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Marcia Franklin talks with Emily Ruskovich, the author of Idaho: A Novel. In 2019, the novel won the Dublin Literary Award, worth more than $100,000. Ruskovich reflects on what it has been like to win the award. The two also discuss the plot of Idaho, whose setting is based on the landscape of Ruskovich's childhood in northern Idaho. Don't forget to subscribe, and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter. Originally Aired: 11/1/2019

What are flying monkeys?, Linda wonders - until her friend illuminates their place in relation to narcissists. Narcissism is key to understanding the Widow and Abe Strapp, two deliciously terrible main characters in Michael Crummey's novel, The Adversary (Knopf) -- which just won the Dublin Literary Award for 2025; this psychology is also key to understanding why certain subplot characters choose to orbit around them. Since the novel may be read as a kind of running commentary on the present political moment, we must remember that we - not just readers, but rather the people who might see our reflections in the "subplot" characters - are important to the kinds of decisions made. The conditions of the subplot are affected by those of the plot - but that may also work in reverse. The interview with Crummey also connects his earlier novel, The Innocents (2019, Random House Canada), and The Adversary to William Blake's Songs of Innocence and Experience, explaining how these two novels might be read in relation to each other.Linda Morra (executive producer); Maia Harris (associate producer); Raphael Krux (music) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael Crummey has won the $154,000 Dublin Literary Award for his book The Adversary, which explores familiar themes around life at the ocean's edge. Matt Galloway spoke with the author at the Woody Point Writers Festival in Newfoundland in Sept. 2023, to discuss isolation, vulgarity and the responsibility that comes with telling the stories of home.

Film reviews - Michael Crummey wins 2025 Dublin Literary Award - The 78th Cannes Film Festival

Canadian author Michael Crummey is the winner of the 2025 Dublin Literary award for his book ‘the Adversary'.

2025 Dublin Literary Award Shortlist - Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Thomas Bartlett - Why are we still telling fairytales?

La Iași este în plină desfășurare Festivalul Internațional de Literatură și Traducere (FILIT). O secțiune specială a acestui festival este dedicată, de la prima ediție, traducătorilor. Mai ales celor din literatura română în alte limbi. Pentru că ei sînt adevărați ambasadori ai cărților autorilor români în străinătate. Vorbim în această ediție cu doi dintre ei: Lora Nenkovska, din Bulgaria, și Sean Cotter, din Statele Unite ale Americii. Lora Nenkovska predă limba și literatura română la Universitatea din Sofia și a tradus în limba bulgară din autori precum: Max Blecher, Dan Lungu, Simona Popescu, Claudiu Komartin, Andreea Răsuceanu, Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu. Sean Cotter predă studii de literatură și traducere la Universitatea Texas din Dallas. A tradus din opera mai multor autori români, între care Nichita Stănescu, Mateiu Caragiale, Magda Cârneci, Mircea Cărtărescu. A cîștigat împreună cu Mircea Cărtărescu Dublin Literary Award pentru romanul „Solenoid”. Și recent, i-a apărut în limba română volumul „Traducerea literară și destinul României în Comunism”, în traducerea Danei Bădulescu, la Humanitas. O emisiune de Adela Greceanu și Matei Martin  Un produs Radio România Cultural  

Seit ihrem Bestseller "Marzahn, mon amour" ist die Berlinerin Katja Oskamp, die sich darin als "fußpflegende Schriftstellerin" porträtierte, eine feste Größe des deutschsprachigen Literaturbetriebs. Für die Übersetzung dieses Buches ins Englische bekam sie den zusammen mit der Übersetzerin den renommierten "Dublin Literary Award". Nun ist ihr neues Buch erschienen, auch dieses wieder autobiographisch: "Die vorletzte Frau". Knut Cordsen stellt es vor.

Sie lernt ihn kennen, als sie noch jung ist und er beinahe schon alt. Er, der berühmte Schriftsteller. Sie, die mit dem Schreiben gerade anfängt und Mutter einer kleinen Tochter ist. Sie wird seine Schülerin, seine Geliebte, seine Vertraute, und beide schwören, sich einander zuzumuten „mit allen Meisen und Absonderlichkeiten“. Eine Beziehung voller Lust und Hingabe und Heiterkeit.  Dann aber, als die Tochter mitten in der Pubertät steckt, erhält er eine Diagnose, die alles ändert. Die Beziehung wird zum Ausnahmezustand und sie von der Geliebten zur Pflegerin. Sie will helfen, sie hilft, doch etwas schwindet, ihr Lebensmensch entfernt sich, die Zeit der Abschiede beginnt. Und noch etwas: ein neues Leben. Katja Oskamp erzählt zärtlich und rückhaltlos von den Verwandlungen, die das Dasein bereithält, von brüchigen Lebensläufen, von den Rollen einer Frau und den Körpern in ihrer ganzen Herrlichkeit und Hässlichkeit.  Katja Oskamp, geboren 1970 in Leipzig, ist in Berlin aufgewachsen. Nach dem Studium der Theaterwissenschaft arbeitete sie als Dramaturgin am Volkstheater Rostock und studierte am Deutschen Literaturinstitut Leipzig. Bisher wurden von ihr der Erzählungsband Halbschwimmer und die Romane Die Staubfängerin und Hellersdorfer Perle veröffentlicht. 2019 erschien bei Hanser Berlin Marzahn, mon amour, für dessen englische Ausgabe sie 2023 zusammen mit der Übersetzerin den Dublin Literary Award erhielt.Mitschnitt der Lesung am 05.09.2024 in der Bezirkszentralbibliothek Mark Twain Berlin-Marzahn.Moderation: Renate ZimmermannDas Buch ist erschienen im Ullstein-Verlag.

  Marcia Franklin talks with Emily Ruskovich, the author of Idaho: A Novel. In 2019, the novel won the Dublin Literary Award, worth more than $100,000. Ruskovich reflects on what it has been like to win the award. The two also discuss the plot of Idaho, whose setting is based on the landscape of Ruskovich's childhood in northern Idaho. Don't forget to subscribe, and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter. Originally Aired: 11/1/2019

Wenn Katja Oskamp den Tag am Schreibtisch verbracht hat, dreht sie abends eine Runde im Sportforum Hohenschönhausen. Dort in der Nähe wohnt sie inzwischen, dort hat sie ihren neuen Roman fertig geschrieben: "Die vorletzte Frau". 20 Jahre ihres Lebens beschreibt Oskamp darin: wie sie Autorin wurde, warum sie als Fußpflegerin arbeitete und den Bestseller "Marzahn mon amour" schrieb. Vor allem aber geht es um die großen Liebe zu einem Schweizer Schriftsteller, um den Anfang, das Ende und die Zeit dazwischen, die sie selbst "Sex und Text" nennen. Mit Anne-Dore schlendert Katja Oskamp durch das Sportforum und erzählt, warum sie ihre eigene Geschichte zur Verfügung stellt und dann auch wirklich alles sagen muss, warum es sinnvoll ist, einander mit allen Schwächen zuzumuten und warum das Älterwerden und ihr Marzahn-Buch ihr zu einer anderen Freiheit verholfen haben. Das Buch Katja Oskamp: "Die vorletzte Frau", Ullstein Park, 208 Seiten, 22,00 Euro. Der Ort Sportforum Hohenschönhauen Sportforum Berlin und Sportkomplex Berlin Paul-Heyse-Straße Die Autorin Katja Oskamp, Jahrgang 1970, ist in Berlin aufgewachsen und arbeitete u.a. als Dramaturgin. Von ihr erschienen "Halbschwimmer", "Die Staubfängerin" und "Hellersdorfer Perle". Das Buch "Marzahn, mon amour. Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin" war ein großer Bestseller und wurde mit dem Dublin Literary Award 2023 ausgezeichnet. Katja Oskamp empfiehlt Katja Lange-Müller "Unser Ole", Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 240 Seiten, 24,00 Euro. (erscheint am 5.9.) Anne-Dore Krohn empfiehlt Jana Scheerer "Die Rassistin", Schöffling, 224 Seiten, 22,00 Euro. Podcast-Tipp "Der zweite Gedanke" ist am 1.09. beim Podcast-Festival "House of Podcast" live zu erleben, um 11 Uhr im Haus des Rundfunks (Masurenallee 8-14, 14057 Berlin. Mehr unter www.houseofpodcast.de oder www.radiodrei.de/podcasts/der-zweite-gedanke

Seit ihrem Bestseller "Marzahn, mon amour" ist Katja Oskamp sehr bekannt. Die Geschichten ihrer Marzahner Kundinnen und Kunden, die sie als Fußpflegerin hörte, sammelte und aufschrieb, begeistern bis heute. Die Autorin hat dafür den "Dublin Literary Award" erhalten, gerade wurde das Buch sogar verfilmt. Geboren wurde Katja Oskamp 1970 in Leipzig, sie wuchs in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg auf und lebt heute in Hohenschönhausen. Jetzt ist ein neues Buch der Autorin erschienen: "Die vorletzte Frau". Anne-Dore Krohn hat Katja Oskamp für den radio3-Literaturpodcast "Orte und Worte" getroffen und mit ihr über ihr neues Buch gesprochen.

