<div>Brendan Mac Evilly talks about  Jean Paul Sartre, Dermot Healy, the art world and the artist as he tells Ruth McKee which books he’d save if his house was on fire. <br>
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<strong>Brendan Mac Evilly</strong> is director and co-editor of <em>Holy Show,</em> an annual arts journal and production company. He is the 2024/25 Emerging Curator in Development at Kilkenny Arts Office. His debut novel, <em>Deep Burn</em>, is published by Marrowbone Books. </div>

Brendan Mac Evilly talks about Jean Paul Sartre, Dermot Healy, the art world and the artist as he tells Ruth McKee which books he’d save if his house was on fire. Brendan Mac Evilly is director and co-editor of Holy Show, an annual arts journal and production company. He is the 2024/25 Emerging Curator in Development at Kilkenny Arts Office. His debut novel, Deep Burn, is published by Marrowbone Books.

Brendan Mac Evilly talks about&nbsp; Jean Paul Sartre, Dermot Healy, the art world and the artist as he tells Ruth McKee which books he’d save if his house was on fire.&nbsp;<br>
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<strong>Brendan Mac Evilly</strong> is director and co-editor of <em>Holy Show,</em> an annual arts journal and production company. He is the 2024/25 Emerging Curator in Development at Kilkenny Arts Office. His debut novel, <em>Deep Burn</em>, is published by Marrowbone Books.&nbsp;

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<div><em>If your house was on fire, what books would you save from the flames? </em></div>
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<div>The <strong>Books Ireland</strong> podcast features authors and well-known cultural figures discussing the titles that have formed the backdrop to their lives—their childhood memories perhaps, or books they fell in love with. Maybe there are authors they return to over and over, or novels which formed their world view—stories that shaped them or books which offered a refuge or a life raft. Editor <strong>Ruth McKee</strong> asks each guest which books they’d save, which they’d leave behind, and what other non-book treasure they would rescue from the flames. </div>

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If your house was on fire, what books would you save from the flames? The Books Ireland podcast features authors and well-known cultural figures discussing the titles that have formed the backdrop to their lives—their childhood memories perhaps, or books they fell in love with. Maybe there are authors they return to over and over, or novels which formed their world view—stories that shaped them or books which offered a refuge or a life raft. Editor Ruth McKee asks each guest which books they’d save, which they’d leave behind, and what other non-book treasure they would rescue from the flames.

<em>If your house was on fire, what books would you save from the flames?&nbsp;</em>
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The <strong>Books Ireland</strong> podcast features authors and well-known cultural figures discussing the titles that have formed the backdrop to their lives—their childhood memories perhaps, or books they fell in love with. Maybe there are authors they return to over and over, or novels which formed their world view—stories that shaped them or books which offered a refuge or a life raft. Editor <strong>Ruth McKee</strong> asks each guest which books they’d save, which they’d leave behind, and what other non-book treasure they would rescue from the flames.&nbsp;

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