Ep 307 'We're in a golden age of Irish writing' - Lucy Caldwell

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Bonus episode: Claire Keegan Q&A

Earlier this month, author Claire Keegan joined The Women’s Podcast bookclub for a live event at Chapters Bookstore in Dublin to discuss her favourite summer reading recommendations. In today’s bonus episode, we’re bringing you the live Q&A from the event with Keegan, where she a ...  Show more

'Gwynocide' / Love in the age of AI / Maggie O'Farrell

In today’s episode, best-selling author Maggie O’Farrell joins Róisín Ingle to discuss her new book Land. Set in the 1800s - in the aftermath of the Irish famine - the novel tells the story of a father and his reluctant son, who are tasked with mapping out the island of Ireland f ...  Show more

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