Booking is now open for the Mountains to Sea schools progamme, which kicks off on September 4. There’s a terrific line-up of authors and illustrators this year including Philip Reeve, Sarah McIntyre and Marcus Sedgwick. Events are expected to sell out fast, so early booking is advised. To view the full programme of events and [...]
2012 sees the 30th anniversary of Puffin Classics, and for many readers there’s “nuffin’ like a Puffin”. Some weeks ago a host of children’s authors shared their favourite Puffin Classics [...]
“The key to them all is that they have at their centre a spark of hope; in its own way each manages to make the potentially grim subject matter luminous [...]
Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich, is to adapt The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness for film. Lionsgate, who [...]
Missed David Walliams’s documentary on Roald Dahl on Sunday night? Never fear; you can watch it here. The documentary explores Dahl’s life and work, with contributions from Michael Rosen, friend [...]
The director of Children’s Books Ireland, Mags Walsh, and I gave a rundown of the shortlist for this year’s CBI Book of the Year Awards on Ireland AM yesterday morning. [...]
“As one who has followed in Stoker’s footsteps, I am often asked to explain why vampires are so popular. The short answer, which I usually avoid in an effort not [...]
Suzi Burns, 14, reviews ‘Daylight Saving’ by Edward Hogan. ‘Daylight Saving’ is a great, thrilling tale. Daniel is not your average male lead in a teenage read. He is not [...]
“I wanted to write something immersive. My taste in books is for the epic – I like to be wrapped up in a hefty tome. When I turned the book [...]
Bookworms ought to be Bantry-bound this July for the West Cork Literary Festival, which runs from Sunday 8th – Saturday 14th July. Apart from the slew of literary events for [...]
