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October 8, 2026 · 2 min

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Hear in-depth discussions of recent Irish books that are worth reading, across a range of genres. Expert guests get to the heart of books you know and give you ideas of what contemporary Irish literature to read next. Season 2 covers a range of contemporary novels and also branches into short stories and history. Episodes explore established names in fiction such as John Boyne and Jan Carson, but also Patrick Holloway's debut and a recent account of the Great Hunger. 

Read along with Irish Books Season 2:

1 Orla Mackey, Mouthing
2 Colin Walsh, Kala
3 Elaine Feeney, How to Build a Boat
4 Padraic Scanlan, Rot
5 Jan Carson, Few and Far Between
6 Caoilinn Hughes, The Alternatives
7 John Boyne, Mutiny on the Bounty
8 Patrick Holloway, The Language of Remembering
9 Sara Baume, Seven Steeples
10 Brian Friel, Stories of Ireland

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The Irish Books Podcast is supported by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Monash University. Produced by East Coast Studio.

 

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