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New Author Spotlight

Shane Tivenan

Shane Tivenan's stunning debut collection marks the arrival of a remarkable new talent in the Irish literary scene. To Avenge a Dead Glacier is a sharp, hilarious and devastating exploration of what it means to be an outsider, to exist in the 'in-between'.

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  • Win a copy of The Dublin Coffee Guide and coffee goodies with National Book Tokens

    Win a guide to the best coffee spots in Dublin from Paddy Kirk, the man behind @DubStreetCafe, as well as espresso and an AeroPress from Bailies Coffee Roasters.

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  • Oona Frawley recommending books for National Book Tokens

    Check out some gorgeous reading recommendations from the author of This Interim Time.

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  • Steve Pyke on RTÉ Arena with Rick O'Shea

    Listen back to this brilliant interview with Steve Pyke about his latest book Scribendi: Portraits of Irish Writers.

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New Author Spotlight

Lin Rose Clark

Robert Hilliard was only 33 when he died in the Spanish Civil War, after a brief life filled with adventure. In Swift Blaze of Fire, his granddaughter Lin untangles his contradictory history and offers a deeply personal account of the shadow he left on her family, as well as an engrossing look into the Irish roles involved in the historical fight against fascism.

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Classic Author Spotlight

Hubert Butler

Described as the 'Irish George Orwell', essayist and humanitarian Hubert Butler was born in Kilkenny in 1900. His published works include Escape from the Anthill (1985, 2025), Ten Thousand Saints (1972), In the Land of Nod (1996) and The Appleman and the Poet (2014).

Educated in England at Charterhouse and St John’s College, Oxford, he travelled throughout Europe during the twenties and thirties before returning in 1941 to Kilkenny, where he lived until his death in 1991.

During WWII, Butler relocated to Austria, where he assisted Jewish refugees in escaping to Ireland. His experiences during the war led to Butler writing extensively about fighting fascism.

The Hubert Butler Essay Prize is an annual award given in honour of Butler to encourage the art of essay-writing with a European dimension. It was founded by Jeremy O'Sullivan and is supported by the Kilkenny Arts Festival.

Portrait of Hubert Butler by Claude Harrison

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