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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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Books in the Media

  • Injury Time by Kevin Smith reviewed in The Irish Times

    'Engrossing and supremely witty ... Smith has given us a poignant study of masculinity - and a penetrating portrait of a world under tremendous strain.'

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  • How I Came To Berlin on Moncrieff

    Fergal Lenehan chats to Moncrieff about How I Came To Berlin and Elizabeth Shaw.

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  • John Moriarty on Sunday with Miriam, RTÉ Radio One

    'An amazing storyteller and a tremendous thinker.’

    Martin Shaw and Tommy Tiernan discuss Moriarty with Miriam.

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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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  • Mary Morrissy on Elizabeth Strout and Lucy Caldwell

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    When you’re in the midst of writing you don’t necessarily know what influences willrub off on your work. But two writers I was reading while building the collection ofstories that...

    Mary Morrissy on Elizabeth Strout and Lucy Cald...

    When you’re in the midst of writing you don’t necessarily know what influences willrub off on your work. But two writers I was reading while building the collection ofstories that...

  • The Bog Shaman: Manchán Magan on Moriarty

    The Bog Shaman: Manchán Magan on Moriarty

    Discover the new podcast from writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan, as he explores the work of prolific Kerry philosopher John Moriarty.

    The Bog Shaman: Manchán Magan on Moriarty

    Discover the new podcast from writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan, as he explores the work of prolific Kerry philosopher John Moriarty.

  • Martina Devlin on Brontëmania

    Martina Devlin on Brontëmania

    Hands up, I have a Brontë obsession, and I’m not alone because there’s a term for it: Brontëmania. It manifests itself in minor ways, such as drinking coffee every day...

    Martina Devlin on Brontëmania

    Hands up, I have a Brontë obsession, and I’m not alone because there’s a term for it: Brontëmania. It manifests itself in minor ways, such as drinking coffee every day...

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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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Byrne, Angela

Anarchy and Authority

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