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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Michael Viney's Natural World
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening to celebrate the launch of the writer\, artist and naturalist Michael Viney’s book\, \n“Michael Viney’s Natural World” \nThe event will be hosted by Michael Longley\, who has written the introduction to this beautiful new publication. \nMichael Longley will be talking about Michael Viney’s work\, and reading from his own poetry on the night. \nAbout the book: \nNot long before he died\, Michael completed this book\, which he described as ‘a personal popular narrative that gives a lot of my illustrations a further bit of life’. This highly visual publication contains over fifty of Michael’s meticulous illustrations in full colour\, accompanied by a personal narrative full of keen insights and observations on nature\, our relationship with nature\, and a growing awareness of our vulnerability. \nPraise for the book: \n“Michael Viney’s words and images are vital in both sense. The sense of wonder they convey so powerfully is vital for our survival on Earth. And their vitality makes us glad to be alive. His eye is as sharp as it is keen\, but it is always seeking out the possibility of joy. This gorgeous book\, which brings together his words and his pictures as never before\, reminds us how visual his writing is and how precisely expressive are his drawings and paintings. It throbs with the pulse of a life so richly lived and so generally shared.” \nFintan O’Toole \n“With the eye of an artist\, the soul of a poet and the discipline of a scientist\, Michael Viney brings a unique and compelling perspective on our natural world. His writing and illustrations draw primarily on experiences and observations in and around his one-acre holding in my native county\, Mayo. But his outlook is anything but parochial — instead\, he alerts us to the urgent need to respect Earth’s systems and tread gently — as he did — on this planet we call home.” \nMary Robinson \nBook your free ticket here : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-michael-vineys-natural-world-tickets-700895255577?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/book-launch-michael-vineys-natural-world/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book Event: Bryan Moriarty - Sounds Like Fun
DESCRIPTION:Book Event: Bryan Moriarty – Sounds Like Fun\nJoin us for an evening with Bryan Moriarty as we celebrate his debut novel Sounds Like Fun. \n \nDate and time\nThu\, 12 Oct 2023 18:00 – 19:30\nNo Alibis Bookstore  83 Botanic Avenue Belfast BT7 1JL \nBook your FREE tickets here \nMeet Eoin. Eoin is doing great. He’s 27\, gainfully employed and in a long-term relationship with his boyfriend Rich. \nOkay\, so his best friend Jax is diving into yet another disastrously bad relationship and Eoin’s going to be the one dealing with the eventual fallout. And his boss at the café\, Rebecca\, seems to have vanished\, so somehow Eoin’s left managing the place. \nAnd to be honest\, he’s not got much else going on. \nBut still\, he’s got his boyfriend Rich – steady\, sensible and dependable Rich. That is\, until Eoin’s world is turned upside down when Rich announces that he wants an open relationship. Terrified of losing the man he loves\, Eoin reluctantly agrees to this new arrangement\, and stumbles into the world of dating with no strings attached. \nA warm and bittersweet novel about love\, loneliness\, coffee and the pitfalls of an ill-advised selfie\, perfect for fans of Monica Heisey\, Nora Ephron and Katherine Heiny. \n‘Moriarty’s uplifting debut has much in common with Ephron’s classic novel Heartburn\, covering as it does long-term love\, casual sex and heartbreak.’ IRISH INDEPENDENT \n‘Delightful . . . entertaining\, often funny\, but also makes you think about relationships\, loneliness\, and how to find out who you really are’ IRISH EXAMINER
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/7006/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: ISDAL by Susannah Dickey
