There is a stunning line up for the Spring series of dlr Library Voices, we have read three out of the four authors in this very bookclub. Curated by Bert Wright, this is the fifth year of this groundbreaking series featuring bestselling national and international authors. All events take place in the Pavilion Theatre, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire. Tickets €10 & €8 concessions
Kate Atkinson In Conversation with Sinead Gleeson: Sunday 24th March at 2.30pm
Kate Atkinson was one of the stars of the 2010 Mountains to Sea Book Festival and we’re delighted to welcome her back to Dún Laoghaire. Already garnering rave advance notices, her new novel, Life After Life, poses the intriguing question, What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? Here is Kate Atkinson at her most profound and inventive, in a novel that celebrates the best and worst of ourselves. Whether on the page or on the stage, Kate Atkinson is a delight. Don’t miss her.
Douglas Kennedy In Conversation with Nadine O’Regan: Tuesday April 9th at 8.00pm
Douglas Kennedy ranks among that rare breed, the bestselling author whose novels attract critical praise. His previous novels include massive bestsellers such as The Big Picture, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship and The Moment. In his new novel, Five Days, we meet Laura, a model wife and mother who through a chance meeting in a hotel lobby is reminded of the young woman she used to be and the woman she could have become. Five Days is a compelling novel about how life can change with one brief encounter.
Audrey Niffenegger In Conversation with Mia Gallagher: Friday 31st May at 8.00pm
The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger’s talismanic first novel sold more than two million copies and became the quintessential book club choice. Her second novel, Her Fearful Symmetry, sparked a feverish auction among the major world publishing houses and went on to become another bestseller. Now comes Raven Girl which opens with the memorable line “ Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven …” Niffenegger, one of the world’s most audacious and inventive storytellers, has created a dark fairytale full of wonderment and longing. Illustrated with her own bewitching etchings and paintings, Raven Girl explores the bounds of transformation and possibility.
Jeffery Deaver In Conversation with John Connolly : Tuesday 25th June at 8.00pm
Jeffery Deaver is the creator of the critically-acclaimed Lincoln Rhyme series and the award-winning author of 29 internationally bestselling thrillers, including the recent James Bond novel Carte Blanche. In The Kill Room, brilliant criminologist and quadriplegic Lincoln Rhyme returns to investigate the state-sanctioned killing of a US citizen who is suspected of planning a terrorist attack on a US oil company. Deaver’s trademark suspense, richly developed characters and left-field plot twists mark him out as the consummate thriller writer. Don’t miss this rare chance to hear one of the world’s most successful thriller-writers talking about his work with Ireland’s leading crime writer, John Connolly.
For further details and to check out the programme, click on the link below:
http://www.dlrcoco.ie/library/spring_voices_2013.htm
