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May 2013 Events
The Classics Reading Group
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 9th May – 6pm until 7.15pm
‘The Chateau’ by William Maxwell is The Classics Reading Group book for May. Sorry, this Reading Group and its waiting list, is currently full.
The Third Thursday Bookgroup
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 16th May – 6pm until 7.15pm
‘How to be a Woman’ by Caitlin Moran is the Third Thursday book choice for May. Sorry, this Reading Group and its waiting list, is currently full.
Children’s Books Ireland Conference – Rebels and Rule-Breakers
Venue: The Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield
Date: Saturday 18th / Sunday 19th May
We are thrilled to be part of the Children’s Books Ireland Conference again this year and with a stack of great author events and talks it’s bound to be a fab weekend. For booking information see www.childrensbooksireland.ie. Our pop-up Gutter Bookshop will be open to all throughout the weekend with signed books by attending authors.
Dublin Writers Festival 2013 : Bookclubs
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Monday 13th to Friday 17th May – 6pm until 7.15pm
Would you like to discuss some of the authors featuring in this year’s Dublin Writers Festival? We are holding four special bookclub meetings in the week running up to this year’s festival so that you can get ahead of the game! The Bookclub meetings are free but are limited to 20 people at each so contact us now to book your seat! Mon – ‘Let the Great World Spin’ by Colum McCann / Tues – ‘Inferno’ by Dante Alighieri (the inspiration for Dan Brown’s new Robert Langdon thriller ‘Inferno‘) / Weds – ‘The Daughters of Mars’ by Thomas Keneally / Fri – ‘Light Years’ by James Salter
Dublin Writers Festival 2013
Venues: Multiple venues in Dublin City Centre
Dates: Monday 20th to Sunday 26th May
We are delighted to once again be Festival Booksellers for the Dublin Writers Festival. Packed with stacks of great authors, events are likely to fill up very quickly so do book now and pop down to the bookshop to pick up and pre-read before your event or to pick up a book to be signed by the author on the night. See www.dublinwritersfestival.com for full details of all events or pick up a printed programme in the bookshop!
Temple Bar Cultural Trust Get Active Book Club for the Over 55s
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 23rd May – 11am until 12.15pm
‘Let the Great World Spin’ by Colum McCann is the Get Active book choice for May. This bookclub is part of the TBCT Get Active programme for the active retired. If you are interested in joining please see www.templebar.ie for full details.
The Gutter Bookshop Book Club
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 23rd May – 6pm until 7.15pm
‘Let the Great World Spin’ by Colum McCann is the Gutter Bookshop Book Club choice for May. Sorry, this Reading Group and its waiting list, is currently full.
Dublin Writers Festival 2013: Family Storytime
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Dates: Saturday 25th May 11am & Sunday 26th May – 11am
Everyone loves storytime! Join us in the children’s section on the weekend mornings of Dublin Writers Festival for some lovely stories and a fun start to the weekend! Ideal for children aged 3-6, all welcome and no booking required.
Dublin Writers Festival 2013: Irish Pages Book Launch
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Sunday 26th May 6.30pm until 8pm
Come and join us at The Gutter Bookshop for this special Dublin Writers Festival launch for the Irish Pages journal’s new issue “Self” with brief readings and remarks by Tom Mac Intyre, Chris Agee and Cathal Ó Searcaigh. Free and All Welcome.
April 2013 Events
The Classics Reading Group
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 11th April – 6pm until 7.15pm
‘Lady Audley’s Secret’ by Mary Elizabeth Braddon is The Classics Reading Group book for April. Sorry, this Reading Group and its waiting list, is currently full.
Little Island Book Launch
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Tuesday 16th April – 6.30pm until 8pm
We are delighted to welcome Irish children’s book publisher Little Island back to the Gutter Bookshop for the launch of two new titles – ‘The Wormwood Gate’ by Katherine Farmar and ‘Improper Order’ by Deirdre Sullivan. Little Island launches are always great fun so do come along! Free and Everyone Welcome.
