ILFDublin Podcast

Hosted by Caelainn Hogan, Portals is a special podcast series from ILFDublin that takes listeners beyond their radius, through conversations with a half-dozen writers based across the globe, all of whom were scheduled to read at ILFDublin 2020, prior to its postponement.

In this episode, speaking from The Netherlands, Iraqi-Dutch writer Rodaan Al Galidi discusses his book 'Two Blankets, Three Sheets', an inspiring tale of survival, a close-up view into the hidden world of refugees and human smugglers, and a sobering reflection of our times.

You can order the book from our festival bookseller, The Gutter Bookshop here: https://gutterbookshop.com/product/two-blankets-three-sheets-by-rodaan-al-galidi/

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council and kindly supported by the Arts Council. Visit ilfdublin.com for all the latest festival news and to sign up to our newsletter.

Hosted by Caelainn Hogan, Portals is a special podcast series from ILFDublin that takes listeners beyond their radius, through conversations with a half-dozen writers based across the globe, all of whom were scheduled to read at ILFDublin 2020, prior to its postponement.

In this episode, Franco-German writer Géraldine Schwarz speaks from Germany about her award-winning book, 'Those Who Forget', a riveting account of her German and French grandparents’ lives during World War II, an in-depth history of Europe’s post-war reckoning with fascism, and an urgent appeal to remember as a defence against today’s rise of far-right nationalism.

You can order the book from our festival bookseller, The Gutter Bookshop here: https://gutterbookshop.com/product/those-who-forget-by-geraldine-schwarz-may-2020-hardback/

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council and kindly supported by the Arts Council. Visit ilfdublin.com for all the latest festival news and to sign up to our newsletter.

Hosted by Caelainn Hogan, Portals is a special podcast series from ILFDublin that takes listeners beyond their radius, through conversations with a half-dozen writers based across the globe, all of whom were scheduled to read at ILFDublin 2020, prior to its postponement.

In this episode, speaking from Japan, English writer David Peace chats about his latest book 'Patient X' and looks ahead to the publication of the final part of his Tokyo Trilogy in 2021. You can order his books from our festival bookseller, The Gutter Bookshop: http://ilfdublin.com/news/ilfdublin-presents-portals

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council and kindly supported by the Arts Council. Visit ilfdublin.com for all the latest festival news and to sign up to our newsletter.

Hosted by Caelainn Hogan, Portals is a special podcast series from ILFDublin that takes listeners beyond their radius, through conversations with a half-dozen writers based across the globe, all of whom were scheduled to read at ILFDublin 2020, prior to its postponement.

In this episode, speaking from Washington D.C., Esther Saftan Foer discusses her book 'I Want You to Know We're Still Here about her search for knowledge about her half-sister and family killed in the Holocaust. You can order the book from our festival bookseller, The Gutter Bookshop: https://gutterbookshop.com/product/i-want-you-to-know-were-still-here-by-esther-safran-foer-hardback/

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council and kindly supported by the Arts Council. Visit ilfdublin.com for all the latest festival news and to sign up to our newsletter.

Hosted by Caelainn Hogan, Portals is a special podcast series from ILFDublin that takes listeners beyond their radius, through conversations with a half-dozen writers based across the globe, all of whom were scheduled to read at ILFDublin 2020, prior to its postponement.

In this episode, Mexican writer Fernanda Melchor discusses her International Booker Prize-shortlisted novel, 'Hurricane Season', a formidable portrait of Mexico and its demons and a masterpiece of contemporary Latin American literature. You can order the book from our festival bookseller, The Gutter Bookshop: https://gutterbookshop.com/product/hurricane-season-by-fernanda-melchor/

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council and kindly supported by the Arts Council. Visit ilfdublin.com for all the latest festival news and to sign up to our newsletter.

Hosted by Caelainn Hogan, Portals is a special podcast series from ILFDublin that takes listeners beyond their radius, through conversations with a half-dozen writers based across the globe, all of whom were scheduled to read at ILFDublin 2020, prior to its postponement.

In this first episode, The New Yorker's Moscow correspondent Joshua Yaffa lifts the lid on Putin's Russia, discussing his book 'Between Two Fires'. You can order a copy of the book through our festival bookseller, The Gutter Bookshop, at the link below. https://gutterbookshop.com/product/between-two-fires-by-joshua-yaffa/

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council and kindly supported by the Arts Council. Visit ilfdublin.com for all the latest festival news and to sign up to our newsletter.

As part of ILFDublin 2018, Sri Lankan-born Canadian poet, fiction writer, essayist, novelist, editor and filmmaker Michael Ondaatje joined Anne Enright in conversation at Liberty Hall.

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council, kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. See www.ilfdublin.com for the latest news and programme info.

As part of ILFDublin 2019, we were delighted to welcome Sophie Collins, Zaffar Kunial and Hannah Sullivan, three exciting new voices in poetry. The event was presented in association with Faber & Faber for their 90th anniversary, and kindly supported by Poetry Ireland.

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council, kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. See www.ilfdublin.com for the latest news and programme info.

As part of ILFDublin 2017, ethnologist, evolutionary biologist and author Richard Dawkins joined Shane Bergin in conversation.

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council, kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. See www.ilfdublin.com for the latest news and programme info.

As part of ILFDublin 2018, renowned writer, psychotherapist and feminist thinker Susie Orbach is joined in discussion by novelist and playwright, Gillian Slovo and Danielle Mclaughlin, author of Dinosaurs On Other Planets.

ILFDublin is an initiative of Dublin City Council, kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland. See www.ilfdublin.com for the latest news and programme info.