BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE 1973. In a close-knit community on Ireland’s west coast, a baby is found abandoned on the beach. Named Brendan by Ambrose Bonnar, the fisherman who adopts him, the baby captivates the town and the boy he grows to be will captivate them still – no one can quite fathom Brendan […]
No Alibis Bookstore is delighted to announce an evening at the Crescent Arts Centre celebrating Pádraig Ó Tuama's latest collection of poetry '44 Poems on Being with Each Other and Kitchen Hymns a new collection of form and hymnody that arise neither from belief nor devotion. Pádraig will be in conversation with award winning poet […]
Join us to celebrate the launch of Jake Hawkey's debut collection, But & Though, published by Picador. Book your free ticket here. About But & Though: In But & Though, Jake Hawkey scrutinizes the impact of parental addiction on families, its title a nod to the language of dependency, its circles of prevarication and excuse. Hawkey’s poems […]
Join us at No Alibis Bookstore for an evening celebrating the launch of Judith McQuoid's new children's novel 'Giant' Thrilling historical fiction on the childhood of beloved author CS Lewis. Davy, a working-class boy living in East Belfast in 1908, is sent to work at the wealthy Lewis household. When he meets Jacks – the […]
Please join us to celebrate the launch of Patrick Holloway's debut novel, The Language of Remembering, published by Epoque Press. Patrick will be introduced by local author Wendy Erskine. Book your free ticket here. About The Language of Remembering: Returning from Brazil with his wife and daughter, Oisín is looking to rebuild a life in […]
Join us for an evening with Eoin McNamee to celebrate the launch of his new novel, The Bureau, published by Riverrun (Quercus). Book your free ticket here. About The Bureau: Lorraine would say afterwards that she was smitten straight off with Paddy Farrell. You could tell that he was occupying the room in a different way, he […]
Join us on Wednesday 23rd July for an evening in the bookshop to celebrate the launch of Liam McIlvanney's new novel, The Good Father, published by Bonnier books. Book your free ticket here. Signed copies of the book can be pre-ordered here. About The Good Father: Gordon and Sarah Rutherford are normal, happy people with successful, fulfilling […]