Colm Tóibín chats to Deirdre Madden about diurnal novels and how she approached writing one without chapters in ‘Molly Fox’s Birthday’.

Catch up on the latest episode of #ArtofReading Book Club on video or podcast at the following link bit.ly/4b8RqXz

Today is #PoetryDayIrl !

Join Poetry Ireland in celebrating the day's 10th birthday! With events online and in person there's a way for everyone to join the fun & enjoy being Good Sports!

See how you can join in today: poetryireland.ie/poetry-day

Words can't describe the last few days - what a glorious, ridiculous adventure.

Thank you for including me, Laureate na nÓg and Children's Books Ireland, what a joy to be among such a bevy of amazing authors! #WholeWideWorld

How did revisiting Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway help #DeirdreMadden when writing #MollyFoxsBirthday ?

Watch the latest #ArtofReading episode here: bit.ly/4ddZd8j

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Check out the teaser for tomorrow's #ArtofReading episode, where #DeirdreMadden discusses the ins and outs of writing #MollyFoxsBirthday with Laureate Colm Tóibín.

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Join in with the #ArtOfReading Book Club!📚

The 2024 booklet is out now. Follow along each month with the The Laureate for Irish Fiction selection. Then at the end of the month enjoy Colm Tóibín & the authors conversations in the podcast

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'Close to Home' is Colm Tóibín's book choice for his Art of Reading Book Club for November. We'll be recording his conversation with Michael Magee live in Waterford library in September and we'll share it online at the end of November.

Congratulations to writer and Aosdána member Deirdre Madden and playwright Sonya Kelly, who have both been awarded prestigious Windham-Campbell Prizes prizes, worth $175,000 (€162,000) each.

We're proud to have supported the careers of these talented writers.

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What better way to spend the Easter weekend than with a good book?

This April, we're very excited to explore the complexities of friendship and self-discovery in #DeirdreMadden 's Molly Fox's Birthday!

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Watch as #PaulMurray and Laureate Colm Tóibín delve into #TheBeeSting 's family relationships, Murray's detailed research into car dealerships and the significance of the forest!

The full #ArtofReading episode is available here: bit.ly/499ZGp7

'I was going to write sort of a romantic comedy'

Tune in tomorrow to hear more of why Paul Murray ultimately took quite a different turn when writing The Bee Sting!

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2024 John Broderick Residency for Writers is open for applications. See details below.

Read Colm Tóibín's Laureate blog about Broderick here: bit.ly/3Pxkwrs

Westmeath County Council #johnbroderick #colmtóibín #laureateirishfiction

Congratulations to Paul Murray on winning the Nero Gold Prize Book of the Year award for The Bee Sting!

Check back here on 28 Mar to catch him chatting with Colm Tóibín. Nero Book Awards x.com/nerobookawards…

📚Happy #WorldBookDay !🎉

Watch as Laureate for Irish Fiction Colm Tóibín shares his vision for the #ArtofReading Book Club.

Browse the The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon website for all his conversations with Irish writers, or find the newest posted on our socials at the end of every month!

NEWS: The Irish Writers Centre are seeking a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

As the national support and development centre for writers on the island of Ireland, the IWC seeks a new CEO to take a fresh perspective on its future development.

More info: irishwriterscentre.ie/we-are-hiring-…

'‘All of Us Strangers’ is one of the best Irish films of recent years.'

Curious to know how Claire Foy embodies an 'Irish Mammy'? Read Colm Tóibín thoughts on #AllofUsStrangers : bit.ly/49zRFup

🖼️ Night Image, #CecilKing , 1964.

#AndrewScott #PaulMescal #ClaireFoy

'What we create when we present ourselves to the world is thin and brittle; it has been created to cover over the shadows within'

Colm Tóibín discusses the psychiatrist Ivor Browne and the notion of 'self' bit.ly/48xnGlC

🖼️ Elizabeth Magill, Parlous Land (Roches Rooks)

Get ready to dive into Paul Murray's latest tragicomic gem, The Bee Sting, as March's #ArtofReading book!

If you want to join us and Laureate Colm Tóibín you better make a beeline to the nearest bookstore and get yourself a copy!

#TheBeeSting #PaulMurray #IrishFiction

'Ultimately, Balbriggan is Ireland's future now'

In the latest #ArtofReading episode, Laureate Colm Tóibín and Kevin Curran dive deep into 'Youth'.

Follow the link to see their full conversation: bit.ly/3UXM64u

#KevinCurran #Youth #IrishFiction #IrishLiterature