The Third Thursday Bookgroup
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 18th April – 6pm until 7.15pm
‘Gone Girl’ by Gillian Flynn is the Third Thursday book choice for April. Sorry, this Reading Group and its waiting list, is currently full.
‘Writers at Smock Alley’ - A.C. Grayling
Venue: The Smock Alley Theatre
Date: Saturday 20th April – 6pm until 7pm
We are delighted to announce a new series of author events with our neighbours, the Smock Alley Theatre 1662. Join us in this beautiful and unique theatre to meet philosopher and humanist Professor A.C. Grayling who will be discussing his new books ‘The Good Book’, a book of insight, inspiration, wisdom, solace and commentary on the human condition, and ‘The God Argument: The Case Against Religion and for Humanism’. A book signing will take place after the event. Tickets cost €5 and available from Smock Alley Theatre (01 6770014 / www.smockalley.com) or the Gutter Bookshop.
World Book Night 2013
Venue: To be confirmed...
Date: Tuesday 23rd April – 6pm until...
To celebrate the third annual World Book Night we will be giving away free copies of Sebastian Barry’s ‘The Secret Scripture’ somewhere in Temple Bar! We’ll confirm an exact venue on the day so keep an eye on our website, Facebook and Twitter pages for an update. See www.worldbooknight.org for full event info.
Temple Bar Cultural Trust Get Active Book Club for the Over 55s
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 25th April – 11am until 12.15pm
‘The Garden of Evening Mists’ by Tan Twan Engis the Get Active book choice for April. This bookclub is part of the TBCT Get Active programme for the active retired. If you are interested in joining please see www.templebar.ie for full details.
The Gutter Bookshop Book Club
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 25th April – 6pm until 7.15pm
Dublin’s One City, One Book 2013 title ‘Strumpet City’ by James Plunkett is the Gutter Bookshop Book Club choice for April. Sorry, this Reading Group and its waiting list, is currently full.
Music in the Gutter - Join us for ‘The Bookshop Band’!
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Friday 26th April – 6.30pm until 8pm
Join us for a unique evening’s entertainment in the Gutter! The Bookshop Band are a talented trio of musicians who sing songs about books, writers and bookshops. Check out www.thebookshopband.co.uk to find out more and hear some of their wonderful music. Tickets cost €5 and include a free glass of wine – contact us to book one!
HETI Bookstall - Barbara Bennett ‘The Hide and Seek Children’
Venue: RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Date: Wednesday 1st May – 6pm until 8pm
In 1948, approximately 100 Jewish Slovak children, who had survived the Holocaust, spent one year of respite and recovery in Clonyn Castle, Co Westmeath. Barbara Bennett will talk about the writing of her book, and the stories of some of the children involved, at this special lecture organised by the Holocaust Education Trust Ireland. See www.hetireland.org for booking information.
March 2013 Events
The Classics Reading Group
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 14th March - 6pm until 7.15pm
Dublin One City, One Book title ‘Strumpet City ' by James Plunkett is the Classics Reading Group pick for March. Sorry, this Reading Group is currently full, as is the waiting list.
The Third Thursday Bookgroup
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 21st March – 6pm until 7.15pm
'A Time of Gifts' by Patrick Leigh Fermor is the Third Thursday Bookgroup pick for March. Sorry, this Reading Group is currently full, as is the waiting list.
Temple Bar Cultural Trust Get Active Book Club for the Over 55s
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 28th March - 11am until 12.15pm
'Snowdrops' by A. D. Miller is the Get Active Book Club pick for March. This bookclub is part of the TBCT Get Active programme for the active retired. If you are interested in joining please see www.templebar.ie for full details.
The Gutter Bookshop Book Club
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 28th March – 6pm until 7.15pm
'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn is the Gutter Bookshop Book Club choice for March. Sorry, this Reading Group is currently full, as is the waiting list.
Book Speed-dating: Meet Your Perfect (Book) Match!
