The Book Show – S2 #22
On The Book Show this week we talk to debut novelist Lucy Wood about Weathering. It’s the story of three generations of women whose lives are centred on a house…
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The Book Show – S2 #21
We celebrate International Women’s Day this week on The Book Show with an all-woman show! Beginning in Bath, in the UK, Sinead Gleeson talks to Viv Groskop. Viv is a…
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The Book Show – S2 #20
This week on The Book Show, we explore books and translation. We begin at the Centre for Literary Translation which this year celebrates its 21st anniversary. Sinéad Gleeson visits…
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The Book show – S2 #19
This week The Book Show visits The Irish Writers’ Centre in Dublin to hear about their annual Novel Fair. On Saturday 21st of February, 12 writers (from a list of…
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The Book Show – S2 #18
In this week’s show, writers Liz Nugent and SJ Watson join Sinead in studio to discuss their psychological thrillers and the dark side of love. Liz Nugent’s debut novel Unravelling…
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The Book Show – S2 #17
This week on The Book Show we look at the relationship between writers and place and how themes such as emigration, leaving home, returning home and living abroad can influence…
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The Book Show – S2 #16
Tonight we travel to New York to meet filmmaker, artist and author Miranda July who has just published her first novel, The First Bad Man (Canongate Books). The novel tells…
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The Book Show – S2 #15
As the UK publisher Picador announces its new imprint, Picador Classics – which includes Irish authors John Banville, Colm Toibín, Pat McCabe and Niall Williams – we ask What Makes…
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The Book Show – S2 #14
This evening Sinead Gleeson is joined by broadcaster Rick O’Shea, bookseller Louisa Cameron and Sam Jordison from The Guardian Readers’ Group to discuss book clubs. Both Rick and Sam host…
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The Book Show – S2 #13
On the show this week Sinead talks to Marie Helene-Bertino about her debut novel 2 A.M. at The Cat’s Pajamas . Aspiring jazz singer Madeleine Altimari is a clever, rebellious…
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