Rather than focus on a single book this month, Chad and Vince discuss a range of Irish titles (and one British one) that they’d like to read this year. Some of these are new, some old, some will be featured on the podcast, some won’t. But if you’re looking for some Irish books to check out, they’ve got you covered.
Here’s the complete list of titles mentioned:
Dead As Doornails, Anthony Cronin
Borstal Boy, Brendan Behan
The Great Hunger, Patrick Kavanagh
The Keeper, Tana French
Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way, Elaine Feeney
Carn, Patrick McCabe
Mouthing, Orla Mackey
The Key and The Dregs of the Day, Máirtín Ó Cadhain
After Party, Dean Browne
The Steps, Juliano Zaffino (not Irish!)
Topographia Hibernica, Blindboy Boatclub
Killoyle, Roger Boylan
Library of Brothel, Anakana Schofield
The Benefactors, Wendy Erskine
First Book of Frags, Dave Lordan
Bogmail, Patrick McGinley
Next month Vince and Chad will be discussing The Collected Plays of Dermot Healy. (For real this time.)
This episode’s music is “Angoon” by Portugal. The Man.
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