Russian Folk Tales – Festival of Russian Culture 2012
World Book Day 2012
Book Launch for ‘Valentina’ by Kevin McDermott and ‘Large Mammals, Stick Insects and Other Social Misfits’ by Felicity McCall
Launch for 'Shelter of Neighbours' by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 28th March - 6.30pm until 8pm
We are delighted to be launching this new collection of short stories by acclaimed Irish writer Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. Free and everyone welcome.
Telling Tall & Tiny Tales
Venue: The Ark, Eustace Street, Temple Bar
Dates: Tuesday 2nd April until Sunday 29th April
Explore the curious and creative world of books this April at The Ark with an exhibition celebrating some of the most imaginative books around. There are also workshops available in creating your own book, drawing comic strips and a very special day on Saturday 14th April telling ‘The Tale of the Titanic’. There will also be a pop-up Gutter Bookshop featuring some great related books available in The Ark throughout the programme! See www.ark.ie for more information and bookings.
World Book Night 2012
Venue: The Ha’penny Bridge!
Date: Monday 23rd April – 6pm
World Book Night is a celebration of reading and books which sees tens of thousands of passionate volunteers give books away in their communities to share their love of reading. In 2012 World Book Night will be celebrated in Ireland, UK, Germany and USA on 23rd April. We are a pick-up point again this year, but we’ll also be giving away 24 FREE copies of ‘Room’ by Emma Donoghue at the middle of the Ha’penny Bridge at 6pm so do pop down to say hello and pick one up! See www.worldbooknight.org for more information.
Book Launch for ‘Travels with Bertha’ by Paul Martin
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Tuesday 24th April - 6.30pm until 8pm
Leaving behind a mundane job in order to ‘see the world’ in the 1990s, Paul Martin tells us the story that saw him driving 30,000 kilometres through Australia in a 1978 Ford Falcon station wagon. We are delighted to be launching this new travel memoir by Irish writer Paul Martin. Free and everyone welcome.
Europe Day - John Boyne & Paul Murray
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Weds 9th May - 1.10pm (John Boyne) and 6.10pm (Paul Murray)
Europe Day is an annual celebration of peace and unity in Europe. On May 9th and 10th, Temple Bar Cultural Trust will celebrate Europe Day with free cultural events in Temple Bar, more details can be found here. We are delighted to be hosting short readings by two of Ireland's best contemporary writers, John Boyne and Paul Murray. Each author will read 2 short pieces from their work, then both of these excerpts will be followed by a reading of the same excerpt in another European language. Free and everyone welcome.
Words On The Street : Literature Night 2012 – A Dublin Unesco City of Literature Event
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 16th May – 6.30pm until 9pm
In the first evening of its kind in Ireland, readings from European Contemporary Fiction will be held in 12 venues around the Temple Bar/Christ Church area of the city. Readings of 15 minute duration by well known Irish personalities will be held every half hour from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. We are hosting the reading for France in the Gutter Bookshop - Alexis Jenni’s ‘The French Art of War’ will be read by journalist Donal McIntyre. See www.dublincityofliterature.ie for a full programme of Literature Night 2012 events. Free and everyone welcome.
Children’s Books Ireland Conference 2012 - Weaving a Shared Story
Venue: National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Date: Saturday 19th / Sunday 20th May
We are thrilled to be part of the Children’s Books Ireland Conference again this year and with a stack of great author events and talks it’s bound to be a fab weekend. See www.childrensbooksireland.ie for booking information. Our pop-up Gutter Bookshop will be open to all throughout the weekend with signed books by attending authors.
Dublin Writers Festival 4th-10th June 2012
We are delighted to be Festival Booksellers for the 15th annual Dublin Writers Festival. With over 30 international authors attending including Richard Dawkins, Jeanette Winterson, Patrick de Witt, Wendy Cope, Edmund White, Tony Harrison, Josh Ritter, Mark Haddon and Christopher Paolini as well as many of Ireland's best writers. Events are likely to fill up very quickly so do book here now! Pop down to the bookshop to pick up and pre-read before your event, or pick up a book to be signed on the night!
