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Colm Tóibín’s Long Island, Lucy Caldwell’s Openings, Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits and Niamh Mulvey’s The Amendments are among the novels with multiple selections
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Colm Tóibín’s Long Island, Lucy Caldwell’s Openings, Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits and Niamh Mulvey’s The Amendments are among the novels with multiple selections
The Belfast writer explores the gap between how people behave and how they would like to behave
Award-winning author explains the process behind Openings, her new short story collection
Belfast has a healthy literary scene, closely connected with Queen’s University, whose creative writing tutors include poets Gail McConnell and Stephen Sexton
Author on how the Troubles affected her life, her writing and her Irish identity
Hyde draws attention to how women’s lives were considered interchangeable
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The 10th annual Dublin Book Festival takes place this weekend, hosting workshops, walks, talks and readings by some of Ireland’s prominent writers. Here are some of the must-sees
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Authors are using new ways of writing to reflect a changed political environment
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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