Stratospheric levels of excitement greeted this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards shortlist with a fantastic showing from our contributors and columnists.
The acclaimed memoirs of Sinéad O’Connor Memories is shortlisted for Dubray Biography of the Year. Sophie White was nominated (in the Best Irish Publication category) for her outstanding collection of essays – Corpse – and Emily Hourican’s elegant evocation of the life of the Guinness heiresses joins the popular fiction nominees.
Fight or flight: my life, my choices by Keith Earls written with Tommy Conlon, and Crossing the line by Willie Anderson written with Brendan Fanning, both negroes from our sports department, were selected, while Life the culinary collaborator of Rachel Allen magazine (for Broth Soup Bread) was also on the cookbook list.
The winners will be announced during a live ceremony at the Dublin Convention Center on November 23. In the meantime, you can vote online for your book of the year at anpostirishbookawards.ie
Irish writers domiindustry titles with a pair of interesting starts. Zeus’ leader announced he would release There was a little incident by Alice Ryan – girl of fire Irish time literary editor Caroline Walsh and writer James Ryan – next September. “After the tragic death of my mother 10 years ago, writing has become an act of hope. I wrote down what I hoped would happen, â€Alice said. And another Alice – Kinsella – reveled in the news that Milk, her “maternity card” will appear in 2023 (Picador has acquired the rights from Marianne Gunn O’Connor). Kinsella, a Mayo-based poet, describes Milk like “a story of madness, motherhood and finding myself somewhere in between”.
Nora Barnacle knew something of this land and Nuala O’Connor’s vivid reimagining of her life – Nora (New Island) – is One Dublin, Dublin City Libraries’ One Book choice for next year. Expect a Joyceana party in the capital in April.
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