Rachel Connolly & Michael Magee: Near and Far

In their electrifying debut novels, Rachel Connolly and Michael Magee grapple with friendship and uncertain futures that come with being young and being home against the backdrop of Belfast. Magee’s Close To Home draws on his own experiences to question the forces shaping modern masculinity, while Connolly’s Lazy City is about love, grief, and finding yourself where you are. Chaired by Caoilinn Hughes. 

Categories: Fiction, Friendship, Gender/Sexuality, How We Live, World Voices

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Ireland: Real and Remembered

A complex portrait of life in Ireland from a kaleidoscope of perspectives, featuring award-winning novelists and non-fiction writers. This year Ireland marks a significant anniversary: 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. If that political treaty brought about a fragile peace after years of the Troubles, how can Ireland come to terms with the enduring memories of conflict?…

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