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Non Fiction November

NonFiction November: Books Meant For Each Other

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 BookerTalk 27 Comments Edna O'Brien, Emile Zola, Non fiction November, Rohinton Mistry

If marriages are made in heaven, the union of books must happen in the next best place: bookshelves. I’ve rooted

5 Irish authors not to be missed

Virtual country tours Irish authors

World Literary Tour: Visit Ireland in 5 Books

March 17, 2020March 16, 2021 BookerTalk 28 Comments Anna Burns, Colm Toibin, Donal Ryan, Edna O'Brien, Irish authors, Irish literature, Lisa McInerney

It’s Reading Ireland month and though we’d normally be heading to the pub around no to celebrate St Patrick’s Day,

Six Degrees of Separation

Six Degrees from The Dry to Gaza

May 9, 2019July 4, 2019 BookerTalk 18 Comments Anthony Trollope, Edna O'Brien, Frank Baum, Jane Harper, John Lanchester, Peter Carey

This month’s Six Degrees of Separation kicks off with Jane Harper’s The Dry which I haven’t yet read but

Top Ten Tuesday

Top ten Tuesday: book club recommendations

November 1, 2016July 1, 2021 BookerTalk 21 Comments A S Byatt, Charlotte Rogan, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Edna O'Brien, Emile Zola, Madeleine Thien, Mark Henshaw, Shin Kyung-sook, Stanley Middleton, Wyl Menmuir

What makes a good read for a book club? A selection of 10 that would stimulate discussion.

Six Degrees of Separation Sunday Salon

Six degrees: From Year of Wonders

August 7, 2016June 14, 2020 BookerTalk 11 Comments Edna O'Brien, Geraldine Brooks, Jack Grimwood, Kim Deveraux, Tracy Chevalier

I’ve never tried my hand at the Six Degrees of Separation but the latest chain resulted in some creative linking by a

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