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Bookstores Ireland, Raring to Reopen
In recent weeks, the call for bookstores in Ireland to be classed as essential, and allowed to reopen as soon as possible, had been growing. Then came the somewhat unexpected, but very welcome, announcement that bookstores (and other ‘non-essential retail’) would be allowed to reopen by mid May. There were many valid reasons backing the…
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Book Review – A Ghost in the Throat by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
‘This is a female text.’ A Ghost in the Throat, by Doireann Ní Ghríofa, is a work of profound beauty, and unlike anything I have ever read before. The book is billed as a blend of ‘essay and auto-fiction’; drawing from the author’s own story, but not bound by it. However, eschewing neat categorisation under…
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Too Many Books, Too Little Time
I started this blog largely as a space to write about one of my main passions: books. However, although they are one of the main things that bring me joy, I decided against categorising this blog as a book blog; I wanted to leave myself the space and flexibility to post about the many things…
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Book Review – Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
When we were new, Rosa and I were mid-store, on the magazines table side, and could see through more than half of the window. Kazuo Ishiguro’s latest novel, Klara and the Sun, offers up its first delight before we even open the book. A subtle detail in the cover design is a nod to all…
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Book Review – Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
It was a pleasure to burn. Back in school, I was lucky enough to have studied philosophy, where I was introduced to a number of profoundly impactful dystopian novels, such as 1984, Brave New World, and Animal Farm. In recent years, I often saw Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury mentioned alongside them. I finally got…
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