Category: Books
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Celebrating Process Over Output: How Witty writer’s podcast inspires its audience
The Witty Writer’s anniversary workshop examines how music, art, and other visual forms fuel the craft of writing. By Samuel Adeleke The Witty Wicklow writers’ workshop, a workshop that aims to bring writers and readers together, celebrated its first anniversary on the 24th of March at the Arthaus Hotel in Dublin. The idea started with Victor Vicente, a writer, who started hosting a podcast and invited his friend Jeroen Vandommele as…
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Manchán Magan’s niece runs to raise money for vital cancer research
By Rían Cahill Aobh Magan, Niece of the late Irish author, and documentary maker Manchán Magan has raised nearly €800 for Breakthrough Cancer Research Ireland in honour of her Uncle.
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Attending the 2024 Dublin Book Festival
By Ethan McDonagh The Dublin Book Festival took place between November 6th-10th this year and provided people with a variety of informative discussions from renowned Irish authors as well as guided tours to learn about some of Dublin’s most famous writers. The festival…
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A Way to Celebrate Black History Month in Ireland
By Mene Agbofodoh The Red Line Book Festival held a book conference for influential Black Women in Ireland to celebrate Black History Month. The Red Line Book Festival is a cultural event that happens once every year. It is held to appreciate and…
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In Photos: Oscariana Sees Oscar Wilde’s Childhood Home Open to the Public
By Adam Stynes Last month, marked the 170th birthday of Oscar Wilde. The City.ie took a visit to the famous poet’s childhood house where the event Oscariana was taking place, while also going to see key locations around Dublin associated with the poet’s…
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An Post Irish Book Awards
By Samantha Dempsey The An Post Irish Book Awards, a set of industry-recognition awards set up by a coalition of Irish booksellers in 2007, took place last week on November 23rd. The awards are owned by Irish Book Awards Ltd, a…
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The Late Late Toy Show: The top moments that trended on social media
By Julia Brennan Every Christmas in Ireland, there is one show that many people cannot wait to see flash up on their screens once again and that is The Late Late Toy Show. The Late Late Toy Show has been a show of…
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The 2020 International Literature Festival in Dublin
The International Literature Festival Dublin has revealed the programme for this year. And like many of this year’s cultural events affected by the pandemic, this programme will take place online. Dhai Almutairi chats with those involved in the upcoming virtual festival. Joey Kavanagh…
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World Book Night 2020 — rediscover the power of words during lockdown
World Book Night – run by The Reading Agency – takes place on April 23 every year, with an encouraging Reading Hour event at 7pm
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