Book club are reading “A type of beauty. The Story of kathleen Newton” by Patricia O’Reilly. It is a dramatised account of the life of Kathleen Newton (1854-1882) whose affair with the painter, Jacques Tissot scandalised Victorian society. The author, who is also a lecturer, a native of Dublin will attend the next meeting. Copies of the book can be borrowed from the library now
THREE IRISH NOVELS NOMINATED FOR 2012 INTERNATIONAL IMPAC DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD. 147 TITLES NOMINATED BY LIBRARIES WORLD WIDE
Three Irish novels are among 147 titles that have been nominated by libraries worldwide for the €100,000 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award, the world’s most valuable annual literary prize for a single work of fiction published in English. The 2012 Award was launched today, by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. Andrew Montague, Patron of the Award, at a ceremony in The Dublin City Library & Archive. The Irish titles are:
Room by Emma Donoghue, nominated by libraries in Ireland, England, France, Maldives, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Canada.
Faithful Place by Tana French, nominated by Lincoln City Library, USA.
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray, nominated by libraries in Ireland and the USA
