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SUMMARY:After the Party by Sharon Dempsey - Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:After the Party by Sharon Dempsey is a story of a young woman named Georgia\, her battle for ‎justice and the lengths some mothers will go to protect their sons. When Georgia is raped by three ‎boys from influential families after a house party\, she decides to speak out… only to face cruel ‎accusations and backlash in response. As she fights to reclaim her truth\, the boys’ mothers use ‎every resource to shield their sons from accountability. Georgia’s attempts to take revenge from ‎these boys and their families seemingly end in failure. Torn between rage and resilience\, Georgia’s ‎struggle for justice becomes a test of her strength against a web of influence\, deceit and denial. A ‎powerful exploration of trauma\, revenge and the dark side of maternal love.‎ \nRESERVE YOUR FREE SPACE HERE
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/after-the-party-by-sharon-dempsey-book-launch/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Charles Lang - The Oasis - Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:The Oasis\nCharles Lang\n‘This debut collection announces Charles Lang as one of the best new poets in Scotland.’ — Alan Gillis \nA POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION \n \n  \nBOOK YOUR FREE PLACE HERE \nPulsing with the energy of urban life\, these poems traverse the gritty\, playful and tender moments that shape our lives. From the thrill of evading the police in ‘The Chase’ to the nostalgia of ‘New Shoes’ and the sheer abandon of ‘The Amusements’\, we are pulled deep into a world where chaos and community intersect. \nWith a clarion and uncompromising voice\, Charles Lang maps a labyrinth of memories\, blending sharp wit with darker undercurrents as he explores identity\, masculinity\, class and ecology. Whether reflecting on family\, friendships or fleeting moments of euphoria\, Lang offers an authentic snapshot of working-class lives\, where beauty is found in both the mundane and the extraordinary; in the human and the more-than-human. \nA sonorous celebration of language and place\, The Oasis is a vivid ode to the city’s streets and stories\, a testament to resilience and belonging. \nPraise for The Oasis \nYou’re stopped by the voice in these poems. Lang’s Glaswegian idiom is easefully natural\, versatile\, and a thrilling pleasure to read. But more than that\, the deftness of his verse – in its formal dynamism\, psychological subtlety\, and tonal range – is hugely accomplished. Sharpness of detail\, working class experience\, and rootedness in the local\, in these poems\, deliver a generous\, nuanced\, conceptually ambitious and emotionally powerful effect. This debut collection announces Charles Lang as one of the best new poets in Scotland. — Alan Gillis \nWith a calm eye and a companionable level-headedness\, Lang talks to his reader in his natural accent and tone\, taking us wryly through the amusements of ‘The Amusements’\, the schemes hatched on the schemes\, and on into the complications of university and young adulthood. There is a lovely direct clarity and refreshing openness to his work. — Nick Laird \nThe Oasis is a breathtaking debut—boldly crafted with raw honesty and a captivating quest for beauty in every corner. It challenges in its ways of surveying\, which are both kind and enthralling. This collection is a remarkable achievement in connecting our inner and outer lives. Formally brilliant and perfectly paced\, it feels like an exercise in refining our ways of being. — Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal \nThese poems opened like windows to the streets of my own childhood. The music in the language is succinct and vibrant. The urban experience is brought to life in this collection. A rare perspective indeed. — William Letford \n\nCharles Lang
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/charles-lang-the-oasis-book-launch/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Judith McQuoid Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us at No Alibis Bookstore for an evening celebrating the launch of Judith McQuoid’s new children’s novel ‘Giant’ \nThrilling historical fiction on the childhood of beloved author CS Lewis.\nDavy\, a working-class boy living in East Belfast in 1908\, is sent to work at the wealthy Lewis household. When he meets Jacks – the name by which CS Lewis was known to friends and family – Davy is captivated by his friend’s world of books and stories.Together the boys plunge into imagining and adventuring\, and Davy discovers his own artistic talent. But when Davy is offered a job at the shipyard\, and Jacks’s mother falls gravely ill\, their wondrous days of make-believe seem numbered. Will they lose their extraordinary shared world forever? \nOrder the book  here \nThis event is free and tickets are available here \nSee you then!
