Dublin City Libraries Readers’ Day

 Sebastian Barry’s The Newer World (Faber & Faber) is an immersive and unforgettable novel of one man’s life in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Sebastian joins critic, journalist and broadcaster Alex Clark in conversation. 

Patrick Freyne’s Experts in a Dying Field (Sandycove) is a sharp and witty novel about friendship, secrets, grief, guilt, and the joyful alchemy of music. Kathleen MacMahon‘s Other People’s Lives (Sandycove) is a brilliantly observed story of marriage, friendship, loyalty, regret and midlife choices. Ben Reeves‘ Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt (Simon & Schuster) is a deeply affecting and original novel about life, and the role of death in the world. The authors join journalist and author Aoife Barry in conversation.

 Hungry (Hachette Ireland), the powerful new memoir from Katriona O’Sullivan, is a raw, courageous exploration of survival, identity and the lifelong search for self-acceptance. Katriona joins broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan in conversation.