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Kicking the Black Mamba
Robert Welch's moving account of his alcoholic son's death 'should be on every school curriculum' -
Paper: An Elegy
In his new book, author Ian Sansom explores the history of paper – and gives a talk on the subject at PRONI on October 30 for the Belfast Festival at Queen's -
Belfast Festival: Peter Hitchens
The veteran rightwing journalist on abortion, Direct Rule and the perceived lack of drug law enforcement in the UK -
From Farquhar to Field Day
Nuala McCallister Hart recalls three centuries of music and theatre in Derry~Londonderry -
Six Book Challenge
Valerie Nicholson of Libraries NI encourages 'lapsed, reluctant or struggling' readers to pick up a book – or six -
Poets Are Eaten as a Delicacy in Japan
Read an extract from Belfast author Tara West's new ebook, the story of 'one woman’s struggle to stop falling apart' -
The Third Policeman Comes to Bangor
Belfast composer Colin Reid scores Flann O'Brien's surreal masterpiece. Listen to an extract narrated by Stephen Rea -
Belfast Taxi
A cast of colourful characters feature in Lee Henry's 'brilliantly researched root and branch history of taxiing in Belfast' -
E-Publishing With Rebecca Reid
The Bangor-based model turned author enlisted the help of painter Neil Shawcross for first e-book release -
Fifty Shades of Red, White and Blue
Leesa Harker's Ulster parody of the EL James bestseller has been snapped up by Blackstaff Press -
Continuing Communities
The 'significant contribution' made by artists to life in Belfast celebrated at Queen's University with new series of courses -
Benedict Kiely Literary Weekend
Jenny Cathcart meets the authors scheduled to read at the 11th edition in the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh -
Happy Days
Enniskillen is 'enriched, educated and entertained by the spirit and the words' of Samuel Beckett -
The Decline of the Irish Murder
Author and performer Reggie Chamberlain-King on crime and punishment in fiction and song -
Orion
Rosie Johnston's story of Orion the hunter is 'an epic poem in the classical tradition', writes Louise Richardson -
Damned to Fame
Biographer James Knowlson, whom Samuel Beckett described as 'the one who knows my work best', prepares to read in Enniskillen -
Pass It On Belfast Encourages New Readers
The book sharing programme – initially started as a waste reduction scheme – has expanded to venues across the city -
Disappeared
Crime author Gayle Curtis is shocked and informed by Anthony Quinn's journey into the dark heart of the Troubles -
The Decline of the Irish Murder
Musician and writer Reggie Chamberlain-King has fun with intellectuals at the Ulster Hall -
On My Own Two Wheels
Diagnosed with diabetes at 60, Malachi O'Doherty returned to cycling. His thoughts on the subject are inspiring