My first ever reading from ‘Seaborne’, in Kennys Book Shop, Galway.
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First Review – Seaborne
The first review of #Seaborne is in, from Mairéad Hearne at Swirl and Thread: ‘Seaborne is a superb novel, bursting with a buzzing vitality and sensuality. O’Connor has captured a time and place with an outstanding clarity. A powerful and remarkable portrayal … an exuberant and passionate novel…’
Delighted with that. Read more here.
Bloomsweek events 2022
I have a raft of events for Bloomsweek. I’d love to see some of ye out and about across the week in Dublin:
June 11th, 2.30pm – speaking at opening of Ulysses Imagined exhib, Graphic Studio Gallery, Temple Bar, Dublin. More here.
June 11th, 6.20pm IFI – premiere of BBC Arena documentary, James Joyce’s Ulysses. I’m part of discussion after the screening. More here.
June 12th, 7.30pm – I’ll be online at The Glue Factory with Rónán Hession talking about One Dublin One Book and James Joyce. To join us via Zoom, DM @DavidCollard1 on Twitter with your name and email address.
June 13th, 6pm – chairing a panel about Ulysses at Hodges Figgis, for the new Cambridge ed. of Ulysses with Fintan O’Toole, Frank McNally, and Catherine Flynn. More here.
June 15th, 6pm – NORA event at Alliance Francaise: More here.
BLOOMSDAY:
June 16th – reading/discussion at TCD Ulysses 100 Symposium with Mary Morrissy about Nora Barnacle. See here.
June 16th – interviewing David Collard in Hodges Figgis at the launch of his book Multiple Joyce. More here.
DALKEY BOOK FESTIVAL:
June 18th – Dalkey Literary Award reading event. NORA is shortlisted for Novel of the Year. See here.
June 19th – Dalkey Book Festival event on NORA. 3.30pm. Book here.
1 DUBLIN 1 BOOK
The whole month was a blast, from my first stop in London, on to Galway, then lots of events in Dublin, and finally to Monaco. It was exhausting and educational, a pleasure and a privilege. Thanks to Anne-Marie Kelly and Jackie Lynam of the Dublin Unesco City of Literature office in Dublin City Libraries, all the hosts and partners, and every person who came out to listen to me and to discuss Nora Barnacle and James Joyce. Buíochas ó chroí.
NORA – TWO SHORTLISTINGS
While I’ve been busy with One Dublin One Book, NORA has been shortlisted for two awards which, obviously, is thrilling.
Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year at Listowel and Irish Novel of the Year at the Dalkey Literary Awards. How is that for fancy? Delighted!!
I’ll be taking part at events at both festivals in June.