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/judith-mcquoid-book-launch/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Patrick Holloway - The Language of Remembering
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAbout The Language of Remembering: \nReturning from Brazil with his wife and daughter\, Oisín is looking to rebuild a life in Ireland and reconnect with his mother\, Brigid\, who has early onset Alzheimer’s. As her condition deteriorates\, she starts to speak Irish\, the language of her youth\, and reflect on her childhood dreams and aspirations. \nMother and son embark on a journey of personal discovery and\, as past traumas are exposed\, they begin to understand what has shaped them – and who they really are. \nThe Language of Remembering asks how we connect to the people we love and how we move on from the past to find meaning in the present. \n‘Holloway is a rare and immense talent. The Language of Remembering is full of the grit and texture and sweetness of life\, the sorrow of loss\, the wonderful\, terrible mystery of our humanity. The characters feel real\, their voices sing from the page and the writing is sublime. I loved every line of this novel\, readers are going to love it too – it will soar.’ Donal Ryan \n‘You can hear him a little way away but in each direction he is not there. You keep walking and in a clearing he is sitting on a bench waiting for you. You walk to him but never seem to get any closer. His arms reach out for you. He looks up and you follow his gaze and the sky\, greyed by clouds\, is full of little finches\, golden and maple and autumn-leaved\, and they fly so beautifully and freely.’ \n‘In a profoundly moving tale\, Holloway brings us close to real\, earthy\, honest\, human beings whose experience comes from several languages and who live through the day-to-day minutiae of both past and present. The prose is exquisite\, energetic and exciting. One of the most beautiful books you will read this year.’ Mary O’Donnell \nAbout the author: \nPatrick Holloway is an Irish writer of fiction and poetry and is an editor of the literary journal\, The Four Faced Liar. He is the winner of the Bath Short Story Award\, The Molly Keane Creative Writing Prize\, The Flash 500 Prize\, the Allingham Fiction contest and he was the recipient of the Paul McVeigh Residency in 2023. His work appears in The Stinging Fly\, The London Magazine\, Poetry Ireland\, The Moth\, Southword\, The Ilanot Review\, Carve\, The Irish Times and The Irish Independent. The Language of Remembering is Patrick’s debut novel.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/book-launch-patrick-holloway-the-language-of-remembering/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Paving the Path to Peace by Connal Parr and Stephen Hopkins
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening in the bookshop to celebrate the launch of Paving the Path to Peace by Connal Parr and Stephen Hopkins. Book your free ticket here. \nAbout Paving the Path to Peace: \nIn the context of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in April 2023\, elite politicians and paramilitary groups were presented as the drivers for conflict and peace in Northern Ireland. This book shifts the focus to the role played by civil society groups which sought to mobilise for peace and reconciliation in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It begins with an analysis of peace activism in Northern Ireland during the earlier decades of violence and is followed by an in-depth case study of the Peace Train Organisation\, which was set up to counter paramilitary attacks on the trainline between Dublin and Belfast. The final part assembles contributions from fifteen key protagonists in civil society organisations\, reflecting upon their work and lives.　The authors seek to redress the balance in the historiography and popular perception of this critical period\, arguing that civil society groups helped shift the social and political climate surrounding the conflict. The book breaks new ground in the memorialisation of the peace process\, highlighting the neglected role of transnational civil society peace activism.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/book-launch-paving-the-path-to-peace-by-connal-parr-and-stephen-hopkins/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Ali Marie Watkins - The Next One Is for You
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Ali Watkins to celebrate the launch of The Next One Is For You as part of Imagine Festival 2025. Book your free ticket here. \nAbout The Next One Is For You: \nJoin us for this launch of a gripping tale of crime\, rebellion and the hazy line between them – the definitive account of America’s hand in the Northern Ireland conflict. From New York Times reporter and Pulitzer finalist Ali Watkins\, this true-crime saga is the long-buried story of how a group of Philadelphia gunrunners armed the IRA at the height of the Troubles. \nNorthern Ireland\, 1975. Violence has erupted on the streets of Belfast. After years as a sleepy\, guerrilla army\, the IRA is clashing with Loyalist gangs and heavily armed British soldiers. But the Troubles have spilled beyond the small island: An ocean away\, in the heart of Philadelphia’s Irish enclave\, a teenage girl finds a letter in her mailbox. Inside is a bullet\, and the message is clear: the next one is for you or your family. \nAli Watkins is a journalist for The New York Times on the London bureau\, previously covering crime and law enforcement. She was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in national reporting for coverage of the Senate’s report on the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program.
URL:https://noalibis.com/event/book-launch-ali-marie-watkins-the-next-one-is-for-you/
LOCATION:No Alibis Bookstore\, 83 Botanic Avenue\, Belfast\, BT7 1JL\, United Kingdom
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