Dublin Writers Festival: A Special Storytime with Oliver Jeffers
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Saturday 9th June – Noon until 1pm
Oliver Jeffers is one of Ireland’s favourite picturebook authors and we are thrilled to welcome him to the Gutter Bookshop as part of a very special storytime for Dublin Writers Festival. Join us for a story, some live drawing and to get your favourite Oliver Jeffers books signed by the author! Ideal for children aged 3-6, all welcome and no booking required.
Independent Booksellers’ Week 2012
Venue: Independent Bookshops UK & Ireland
Date: Saturday 30th June until Saturday 7th July
Independent Booksellers’ Week is an annual celebration of indie bookshops across the UK and Ireland and the benefits they bring to local communities. We are proud to have been awarded Irish Independent Bookseller of the Year 2012 at the Book Industry Trade Awards and delighted that so many of you support our events and bookshop. Thank you. For more info, see www.independentbooksellersweek.org.uk.
Book Launch for ‘Measuring: Dedalus New Writers 1’ by Marie Coveney, Clare McCotter and John Saunders
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 4th July – 6.30pm until 8pm
We are delighted to be launching this new poetry collection from Dedalus Press, one of Ireland’s most dynamic and interesting small publishers. This first collection in their New Writers series introduces three Irish poets - Marie Coveney, Clare McCotter and John Saunders. Free and Everyone Welcome.
Book Launch for ‘Can We Start Again?’ by Shirley Benton
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Tuesday 10th July – 6.30pm until 8pm
‘Looking for Leon’ was one of our best book launches in 2011 and so we’re delighted to welcome Shirley Benton back to The Gutter Bookshop to celebrate the publication of her second novel, ‘Can We Start Again?’ A story of true love, heartbreak and second chances this is a book for all the romantics out there! Free and Everyone Welcome.
Book Launch for ‘The Terrible Thing That Happened to Barnaby Brocket’ by John Boyne
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 2nd August – 6.30pm until 8pm
We are thrilled to be launching the new children’s book by best-selling Irish author (and great friend of the shop) John Boyne. “There's nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable, and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone strange or different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it's clear he's anything but ordinary...” Free and Everyone Welcome.
The High Tea Hop: Storytelling with Brendan Nolan
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Friday 10th August – 3pm until 5pm
The High Tea Hop is a full day of arts and cultural events for the active retired organised by Temple Bar Cultural Trust. Join writer, storyteller and award-winner speaker, Brendan Nolan, as he selects stories from his repertoire and helps you select, prepare and deliver a story of your own! Free but booking required – see www.templebar.ie or phone 01 6772255.
Book Launch for ‘The Devil I Know’ by Claire Kilroy
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 15th August – 6.30pm until 8pm
We are delighted to be hosting the launch for the new novel by prize-winning Irish novelist Claire Kilroy. ‘The Devil I Know’ is the dark and disturbing story of Tristram, manipulated by greed and lies, as the Celtic Tiger finally dies. Free and Everyone Welcome.
Book Launch for ‘The Wrath of Angels’ by John Connolly
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Friday 31st August – 6.30pm until 8pm
Charlie Parker returns to The Gutter Bookshop! We are thrilled that John Connolly has asked us to launch his new dark thriller ‘The Wrath of Angels’. Join us to meet John and get your copy personally signed, or click here if you are unable to attend but would like to organise a signed copy. Free and Everyone Welcome.
Mountains To Sea Book Festival 2012
Venue: Various Venues in Dun Laoghaire
Date: Tuesday 4th until Sunday 9th September
We are delighted to be involved in this year's Mountains To Sea Festival in Dun Laoghaire. We are official booksellers for all the children's events in the festival and look forward to a week full of great stories and brilliant authors. The full programme and booking facilities can be found at www.mountainstosea.ie.
