The Book Show S4 #13 Robert Webb, Kit de Waal, Sally Rooney
This week on The Book Show, Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the UK writer and comedian Robert Webb about his new book How Not To Be A Boy. Webb is well…
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The Book Show S4 #17 A Letter To A Character
This week The Book Show comes from Dublin’s Smock Alley Theatre where a special hour-long episode was recorded in front of a live audience. ‘A Letter To A Character’ is…
The Book Show S4 #18 1917
This week The Book Show hears about the Russian Revolutions of 1917 and the effect they had on Russian writers. Throughout the hour we hear from a number of speakers…
The Book Show S4 #16 David Hayden, John Fante, Julie Buntin
This week on The Book Show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to David Hayden about his debut collection of short stories, Darker With The Lights On which has been published recently. The…
The Book Show S4 #15 Hollie McNish, Ghostwriting, Alan Johnson
The week on The Book Show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the UK poet Hollie McNish who recently published her latest collection of poetry, Plum. The collection received a lot of…
The Book Show S4 #14 Natasha Pulley, EM Reapy, Journals
This week on The Book Show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the writer Natasha Pulley. Her latest book, The Bedlam Stacks, is set in the 19th century. Merrick Tremain, an India…
The Book Show S4 #12 Nick Laird, JP Donleavy, A Letter To A Character Competition
On this week’s Book Show, Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the Northern Irish writer Nick Laird about his latest novel, Modern Gods. It’s set in both Ireland and Papua New Guinea…
The Book Show S4 #11 Maggie O’Farrell, Seán O’Reilly, Letter To A Character
Sinéad Gleeson speaks to writer Maggie O’Farrell about her latest book which is a memoir. I Am I Am I Am: 17 Brushes With Death (Tinder Press) is, as the…
The Book Show S4 #10 Will Self
Tonight’s Book Show was recorded at Smock Alley Theatre in front of a live audience. Sinéad Gleeson interviewed the British writer Will Self during this year’s International Festival of Literature…
The Book Show S4 #9 Charlie Fox, Elaine Feeney, Stewart Parker
This is our last episode of The Book Show before we take a short summer break. We’ll be returning again in September. On this week’s show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to…
The Book Show S4 #8 Helen Simpson, Rory Gleeson, Virago Press
On this week’s Book Show Sinéad Gleeson speaks to short story writer Helen Simpson about her latest collection of stories Cockfosters. Helen’s first collection of stories was published almost 30…
The Book Show S4 #7 Paula Meehan, Moby Dick, Paul Auster, Ethel Rohan, Max Richter
This week on The Book Show we bring an hour of author interviews, features and readings. Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the poet Paula Meehan who has recently edited a collection…
The Book Show S4 #6 Cúirt
This week on The Book Show we have an hour of interviews and features. Cúirt International Festival of Literature kicks off in Galway this week (23rd – 30th of April)…
The Book Shw S4 #5 Eileen Myles, Dorthe Nors, Kerrie O’Brien
On The Book Show this week Sinéad Gleeson speaks to the American poet Eileen Myles who is enjoying something of a ‘cult status’ after many decades writing in the margins….
The Book Show S4 #3 A.L. Kennedy, Self-Publishing and Julian Gough
This week on The Book Show, Sinéad Gleeson speaks to British writer AL Kennedy whose novels and short stories have been widely acclaimed. Now, however, she turns her talents and…
The Book Show S4 #2 Kate O’Brien
This week The Book Show celebrates the life and writing of Limerick born writer Kate O’Brien. She was the author of numerous novels and plays and was a celebrated critic…
The Book Show S4 #1 Jon Ronson, Carson McCullers & Sara Baume
Jon Ronson is a journalist and writer of International best-selling books such as Them, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test and, his latest book, So You’ve Been…