Books Colin MacIntyre may be more familiar to some as the man behind Mull Historical Society. Under this pseudonym he has become one of the UK’s most respected songwriters and performers, releasing four albums to critical and chart success. Now Colin … Colin Macintyre : The Letters of Ivor Punch
Books Festivals Matt Haig spoke in front of a packed Book Festival audience about the importance of reading and writing in maintaining mental health and its role in helping him conquer depression, as part of the Festival’s Staying Well strand. Matt said … Matt Haig : Reasons To Stay Alive
Books Festivals Catriona O’Sullivan interviews Ragnar Jonasson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland Ragnar currently works as a lawyer having previously worked in TV and radio. He has translated 14 Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic and set up … Ragnar Jonasson : Snowblind
Books Festivals Ali Millar in an illuminating interview with Danish novelist and short-story writer Dorthe Nors at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Nors has burst onto the UK literary scene with a heady cocktail of short stories, ‘Karate Chop’, translated from the … Dorthe Nors : Karate Chop/Minna Needs Rehearsal Space
Books It’s a wonderful sunny day in Edinburgh and Olivia Vitazkova meets up with Kate Mosse at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It’s ten years since Mosse burst on the British literary scene with ‘Labyrinth’, the first of her Carcassonne-based Languedoc … Kate Mosse : The Languedoc trilogy and The Taxidermist’s Daughter
Books Festivals 29 April 2017 Lismore Castle, Co. Waterford Towers and Tales is a celebration of children’s books, stories and illustration, designed to give young audiences unforgettable, creative and transformational experiences with books. Jennifer Marshall : Towers and Tales
Books Festivals Paul Howard, Eileen Battersby and Anne Sebba, William Wall, Billy O’Callaghan and Alan McMonagle are the first of the writers to be announced for the 13th outing of the Cork World Book Festival running 18-23 April 2017 at Cork City … Ann Luttrell and Liam Roynane : Cork World Book Fest 2017
Books Festivals Number ten in the 2015 series of interviews from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Colin Macintyre and Julian Baggini
Books Festivals Ninth in the current series of interviews with authors at the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Stephen Kelman and Ragnar Jonasson
Books Festivals Latest in the 2015 WriterStories TV series from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Kate Mosse and Nick Barley
Books Festivals Fifth in the 2015 WriterSeries of interviews from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Sergio Fajardo and Justin Cartwright
Books Festivals Fourth in the 2015 series of WriterStories from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Etgar Keret and Matt Haig
Books Festivals Third in the 2015 series of WriterStories. WriterStories : Louise Welsh and Mark Billingham
Books Festivals Second in the 2015 WriterStories series for TV transmission. WriterStories : Michael Rosen and Rob Doyle
Books Festivals One of a series of broadcast programme length compilation of interviews from the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival. WriterStories : Andrew O’Hagan and Andrew Cockburn
Books Ricky Brown interviews Doug Johnstone about his crime novels, writing process and the importance of setting at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Once a nuclear physicist, Doug Johnstone is now a successful writer and freelance journalist (and blogger) based in Edinburgh. In … Doug Johnstone : The Jump
Books Here Are the Young Men depicts life for four young men on the savage streets of Dublin. Rob Doyle was born in Dublin, and holds a first-class honours degree in Philosophy and an MPhil in Psychoanalysis from Trinity College Dublin. … Rob Doyle : Here Are the Young Men
Books Bestselling author and former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen is issuing a passionate plea to parents, families and children: to look beyond the school gates to see and learn about the world afresh. From understanding politics and religion to enjoying poetry … Michael Rosen : Every Day is a School Day
Books Ricky Brown talks to Caroline Criado-Perez at the Edinburgh Book Festival about her book ‘Do it Like a Woman: … And Change the World’. Winner of the Liberty Human Rights Campaigner of the Year award, Caroline Criado-Perez is well known … Caroline Criado-Perez : Do it Like a Woman
Books We interviewed Marc Lambert the CEO of Scottish Book Trust and author Anne Donovan about the exciting events at this years Book Week Scotland. Book Week Scotland is a week-long celebration of books and reading that takes place every November. … Book Week Scotland, 23 – 29 November 2015
Books Olivia Vitazkova interviews A D Miller the author of Snowdrop on the moral undertow of his new novel The Faithful Couple. Two young British men on the cusp of adulthood, meet at a hostel in San Diego. They strike up … A D Miller : The Faithful Couple
Books Bridgett Richards talks with Patrick Gale about his new novel A Place Called Winter which moves far from his customary Cornwall location. The novel evokes the harsh landscapes of the Canadian prairie for those who emigrated from Britain to make … Patrick Gale : A Place Called Winter
Books Ali Millar interviews Sean Michaels on his debut novel, Us Conductors. The novel concerns the creator of one of the world’s strangest instruments. Locked in a cabin aboard a ship bearing him back to Russia and away from the love … Sean Michaels : Us Conductors
Books Louise Welsh recently published Death is a Welcome Guest, the second part in her Plague Times trilogy following last year’s A Lovely Way to Burn. Welsh believes good thrillers are a reflection of the times they are written in. ‘The … Louise Welsh : Death is a Welcome Guest
Books In conversation with Ali Millar at the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival, Rachel Cusk introduces her new novel Outline, a novel the New York Times has described as ‘lethally intelligent’ and ‘a heartbreaking portrait of poise, sympathy and regret’. Rachel Cusk : Outline
Books As the methods of warfare get more brutal, subtlety and secrecy become valid tools in overpowering enemy forces. For his book Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, Andrew Cockburn, the Washington editor of Harper’s, has been quietly researching … Andrew Cockburn : Kill Chain
The work and life of Martha Gellhorn, the great war correspondent who covered practically every trouble-spot on earth for six decades, including the Spanish Civil War, D-Day, Dachau, Viet Nam, Greenham Common, El Salvador and Mandela’s inauguration. Gellhorn’s main message … Jack Klaff : Martha Gellhorn
Books WELCOME TO Ó BHÉAL – FÁILTE GO DTÍ Ó BHÉAL Welcome to Ó Bhéal, Cork’s weekly poetry event. Featuring guest poets, a poetry challenge and later open-mic, Ó Bhéal has become a prominent, thriving feature in the cultural landscape of … O’Bheal : Weekly Poetry Night in Cork
