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The Festival events kick off on March 1 at 12pm with the launch of We Are Human Too.
Ennis Book Club Festival Committee has announced the full programme for the 18th Ennis Book Club Festival which takes place from Friday March 1 to Sunday, March 3 at various venues throughout the town and county.
This year’s festival will offer a vibrant programme of live events and activities for book lovers of all ages and, as always, it will offer opportunities to engage with your favourite authors and features an additional programme of events for younger readers.
The Festival events kick off on March 1 at 12pm with the launch of We Are Human Too.
Edited by Anne Marie Flanagan, this ground-breaking book delves into the dark reality of neglect, abuse and deprivation of liberty faced by disabled people in Ireland.
Poet Paula Meehan will read from her latest collection The Solace of Artemis at 2pm and at 4pm Claire Kilroy will join in conversation with writer, editor and broadcaster Sinéad Gleeson to chat about Soldier Sailor, her first novel in over a decade, whilst here eagerly-anticipated first novel, Hagstone is due this year.
Claire and Sinéad will be in conversation with best-selling author, Edel Coffey. All these events take place in The Temple Gate Hotel.
Join the EBCF team and Artistic Director Martina Durac for a warm welcome at the Festival Opening taking place in the foyer at glór, a perfect opportunity to meet friends old and new.
Writers from the West with Una Mannion, Mike McCormack and Sarah Gilmartin in conversation with Derek Hand takes place in glór at 6pm, followed by an event with author Brian Leyden and multi-instrumentalist Seamie O’Dowd who marry stories and music from across the decades in a warm-hearted, lyrical evocation of romance and courtship in Ireland, emigrant Britain and America.
Rounding off Friday’s events, EBCF is delighted to showcase some of Crime Fiction’s most notable authors Denise Mina, Andrea Mara and Doug Johnstone in conversation with Andrea Carter. In 2023, Doug Johnstone published The Space Between Us and The Opposite of Lonely. Set in Glasgow, Denise Mina’s novels are deft, gritty and compassionate.
In No One Saw a Thing, Andrea Mara explores every parent’s fever dream, the disappearance of a child. Guests will be in conversation with writer Andrea Carter, author of Death Writes and the Inishowen series.
On Saturday, March 2 Ennis Courthouse will see Mark O’Connell, author of A Thread of Violence in conversation with Theo Dorgan.
With A Thread of Violence, he has produced a probing portrait of one of the most notorious Irish murderers of the 20th century. O’Connell talks to poet, novelist, essayist Theo Dorgan in a fascinating exploration of truth and lies, coincidence and doubt, as they unravel what lies at the heart of this remarkable book.
A festival favourite, Ten Books you Should Read takes place in glór at 11.30am, this year featuring contributions from Rónán Hession and Liam Ó Maonlaí with Cónal Creedon followed at 2pm by another festival staple, Debut Novelists with Lauren Mackenzie, Michael Magee and Colin Barrett in conversation with Peter Murphy.
The Beyond Borders Book Club (Temple Gate, 2pm), is a celebration of great literature from countries beyond Ireland, recommended by guests who have connections to the places discussed in these writings. Guest panelists Sree Sen, Nandi Jola and Natasha Remoundou will take part in a discussion with writer Sarah Clancy, focusing on books from India, South Africa and Greece.
The closing day of the festival - Sunday, March 3 - sees Mary Ellen Hodgins Reading and Poetry Collective Open Mic take place in the Record Break Café whilst Sweet N Green hosts Hush Hour, a reading party that redefines social gatherings for book lovers.
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In 2024, Ennis Book Club Festival introduces a new element to the festival with EBCF Fringe. This presents a chance for a variety of artists to bring their talents to the festival with storytelling, music, poetry, song, and collaborative performances, as Gaeilge agus Béarla. More details to be announced on www.ennisbookclub- festival.com
Tickets for all events are now on sale at ennisbookclubfestival.com.
Please note that some events are of limited capacity, early booking advised.
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