A new series is stepping into the fraught territory of Northern Ireland in the 70s by telling the real-life story of a woman abducted by the IRA. Its creators talk about truth, reconciliation and trying to depict both sides of the conflict“To be honest, I’d always thought of the Troubles as a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-11-12 11:00:55 UTC ]
Alexander Poots, author of the new book 'The Strangers' House,' recommends 10 must-read works of poetry, fiction, and journalism from Northern Ireland. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Production of Demimonde halted due to dispute between network HBO and directorA blockbuster science fiction series that was to be filmed in Northern Ireland has been cancelled in a dispute between the US television network HBO and the Hollywood director JJ Abrams.Crews that had started... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-06-09 12:00:19 UTC ]
Award-winning author and illustrator Paul Howard, whose recent work includes Joe Wicks' debut picture book The Burpee Bears (HarperCollins Children's Books), has been appointed the new Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-12-31 03:43:57 UTC ]
This might be a somewhat reductive thing to say about what was the dominant way of communicating in Ireland for the vast majority of its recorded history, but Gaeilge—the Irish language—is having something of a moment of late. There has been a surge of numbers in Irish immersion schools in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-09-10 15:01:51 UTC ]
BookTrust has revitalised its Bookstart Baby bag, which provides books to all children born in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, encouraging families to start reading with their children as early as possible. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-26 02:40:40 UTC ]
July 19th was hailed as ‘Freedom Day’ in the press for the easing of mask wearing restrictions. But freedom for whom? With the government saying that wearing masks in shops is a personal choice rather than a legal obligation in England (at the time of writing they are still required in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-07-21 10:10:56 UTC ]
For her debut picture book Flora Delargy, an author and illustrator from Northern Ireland, decided to tell the lesser-known part of the “Titanic” story, about the brave captain who turned around his ship, “Carpathia”, to rescue survivors from the freezing Atlantic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-05-14 12:27:27 UTC ]
Last week some £33m worth of printed books were sold through the Nielsen BookScan universe, including for the first time since the end of March high street bookshops in England and Northern Ireland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 23:28:04 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK's mentoring programme WriteNow will return, with workshops planned in England and, for the first time, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-03-09 18:32:05 UTC ]
HarperCollins and newspaper The Sun have partnered up to hand out two million free books to school children across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 18:36:19 UTC ]
This week: Ann Leckie's new novel, plus an outstanding true crime book set in Northern Ireland. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Belfast International Airport has teamed up with BookTrust in Northern Ireland to launch activities and events for school children. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 17th woman to win the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, Anna Burns has won for 'Milkman,' set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Her publisher, Faber & Faber, becomes the second biggest winner of Man Booker titles. The post Northern Ireland’s Anna Burns Wins 2018 Man Booker Prize for... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
John Murray is publishing Michael Hughes' "vivid, funny and brutal" reimagining of Homer's Iliad, set at the end of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the mid-1990s. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Library usage among young people has increased in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Wales, but is down in England and Scotland, a new survey has found. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corporation also said it would have to shut local radio stations if Treasury did not provide funds to offset the cost of free TV licences for over-75s, claims new bookThe BBC warned George Osborne it would have to close BBC2 and BBC4 if the government did not provide extra funds to offset the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booktrust says it is “very disappointed” that the Northern Ireland government has cut its Bookstart funding. The charity said 50,000 children “face disappointment” this year because of the cuts. Last year, it distributed 50,000 packs, containing two books for babies and pre-school children, in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Corporation's news executive seeks local journalism deal with press owners, saying differences have been 'overdone'James Harding, the BBC's director of news and current affairs, opened a conference on local journalism today by arguing that the differences between the corporation and newspaper... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Fri, 24/06/2011 - 13:39 A Belfast academic bookshop has decided to shut its doors after 53 years trading, blaming competition from the internet for declining sales over the last five years. The Bookshop at Queens on University Road in Belfast,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]