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NORA in CANADA
I am taking part in the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, as part of Dublin Book Festival‘s appearance there. Look out for me, Breda Brown, and NORA on the 29th of April at 3pm GMT. More here. Caoimhe White reviewed NORA on the DBF site here.
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Sunday Miscellany – Nora as Goose
My radio essay about Nora Barnacle, James Joyce, and geese, on today’s Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, is now on the RTÉ website. My bit starts around 11:11 – listen at this link.
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UPCOMING EVENTS – NORA
NORA publishes here in Ireland on the 10th April with New Island Books and I have some events/readings coming up to celebrate the book. We have two launch events planned, one each for Dublin and Galway. More below: 26th March, 8pm GMT: American writer Jillian Cantor and I will be discussing bio-fiction, to celebrate the…
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NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW – NORA
My first New York Times review today and it’s for my beloved NORA. Big thanks to Alida Becker. I’ve pasted the entire thing in below; a swift flavour though: ‘…Nora is entirely convincing in her raw sensuality, her stubborn determination, her powerful sense of grievance.’ Very pleased 🙂 NEW YORK TIMES – 16th March 2021…
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PARIS REVIEW ESSAY
My Paris Review essay about Nora Barnacle and James Joyce’s erotic letters is now published. This was fun to write 😉 You can read it here.
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NORA @ CÚIRT
The Cúirt International Festival of Literature programme is now announced! I am appearing on Friday the 23rd of April at 5.30pm in conversation, about my novel Nora, with the fab Elaine Feeney. The event is a pre-record, from Ashford Castle, and will be watchable on YouTube. Bookings open now here.
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NORA REVIEW – TORONTO STAR
I love this review of NORA, from Janet Somerville in the Toronto Star. Big thanks to Janet, writer and literature teacher, who has written a book about the wonderful Martha Gellhorn.
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Vermont NORA event
My friend, writer and librarian Peter Money, will interview me about NORA on the 12th March (5pm Irish time, midday USA) in association with the Norwich Bookstore, Vermont. More here. Send an email to virtual2 AT norwichbookstore.com to get the link to join the event, which will be sent as soon as it is available.
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IRISH CENTRAL BOOK CLUB
Irish Central, the online Irish-interest news site, has chosen NORA as it’s February Book Club choice. Their club has over 6000 members worldwide, so that’s wonderful. More here.
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Midwest Book Review – NORA
A lovely review today for NORA from the Midwest Book Review in the USA: ‘An historical novel but one that pays scrupulous attention to biographically accurate detail, Nora: A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce by author Nuala O’Connor deftly blends elements of love, ambition, and extraordinary people with extraordinary talents with the kind…