Books

The Editor’s Corner – Apr/May 2024

The Editor's Corner – Apr/May 2024

In a world dominated by mobile phones and video games, encouraging young people to read and develop a love of books has probably never been more important. The reading habit needs to be instilled at a young age. In a new initiative to help boost child literacy, Enterprise Mobility

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The Accidental Writer who may be the next Big Thing . . .

The Accidental Writer who may be the next Big Thing . . .

We are experiencing something of a renaissance of Irish female writers at the moment. New talent such as Catherine Prasifka, Emilie Pine, Evie Gaughan, and Louise Nealon (reviewed in last issue), are exploding on the scene. And now a new name – Ruth O’Leary – can be added

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No Chick-lit but work of Substance

No Chick-lit but work of Substance

I always know if I’m going to enjoy a book from the first few lines so when I started reading this in the Newsfour office, I couldn’t put it down. I was hooked. The story begins with four friends, Vivienne, Helen, Clara and Miriam who had all met five years previous at a Human Resource

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How to Not Get Rich Quickly

How to Not Get Rich Quickly

This novel written by Patick Osborne is considered a ‘dark comedy’ in which we see a very diverse cast of characters trying to make a living. The story is set in Dublin and has characters everyone has encountered at least once in their lifetime. Forty-four year old Patrick

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Comfort in Words

Comfort in Words

There have been many times in my life where I needed to make an important decision or I was worried or stressed about situations I was going through at the time, and at those times I would have a default mode and without even realising it, I would find myself standing in a book shop.

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A New Work of Remarkable Insight

A New Work of Remarkable Insight

Big thanks to Manilla Press, publishers of the One Dublin One Book 2024 winner Snowflake, by exciting new Irish talent Louise Nealon for sending NewsFour a copy for review. The book has caused something of a sensation since it was first published with Ms Nealon

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Memoirs of an Irish Seafarer

Memoirs of an Irish Seafarer

This little book is a recount of George’s life and stories when he worked on board many Irish vessels. He tells about his days working as a chef which saw him progress to Ships Cook, and about the many adventures they had, which included sailing to just about every part

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Dublin City Council announces Snowflake by Louise Nealon as the ‘One Dublin One Book’ choice for 2024

Dublin City Council announces Snowflake by Louise Nealon as the 'One Dublin One Book' choice for 2024

Dublin City Council is delighted to announce that Snowflake by Louise Nealon is the ‘One Dublin One Book’ choice for 2024, following on from The Coroner’s Daughter by Andrew Hughes in 2023. ‘One Dublin One Book’ aims to encourage everyone in Dublin to read a designated book

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Fitzgerald strikes gold again in third book in Ashley Brown series

Fitzgerald strikes gold again in third book in Ashley Brown series

Frankie’s Little Miss Madser is the third book published in the Ashley Brown’s series. The book which is the sequel to The Promise Maker is written by author George Fitzgerald. The book which is set in mid 20th century Ireland is based mainly around the characters Ash and Frankie.

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Riding the Waves of Memory and Loss

Riding the Waves of Memory and Loss

This is the third collection of poetry by well-known Dublin poet James Conway. His previous collections were Vertebrae of Journey (2010), and The Purple Coat (2017), both which met with critical acclaim. Conway, a previous winner of the prestigious Jonathan Swift Poetry Award

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