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📚 Must-Read Irish Authors: Contemporary Literary Fiction from Ireland | Book Recommendations 2025
It's March, which means it's time for the Irish readathon, where @LeanneRose and @wordsofclover encourage you to read as many books by Irish authors as you can. I thought I would help you out by taking you through some of my favourite books by Irish authors (and one honourable mention from an author from the diaspora) From Paul Murray's compelling "The Bee Sting" to Claire Keegan's poignant "Small Things Like These," discover stories that capture the essence of modern Ireland.
📚 Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:33 - The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
2:33 - Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
4:46 - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
6:36 - The Magician by Colm Toibin
8:45 - The Woman Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle
11:07 - Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
12:57 - The Island Child by Molly Aitken
14:57 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
16:48 - The Wren the Wren by Anne Enlightenment
19:12 - Don't Touch my Hair by Emma Dabiri
20:45 - The Giant O'Brien by Hilary Mantel
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📚 Books Mentioned (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241984406
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571365463
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529046199
The Magician by Colm Toibin
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241970584
The Woman Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781787334908
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781526623362
The Island Child by Molly Aitken
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781912789641
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571368709
The Wren the Wren by Anne Enlightenment
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529922905
Don't Touch my Hair by Emma Dabiri
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780141986289
The Giant O'Brien by Hilary Mantel
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781857028867
#IrishLiterature #BookRecommendations #IrishAuthors #IrishWriters #irishreadathon
📚 Must-Read Irish Authors: Contemporary Literary Fiction from Ireland | Book Recommendations 2025
It's March, which means it's time for the Irish readathon, where @LeanneRose and @wordsofclover encourage you to read as many books by Irish authors as you can. I thought I would help you out by taking you through some of my favourite books by Irish authors (and one honourable mention from an author from the diaspora) From Paul Murray's compelling "The Bee Sting" to Claire Keegan's poignant "Small Things Like These," discover stories that capture the essence of modern Ireland.
📚 Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:33 - The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
2:33 - Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
4:46 - The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
6:36 - The Magician by Colm Toibin
8:45 - The Woman Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle
11:07 - Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
12:57 - The Island Child by Molly Aitken
14:57 - Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
16:48 - The Wren the Wren by Anne Enlightenment
19:12 - Don't Touch my Hair by Emma Dabiri
20:45 - The Giant O'Brien by Hilary Mantel
✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/roisinsreading
📚 Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/roisinsreading
📚 For business inquiries: roisinsreading@gmail.com
📚 Books Mentioned (all bookshop.org links are affiliate links)
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241984406
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571365463
The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529046199
The Magician by Colm Toibin
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780241970584
The Woman Behind the Door by Roddy Doyle
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781787334908
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781526623362
The Island Child by Molly Aitken
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781912789641
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780571368709
The Wren the Wren by Anne Enlightenment
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781529922905
Don't Touch my Hair by Emma Dabiri
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9780141986289
The Giant O'Brien by Hilary Mantel
uk.bookshop.org/a/6348/9781857028867
#IrishLiterature #BookRecommendations #IrishAuthors #IrishWriters #irishreadathon
