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Children's Book Festival

Cork City Library is hosting Children's Book Festival
October 1st – 31st 2009
Log onto  http://www.childrensbooksireland.com/ for more details
Also from Mid Sep a new 64 page Free Reading guide will be made available

Cork Heritage Week

Heritage Week: Sat Aug 29th – Aug 30th 2009
For More Details log onto http://www.heritageweek.com


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Recommended Reading

Title: Love and Summer Author:  William TrevorEdition: Paperback ISBN: 9780670918256 ISBN13: 9780670918256 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Summer-W... DescriptionProduct DescriptionItÂ's summer and nothing much is happening in Rathmoye. So it doesnÂ't go unnoticed when a dark-haired stranger appears on his bicycle and begins photographing the mourners at Mrs ConnultyÂ's funeral. Florian Kilderry couldn't know that the C

Ireland's No.1 Bestseller The Perfect Man

Number 1 Bestseller
Sheila O'Flanagan returns with a captivating new novel about family ties, romance and leaving the past behind.
Title: The Perfect Man
Author: Sheila O'Flanagan


Hardcover: 512 pages
Publisher: Headline Review (3 Sep 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0755343794
ISBN-13: 978-0755343799
Product Dimensions: 22.2 x 14.4 x 4.1 cm

Rose of Tralee Books

1. Always and Forever by Annette J Dunlea a fictional romance about a Rose of Tralee, Irish Historical Fiction buy now http://www.amazon.com
2. The Rose of Tralee  Fifty Years a'Blooming
by T. Ryle Dwyer published by O Brien Press
A wonderful, full-colour celebratory book to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the unique event that is The Rose of Tralee [...:]

New Irish Books

The Irish Male: His Greatest Hits


Joseph O'Connor 
 A selection of the best from Joe O'Connor's hilarious take on the world of the Irish male. Here is fear and loathing, pity and terror, country and western. From love, rock 'n' roll and football, to more trivial matters such as the search for international peace and the craving [...:]

Frank O Connor Short Story Festival Sep 2009

THE FRANK O'CONNOR INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORY FESTIVAL
http://www.munsterlit.ie
HISTORY
Introduced in the year 2000, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival takes place in Cork, Ireland. It is the longest established annual festival dedicated to the short story form in an English-speaking country and celebrates the genius of Frank O'Connor and the literary form which made him famous. [...:]

IMPAC Award 2009

 Overall Winner :Man Gone Down by Michael ThomasBook detailsPaperback: 448 pagesPublisher: Atlantic Books (1 April 2009)ISBN-10: 1848872437ISBN-13: 978-1848872431Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.8 cmhttp://www.impacdublinaward.ie/Longlist 2009AUTHOR TITLEDouglas Carlton Abrams  The Lost Diary of Don Juan André Aciman  Call Me By Your Name Gil Adamson  The Outlander Daniel Alarcón   Lost City Radio Rajaa Alsanea Girls of Riyadh Antonia Arslan Skylark [...:]

Locus Award – Anathem

http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/L...
The Locus Awards are presented to winners of Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll, which was established in the early '70s specifically to provide recommendations and suggestions to Hugo Awards voters. Over the decades the Locus Awards have often drawn more voters than the Hugos and Nebulas combined. In recent years Locus Awards are presented at [...:]

Ditmar Award – Tender Morsels

http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.... Winner : Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (Allen and Unwin)Tender MorselsMargo LanaganAvailability:AvailableFormat:PaperbackPages:376Price: AUD $32.95 inc. GSTA long-awaited novel from an author acclaimed for the fearless range of her imagination, the emotional intensity of her stories, and the virtuosity of her writing. A story of astonishing beauty, originality and power.DescriptionTender Morsels is a dark and [...:]