Book Launch for ‘Dead Dogs’ by Joe Murphy
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Tuesday 11th September – 6.30pm until 8pm
When Seán Galvin and his friend witness a murder in their small rural town, everything they used to believe in begins to unravel. Join us and the Liberties Press to launch this new novel by a talented Irish author. Free and Everyone Welcome.
Book Launch for ‘The Treachery of Beautiful Things’ by Ruth Frances Long
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 12th September – 6.30pm until 8pm
Join us for the launch of this wonderful new dark and exciting fantasy story for young adults from talented writer (and friend of the shop) Ruth Long. Free and Everyone Welcome.
Culture Night 2012
Venue: Throughout Ireland!
Date: Friday 21st September – 5pm until Late
Our favourite night of the year returns! As Dublin comes alive with a huge range of cultural events across the city, join us in the Gutter for our own unique take on Culture Night...
Children's book illustration is an art form that gets little recognition for the skill and work involved. We're delighted to present an exhibition featuring large works created by 4 of the freshest and most interesting illustrators working in the industry. Following Culture Night , the work will remain on display throughout the weekend.
These specially commissioned pieces are on loan to the Gutter Bookshop for Culture Night from DLR Libraries and they will soon be on permanent display in Dun Laoghaire's new library (which is currently being built!)
Hard Working Class Heroes Music Festival – Performance by ‘Slow Skies’
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Saturday 6th October – 12.45pm until 1pm
Join us for a short free pop-up acoustic music performance as part of the Hard Working Class Heroes Music Festival 2012. For more info please see www.hwch.net. Free and Everyone Welcome.
Book Launch for ‘We Have a Good Time, Don't We?’ by Maeve Higgins
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Friday 12th October – 6.30pm until 8pm
Maeve had such a good time launching Anna Carey’s book with us last month that she asked us to launch her book this month! Full of great stories and laugh-out-loud observations, comedian Maeve Higgins’ first book is bound to be one of this year’s bestselling Irish books. Free and Everyone Welcome.
Children’s Book Festival: Cressida Cowell at Liberty Hall
Venue: Liberty Hall, Dublin
Date: Wednesday 17th October – 10.30am until Midday
We are delighted to be selling books at this Children’s Book Festival event with ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ author Cressida Cowell. This event is now fully booked but for more information on the festival see www.childrensbooksireland.ie
Bram Stoker Festival 2012
Venues: Dublin City Centre (various)
Dates: Friday 26th October until Sunday 28th October
We are delighted to be festival booksellers for the inaugural Bram Stoker Festival taking place in Dublin over the Hallowe’en Bank Holiday weekend. For event tickets and and the full programme, please see www.bramstokerfestival.com
Book Launch for ‘Isn't it Well for Ye? : The Book of Irish Mammies’ by Colm O’Regan
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 31st October – 6.30pm until 8pm
“A book if you don't mind!” @IrishMammies has been a Twitter hit of 2012 with indispensable advice being given out by our national institution. Now there’s a book, and we’re delighted to be launching it with its creator, comedian Colm O’Regan. Do pop in if you’re passing so... Free and Everyone Welcome.
Book Launch for ‘Valentina’ by Evie Blake
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Thursday 1st November – 6.30pm until 8pm
Join us for the launch of this racy new novel written under a pen name by Irish author Noelle Harrison. A story of love and sexual freedom set in Venice in the 1920s, this will certainly be a liberating evening! Free and Everyone Welcome.
Dublin Book Festival 2012 Event - Thomas Leland’s Longsword and its place in Irish Gothic Literature
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Friday 16th November – 6.30pm until 7.30pm
Presenting Longsword (1762), a pioneering novel of historical and psychological drama by Dublin-born clergyman Thomas Leland. Albert Power, writer, Gothic scholar, and editor of the 250th anniversary edition of Longsword discusses with Jarlath Killeen, author and lecturer in Victorian Literature at the School of English, Trinity College. The discussion will be moderated by John Kenny, author and editor of horror anthology 'Box of Delights'. Free and All Welcome.
