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Ghost World

Quirky comedy-drama set in the authors home town

Y: The Last Man

Dystopian science fiction comic book series about the only remaining man on the planet 

The Secret Rooms

An eerie, compelling tale of family secrets, cover-ups and maybe even murder...

The Gospel According to BlindBoy

The debut of the mouthpiece of infamous rap duo The Rubberbandits is surprisingly not a treatise on his opinions on life but instead a collection of 15 short stories. Whats amazing is how confident and fully formed the debut writers prose is. Its weird, hilarious and sometimes shocking and uses the Limerick vernacular in a way I've never read before. Stories include Tipperarys first ever ISIS recruit, an encounter with Sam Neill and an obscene alternate history. It is sometimes reminiscent of authors like Pat McCabe but has a unique voice all of Blindboy's own. The podcast where Blindboy reads

The Theory of Everything

I recently watched ' The Theory of Everything' starring Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking. This is one of the most inspiring, marvellous true stories I have ever seen.
The film follows his life story from his early twenties at University, where he first shows his brilliant mind, standing head and shoulders above his contemporaries in intellect and ability. It is at University that he meets and falls in love with the woman who is to become his wife. It is here too, in his early twenties, that he is first diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease and we are shown the devastating physical effects of

Ethel and Ernest

Ethel and Ernest is a graphic novel written by Raymond Briggs as a tribute to his parents. Almost as much a social history as it is a personal account, Ethel & Ernest is a moving tribute to ordinary people living in an extraordinary time. It has since also been made into an animated film. In equal parts humourous and poignant, I can't recommend this enough.

To the bright edge of the World

It’s a great adventure story set in Alaska when an army officer leads an expedition to discover new territory past the Wolverine River. Its full of strange spiritual happenings for him, but also for his young wife who stays at the Military HQ whilst expecting their first child. She has her own voyage of discovery for the year that they are apart…… enjoy!

Skintown

Entertaining, witty, and honest. This story is told through the eyes of Vincent Patrick Duffy aka Vinny. He finds himself stuffed in the back of a banger of car with his equally notorious mates. Vinny is hoping to make some cash by selling pills to young teens at the nightclubs across Northern Ireland. Vinny’s adventure is filled with drugs, sex and women.

The Hate U Give

Starr’s world is turned upside down when she witnesses her best friend Khalil being shot by the police. Starr is a young 16yr old teenager living in poor neighbourhood but she attends prep school. Starr struggles to balance her life between the two contrasting worlds. Angie perfectly captures life as a teenage girl grieving over the horrible tragedy over her best friend being killed. Angie gives a very real insight into the struggles of young black teens witnessing everyday violence and racism in America. It’s a thrilling read. This book is a recommended read for both teens and adults alike

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