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Absurdist jokes, ruminations on rambling and 'dizzying, synaesthetic' descriptions of London are the order of the day
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County Down poet confronts death and embraces nature in a prose and poetry reading at the Crescent Arts Centre
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Leontia Flynn and Sophie Collins continue a series of free readings on the Belfast Barge
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Quercus Ensemble and Roddy Doyle perform at the inaugural children's book festival in Derry~Londonderry
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Adrian Kerr's history of protest and resistance in the maiden city 'is a valuable addition to the Troubles canon'
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Academics commemorate the life and work of prolific writer and poet Sylvia Plath
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Shan Bullock's 1924 novel is republished by Turnpike Books, but is Bullock really 'the Thomas Hardy of Fermanagh'?
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Patricia Craig delves into her mixed Irish ancestry to discover Republican activists and the founder of the Orange Order
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Initially hesitant, the once 'notoriously combative' critic, essayist and poet eventually finds his voice on a return visit to Belfast
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The Poetry Chicks' Abby Oliveira supports the London-based poet and hip hop artist at Out To Lunch. 'Think Hemingway in a hoodie'
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Peter Smyth fails to confront the political inequalities that characterised our wee country during the 1950s
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Marilynn Richtarik's definitive biography pays tribute to the 'greatest playwright the city of Belfast has ever produced'
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The multilingual poet, author and musician describes surviving a stray bullet as 'happenstance' and muses on aislings, Asimov and other worlds
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15 academics explain the city's rise to industrial prominence, but author Glenn Patterson's contribution wins out
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Belfast's salacious literary scene provides the backdrop for Tony Bailie's latest crime story, which is short, sharp and sleazy
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A 'poignant and powerful' examination of bereavement in a changing Derry City by author Dave Duggan
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The second instalment in Ian McDonald's Infundibulum series for young adults is a riveting ride through time and space
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Robert Welch's moving account of his alcoholic son's death 'should be on every school curriculum'
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Nuala McCallister Hart recalls three centuries of music and theatre in Derry~Londonderry
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A cast of colourful characters feature in Lee Henry's 'brilliantly researched root and branch history of taxiing in Belfast'
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Enniskillen is 'enriched, educated and entertained by the spirit and the words' of Samuel Beckett
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Author and performer Reggie Chamberlain-King on crime and punishment in fiction and song
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Rosie Johnston's story of Orion the hunter is 'an epic poem in the classical tradition', writes Louise Richardson
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Crime author Gayle Curtis is shocked and informed by Anthony Quinn's journey into the dark heart of the Troubles
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Diagnosed with diabetes at 60, Malachi O'Doherty returned to cycling. His thoughts on the subject are inspiring
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The luminaries of Irish literature photographed in their homes by Darragh Casey. Cup of tea, anyone?
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Belfast poet Gerald Dawe's seven collections distilled into one, with 'home territory' the dominant theme
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A literary jaunt through decaying Sailortown as part of the 'Poets and Players, Dockers and Dreamers' series
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A Scot's take on Northern Ireland's troubled past shows early promise, but 'feels like a wasted opportunity'
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David Park chronicles our shared journey toward a post-Troubles future
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The quintessential Belfast writer brings 'humour, precision and delicacy' to Polish Cultural Week
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Jennifer Johnston brings her latest novel to life and talks how it is a 'sort of disappearing book'
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Violent gangs, murderous bankers and a clever, twisty narrative herald the arrival of Claire McGowan, a new voice in crime
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Lisa Keogh's deftly written, emotionally fluent account of what happened to Captain Ahab's family after Moby-Dick
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Quantum widgets and tarot-reading pilots: a ‘fantabulosa bona’ start to Ian McDonald's Everness series
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A documentary about our love affair with independent record stores is 'heartbreaking and always engaging'
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The Wireless Mystery Theatre brings urban folklore and children's rhyme together on the very literary Streets
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The author and film-maker on George Clooney, Ian Paisley and psychopaths in the room
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The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin on why she considers herself a 'Belfast writer'
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'A unique and definitive history' of Ulster-Scots, Scotch-Irish and Presbyterians in Northern Ireland
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