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Doireann Ní Ghríofa discusses her love of American poetry, the role history plays in her work, and the joys of translating herself.

); Mona Eltahawy: No one ever asks men, dont you think violence against women begets violence? We speak to the author about her new book, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls, which is published by Tramp Press. By Aoife Barry Sunday 16 May 2021, 3:00 PM 1 hour ago 4,399 Views 12 Comments Image: Mona Eltahawy Image: Mona Eltahawy MONA ...

Event description Brave New World: Dystopian Fiction event - Join Sarah Davis-Goff, Niall Bourke and Oana Aristide in conversation with Rick OShea About this event Brave New World: Are we all currently living in a dystopian world?! It might really have felt like this over the past year. Yet, Sarah, Niall & Oana have been among the new wave of writers who have explored and succeeded in this genre of writing over the past few years! So lets have a look at dystopian fiction and its place...

Jacqueline Rose Review by Dani Garavelli Mona Eltahawy knows how to grab our attention. “I wrote this book with enough rage to fuel a rocket,” she writes at the start of her latest polemic, The Seven Necessary Sins For Women And Girls. “I knew I had to write it while I was still high on the glory of beating up a man who had sexually assaulted me.” It is a clever, shocking opener, designed to make us feel uneasy. Most feminists will share Eltahawy’s rage; many will be glad she ...

Mona Eltahawy’s bracing manifesto on what it means to be a feminist today

Books to look out for in 2021 Irish fiction New work that has been a long time coming generates a particular shiver of anticipation. Small Things Like These (Faber, October) will be Claire Keegan’s first new work since her novella Foster, still a bestseller 10 years on. Her publisher says: “An exquisite wintery parable, Claire Keegan’s long-awaited return tells the story of a simple act of courage and tenderness, in the face of conformity, fear and judgment.” Small Things Like These...

Here are some names to remember for your book shopping next year. By Aoife Barry Thursday 31 Dec 2020, 8:00 PM Dec 31st 2020, 8:00 PM 24,405 Views 6 Comments Image: Shutterstock/Africa Studio Image: Shutterstock/Africa Studio THE IRISH LITERARY scene is nothing if not strong right now, with a heap of talented writers coming up over recent year...

The books that brought writers like Roddy Doyle and Tana French comfort in 2020 Irish and Ireland-based writers, including Roddy Doyle, Sinéad Gleeson and Tana French, tell us about the books that soothed them this year. By Aoife Barry Wednesday 30 Dec 2020, 6:30 PM Dec 30th 2020, 6:30 PM 14,479 Views 2 Comments Image: Shutterstock/simona pi...

Who are we? What interests us, in this age of plague? To understand the world today, lets look at the non-fiction books coming in 2021. A pattern of transformation runs through next years non-fiction releases: the pandemic has changed the human race. We have new priorities and a different perspective. Where do we go from here? Feminist titles focus on the power of female independent living; and writers on race look at harnessing the energy of the Black Lives Matter movement to turn protest int...

A book about a famous lament for the 18th century mid Cork hero Art Ó Laoghaire has scooped the An Post Irish Book of the Year award for its Cork-based author. Poet Doireann Ní Ghríofas A Ghost In The Throat is an investigation by the writer of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, who wrote Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire/Lament for Art OLeary, and it also gives a personal insight into Doireanns own circumstances and experiences as she follows in the footsteps of Eibhlín Dubh. The book takes us on a to...