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Jan Carson
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Jan Carson on how her childhood in Northern Ireland informed The Raptures.
Andrew Meehan
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In this episode of City of Books, writer Andrew Meehan speaks to host Martina Devlin about how it took him three books to realise he was writing love stories.
Hidden Truths in Reissued Classics
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In this episode of City of Books, host Martina Devlin speaks to Catherine Dunne and Lia Mills.
Learwife: Hatching and Hoping
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In this episode of City of Books, author JR Thorp talks to host Martina Devlin about her debut novel Learwife and the inspiration behind writing about a character who is only referenced twice in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Marching To Her Own Beat
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In this episode of City of Books, host Martina Devlin talks to Belfast playwright and ...
Carlo Gébler on the Power of Greek Myths
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In this episode of City of Books Carlo Gébler speaks to host Martina Devlin about his latest novel I, Antigone and his reasoning for choosing Antigone as the narrator.
Paul Perry's Eden Gone Wrong
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In this episode of City of Books, host Martina Devlin speaks to Paul Perry about his new book The Garden and how it was informed by his own experiences working on an orchid farm in Florida for three years in the 1990s.
In Praise of Difficult Women
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In this episode of City of Books, host Martina Devlin speaks to Evelyn Conlon about her new short story collection Moving About the Place and the various characters in it.
Lisa McInerney's Riotous Revelations
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In this episode of City of Books, host Martina Devlin talks to Lisa McInerney about The Glorious Heresies trilogy, including the exciting third novel, The Rules Of Revelation, which was recently released.
Look! It's A Woman Writer!
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In this episode of City of Books, host Martina Devlin speaks to Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and Lia Mills about Look! It's A Woman Writer! – a new collection of essays.
Rónán Hession on Why Kindness is King
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'Kindness is king' Rónán Hession, author of Leonard and Hungry Paul, tells Martina Devlin in the latest City of Books podcast.
John Banville Fades to Black
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John Banville tells City of Books presenter Martina Devlin why he's killed off his own ...
The Truth About Secrets and Lies
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Writer Eoin McNamee talks about how his tendency to blend fact and fiction has received both criticism and acclaim.
More Than One String to His Mandolin
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Louis de Bernièreson his life and career, from the success of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin to the release of the final book in his trilogy which was created from his interpretation of what happened to his grandparents’ lives.
The Diplomatic Arts
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Ambassador Daniel Mulhall talks to Martina Devlin about how literature can act as a cultural bridge.
Lemn Sissay and the Story of Why
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Lemn Sissay speaks to Martina Devlin about mother and baby homes, the Black Lives Matter campaign and his experience in the British care system.
The Fine Art of Reading
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Artist Robert Ballagh talks to Martina Devlin about why Samuel Beckett thought he kept him waiting for breakfast, and Mary Costello takes a tour of the Joyce Tower.
Life Lessons with Marian Keyes
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Marian Keyes talks to Martina Devlin about everything from why she believes in supporting other women, to why bulimia is possibly the cruellest addiction.
Catherine Prasifka
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In this episode of City of Books, host Martina Devlin talks to debut novelist Catherine Prasifka.
Louise O'Neill: After the Silence
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In this episode of City of Books host Martina Devlin is joined by author Louise O’Neill to discuss her lauded new novel, After the Silence. O’Neill recounts the dark events that inspired the work: the murder of a young French woman off the coast of West Cork in her youth.
