Briefly Noted | Race for the Bisto prize hots up
The Bisto awards, open to writers and illustrators born or resident in Ireland, will be presented on Monday at the National Library. The 10 shortlisted titles will compete for six awards, including the Eilís Dillon Award for debut authors or…
Irish Top Ten Week Ending 07/05/2011
Something of a recovery in sales this week, but still not very encouraging. What’s more, it has a “one step forward two steps back” feeling for Irish authors as the arrival of Anne Enright’s new book coincides with the departure…
Emma Donoghue Makes The Orange Prize Shortlist
Emma Donoghue has made the Orange Prize shortlist with her novel, Room. The Orange Prize for Fiction is the UK’s only annual book award for fiction written by a woman and this year is celebrating its sixteenth anniversary. The winner…
Liz Ryan On Sunshine 106.8FM
Liz Ryan appeared on 106.8FM’s Dublin’s Talking with Lynsey Dolan this week talking about her boo, French Leave. The interview is below. Liz Ryan On Sunshine 106.8Fm You can buy her book here. Publishers Description French Leave is a wonderfully…
Prizeman & Kinsella Sign Lee Dunne
Prizeman & Kinsella, the literary agency run by Yvonne Kinsella and Patricia Prizeman, has signed one of Ireland’s most prolific authors, Lee Dunne. Dunne has penned 20 novels, three feature films and more than 2000 tv and radio scripts for Irish…
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