The premier date for the TV adaption of Sally Rooney’s Normal People is quickly approaching. All twelve episodes of the BBC/Hulu show will be released on BBC Three (UK only) on 26 April and on the Hulu streaming service on … Continue reading The Sally Rooney Reading List
The name and work of William Shakespeare needs no introduction, but acknowledging his status is fun, like explaining the overwhelming idea of God, almost too big to comprehend. Being the most prolific writer of the Elizabethan Age and the single … Continue reading This Year, Read Shakespeare Originally published in print March 2020.
Edna O’Brien once said if she could change anything about her life, it would be to make it “funnier”. Through her life, it seems as though Carrie Fisher learned of O’Brien’s regrets, and was committed to a funnier life. She … Continue reading Author Profile // Carrie Fisher: the Princess, Doctor and Writer Originally Published in Print February 2020
One of the most popular resolutions made by people at the beginning of the New Year is to read more than they did last year. Whether you are deciding to get back into old habits of tearing through books or … Continue reading Six Ways to Read Faster Originally Published in Print Febuary 2020
The position of Laureate for Irish Fiction was created in 2015 by the Arts Council of Ireland. The Laureate’s tenure lasts three years and blesses them … Continue reading No Authority: Writing from the Laureateship Originally Published in Print February 2020
●●●●● The Beatles, Aretha Franklin and David Bowie are all superstars. There are artists of a certain celebrity like them who have earned superstar treatment: awards, breaking sales records and a moment during their careers or after their passing when … Continue reading TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM // REVIEW SHAKESPEAREAN BUT PEDESTRIAN
●●●○○ I am a big fan of Taylor Swift. I would go as far to say that I am a Taylor Swift connoisseur. I understand the nuances, all of the references that she scatters through her work and social … Continue reading Taylor Swift: Miss Americana // Review
●●○○○ André Aciman’s Call Me By Your Name is known mostly for its 2017 film adaptation directed by Luca Guadagnino, however, before the release of the smash art-house hit, fans of Aciman’s original novel were relatively few, only funding enough … Continue reading ‘Find Me’ // Review A Budding, then Abandoned Romance.
The Island of Ireland has a large wealth of literary publications, disproportionate to its small size. Over the past 100 years, since the very first publications emerged to give a platform to Irish poetry, prose and literary criticism, the number … Continue reading Your Start: Publishing Opportunities in Dublin Literary Magazines Originally Published in Print September 2019
The pictures above, of the photogenic woman with broad shoulders and a billion-watt smile, are those of a poet among the most radical in the English language. Her critics, most of them male, define Plath as the perpetual depressive, a … Continue reading Author Profile of Sylvia Plath The Mistress and her Work
The much anticipated shortlist for the Booker Prize was announced the morning of Tuesday 3 September. The Booker is usually considered the leading prize for works of literary fiction written in the English language. It first began in 1969 to … Continue reading Booker Shortlist 2019 The Writers and their Works
Though Dublin Pride celebrations are still fresh in our minds , the energy and excitement which surrounds them must keep rolling onward. Even after Pride Month is over, keeping its message of queer celebration alive throughout the year is an … Continue reading Five Pieces of Queer Content to Keep You Going After Pride Month