British and US authors dominate Man Booker shortlist
No Irish authors make the cut but two US writers feature for the first time
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A good place to start: how to find the idea that can drive a novel
Irish authors tell us how and where they find inspiration for an idea strong enough to sustain a book, and how they go about turning that into an extended narrative
Impac winner Jon McGregor is big draw on European Literature Night
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