Books round-up: The IRA in New York, #MeToo in the kitchen and John Banville’s latest thriller
What to read in the Irish Independent Review’s books coverage this weekend
From left: Aoife Barry, John Banville, Eimear Ryan and Majella Kelly
Kim Bielenberg
The highlights of this week’sIrish Independent Review book coverage include reviews of Mark Bulik’s account of the IRA’s only attack on US soil and Aoife Barry’s exploration of Ireland’s big tech boom. There are reviews of John Banville’s latest thriller and Majella Kelly’s poetry collection partly inspired by the Tuam babies, as well as interviews with writers Sarah Gilmartin and Eimear Ryan. New Irish Writing features a story by Rachel Hynes and a poem by Breda Spaight.
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Books round-up: The IRA in New York, #MeToo in the kitchen and John Banville’s latest thriller
Ambush at Central Park: When Michael Collins sent IRA men to New York to kill a spy
Sarah Gilmartin: ‘#Me Too fatigue? It’s been five years. Come back in 500’
Social Capital by Aoife Barry: Impact of the internet evokes nostalgia for an innocent age
The grass ceiling in sport — when Eimear Ryan played matches with boys she was told: ‘You don’t belong here’
The Speculations of Country People by Majella Kelly: Nature is moral force in poignant poetry inspired by Tuam babies
The Lock-Up by John Banville: Strafford and Quirke return in new thriller that masterfully evokes 1950s Dublin
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Author Sheila O’Flanagan: ‘My grandmother and her life suddenly got into my head’
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