Wenn Katja Oskamp den Tag am Schreibtisch verbracht hat, dreht sie abends eine Runde im Sportforum Hohenschönhausen. Dort in der Nähe wohnt sie inzwischen, dort hat sie ihren neuen Roman fertig geschrieben: "Die vorletzte Frau". 20 Jahre ihres Lebens beschreibt Oskamp darin: wie sie Autorin wurde, warum sie als Fußpflegerin arbeitete und den Bestseller "Marzahn mon amour" schrieb. Vor allem aber geht es um die großen Liebe zu einem Schweizer Schriftsteller, um den Anfang, das Ende und die Zeit dazwischen, die sie selbst "Sex und Text" nennen. Mit Anne-Dore schlendert Katja Oskamp durch das Sportforum und erzählt, warum sie ihre eigene Geschichte zur Verfügung stellt und dann auch wirklich alles sagen muss, warum es sinnvoll ist, einander mit allen Schwächen zuzumuten und warum das Älterwerden und ihr Marzahn-Buch ihr zu einer anderen Freiheit verholfen haben. Das Buch Katja Oskamp: "Die vorletzte Frau", Ullstein Park, 208 Seiten, 22,00 Euro. Der Ort Sportforum Hohenschönhauen Sportforum Berlin und Sportkomplex Berlin Paul-Heyse-Straße Die Autorin Katja Oskamp, Jahrgang 1970, ist in Berlin aufgewachsen und arbeitete u.a. als Dramaturgin. Von ihr erschienen "Halbschwimmer", "Die Staubfängerin" und "Hellersdorfer Perle". Das Buch "Marzahn, mon amour. Geschichten einer Fußpflegerin" war ein großer Bestseller und wurde mit dem Dublin Literary Award 2023 ausgezeichnet. Katja Oskamp empfiehlt Katja Lange-Müller "Unser Ole", Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 240 Seiten, 24,00 Euro. (erscheint am 5.9.) Anne-Dore Krohn empfiehlt Jana Scheerer "Die Rassistin", Schöffling, 224 Seiten, 22,00 Euro. Podcast-Tipp "Der zweite Gedanke" ist am 1.09. beim Podcast-Festival "House of Podcast" live zu erleben, um 11 Uhr im Haus des Rundfunks (Masurenallee 8-14, 14057 Berlin. Mehr unter www.houseofpodcast.de oder www.radiodrei.de/podcasts/der-zweite-gedanke

City Lights celebrates the publication of "Blessings," a novel by Chukwuebuka Ibeh, published by Doubleday. Purchase here: https://citylights.com/blessings/ Obiefuna has always been the black sheep of his family—sensitive where his father, Anozie, is pragmatic, a dancer where his brother, Ekene, is a natural athlete. But when Obiefuna's father witnesses an intimate moment between his teenage son and another boy, his deepest fears are confirmed, and Obiefuna is banished to boarding school. As he navigates his new school's strict hierarchy and unpredictable violence, Obiefuna both finds and hides who he truly is. Back home, his mother, Uzoamaka, must contend with the absence of her beloved son, her husband's cryptic reasons for sending him away, and the hard truths that they've all been hiding from. As Nigeria teeters on the brink of criminalizing same-sex relationships, Obiefuna's identity becomes more dangerous than ever before, and the life he wants drifts further out of reach. Set in post-military Nigeria and culminating in the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act of 2013, "Blessings" is an elegant and exquisitely moving story that asks how to live freely in a country that forbids one's truest self, and what it takes for love to flourish despite it all. Chukwuebuka Ibeh is a writer from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, born in 2000. His writing has appeared in McSweeney's, New England Review of Books and Lolwe, amongst others, and he is a staff writer at Brittle Paper. He was the runner-up for the 2021 J.F. Powers Prize for Fiction, was a finalist for the Gerald Kraak Award, and was profiled as one of the “Most Promising New Voices of Nigerian Fiction” by Electric Literature. He has studied creative writing under Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dave Eggers, and Tash Aw, and is currently a an MFA student at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. francesca ekwuyasi is a learner, artist, and storyteller born in Lagos, Nigeria. She was awarded the Writers Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers in 2022 for her debut novel, "Butter Honey Pig Bread" (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2020). "Butter Honey Pig Bread" was also shortlisted for a Lambda Literary Award, the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, the Amazon Canada First Novel Award, and longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Dublin Literary Award. "Butter Honey Pig Bread" placed second on CBC's "Canada Reads: Canada's Annual Battle of the Books," where it was selected as one of five contenders in 2021 for “the one book that all of Canada should read.” francesca's writing has appeared in the Malahat Review, Transition Magazine, Room Magazine, Brittle Paper, the Ex-Puritan, C-Magazine, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Canadian Art, Chatelain and elsewhere. Her short story, "Ọrun is Heaven" was longlisted for the 2019 Journey Prize. She co-authored, "Curious Sounds: A Dialogue in Three Movements" (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2023), a multi-genre collaborative book with Roger Mooking. Originally broadcast via Zoom on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Hosted by Peter Maravelis. Made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation. citylights.com/foundation/

Today, We have Rawley Grau with us.Rawley Grau has translated numerous works from Slovenian, including novels by Dušan Šarotar, Mojca Kumerdej, Gabriela Babnik, Vlado Žabot, and Sebastijan Pregelj. Five of his translations were longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award, and his translations of Šarotar's Panorama and Billiards at the Hotel Dobray were shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize. He has also translated Ivan Cankar's play Depravity in St. Florian Valley, as well as poetry by Miljana Cunta, Miklavž Komelj, Janez Ramoveš, and Tomaž Šalamun, among others. In 2021, he received the Lavrin Diploma for excellence in translation from the Association of Slovenian Literary Translators. Translations from other languages include a book of poems and letters by the Russian poet Yevgeny Baratynsky, which received the AATSEEL prize for Best Scholarly Translation, and, most recently, a volume of poems by the Macedonian poet Aco Šopov, which he co-translated with Christina E. Kramer. Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, he has lived in Ljubljana for the past two decades. He spoke about relocating to Slovenia from the States, his work in Slovene Translation and Co-Translation.To Buy Rawley's Translated work - https://tinyurl.com/3m4tjwha* For your Valuable feedback on this Episode - Please click the link below.https://tinyurl.com/4zbdhrwrHarshaneeyam on Spotify App –https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onspotHarshaneeyam on Apple App – https://harshaneeyam.captivate.fm/onapple*Contact us - harshaneeyam@gmail.com ***Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Interviewees in interviews conducted by Harshaneeyam Podcast are those of the Interviewees and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Harshaneeyam Podcast. Any content provided by Interviewees is of their opinion and is not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Today, we get to hear from Maurice Carlos Ruffin whose novel, THE AMERICAN DAUGHTERS, was released in February. We'll be talking about how to write politically charged topics. Watch a recording here. The audio/video version is available for one week. Missed it? Check out the podcast version above or on your favorite podcast platform.To find Ruffin's latest novel and many other books by our authors, visit our Bookshop page. Looking for a writing community? Join our Facebook page.Maurice Carlos Ruffin is the recipient of the 2023 Louisiana Writer Award and the Black Rock Senegal Residency. He also wrote The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You, which was published in August 2021. It was the 2023 One Book One New Orleans selection, a New York Times Editor's Choice, a finalist for the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and longlisted for the Story Prize. The book was also selected to represent Louisiana at the 2023 National Book Festival. His first book, We Cast a Shadow, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the PEN America Open Book Prize. It was longlisted for the 2021 DUBLIN Literary Award, the Center for Fiction Prize, and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. A New Orleans native, Ruffin is a professor of Creative Writing at Louisiana State University, and the 2020-2021 John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi. Ruffin is part of the Artist Network of Narrative 4, an organization dedicated to aiding the educational opportunities of young people. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 7amnovelist.substack.com

