It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Snow and mistletoe, holly and ham (hopefully not on the same plate) … and so many books. Books for every manner of man, woman and child have found their way from the printing presses to the shelves of bookshops everywhere in time for the peak Christmas season. […]

La entrada Episode 5 – Christmas books special se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Regular listeners to Bookish will know that Shane always gets away with shoehorning a sports book reference or two into the most unsuitable of conversations. Having quickly become accustomed to Bob’s glazed-over expression, he’s in his element this month as he sits down with Eoin McDevitt (Second Captains) and David Sheehan (LMFM Sport) to talk […]

La entrada Episode 6 – Sports books of the year 2015 se publicó primero en Headstuff.

On the show this month, Shane and Bob recap on all things awards, most notably the Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards. In our regular book club slot we discuss Kevin Barry’s Goldsmith Prize-winning Beatlebone, our Second Look is Jonathan Coe’s What A Carve-Up while in Trilogy, our guest slot, we talk to Vanessa Fox […]

La entrada Bookish – Episode 4 se publicó primero en Headstuff.

In another packed pod, we reflect on the biggest literary award of the year, the Man Booker Prize, which went to Marlon James for A Brief History of Seven Killings; literary innovation in the form of short story vending machines; and a nearly middle aged white man complaining about middle aged white men complaining. Our […]

La entrada Bookish – Episode 3 se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Welcome to episode 2 of Bookish, and our special guest this month is Lisa Coen of Tramp Press, who picks works by JM Synge, Shirley Jackson and Stephen King for the “Trilogy” slot. In books news, we talk about ebooks and independent bookshops in light of a recent report from the New York Times which […]

La entrada Bookish – Episode 2 se publicó primero en Headstuff.

Welcome to episode 1 of Bookish – a new monthly podcast about books.Your hosts are Bob Johnston of @gutterbookshop and Shane Breslin of @Blackbirdbks. Each episode they’ll look at the latest news from the book world, lending their expertise and knowledge to the stories that matter.There’s a book club which will be discussed on the […]

La entrada Bookish – Episode 1 se publicó primero en Headstuff.