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the launch of Susannah Dickey’s debut poetry collection\, ISDAL. The event will be hosted by local poet Sacha White. \nAbout ISDAL: \nShortlisted for the 2023 Forward Prize for Best First Collection  \nThe much-anticipated debut poetry collection from acclaimed novelist Susannah Dickey\, on the subject of our cultural obsession with true crime.  \nISDAL is a timely interrogation of the true crime genre. In the first of its three parts\, we follow the flirty co-presenters of a podcast about the mystery of ‘Isdal Woman’\, whose burnt remains were discovered in Norway in 1970 and who has never been identified.  \nAt the centre of the book is an inquiry into our perennial obsession with female victims\, sexiness\, and death: ‘The death in question has already occurred’\, the poet observes\, ‘has occurred to someone sufficiently abstract as to allow us to romp gainfully\, guilelessly\, guiltlessly through a simulacrum of death’s corridors’.  \nThe free verse poems in the final section both explore and – perhaps inevitably – enact the ethical ambiguities of the genre. Witty\, excoriating\, formally ingenious\, ISDAL marks the arrival of a thrilling talent in contemporary poetry. \nAbout the author:  \nSusannah Dickey is a poet and novelist from Derry and the author of four pamphlets\, I had some very slight concerns; genuine human values; bloodthirsty for marriage; and Oh!. Her poems have been published in The Poetry Review\, The TLS\, Poetry London\, and Poetry Ireland Review\, amongst others. She is an Eric Gregory Award winner\, a prize granted for a collection by poets under the age of thirty. Susannah is the author of two novels\, Tennis Lessons and Common Decency. ISDAL is her debut poetry collection. \nBook your free ticket here.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/book-launch-isdal-by-susannah-dickey/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:K Patrick and Tom Crewe
DESCRIPTION:Join us as two exciting novelists discuss their new works centred around LGBTQ+ themes as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival. \nK Patrick is a writer based in Scotland. In 2023\, they were named an Observer Best Debut Novelist and were selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. They were runner up for the Ivan Juritz Prize and the Laura Kinsella Fellowship and were shortlisted for The White Review Short Story Prize. Their poetry has appeared in Poetry Review and Five Dials\, and was shortlisted for The White Review Poet’s Prize. Mrs S is their debut novel which The Guardian calls\, ‘atmospheric and daring’ and The Telegraph describes as ‘bold and beautiful… desire crackles through these pages like fire’. \nTom Crewe was born in Middlesbrough in 1989. He has a PhD in nineteenth century British history from the University of Cambridge. Since 2015\, he has been an editor at the London Review of Books\, to which he contributes essays on politics\, art\, history and fiction. A Granta Best of Young British Novelist for 2023\, his book The New Life ‘brims with intelligence and insight’ (The New York Times) and has been shortlisted for The Orwell Prize For Political Fiction. \nClick here to purchase your tickets via the Belfast International Arts Festival website.
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LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Jacqueline Crooks and Santanu Bhattacharya-EVENT CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:EVENT CANCELLED. \nPLEASE CONTACT BIAF THROUGH LINK BELOW TO ARRANGE A REFUND \nTwo of the most exciting debut novelists of 2023 come together to discuss their works and influences as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival. \nJacqueline Crooks grew up in 70s and 80s Southall\, part of London’s migrant community carving out a space through music\, culture and politics. Immersed in the gang underworld as a young woman\, she later discovered the power of writing and music to help her look outwards and engage differently with the world – a power that has driven her ever since\, from her work with charities to her short stories\, which have been nominated for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction\, the Wasafiri New Writing Prize and the BBC National Short Story Award. Her much lauded first novel Fire Rush has been shortlisted for The Women’s Prize For Fiction 2023. \nSantanu Bhattacharya grew up in India and studied at the University of Oxford and the National University of Singapore. He is the winner of the 2021 Mo Siewcharran Prize\, Life Writing Prize and London Writers’ Awards. His works have been nominated for the 4thWrite Prize\, Blue Pencil Agency First Novel Award\, and Pontas/JJ Bola Emerging Writers’ Prize\, and have appeared in Commonwealth Writers’ adda. His debut novel One Small Voice was published in February 2023 to critical acclaim including an Observer Best Debut Novel of 2023. \nClick here to purchase your tickets via the Belfast International Arts Festival Website.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/jacqueline-crooks-and-santanu-bhattacharya/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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