Aishah Zainal is a 27-year-old author from Ipoh. Her novel Hades, which is set in a world of low-cost flats and centers around the relationship between a troubled teen and a single mother, was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award 2024. We speak to her about her novel and her journey.Image Credit: Dublin Literary Award

Film Reviews - Rosanne Cash - Dublin Literary Award winner Mircea Cartarescu

Mircea Cartarescu speaks to Arts and Media Correspondent Evelyn O'Rourke

Libration Nation is going International! This week we are discussing the German book Marzahn, Mon Amour by Katja Oskamp, which was the winner of the Dublin Literary Award 2023. Also, this Mother's Day Week, my guest is none other than the Queen of Libration Nation herself, my mother Patricia Smith! Marzahn, Mon Amour is about the experiences of a woman who becomes a pedicurist in Marzahn, Berlin and chronicles the stories of her clients, mostly seniors who came of age in East Berlin before the Wall came down. These stories are told with compassion and curiosity, documenting the beauty and truth of a people who have experienced both tragedy and triumph.Our drink this week is an Aperol Spritz, which is featured in the book and is perfect beverage to enjoy all summer long!Aperol Spritz RecipeIce3 ounces Aperol3 ounces dry Prosecco1 ounce club sodaOrange slice, for garnishIn this episodeHoopla for LibrariesMarzahn, BerlinDublin Literary AwardThe Clown by Heinrich Boll

On this month's episode, host Nicole Flattery is joined by Dean Fee and Emily Cooper to discuss their work as writers and editors of The Pig's Back. Read and discussed on the podcast are Danielle McLaughlin's short story, 'Night of the Silver Fox' originally published in Issue 23, Volume 2 of The Stinging Fly, and Mathew Sweeney's poem, 'Donegal', originally published in Issue 37, Volume 2 of The Stinging Fly. Dean Fee is a writer from Cavan. His short fiction and non-fiction has been published in The Dublin Review, The Stinging Fly, Banshee and The Tangerine. He has received two Literature Bursaries from the Arts Council of Ireland. He was longlisted for the Deborah Rogers Foundation Award in 2021 and was editor-in-residence at the Regional Cultural Centre Letterkenny, in 2022. He is represented by Zoë Waldie at RCW and is the managing editor of The Pig's Back literary journal. Emily Cooper is a poet and writer based in Donegal. Her work has been published in The Stinging Fly, Banshee, Winter Papers, London Magazine and others. She was a 2019 recipient of the Next Generation Award and has been awarded three Literature Bursaries by the Arts Council of Ireland. Her poetry collection Glass was published by Makina Books in 2021 and The Conversation, a collaborative collection written with Jo Burns will be published this year by Doire Press. She is represented by Harriet Moore at David Higham Associates and an editor for The Pig's Back literary journal. Danielle McLaughlin is the author of the short-story collection, Dinosaurs on Other Planets, and the novel, The Art of Falling, which was shortlisted for the 2022 Dublin Literary Award. She has been Writer in Residence at University College Cork and Visiting Writer Fellow at the Oscar Wilde Centre, Trinity College, Dublin. She has also designed and delivered workshops in Creative Writing for various organisations and festivals and currently mentors a number of emerging writers. Matthew Sweeney (1952-2018) was born in Lifford, County Donegal. His poetry collections include A Dream of Maps (1981), A Round House (1983), The Lame Waltzer (1985), Blue Shoes (1989), Cacti (1992), The Bridal Suite (1997), A Smell of Fish (2000), Selected Poems (2002), Sanctuary (2004), Black Moon (2007), The Night Post: A Selection (Salt, 2010), Horse Music (2013), Inquisition Lane (2015), My Life as a Painter (2018), King of a Rainy Country (2018), and Shadow of the Owl (2020). His work has been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and for the Irish Times Poetry Now Award and won the inaugural Pigott Poetry Prize. He was a member of Aosdána. Nicole Flattery is a writer and critic. Her story collection Show Them A Good Time, was published by The Stinging Fly and Bloomsbury in 2019. Her first novel, Nothing Special, was published by Bloomsbury in 2023. The Stinging Fly Podcast invites writers to choose a story from the Stinging Fly archive to read and discuss. Previous episodes of the podcast can be found here. The podcast's theme music is ‘Sale of Lakes', by Divan. All of the Stinging Fly archive is available to subscribers.

In dieser Folge mit Robin, Anika und Meike: „Toxische Weiblichkeit“ von Sophia Fritz, „Wo Milch und Honig fließen“ von C Pam Zhang und „Von Königreichen hast du geträumt“ von Álvaro Enrigue. Bora Chung und ihre Übersetzerin Ki-Hyang Lee gewinnen für „Der Fluch des Hasen“ den Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse für übersetzte Literatur, der International Booker überrascht mit einem südamerikanischen Schwerpunkt und die Nominierten des Dublin Literary Award geben Anlass zum Jubel. Kurzum: Wir machen unserem guten Ruf als Preislistenpodcast im Vorgeplänkel alle Ehre!

Lucy Collins, Literary award judge, discusses the shortlist for the Dublin Literary Award 2024, which is being announced today with a €100,000 prize sponsored by Dublin City Council.

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It's been a BIG couple of weeks for our CBC colleague William Ping. He's been named to the longlist for the Dublin Literary Award, one of the most valuable fiction prizes in the world, for his first novel, Hollow Bamboo. It was published last year by Harper Collins and is based on the experiences of Chinese immigrants to Newfoundland - including William's own grandfather - in the 1930s. William is also being paired with one of the shortlisted authors for this year's Giller Prize - for the Giller Book Club.

Our CBC colleague William Ping has been named to the longlist for the Dublin Literary Award. William's first novel, Hollow Bamboo, was published last year by Harper Collins. It's based on the experiences of Chinese immigrants to Newfoundland in the 1930s, including William's own grandfather. He joined us in studio to talk about it.

Two books by Waikato writer Catherine Chidgey have been nominated for the 2024 Dublin Literary Award. It's the world's most valuable annual prize for a work of fiction published in English, with a prize of 178,000 NZD. The books nominated, Pet and The Axeman's Carnival were both released last year, and The Axeman's Carnival won the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for fiction at the 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. Also nominated is fellow New Zealander Eleanor Catton's book Burnham Wood. Catherine Chidgey spoke with Charlotte Cook.

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Ayana Mathis's first novel, The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, was a New York Times Bestseller, second selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0, a 2013 New York Times Notable Book, NPR Best Book of 2013, and was long listed for the Dublin Literary Award and nominated for Hurston/Wright Foundation's Legacy Award. Mathis's nonfiction has been published in the The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Financial Times, Rolling Stone, Guernica and Glamour. She currently teaches at Hunter College's MFA Program.  Her new novel is The Unsettled. We talked about the title, her main character's agency, her focus on character and story, and myth among other topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With two of Ireland's leading writers: recipient of the Rooney Prize, Dublin Literary Award and the Goldsmith Prize, Mike McCormack tells us about his latest book This Plague of Souls, while Paul Lynch, brings us into the frighteningly recognisable world of his Booker Prize Shortlisted novel Prophet Song. With music from singer songwriter Krea.

