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SUMMARY:Juliana Adelman Book Event
DESCRIPTION:No Alibis Bookstore is delighted to welcome Juliana Adelman for an evening to celebrate her novel ‘The Grateful Water’ (New Island Books\, 2024)\, in conversation with historian Elaine Farrell (Bad Bridget\, Penguin 2023). \nFree tickets for this event are available here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/no-alibis-bookstore-ltd/t-xmopgam \nSee you there! \n  \nWhen a young butcher spots a strange shape on the banks of the River Liffey in the hot summer of 1866\, the city of Dublin is gripped by a grimy case of infanticide. Detective Martin Peakin\, an amateur entomologist and full of regret for his failed engagement\, sets off in search of the murderer\, eager to impress his superiors. But\, as Peakin draws closer\, he begins to realise that not all is as it seems.\nEveryone related to the case is hiding something\, while his own secrets threaten to bubble to the surface. The river binds these Dubliners together\, but who will it divide in the end? And will Peakin actually solve this most shocking\, ordinary and desperate of crimes?The Grateful Water – sticky with blood and secrets and guilt – will suck you in until the last page.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/juliana-adelman-book-event/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:How Banksy Saved Art History by Kelly Grovier - Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join Us For A Book Launch with Kelly Grovier \nBook your Free space HERE \n  \nA new take on the history of art – from da Vinci to Warhol – as reinterpreted and ultimately reinforced by the international phenomenon that is Banksy. Few would dispute that Banksy is the most famous urban artist in the world today. That he is also one of the most perceptive art historians of our age might come as a surprise to many. But the myriad memorable works he has created over the past thirty years constitute an audacious commentary on the history of image-making – a captivating critique waiting to be pieced together. Armed with little more than stencils\, spray paint and an anonymizing cloak of after-hours darkness\, Banksy has forged an alluring identity for himself as an incorrigible prankster who doesn’t embrace tradition but shreds it. What actually illuminates Banksy’s audacious murals\, impromptu urban sculptures and vandalized paintings\, however\, is a profound understanding of the story of art. Banksy recasts masterpieces as powerful comments on contemporary issues: climate change\, consumerism and the struggle for peace\, and reveals these works to be surprisingly elastic\, resilient and relevant. In this fully illustrated and entertaining exploration\, bestselling author Kelly Grovier traces art history through Banksy’s lens\, presenting many of his most recognizable works: from his droll lampooning of the Lascaux cave paintings to his reinvention of Monet’s enchanting water-lily pond\, a reboot of Géricault’s tragic gut-wrenching vision to Vermeer’s girl now instilled with street cred\, everyone’s genius is grist for his unmerciful mill. Far from being diminished in their significance\, however\, the works that Banksy ruthlessly parodies are ultimately refurbished by the ordeal. Banksy’s iconoclastic works force us to rethink our affection for\, and appreciation of\, great works of art that define cultural history.\nKelly Grovier is a columnist and feature writer for BBC Culture\, and his writings on art have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement\, the Independent\, The Sunday Times\, the Observer\, RA Magazine and Wired. \n\nKelly Grovier is the author of several books\, including A New Way of Seeing: The History of Art in 57 Works (2018)\, On the Line: Conversations with Sean Scully (2021) and The Art of Colour (2023)\, all published by Thames & Hudson. He is co-founder of the scholarly journal European Romantic Review.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/how-banksy-saved-art-history-by-kelly-grovier-book-launch/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Forest Yet to Come by Sam Thompson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special event to launch the third and final instalment of the Wolfstongue series by Sam Thompson. \nReserve your FREE space here. \n‘Once you start\, you can’t turn back. Deep in the Forest is a cave\, and in the cave is a chamber\, and in the chamber are the dreams. They could yet come true.’ \nFaolan and Sally have no memory of their lives before they arrived at the Land ten years ago. In this self-sufficient community\, good fortune comes from mysterious beings known as the shapes\, and no one is to venture into the Forest; a dangerous place full of fearsome wolves. When a strange gentleman named Reynard emerges from the Forest\, he quickly befriends Faolan and Sally. \nBut the community are both suspicious and enthralled by his storytelling. In the wake of a terrible attack\, the shapes seem to abandon their people. Faolan flees into the Forest seeking the wolves that have always fascinated him\, and Reynard and Sally are banished. \nTheir pursuit of Faolan leads them to uncover many mysteries. As they are drawn further in\, the community they once knew begins to fracture. There is no keeping the Forest out any longer\, and nothing will ever be the same again. \nBook your free ticket at the Ticketsource event link below.