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Sharon Duggal will be chatting with host, DJ Sara Cox and guests, Rob Delaney, Vick Hope, Rachel Parris and Rick Stein about her novel Should We Fall Behind on Monday 17th May at 7.30pm. It would be lovely if you could tune in and support Sharon.

Should We Fall Behind has also been short listed for the £10K Royal Society of LIterature Encore Award and the winner will be announced at the end of May. 

Congratulations to Sharon.

The new BBC 2 Book Club series, Between The Covers, hosted by Sara Cox, has chosen Should We Fall Behind by Sharon Duggal as one of its 6 new books and the 6 part TV series will be shown in May 2021.

Sharon's novel will be showcased alongside the internationally bestselling and award winning author, Elena Ferrante, with celebrity guests reading and discussing Sharon's novel.

Sharon will be on the show too, doing a Q&A and talking about her novel.

Johnny Ward reads a chapter from Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HhGkODk4Ss

Dublin, UNESCO City of LIterature has chosen Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession as their book for 2021, which is just brilliant. Previous books chosen were by Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Flann O'Brien and Edna O'Brien.

http://www.onedublinonebook.ie/news/

We have been short listed in the regional finals for small press of the year awards .

Marvellous!

Congratulations to Dubliner, Ronan Hession.

Leonard and Hungry Paul has been chosen by Dublin, UNESCO City of Literature, as their Book for 2021.

Previous authors chosen for this honour include - Oscar Wilde, James Joyce and Edna O'Brien.

There will be banners, flags, pennants on lampposts throughout the city and the book will be promoted in all libraries in Ireland.

Ronan will be speaking and chatting on several online library events as well as appearing on RTE Radio shows too.

The Sound MIrror by Heidi James was reviewed in The Guardian.

'An exceptional and intimate voice.'

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/23/the-sound-mirror-by-heidi-...

The Sunday Times has chosen Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession as one the top 50 great Irish novels of The Century.

'It has acquired cult status amongst literary fiction fans.'