Arts and Media corresondent Sinead Crowley speaks to winners - author Katja Oskamp and translator Jo Heinrich

After a personal tragedy upends his world, American-born artist Chris travels to his mother's homeland in the Caribbean hoping to find some peace and tranquility. He plans to spend his time painting in solitude and coming to terms with his recent loss and his fractured relationship with his father. Instead, he discovers a new extended and complicated "family." The people he meets help him to heal, even as he supports them in unexpected ways. Told from different points of view, this is a compelling novel about unlikely love, friendship, and community, with surprises along the way.Alecia McKenzie is a Jamaican writer based in France. Her first collection of short stories, Satellite City, and her novel Sweetheart have both won Commonwealth literary prizes. Sweetheart has been translated into French (Trésor) and was awarded the Prix Carbet des lycéens in 2017. Her most recent novel is A Million Aunties - longlisted for the 2022 Dublin Literary Award. Her work has also appeared in a range of literary magazines and in anthologies such as Stories from Blue Latitudes, The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories, Global Tales, Girls Night In, and To Exist is to Resist.Reading 1 -  Chapter 3, pages 52 to 54 (Chris)Background music by guitarist GVD.Reading 2 - Chapter 11, pages 148 - 150 (Miss Vera)Background music by guitarist Djavi D.________________________________________________SUPPORT Caribbean writers and the BCLFBUY a copy of  A Million Aunties by Alecia McKenzie from the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary Festival Bookshop here

Welcome to this week's True Fiction Project Podcast. Today, I have the honor of speaking with Sonali Dev, Best Selling Indian American Romance Novelist and author of her new book, The Vibrant Years. The Vibrant Years is the first book released by actress Mindy Kaling's new publishing imprint, Mindy's Book Studio. Sonali's book describes the everyday world of Indian American women. Using her storytelling magic to explore deeper questions about women's self-reliance and the fight for empowerment by underrepresented, often unheard voices.     Sonali talks about the way of life from past generations to her daughter's generations, noting the differences in choices available to each generation. Sonali discusses the brave choice immigrants make to migrate, whether the choice comes from wanting to seek adventure and exploration, or through necessity or tragedy. At the end of the episode, listen to an excerpt of The Vibrant Years, where we follow Cullie, Alisha and Bindu, three generations of Indian American women, discuss the modern dating scene and walk the precarious line between traditional expectations and twenty-first century aspirations.      IN THIS EPISODE:  [3:03] What did Sonali mean by the title The Vibrant Years?  [6:33] What does Sonali mean by the fact that women can now live the way they want?  [11:13] How would the story have been different if the characters didn't come from a family of immigrants?    [14:34] How are women conditioned to believe things and being told what to do?  [17:56] Was Sonali's book inspired by real-life circumstances?   [23:32] How her grandma's life and experiences played into her book.  [29:52] Why did Mindy Kaling choose to release this book under her imprint?  [32:23] An excerpt from The Vibrant Years by Sonali Dev.  KEY TAKEAWAYS:  This generation has the choice to do a variety of things that the previous generation didn't have the ability to choose from. The opportunities available are double-edged on if they are for the better or not.   An immigrant has an inherent value to adventure, a sense of restlessness, and a belief that they can change their life if they choose. Their hearts are in their choices.   An author's real-life experiences can often be found in their fiction writing. Many aspects of The Vibrant Years tied in to things that Sonali had gone through or that her grandmother's experienced.     Fiction Credits:  Story written and read by: Sonali Dev  BIO:  USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev writes Bollywood-style love stories that explore universal issues. Her novels have been named Best Books of the Year by Library Journal, NPR, the Washington Post, and Kirkus. She has won numerous accolades, including the American Library Association's award for best romance, the RT Reviewer Choice Award for best contemporary romance, multiple RT Seals of Excellence, has been a RITA® finalist, and has been listed for the Dublin Literary Award. Shelf Awareness calls her “Not only one of the best but one of the bravest romance novelists working today.” Sonali lives in Chicagoland with her husband, two visiting adult children, and the world's most perfect dog. Find more at sonalidev.com.  Sonali Dev's Website  Sonali's Twitter  Sonali's Facebook Our Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code 50truefictionproject for a great deal: https://www.hellofresh.com/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sinéad Crowley, Arts and Media Correspondent, on the books included on the 2023 Dublin Literary Award shortlist.

Dublin Literary Award - Speed the Plough - Klondike - Granard Booktown

Matthew Salesses is the author of eight books, including The Sense of Wonder, the national bestseller Craft in the Real World, and the PEN/Faulkner Finalist and Dublin Literary Award longlisted novel Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear. He also wrote The Hundred-Year Flood; I'm Not Saying, I'm Just Saying; Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity; The Last Repatriate; and Our Island of Epidemics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transracial adoptee Matthew shares how he's found clarity and resolved confusion about who he is to find peace. There are insights aplenty on shame, feeling different and a host of other issues that can plague transracial adoptees.Here's the book I mention https://www.amazon.com/Power-vs-Force-Dr-David-R-Hawkins-audiobook/dp/B000KZRMCOMATTHEW SALESSES is the author of eight books, including The Sense of Wonder, which comes out in January 2023 from Little, Brown. Most recent are the national bestseller Craft in the Real World (a Best Book of 2021 at NPR, Esquire, Library Journal, Independent Book Review, Chicago Tribune, Electric Literature, and others) and the PEN/Faulkner Finalist and Dublin Literary Award longlisted novel Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear. He also wrote The Hundred-Year Flood; I'm Not Saying, I'm Just Saying; Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity; The Last Repatriate; and Our Island of Epidemics (out of print). Also forthcoming is a memoir-in-essays, To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time.Matthew was adopted from Korea. In 2015 Buzzfeed named him one of 32 Essential Asian American Writers. His essays can be found in Best American Essays 2020, NPR Code Switch,The New York Times Motherlode, The Guardian, VICE.com, and other venues. His short fiction has appeared in Glimmer Train, American Short Fiction, PEN/Guernica, and Witness, among others. He has received awards and fellowships from Bread Loaf, Glimmer Train, Mid-American Review, [PANK], HTMLGIANT, IMPAC, Inprint, and elsewhere.Matthew is an Assistant Professor of Writing at Columbia University. He earned a Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Houston and an M.F.A. in Fiction from Emerson College. He serves on the editorial boards of Green Mountains Review and Machete (an imprint of The Ohio State University Press), and has held editorial positions at Pleiades, The Good Men Project, Gulf Coast, and Redivider. He has read and lectured widely at conferences and universities and on TV and radio, including PBS, NPR, Al Jazeera America, various MFA programs, and the Tin House, Kundiman, and One Story writing conferences.https://matthewsalesses.com/https://www.instagram.com/m.salesses

MATTHEW SALESSES is the author of eight books, including The Sense of Wonder, which comes out in January 2023 from Little, Brown. Most recent are the national bestseller Craft in the Real World (a Best Book of 2021 at NPR, Esquire, Library Journal, Independent Book Review, Chicago Tribune, Electric Literature, and others) and the PEN/Faulkner Finalist and Dublin Literary Award longlisted novel Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear. He also wrote The Hundred-Year Flood; I'm Not Saying, I'm Just Saying; Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity; The Last Repatriate; and Our Island of Epidemics (out of print). Also forthcoming is a memoir-in-essays, To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time. Book Recommendations: Kristin Chen, Counterfeit Alice Munroe, Selected Stories Ryan Lee Wong, Which Side Are You On?  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MATTHEW SALESSES is the author of eight books, including The Sense of Wonder, which comes out in January 2023 from Little, Brown. Most recent are the national bestseller Craft in the Real World (a Best Book of 2021 at NPR, Esquire, Library Journal, Independent Book Review, Chicago Tribune, Electric Literature, and others) and the PEN/Faulkner Finalist and Dublin Literary Award longlisted novel Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear. He also wrote The Hundred-Year Flood; I'm Not Saying, I'm Just Saying; Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity; The Last Repatriate; and Our Island of Epidemics (out of print). Also forthcoming is a memoir-in-essays, To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time. Book Recommendations: Kristin Chen, Counterfeit Alice Munroe, Selected Stories Ryan Lee Wong, Which Side Are You On?  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