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/the-forest-yet-to-come-by-sam-thompson/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:George Hamilton Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:  \nNo Alibis is delighted to host an evening celebrating the launch of George Hamilton’s latest book ‘The Hamilton Notes’ with special guest speaker Connor Phillips. Join us in the Crescent Arts Centre for what is sure to be a fantastic evening. This event is free of charge but be sure to reserve a ticket to avoid disappointment. Tickets available here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/no-alibis-bookstore-ltd/t-eaydaea \nThe incomparable George Hamilton returns with a superb offering of travails and anecdotes spanning his five decades on our airwaves and on our screens\, always at the heart of Irish culture.\nPicking up where his first offering\, The Nation Holds Its Breath\, left off\, George continues to illuminate the path that took him from the Cregagh Road in Belfast to the most extraordinary locations across the world. Whether going behind the scenes of his beloved Lyric FM show or reliving the dramatic events of the 100-metre final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics\, the reader will be captivated once more by George’s storytelling as he expertly weaves tales and paints the most evocative pictures.\nSport\, music and travel are intertwined throughout – George’s love for all three evident on every page. His writing style is consistently surprising; the reader is never quite certain where George is taking them but few will be able to resist being caught up in the stories and going along for the ride.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/george-hamilton-book-launch/
LOCATION:Crescent Arts Centre\, 2-4 University Rd Belfast BT7 1NH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Let's Dance by Lucy Sweeney Byrne: Belfast Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening to celebrate the launch of Lucy Sweeney-Byrne’s second collection of short stories\, Let’s Dance\, published by Banshee Press. Lucy will be introduced by local author\, Alexander Poots. \nBook your free ticket HERE. \nThis collection of dark\, hilarious and provocative short stories explores women on the brink – of love\, of joy\, of disaster – with Lucy Sweeney Byrne’s signature wit\, insight and daring. \nI’ve seen how the clouds look when viewed from above\, stretched pink and gold-tinged for miles and miles and miles. I’ve seen a single cumulus cloud against a blue sky from my seat outside a café below\, thrumming still in upness. I’ve seen the making of The Matrix bonus feature on the DVD\, Keanu Reeves being lifted in his harness\, Harvey Weinstein smiling and slapping backs on his way to somewhere else. I’ve seen dirty clothes pile up in a laundry basket\, and hairs in the drain. I’ve seen smoke rise from the bonnet of my car. \nA newlywed grapples with the chasm that has opened up between her and her husband on the subject of children. A young mother tries to eke out a life for her family on an island named for a dead man\, unaware of the psychic toll that is taken on her by the land and sea. And a woman at a drug-fuelled house party ruminates on the dark past she shares with one of the guests. Utilising forms ranging from flash fiction to novella\, Let’s Dance is a glittering display of fiction’s ability to probe\, startle and entertain. \nLucy Sweeney Byrne is the author of the short story collection Paris Syndrome (2019\, Banshee Press)\, met with critical acclaim and shortlisted for numerous awards\, including the Edge Hill Prize\, the Kate O’Brien Award\, the Butler Literary Award\, and the John McGahern Prize. Lucy’s short fiction\, essays and poetry have appeared in The Dublin Review\, The Stinging Fly\, Southword\, AGNI\, Litro\, Grist\, 3:AM magazine\, and other literary outlets. She also writes book reviews for The Irish Times.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/lets-dance-by-lucy-sweeney-byrne-belfast-launch/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Susan Cahill Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us in No Alibis Bookstore to celebrate the Launch of Susan Cahills’s book ‘The World Between the Rain’. This launch event is free to attend but reserve tickets to avoid missing out! \nGet your tickets via TicketSource here! \nIt’s the week before Halloween and Marina is about to turn thirteen. Her father died a year ago. Her mother has strangely fallen asleep and no-one can wake her. \nShe is sent to live with her mysterious grandmother who tells her that that you can enter a strange world between the ever falling rain in the west of Ireland. Marina enters a haunting watery world full of strange creatures\, demons\, gods and dream makers. Meanwhile\, in our world a strange sleeping sickness has taken over. \nWill Marina be back in time? Can she survive?
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/susan-cahill-book-launch/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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