host John Mooney about the work and the stories in the wonderful Gutter Bookshop in Templebar. I got into the genre almost [...]
Special offers during the Dublin Book Festival
As part of the festival atmosphere, there are some special offers available that you might not be aware of, that could make your time during Dublin Book Festival even more enjoyable. Firstly, all events in City Hall are free – so whether you’re interested in Irish Crime Writing In The 21st Century (Saturday, March 5th [...]
What is Dublin’s place in literature?
This very question will be discussed at the opening event of the Dublin Book Festival, as three acclaimed writers, Eileen Battersby, Dermot Bolger and Anthony Cronin, join forces to debate the impact of the recent UNESCO City of Literature award and how Dublin has positioned itself in the modern literary world. Starting at 6.30pm on [...]
Impact – The Human Stories Behind Ireland’s Road Tragedies by Jenny McCudden
Dublin Book Festival Guest Blog by Jenny McCudden: Impact – The Human Stories Behind Ireland’s Road Tragedies is my first non-fiction book, and concerns the real life stories of people across Ireland who have been affected by tragedy on Irish roads. The book takes an in-depth look at what happens to families when a loved [...]
The One Star Review! by Kate Kerrigan
Dublin Book Festival Guest Blog by Kate Kerrigan: “How on earth do you begin to write a book?” people often say to me. Frankly, halfway through my eighth one at present, I still have no idea. Sitting down to write a book, any book, is an intimidating prospect. I spend my entire working life with [...]
What is Suburbia? by James Lawless
Dublin Book Festival Guest Blog by James Lawless: What is suburbia? What were it promises? A rus in urbe? Open spaces and fresh air? Did it fulfil these promises? I hope at the festival to read from and discuss my most recent novel The Avenue. The Avenue represents my response to the myth of suburbia [...]
Writing for Young Adults by Sarah Webb
Dublin Book Festival Guest Blog by Sarah Webb: On Saturday 5th March (1.00 – 1.45pm) I’ll be talking to Mags Walsh from Children’s Books Ireland and Kevin Stevens about writing for young adults. My very first book, published in 1996 by the Children’s Press, was a book for children called Kids Can Cook. I was [...]
Brooks & Brooks
Dylan Hotel
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