The Re-publication of The Female Line
Women’s writing in Ireland and Northern Ireland has been put firmly back on the agenda lately, not least with the publications and success of The Long Gaze Back and The Glass Shore, both edited by the inimitable Sinead Gleeson. These anthologies have won awards, brought new readers to women’s literature and shone a spotlight on…
The Read Irish Women Giveaway!
For my final giveaway for Reading Ireland Month, I’m focusing on the work of two very different female writers and will be offering copies of The House by Leland Bardwell and The Closet of Savage Mementos by Nuala Ni Chonchuir, both of whose work I have reviewed this week. The Closet of Savage Mementos by…
Putting Irish Women Writers back in the picture
Growing up in Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s, anyone interested in reading would be familiar with the Irish Writers poster. My Dad had the poster framed in his study and I had one on my bedroom wall, along with a set of Irish writers coasters. For several years I even had an Irish Writers…
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