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<p>Tanya Sweeney tells Ruth McKee which books she’d save if her house was on fire. </p><p>Tanya Sweeney is a journalist and Weekend magazine columnist at the Irish Independent and is a regular contributor on Irish radio & TV. Her work in the music, film & TV industries helped inspire her debut novel, <em>Esther is Now Following You</em> (Penguin), a funny, fresh and deeply affecting story about celebrity fandom and what happens when it all becomes a bit too real.</p></div>

Tanya Sweeney tells Ruth McKee which books she’d save if her house was on fire. Tanya Sweeney is a journalist and Weekend magazine columnist at the Irish Independent and is a regular contributor on Irish radio & TV. Her work in the music, film & TV industries helped inspire her debut novel, Esther is Now Following You (Penguin), a funny, fresh and deeply affecting story about celebrity fandom and what happens when it all becomes a bit too real.


<p>Tanya Sweeney tells Ruth McKee which books she’d save if her house was on fire.&nbsp;</p><p>Tanya Sweeney is a journalist and Weekend magazine columnist at the Irish Independent and is a regular contributor on Irish radio &amp; TV. Her work in the music, film &amp; TV industries helped inspire her debut novel, <em>Esther is Now Following You</em> (Penguin), a funny, fresh and deeply affecting story about celebrity fandom and what happens when it all becomes a bit too real.</p>

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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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