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Back to the Womb

Back to the Womb

Geraldine Moane

Manchán Magan’s guided tour through the landscapes of ancient Ireland

On the Precipice

On the Precipice

Katrina Goldstone

The short but productive life of Joseph Roth, elegist of Habsburg Austria

Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul

Patricia Craig

The achievement of a great entertainer, ‘queen of crime’ Agatha Christie

Roots Music

Roots Music

Fióna Bolger

Poems leading from the forest to the book, and the roots of book in forest

Inventing the Republic?

Inventing the Republic?

Joe Cleary

Irish writers and their attitudes to the events of the revolutionary period

A Wading Light

A Wading Light

Afric McGlinchey

Seán Hewitt’s memoir of queer love, helplessness and heartbreak

Poetry and Fishing

Poetry and Fishing

Seán Lysaght

Retracing the journeys of the enthusiastic angler Ted Hughes

Full Throttle

Full Throttle

Rosemary Jenkinson

Dark but exhilarating stories of surreal events and parallel universes

For Your Discomfort

For Your Discomfort

Afric McGlinchey

Lullabies, but not the kind you’d want to sing to your baby

The Irish Reach

The Irish Reach

Rory McTurk

The influence of Gaels and Gaelic tradition on Old English poetry

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