Day 7 at the Belfast Book Festival and a discussion between Jan Carson and Martin Doyle on the latter’s book “A Hosting” - interviews with Irish writers. Congratulations and thanks to all at the Crescent for getting this online at such short notice.
Book 2 in reading local authors during the book festival - Close To Home by Michael Magee - tender and touching, beautifully observed story of family, masculinity, trauma and Belfast.
Day 5 at the Belfast Book Festival and the charming, funny and always interesting @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social talking about her latest novel, Few and Far Between and I’ll agree with the interviewer tonight, Heather Parry in calling it her best so far.
Days 3 & 4 at the Belfast Book Festival - new writers showcase, wide ranging and beautiful talk on swifts and nature and lastly tonight the pictured panel on capturing contemporary Belfast - articulate and interesting. Happy and intellectually buzzing after a weekend of ideas and insights.
