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Catherine Prasifka

City of Books

Podcast Childhood Mental Health Social Justice

In this episode of City of Books, host Martina Devlin talks to debut novelist Catherine Prasifka about the preoccupations of Gen Z, the pros and cons of social media, and much more.

City of Books is a podcast supported by Dublin UNESCO City of Literature in association with MoLI. Produced and presented by Martina Devlin. Music by Daragh Dukes.

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