MATTHEW SALESSES is the author of eight books, including The Sense of Wonder, which comes out in January 2023 from Little, Brown. Most recent are the national bestseller Craft in the Real World (a Best Book of 2021 at NPR, Esquire, Library Journal, Independent Book Review, Chicago Tribune, Electric Literature, and others) and the PEN/Faulkner Finalist and Dublin Literary Award longlisted novel Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear. He also wrote The Hundred-Year Flood; I'm Not Saying, I'm Just Saying; Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity; The Last Repatriate; and Our Island of Epidemics (out of print). Also forthcoming is a memoir-in-essays, To Grieve Is to Carry Another Time. Book Recommendations: Kristin Chen, Counterfeit Alice Munroe, Selected Stories Ryan Lee Wong, Which Side Are You On?  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Reesa Woolf, Ph.D. on Confident Speakinghttps://confidentspeaking.com/www.LinkedIn.com/in/reesawoolfphdMekdela, M.A. author of "Plus Size"WEBSITE: https://plussizebook.com/TWITTER & TikTok: @plussizebook Sonali Dev author of "The Vibrant Years"amazon.com/TheVibrantYearsSigned Copies of The Vibrant Years from https://www.andersonsbookshop.com/https://sonalidev.com/=====================================Reesa Woolf, PhD is an International TED Talk Trainer, Keynote Speaker and Author with more than 30-years of experience preparing CEOs and their teams to speak with Confidence. She is an expert in demystifying and eliminating Fear of Public Speaking. Her latest book is Mr. Bear Speaks Without Fear: The Easiest Way to Learn the Hardest Subject. https://confidentspeaking.com/Mekdela is an Ethiopian-American writer, advocate, and organizer. She is a contributor of the anthology, “Pan African Spaces: Essays on Black Transnationalism.” Her work has been featured in the North England Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Pennycress Zine. She is an avid student of Feminist and Critical Race theory. Her latest work, "Plus-Size: A Memoir of Pop Culture, Fatphobia, and Social Change” chronicles the rise of the body positive movement and body positivity through pop culture reviews and personal reflections. https://plussizebook.com/Sonali Dev is a USA Today bestselling author who writes Bollywood-style love stories that explore universal issues. Her novels have been named Best Books of the Year by Library Journal, NPR, the Washington Post, and Kirkus. She has won numerous accolades, including the American Library Association's award for best romance, the RT Reviewer Choice Award for best contemporary romance, and has been listed for the Dublin Literary Award. Sonali Dev's humorous and inspiring new novel The Vibrant Years takes readers into the particular experiences of Indian-American women, walking the often-precarious line between traditional expectations and twenty-first century aspirations. https://sonalidev.com/

Anna and Annie discuss the winner of the winner of the 2022 Dublin Literary Award, The Art of Losing by Alice Zeniter translated by Frank Wynne. Our book of the week is The Red Arrow by William Brewer. A writer who has taken a dose of mushrooms chases a famous physicist whose memoir he is ghost-writing.  Described as 'hypnotic' and 'trippy', we could not find a bad review of this book.  We are in the minority on this one! Follow us: Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Facebook: Books On The Go Instagram: @abailliekaras and @mr_annie Twitter: @abailliekaras and @mister_annie Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Sinéad Crowley, Arts and Media Correspondent, discusses the Dublin Literary Award which will be announced this afternoon.

Our arts and media correspondent, Sinead Crowley, reports on the winner of this year's Dublin Literary Award, French author Alice Zeniter.

In this episode of Basically, psychotherapist and former footballer Richie Sadlier joins Stefanie to talk all about sex. He talks about why it is important to give young boys proper sex education and to have open conversations with them about sex and relationships.  Richie's book, Let's Talk is available now, and you can follow Richie on Instagram @RichieSadlier You can support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode of Basically is sponsored by Humdinger Mortgages. Feel free to check them out at humdingermortgages.ie This episode of Basically is sponsored by the Dublin Literary Award 2022. Find out more at dublinliteraryaward.ie 

Nominated by Ottawa Public Library, Canada The 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 79 books has been painstakingly narrowed down to a shortlist of just 6 titles; this exclusive limited podcast series, hosted by Jessica Traynor and Séan Hewitt, is designed to give you access to the authors and translators behind the books. In this episode, Jessica and Seán discuss ‘Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies', nominated by Ottawa Public Library, Canada. Their conversation is followed by an interview with the author, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Leanne is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer, scholar, musician, and member of the Alderville First Nation. Interrogating the intersections between politics, story, song, Leanne has created an essential work of decolonisation, a hymn to the natural world, and a reclamation of indigenous culture. The DUBLIN Literary Award, sponsored by Dublin City Council, is the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner. Nominated by libraries around the world, all the books on the shortlist can be read in both physical and digital formats, from libraries around the country and through BorrowBox. Tune in on May 19th when the winner is announced as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. ___ Jessica Traynor's debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences, an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Seán Hewitt is a poet, lecturer and critic based in Dublin. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020) won The Laurel Prize in 2021. His memoir, All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape, 2022), will be published this summer. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

Nominated by Helsinki City Library, Finland The 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 79 books has been painstakingly narrowed down to a shortlist of just 6 titles; this exclusive limited podcast series, hosted by Jessica Traynor and Séan Hewitt, is designed to give you access to the authors and translators behind the books. In this episode, Jessica and Seán discuss ‘The Death of Vivek Oji', nominated by Helsinki City Library, Finland. Their conversation about The Death of Vivek Oji is followed by a conversation with Dr Ebun Joseph, race relations consultant and Director of the Institute of Antiracism and Black Studies. The DUBLIN Literary Award, sponsored by Dublin City Council, is the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner. Nominated by libraries around the world, all the books on the shortlist can be read in both physical and digital formats, from libraries around the country and through BorrowBox. Tune in on May 19th when the winner is announced as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. ___ Jessica Traynor's debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences, an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Seán Hewitt is a poet, lecturer and critic based in Dublin. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020) won The Laurel Prize in 2021. His memoir, All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape, 2022), will be published this summer. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

Nominated by Bibliothèque de Reims, France The 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 79 books has been painstakingly narrowed down to a shortlist of just 6 titles; this exclusive limited podcast series, hosted by Jessica Traynor and Séan Hewitt, is designed to give you access to the authors and translators behind the books. In this episode, Jessica and Seán discuss ‘At Night all Blood is Black', nominated by Bibliothèque de Reims, France. Their conversation is followed by an interview with the author, David Diop, and translator, Anna Moschovakis. Born in Paris, David Diop grew up in Senegal. A professor of eighteenth century literature, he draws deeply on his native culture to tell a story steeped in the horrors of war, and the scope of the human soul. Translator Anna Moschovakis is also a poet and an author, whose works include the James Laughlin Award-winning poetry collection You and Three Others Are Approaching a Lake and a novel, Eleanor, or The Rejection of the Progress of Love. The DUBLIN Literary Award, sponsored by Dublin City Council, is the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner. Nominated by libraries around the world, all the books on the shortlist can be read in both physical and digital formats, from libraries around the country and through BorrowBox. Tune in on May 23rd when the winner is announced as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. ___ Jessica Traynor's debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences, an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Seán Hewitt is a poet, lecturer and critic based in Dublin. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020) won The Laurel Prize in 2021. His memoir, All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape, 2022), will be published this summer. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

Nominated by Auckland Libraries, New Zealand and Dunedin Public Libraries, New Zealand The 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 79 books has been painstakingly narrowed down to a shortlist of just 6 titles; this exclusive limited podcast series, hosted by Jessica Traynor and Séan Hewitt, is designed to give you access to the authors and translators behind the books. In this episode, Jessica and Seán discuss ‘Remote Sympathy', nominated by Auckland Libraries, New Zealand and Dunedin Public Libraries, New Zealand. Their conversation is followed by an interview with the author, Catherine Chidgey. A New Zealand author and academic, Catherine has created a haunting examination of human connection in the midst of war, in a narrative set in and around a German concentration camp. The DUBLIN Literary Award, sponsored by Dublin City Council, is the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner. Nominated by libraries around the world, all the books on the shortlist can be read in both physical and digital formats, from libraries around the country and through BorrowBox. Tune in on May 23rd when the winner is announced as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. ___ Jessica Traynor's debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences, an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Seán Hewitt is a poet, lecturer and critic based in Dublin. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020) won The Laurel Prize in 2021. His memoir, All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape, 2022), will be published this summer. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