Dublin Book Festival 2012 Event - Fairytales/Síscéalta with Catherine Sheridan and Biddy Jenkinson (Bilingual)
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Saturday 17th November – 11am until 11.45am
Join us in the Gutter for a special Dublin Book Festival storytime. Catherine Sheridan will read from her magical fairytale Twinkle and the Moon Queen and Biddy Jenkinson will entertain you with a poem or two with help from the youngest members of the audience. This event will be presented in both English and Gaelic. Free and All Welcome.
Dublin Book Festival 2012 Event - Are We All Revisionists Now? Irish Historians and the Decade of Centenaries
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Saturday 17th November – 6.30pm until 7.30pm
In the run up to the 100th anniversary of the Irish Nation, historians discuss the challenges of writing about 1916. Lorcan Collins founded the 1916 Walking Tour and is co-editor of ‘16 Lives: James Connolly’. Conor Kostick, is co-author with Lorcan Collins on ‘The Easter Rising’ and Liz Gillis is an author and tour guide in Kilmainham Gaol. Free and All Welcome.
Dublin Book Festival 2012 Event - Readings and Music from the Magical Mozart Series
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Sunday 18th November – 11am until 11.50am
Join us for a storytelling session with Magical Mozart authors Noel and Luz Donegan who will be assisted by Aoife O’Reilly from the Mullingar School of Music. After the story, you’ll have the chance to try out the musical instruments for yourself! Will your ears go pop pop like the Hot-Headed Bassoon? Free and All Welcome.
Bookstall for ‘A Train in Winter’ by Caroline Moorehead
Venue: Thomas Davis Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College
Date: Monday 12th November 7.30pm
In January 1943, a train of 230 women of the French Resistance was sent to the death camps by the Nazis. ‘A Train in Winter’ by Caroline Moorehead is their story – one of fear, courage, resistance, survival and the power of friendship. This free lecture is organised by Holocaust Education Trust Ireland and all are welcome to attend. See www.hetireland.org for more information.
Dublin Book Festival 2012
Venue: The Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar
Dates: Tuesday 13th to Sunday 18th November
This year’s Dublin Book Festival will run from 13th–18th November with a packed programme of events, almost entirely free of charge, with readings, interviews, debates, book launches and workshops for adults, children and schools. On our doorstep at the beautiful Smock Alley Theatre, there’s stacks going on! Find out more and book tickets at www.dublinbookfestival.com
Writers in the Gutter - Keith Ridgway ‘Hawthorn and Child’
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 28th November – 6.30pm until 7.30pm
The story of two London policemen and the lives that connect with them, this accomplished and intriguing new novel by Dublin-native Keith Ridgway is a wise and unusual exploration of people’s inner lives. We are delighted to welcome Keith Ridgway to the Gutter Bookshop to discuss and read from ‘Hawthorn and Child’. Free and All Welcome.
Book Launch for ‘Movie Fan’ by Nuala Lyons
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 5th December – 6.00pm until 7.30pm
Join us for our final booklaunch of 2012! We’ve managed to squeeze in one more event before the Christmas rush begins so do pop down and help launch this new novel by Nuala Lyons. Senator Cait Keane will officially launch the book and author, playwright and musician Larry O'Loughlin will also be on hand to help proceedings along! Free and Everyone Welcome.
Book Launch for ‘Shall We Gather at the River’ by Peter Murphy
Venue: The Gutter Bookshop
Date: Wednesday 17th January – 6.30pm until 8pm
We are delighted to invite you to our first book launch of 2013! ‘Shall We Gather At The River’ tells the story of Enoch O'Reilly, the great flood that afflicts his small town, and the rash of mysterious suicides that accompany it. After 2009’s critically acclaimed ‘ John the Revelator’ this new novel will further cement Peter Murphy's reputation as one of the most original and exciting Irish novelists to emerge in recent years. The book will be launched by actor Aiden Gillen. Free and Everyone Welcome.
