A Book for Every Year…
20 Books of Summer 2016 – how did you do?
Well, that’s it – 20 Books of Summer is officially over! Did I do it? Just about. I’m two thirds of the way through book 20, so I’m calling this one a win! It’s been a hectic summer and it has flown by and if the reviews weren’t so plentiful at least the reading was…
August in Review
August has been a very busy month here at 746 Books. Well, not so much on the blog at 746 Books, but in the real life of 746 Books! August was the final full month of 20 Books of Summer and I watched in envy as several participants tweeted details of their 20th review! What…
Tender by Belinda McKeon
Tender was my favourite read of 2015 and I’ve been trying to put my finger on what it is about this book that got under my skin. Could it be that it is a university novel set Dublin in the 1990s – a time when I too was at university there? Is it the epigraph,…
Young Skins and New Irish Voices
The Long Gaze Back – A Giveaway!
To celebrate Irish women writers, I am delighted to host a very exciting giveaway on the blog this week. I will be giving away a hardback copy of The Long Gaze Back, an anthology of short stories by Irish female writers, edited by Sinéad Gleeson along with a copy of Maeve Brennan’s novella The Visitor,…
Irish writers make the Baileys Longlist!
The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2016 long list was announced this morning and no better day for it that International Women’s Day! A massive congratulations to Lisa McInerney and Anne Enright who were included for The Glorious Heresies and The Green Road respectively. I’m currently slap bang in the middle of The…
Irish Book Awards 2015 – Shortlist Announced!
The Shortlist for the Irish Book Awards was announced today and there are some great books and authors to check out. The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards brings together the entire literary community – readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians – to recognise and celebrate the very best of Irish literary talent across…
London calling…..
I have been very slack on the blog for the last few weeks and the old reading schedule has gone out the window a bit too. This is mainly because my little sister is home from New Zealand for a month long visit and as she hasn’t been home in 4 years, there is a…
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