Nominated by Bibliothèque publique d'information, Paris, France The 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 79 books has been painstakingly narrowed down to a shortlist of just 6 titles; this exclusive limited podcast series, hosted by Jessica Traynor and Séan Hewitt, is designed to give you access to the authors and translators behind the books. In this episode, Jessica and Seán discuss ‘The Art of Losing', nominated by Bibliothèque publique d'information, France. Their conversation is followed by an interview with the author, Alice Zenitr, and translator, Frank Wynne. Alice is the prize-winning author of four novels. She is also a playwright and theatre director. With The Art of Losing, Alice has created a powerful drama about a family struggling with the weight of the past, and the reality of their displacement from their homeland. Frank Wynne is an Irish translator who has translated and published comics and graphic novels. He has won numerous awards for his translations, including the DUBLIN Literary Award 2002, the Scott Moncrieff Prize, and the Premio Valle Inclán. The DUBLIN Literary Award, sponsored by Dublin City Council, is the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner. Nominated by libraries around the world, all the books on the shortlist can be read in both physical and digital formats, from libraries around the country and through BorrowBox. Tune in on May 19th when the winner is announced as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. ___ Jessica Traynor's debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences, an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Seán Hewitt is a poet, lecturer and critic based in Dublin. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020) won The Laurel Prize in 2021. His memoir, All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape, 2022), will be published this summer. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

The 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 79 books has been painstakingly narrowed down to a shortlist of just 6 titles; this exclusive limited podcast series, hosted by Jessica Traynor and Séan Hewitt, is designed to give you access to the authors and translators behind the books. In this episode, Jessica and Seán discuss ‘The Art of Falling', nominated by Cork City Libraries, Ireland. Their conversation is followed by an interview with the author, Danielle McLaughlin. A short story and fiction writer, Danielle's work has been published in the New Yorker, Irish Times, the Stinging Fly, and various anthologies. 'The Art of Falling' is her first novel and with it she has crafted an intricate portrayal of one woman caught between the past and the present, facing the emotional consequences of truth and betrayal. The DUBLIN Literary Award, sponsored by Dublin City Council, is the world's most valuable annual prize for a single work of fiction published in English, worth €100,000 to the winner. Nominated by libraries around the world, all the books on the shortlist can be read in both physical and digital formats, from libraries around the country and through BorrowBox. Tune in on May 19th when the winner is announced as part of the International Literature Festival Dublin. ___ Jessica Traynor's debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences, an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Seán Hewitt is a poet, lecturer and critic based in Dublin. His debut collection, Tongues of Fire (Jonathan Cape, 2020) won The Laurel Prize in 2021. His memoir, All Down Darkness Wide (Jonathan Cape, 2022), will be published this summer. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

Sinéad Crowley, Arts and Media Correspondent, reveals the 2022 Dublin Literary Award shortlist

The best-selling author Sara-Jayne Makwala King is in conversation with Sue Nyathi, editor of When Secrets Become Stories. About Sue: Sukoluhle ‘Sue' Nyathi is a writer by passion and an investment analyst by profession. Sue has written three novels – The Polygamist (2012), The GoldDiggers (2018) and A Family Affair (2020). The GoldDiggers was longlisted for the Barry Ronge Fiction Award and the Dublin Literary Award, while A Family Affair has been longlisted for the Humanities and Social Sciences Award. She also contributed to Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu? (2019) and Hair: Unpicking and Weaving stories of Identity (2019). Sue lives in Johannesburg. About Sara-Jayne: Sara-Jayne King is a South African journalist and author, whose career spans more than a decade and has taken her across the globe in search of extraordinary people with remarkable stories. About When Secrets Become Stories: She was asking for it. She should have known better. Bekezela (persevere), she was told. It's because I love you, he said. It's not that bad, she told herself. In sharing their experiences from girlhood to the boardroom, from Cape Town's suburbs to the hills of KwaZulu-Natal, women from different walks of life show how chillingly common male violence against women is. Together, their voices form a deafening chorus. Gender-based violence feeds on shame and silence but in this extraordinary collection, brave women reclaim their power and summon the courage in others to do the same. In speaking out, sharing what was once secret, shame's hold is broken. With contributions by Lorraine Sithole, Desiree-Anne Martin, UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Shafinaaz Hassim, Cathy Park Kelly and Olivia Jasriel, who as a child was sexually abused by tennis star Bob Hewitt. Heart-rending at times, it is the honesty and courage of the writing that truly inspires.

The best-selling author Sara-Jayne Makwala King is in conversation with Sue Nyathi, editor of When Secrets Become Stories. About Sue: Sukoluhle ‘Sue' Nyathi is a writer by passion and an investment analyst by profession. Sue has written three novels – The Polygamist (2012), The GoldDiggers (2018) and A Family Affair (2020). The GoldDiggers was longlisted for the Barry Ronge Fiction Award and the Dublin Literary Award, while A Family Affair has been longlisted for the Humanities and Social Sciences Award. She also contributed to Black Tax: Burden or Ubuntu? (2019) and Hair: Unpicking and Weaving stories of Identity (2019). Sue lives in Johannesburg. About Sara-Jayne: Sara-Jayne King is a South African journalist and author, whose career spans more than a decade and has taken her across the globe in search of extraordinary people with remarkable stories. About When Secrets Become Stories: She was asking for it. She should have known better. Bekezela (persevere), she was told. It's because I love you, he said. It's not that bad, she told herself. In sharing their experiences from girlhood to the boardroom, from Cape Town's suburbs to the hills of KwaZulu-Natal, women from different walks of life show how chillingly common male violence against women is. Together, their voices form a deafening chorus. Gender-based violence feeds on shame and silence but in this extraordinary collection, brave women reclaim their power and summon the courage in others to do the same. In speaking out, sharing what was once secret, shame's hold is broken. With contributions by Lorraine Sithole, Desiree-Anne Martin, UCT vice-chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Shafinaaz Hassim, Cathy Park Kelly and Olivia Jasriel, who as a child was sexually abused by tennis star Bob Hewitt. Heart-rending at times, it is the honesty and courage of the writing that truly inspires.

Perry and David discuss their recent reading, in particular Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr and The Lost Daughter book and film. News (07:19) Locus Magazine recommended reading list (02:26) Dublin Literary Award longlist (01:30) Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Winners (03:13) What we've been reading (49:40) David on Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (03:46) Perry's take on Cloud Cuckoo Land (08:23) Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (04:05) Last Stand in Lychford by Paul Cornell (03:19) All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton (03:21) Flames by Robbie Arnott (07:49) The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante (book) (04:02) The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante (movie) (14:25) Discussion with Lucy Sussex (27:05) The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore (04:29) I Hear the Mermaids Singing by Charmian Clift (03:01) A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge (02:22) Deeplight by Frances Hardinge (02:12) Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (00:52) A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam (05:23) Defiant Voices by Yvette Smith (01:34) Vandemonians by Janet McCalman (02:41) Enigma of China by Qiu Xiaolong (01:36) Windup (00:39) Click here for more info and indexes Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels

Perry and David discuss their recent reading, in particular Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr and The Lost Daughter book and film. News (07:19) Locus Magazine recommended reading list (02:26) Dublin Literary Award longlist (01:30) Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Winners (03:13) What we've been reading (49:40) David on Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (03:46) Perry's take on Cloud Cuckoo Land (08:23) Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (04:05) Last Stand in Lychford by Paul Cornell (03:19) All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton (03:21) Flames by Robbie Arnott (07:49) The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante (book) (04:02) The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante (movie) (14:25) Discussion with Lucy Sussex (27:05) The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore (04:29) I Hear the Mermaids Singing by Charmian Clift (03:01) A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge (02:22) Deeplight by Frances Hardinge (02:12) Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge (00:52) A Long Way from Verona by Jane Gardam (05:23) Defiant Voices by Yvette Smith (01:34) Vandemonians by Janet McCalman (02:41) Enigma of China by Qiu Xiaolong (01:36) Windup (00:39) Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels

Na segunda parte do  episódio celebramos a nomeação desta obra de João Reis para o Dublin Literary Award 2022 com um conversa sobre este livro com o seu autor e um pequeno grupo de leitura. Sigam o autor no Instagram: João Reis autor Bedraggling Grandma with Russian Snow - editado por corona/samizdat Silvia e a Márcia Elisa e a Susana  Maria Joao Sofia   e outra Sofia --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anatomiadolivro/message

In dieser Folge mit Meike, Anika und Robin: „Zusammenkunft“ von Natasha Brown, „Damenbart“ von Sarah Pines und „Wenn ich euch verraten könnte“ von Lea Draeger. Die Nominierungen für den Dublin Literary Award werden von einer bestimmten Berufsgruppe zusammengestellt: Bibliothekar*innen aus aller Welt dürfen hier Bücher nominieren, die im Original oder übersetzt auf Englisch erschienen sind.

