The Book Show S3 #12 30th March 2016 (Friendship & Obsession)
On this week’s show Tender by Belinda McKeon, Paulina and Fran by Rachel B Glaser and The Maker of Swans by Paraic O’Donnell. We also profile art work inspired by…
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The Book Show S3 #11 26th April 2016 (Cúirt Festival)
This week The Book Show brings you the sea, sleep and secrets from Galway which is hosting the Cúirt International Festival of Literature. Kirsty Logan joins Sinéad Gleeson to talk…
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The Book Show S3 #10 9th April 2016 (Olivia Laing, John Freeman, Kamila Shamsie)
This week on The Book Show Sinéad Gleeson talks to former Granta editor John Freeman about his new publication Freeman’s Journal (Grover Press). He has chosen the theme of ‘arrival’…
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The Book Show S3 #9 26th March 2016 (Historical Fiction)
On The Book Show this week, all of our guests journey into the past through their books. Sinéad Gleeson talks to best-selling author Tracy Chevalier about her latest novel At…
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The Book Show S3 #8 Irvine Welsh, Ankana Schofield and High Rise
This week on The Book Show we discuss the role of writing in forming a national identity. We go to Scotland, a country that has found itself at a cultural…
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The Book Show S3 #7 Women & Words
Women and Words This week The Book Show brings together a group of women for readings from Irish women’s literature, plays, history, diaries and journals to build on the spirit…
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The Book Show S3 #6 (On The Move with Jon Day & Bill Bryson)
This week The Book Show is travelling, going places, getting there – and looking at how we move around. Graphic designer Paul McBride and Design history lecturer Mary Ann Bolger…
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The Book Show S3 #5 (Neil Jordan, Hubert Butler, Doodles)
his week on The Book Show Sinéad Gleeson talks to writer and film-maker Neil Jordan Jordan is the author of many novels and short stories as well as an Oscar…
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The Book Show S3 #4 (Ruth Ware, Andrew O’Hagan & Rob Doyle)
The Book Show, Saturday 13th February This week on The Book Show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to Ruth Ware about her novel In A Dark Dark Wood (Bloomsbury).It’s a mystery novel set on…
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The Book Show S3 #3 (John McGahern 10 Years On)
This week The Book Show remembers the work of writer John McGahern. This year is the 10th anniversary of his death in 2006. McGahern’s novels portray Irish society and family…
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