Books newsletter: Reading campaign for Dublin teenagers; Bookselling Ireland report; preview of Saturday’s pages
In The Irish Times this Saturday, Samantha Harvey talks to John Self about her Booker Prize winning novel Orbital, Gerry Smyth writes about David Marcus and The Irish Times. There is an essay by Shamim de Brún on food and fiction: how writers are serving up the shifting uncertainties of our lives on a plate.
Caroline Campbell, director of the National Gallery of Ireland, said: “This essay prize is a celebration of fresh perspectives and new voices, shining a well-deserved spotlight on the contributions of women in the visual arts in Ireland. It is a platform for new writing that will elevate the stories of women whose creativity has shaped, and continues to shape, the vibrant artistic landscape of Ireland.”This winter, Dublin City Libraries will have their first teenage city-wide reading campaign.
The 2024 reading campaign runs from November to January and there will be author visits to many Dublin City Council branch libraries. Copies of the book are available in all Dublin City Libraries as well as in all good bookshops. Dublin City Council Library stock can be borrowed from libraries nationwide.
Key findings include: 83 per cent of Irish bookshops run activities such as author readings / books clubs; 94% of Ireland’s bookshops sell Irish-language titles while 30% support Irish-language events and festivals; 75,000 people attend bookshop events in Ireland each year; 54% of bookshops organise 10 or more events a year; mor ethan half of Irish bookshops host events instore for local schools; 46% organise storytime / storytelling events for children while 35% run book clubs / reading clubs...
Dawn Behan, chair of Bookselling Ireland, said, “We have been delighted to work on this major research piece, and I’d like to thank our researcher, Howard Davies, who embraced the project with rigour and dedication. It’s really quite moving to read some of the case studies, and to know that our members are making real and meaningful contributions to the events, children’s, literary, reading and writing landscapes across Ireland.
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