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<p>Danielle McLaughlin tells Ruth McKee which books she would save if her house was on fire. </p><p>Danielle McLaughlin's debut collection of short stories <em>Dinosaurs on Other Planets </em>was published in Ireland by The Stinging Fly Press in 2015 and her first novel <em>The Art of Falling</em> (John Murray) was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 2022. In 2023 she was a recipient of a Markievicz Award. Her latest novel <em>Rituals </em>is out now with The Stinging Fly Pres</p></div>

Danielle McLaughlin tells Ruth McKee which books she would save if her house was on fire. Danielle McLaughlin's debut collection of short stories Dinosaurs on Other Planets was published in Ireland by The Stinging Fly Press in 2015 and her first novel The Art of Falling (John Murray) was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 2022. In 2023 she was a recipient of a Markievicz Award. Her latest novel Rituals is out now with The Stinging Fly Pres


<p>Danielle McLaughlin tells Ruth McKee which books she would save if her house was on fire.&nbsp;</p><p>Danielle McLaughlin's debut collection of short stories <em>Dinosaurs on Other Planets </em>was published in Ireland by The Stinging Fly Press in 2015 and her first novel <em>The Art of Falling</em> (John Murray) was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 2022. In 2023 she was a recipient of a Markievicz Award. Her latest novel <em>Rituals </em>is out now with The Stinging Fly Pres</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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