In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition Bernardine Evaristo won the 2019 Man Booker Prize and the Dublin Literary Award for Girl, Woman, Other, ''a breathtaking symphony of Black women's voices'' that explores the merging of identity and Britain's African and Caribbean colonial history. Her other novels include The Emperor's Babe and Hello Mum, both of which were adapted into BBC radio programs, in addition to her short fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and drama. A longtime advocate for greater inclusion of artists of color, she co-founded Britain's first Black women's theater company, first major Black theater conference, and first major conference on Black writing. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts and was awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literature. An exploration of identity, race, class, aging, and the power of persistence, Manifesto is a memoir of Evaristo's intertwined life and multi-decade effort to share her work with the world. (recorded 1/20/2022)

Neste episódio celebramos a nomeação desta obra de João Reis para o Dublin Literary Award 2022 com um conversa sobre este livro com o seu autor e um pequeno grupo de leitura. Sigam o autor no Instagram: João Reis autor Bedraggling Grandma with Russian Snow - editado por corona/samizdat Silvia e a Márcia Elisa e a Susana  Maria Joao Sofia   e outra Sofia  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/anatomiadolivro/message

Alan Corr discusses Neil Young removing his music from Spotify. Christopher Morash talks about The Dublin Literary Award long list. The Crawford Art Gallery, Cork celebrates 100 years of James Joyce's Ulysses in new exhibition Odysseys. The Irish Chamber Orchestra host a programme of classical music under the baton of Thomas Zehetmair.

Marcia Franklin talks with Emily Ruskovich, the author of Idaho: A Novel. In 2019, the novel won the Dublin Literary Award, worth more than $100,000. Ruskovich reflects on what it has been like to win the award. The two also discuss the plot of Idaho, whose setting is based on the landscape of Ruskovich's childhood in northern Idaho. Don't forget to subscribe, and visit the Dialogue website for more conversations that matter. Originally Aired: 11/1/2019 The interview is part of Dialogue's series “Conversations from the Sun Valley Writers' Conference” and was taped at the 2019 conference. Since 1995, the conference has been bringing together some of the world's most well-known and illuminating authors to discuss literature and life.

With compelling protagonists confronting their worlds head-on, these bold new voices present beloved stories that crackle with razor-sharp observations and thrill with tension. Panelists:DAWNIE WALTON is a writer, editor, and author of the novel The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. She earned her MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop (2018) and holds a journalism degree from Florida A&M University (1997). Formerly an editor at Essence and Entertainment Weekly, she has received fellowships in fiction writing from MacDowell and the Tin House Summer Workshop. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, she lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband.MATEO ASKARIPOUR's work aims to empower people of color to seize opportunities for advancement, no matter the obstacle. He was a 2018 Rhode Island Writers Colony writer-in-residence, and his writing has appeared in Entrepreneur, Lit Hub, Catapult, The Rumpus, Medium, and elsewhere. His debut novel BLACK BUCK was an instant New York Times bestseller and a Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick. He lives in Brooklyn. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @AskMateo. Robert Jones, Jr. is a writer from New York City. He received his B.F.A. in creative writing, and M.F.A. in fiction from Brooklyn College. He has written for numerous publications, including The New York Times, Essence, and The Paris Review. He is the creator and curator of the social-justice, social-media community Son of Baldwin, which has over 275,000 members across platforms. The Prophets is his debut novel. Moderator:Maurice Carlos Ruffin is the author of The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You, which will be published by One World Random House in August 2021. His first book, We Cast a Shadow, was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the PEN America Open Book Prize. It was longlisted for the 2021 DUBLIN Literary Award, the Center for Fiction Prize and the Aspen Words Literary Prize. The novel was also a New York Times Editor's Choice. Ruffin is the winner of several literary prizes, including the Iowa Review Award in fiction and the William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition Award for Novel-in-Progress. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, the Oxford American, Garden & Gun, Kenyon Review, and Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America. A New Orleans native, Ruffin is a professor of Creative Writing at Louisiana State University, and the 2020-2021 John and Renee Grisham Writer-in-Residence at the University of Mississippi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this month's episode of the podcast, editor Danny Denton is joined by translator Frank Wynne, to read and discuss a short story, "Britney Spears' Sandwich", by Togolese writer Kangni Alem, which first appeared in English in our most recent issue, Summer 2021. Kangni Alem is an award-winning Togolese writer, critic and playwright. He founded the Atelier Théâtre de Lomé in 1989. He has published five novels and three collections of short stories, the most recent of which is Britney Spears' Sandwich (Lomé, 2019). This is the first time his work has been translated into English. Frank Wynne is an Irish literary translator from French and Spanish whose authors have included Michel Houellebecq, Javier Cercas and Virginie Despentes. He jointly won the DUBLIN Literary Award, and has twice won both the Scott Moncrieff Prize and the Premio Valle Inclán. He edited the anthologies Found in Translation (2018) and QUEER: LGBT writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday (2021). During 2021, Frank is collaborating with The Stinging Fly as our first translator-in-residence. The Stinging Fly Podcast invites Irish writers to choose a story from the Stinging Fly archive to read and discuss. Previous episodes of the podcast can be found here. The podcast's theme music is ‘Sale of Lakes', by Divan. All of the Stinging Fly archive is available for everyone to read during the coronavirus crisis.

Sinéad Crowley our Arts and Media Correspondent speaks to this year's winner of the €100,000 prize, Valeria Luiselli

Valeria Luiselli is the author of Lost Children Archive & winner of the Dublin Literary Award for 2021, announced today, Donald Clarke & Ruth Barton review, Army of the Dead, The 8th & the Human Factor, The Galway Early Music Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend, incl. harpist Siobhán Armstrong directing - Saints, Heroes and Kings.

The DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 49 has been narrowed down to a diverse and exciting shortlist of six, and the award will be presented during ILFDublin. This exclusive limited podcast series is hosted by Maeve Higgins and Jessica Traynor. Their conversation about Girl, Woman, Other is followed by Jessica’s interview with Bernardine Evaristo. Evaristo’s remarkable eighth novel follows 12 characters, most of them black British women, raising timeless questions about feminism and race. Meet your hosts. Maeve Higgins is a contributing writer for The New York Times and a comedian who has performed all over the world. Her latest essay collection will be published by Penguin US in 2022. She hosts a climate justice podcast with Mary Robinson entitled Mothers of Invention. Jessica Traynor’s debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences: an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

The DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 49 has been narrowed down to a diverse and exciting shortlist of six, and the award will be presented during ILFDublin. This exclusive limited podcast series is hosted by Maeve Higgins and Jessica Traynor. Their conversation about Hurricane Season is followed by Maeve’s interview with Fernanda Melchor and translator Sophie Hughes. An acclaimed and inventive murder mystery set in horror and squalor, Hurricane Season was described by the Guardian as “fiction with the brakes off”! Meet your hosts. Maeve Higgins is a contributing writer for The New York Times and a comedian who has performed all over the world. Her latest essay collection will be published by Penguin US in 2022. She hosts a climate justice podcast with Mary Robinson entitled Mothers of Invention. Jessica Traynor’s debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences: an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

The Dublin Literary Award longlist of 49 has been narrowed down to a diverse and exciting shortlist of six, and the award will be presented during ILFDublin. This exclusive limited podcast series is hosted by Maeve Higgins and Jessica Traynor. Their conversation about The Nickel Boys, a powerful novel that evokes the grim realities of a Florida reform school with care and compassion, is followed by Jessica’s interview with writer, songwriter, poet and vocalist, Jess Kav. Meet your hosts. Maeve Higgins is a contributing writer for The New York Times and a comedian who has performed all over the world. Her latest essay collection will be published by Penguin US in 2022. She hosts a climate justice podcast with Mary Robinson entitled Mothers of Invention. Jessica Traynor’s debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences: an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Presented in partnership with the Dublin Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

The DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 49 has been narrowed down to a diverse and exciting shortlist of six, and the award will be presented during ILFDublin. This exclusive limited podcast series is hosted by Maeve Higgins and Jessica Traynor. Their conversation about Lost Children Archive is followed by Maeve’s interview with Valeria Luiselli. A fiercely imaginative epic road trip Lost Children Archive was described by The Washington Post as “a novel that daylights our common humanity, and challenges us to reconcile our differences.” Meet your hosts. Maeve Higgins is a contributing writer for The New York Times and a comedian who has performed all over the world. Her latest essay collection will be published by Penguin US in 2022. She hosts a climate justice podcast with Mary Robinson entitled Mothers of Invention. Jessica Traynor’s debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences: an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

The DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 49 has been narrowed down to a diverse and exciting shortlist of six, and the award will be presented during ILFDublin. This exclusive limited podcast series is hosted by Maeve Higgins and Jessica Traynor. Their conversation about On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is followed by Jessica’s interview with Ocean Vuong. A Vietnamese-American poet, Vuong draws on his own family background in this beautiful coming-of-age story of the son of Vietnamese immigrant parents in the US. Meet your hosts. Maeve Higgins is a contributing writer for The New York Times and a comedian who has performed all over the world. Her latest essay collection will be published by Penguin US in 2022. She hosts a climate justice podcast with Mary Robinson entitled Mothers of Invention. Jessica Traynor’s debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences: an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

The DUBLIN Literary Award longlist of 49 has been narrowed down to a diverse and exciting shortlist of six, and the award will be presented during ILFDublin. This exclusive limited podcast series is hosted by Maeve Higgins and Jessica Traynor. Their conversation about Apeirogon is followed by Maeve’s interview with Colum McCann. Described by Elizabeth Strout as a “wondrous book … it will bring you to your knees”, Apeirogon mixes fact with fiction about the Israel‑Palestine conflict to create an insightful and moving depiction of grief and healing. Meet your hosts. Maeve Higgins is a contributing writer for The New York Times and a comedian who has performed all over the world. Her latest essay collection will be published by Penguin US in 2022. She hosts a climate justice podcast with Mary Robinson entitled Mothers of Invention. Jessica Traynor’s debut Liffey Swim was shortlisted for the Strong/Shine Award, and The Quick was an Irish Times poetry choice. She co-edited Correspondences: an anthology to call for an end to direct provision with actor Stephen Rea. Presented in partnership with the DUBLIN Literary Award, a Dublin City Council initiative.

John Maguire & Aingeala Flannery review films, Tina, Ammonite, Prof. Chris Morash, Chair of the judging panel for the Dublin Literary Award discusses this year’s shortlist, David Hockney is one of the most celebrated artists of our time, famed for his bold use of colour, art historian Jessica Fahy on the artist’s book 'Spring Cannot be Cancelled'

Sinéad Crowley, Arts Correspondent, discusses the short list for the Dublin Literary Award 2020.

Anosh Irani, author of "Translated from the Gibberish: Seven Stories and One Half Truth" and "The Parcel", in conversation with jaipur Bytes host Lakshya Datta, recorded live at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2020 on Jan 27. Anosh Irani’s novel, The Parcel, was a finalist for the 2016 Governor General’s Literary Award. It was longlisted for the 2017 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature and is currently on the 2018 Dublin Literary Award longlist. His play, Bombay Black, won five Dora Mavor Moore Awards and his nonfiction has been published in Granta and The New York Times.

Ready to start your own book club?  This special episode tells you how, from who to invite and what books (or genre) to read, to the pitfalls you'll want to avoid. It's packed full of inspiration and advice from book clubs we've interviewed over the years, including the Proust Book Group in Paris, London's own Jilly Cooper book club, a Horror Book Club and the Walking Book Club of Hampstead Heath. We've even come up with the top 10 recommended book club books guaranteed to get the discussing going. So, listen in for everything you need to know to start and run a flourishing book group.  How to find the right book club books? Here are some of our recommended places to look: newspapers summer reading guides and end of year lists, in particular The Times and Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Observer and The Financial Times, The Washington Post and the New York Times; prizes The Booker Prize, The Booker International Prize (for books in translation), The Women's Prize, The Wainwright Prize (for nature writing), The Costa Book Awards, The Goldsmiths Prize (for books that open up new possibilities in the novel form), The Baillie Gifford Prize (for non-fiction), The Walter Scott Prize (for historical-fiction), in the US The National Book Award, the Pulitzer, Barack Obama's annual reading list, in Australia the Miles Franklin and the Stella Prize, and back in Europe Kate's favourite, The Dublin Literary Award (for books nominated by libraries around the world) Book clubs mentioned in the show: Emily's Walking Book Club of Hampstead Heath Simon Thomas's Book of the Year Club The Horror Book Club The Lesbian Book Club The London Literary Salon (Toby Brothers) Ink84 Bookshop book club

Hey folks! Don't forget we now have a Patreon! We would like to give a special shoutout to our higher tier patrons SM Fedor and Eli Ryder at the Satanic Panic level, and Kenesha, Nathan Blixt, and Nina Nahli and Viðarrbjörn Svartalfson at the Demon Possession level. We’re offering cool rewards we’re offering at every tier, the most exciting of which is our Patrons-only podcast, LOTF After Dark which is accessible to every single patron. And when we hit our first 20 patrons, we’ll be doing a patrons-only giveaway!  Show Notes For our fifth tropisode, we're talking WITCHES with Angela Slatter. She is the author of the supernatural crime novels Vigil (2016), Corpselight (2017) and Restoration(2018) (from Jo Fletcher Books), as well as eight short story collections, including The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales, Sourdough and Other Stories, The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, and A Feast of Sorrows: Stories. Vigil was nominated for the Dublin Literary Award in 2018. She has recently signed a two-book deal with Titan Books for Blackwater and Morwood, gothic fantasies set in the world of the Sourdough and Bitterwood collections − both of which involve witches. Lots of witches. She is the author of the novellas, Of Sorrow and Such (Tor.com) and Ripper (in Horrorology: The Lexicon of Fear) − again, more witches. She has won a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, a Ditmar, an Australian Shadows Award and six Aurealis Awards. And has a lifelong interest in, you guessed it, witches. Witches Group Read "These Deathless Bones" by Cassandra Khaw Witches Book Recommendations Fiction Emma Donoghue’s Kissing the Witch Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber Anne Rice’s The Witching Hour Tanith Lee’s The Blood of Roses and The Flat Earth Series Lisa L. Hannett’s Bluegrass Symphony Naomi Novik’s Uprooted https://bookriot.com/2017/04/18/100-must-read-books-witches/ Non-fiction: Marina Warner’s From the Beast to the Blonde Stacy Schiff’s The Witches: Salem 1692 Elizabeth Lynn Linton’s Witch Stories (you can get this on Project Gutenberg) Authors to look out for: Angie Rega Suzanne J. Willis Shauna O’Meara Leife Shallcross Kirstyn McDermott – argh! How could I forget this one? https://www.tor.com/2018/09/05/triquetra-kirstyn-mcdermott/ Nin Harris Silvia Morena-Garcia Tonya Liburd Maria Lewis Vida Cruz Theodora Goss Maria Haskins Gwendolyn Kiste Karen Runge Find Angela: Website | Twitter | Instagram Photo by Kayla Maurais on Unsplash

Author Emily Ruskovich grew up in the Idaho Panhandle, on Hoodoo Mountain. Her experiences color the landscape of her International DUBLIN Literary Award-winning novel, Idaho. Ruskovich is currently on the creative writing faculty at Boise State University and she joins Idaho Matters to talk about accepting the prestigious award.

Lucy Wood is the critically acclaimed author of Diving Belles, a collection of short stories based on Cornish folklore, and Weathering, a debut novel about mothers, daughters and ghosts. She has been longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and the Dylan Thomas Prize, shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize, and was runner-up in the BBC National Short Story Award. She has also received a Betty Trask Award, a Somerset Maugham Award and the Holyer an Gof Award. Weathering was named as one of The New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of 2016. Lucy’s latest collection of short stories is The Sing of the Shore. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ahkil Sharma reads his story from the April 17, 2017, issue of the magazine. Sharma is the author of two novels, “An Obedient Father” and “Family Life,” for which he won the international Dublin Literary Award in 2016.  His first story collection, “A Life of Adventure and Delight,” will be published in July.