Off the Shelf: Fanatic Heart
The Irish have always been great writers, this month's selection is no different. ...
A Doomed Romance on the Western Frontier: Kevin Barry’s The Heart in Winter
Doubleday PublishingISBN 97803855505982024243 pp
Butte, Montana in the early fall of 1891 is the setting for Kevin Barry’s latest novel, his fourth. His most recent...
Long Island: Colm TĂłibĂn’s Compelling Sequel to Brooklyn Explores Love, Loyalty, and Identity
Long Island
By Colm ToibinSimon & Schuster (Scribner)ISBN 978-1-4767-8513-0 2024 295 pp.
Long Island, Toibin’s sequel to the highly acclaimed Brooklyn, which was made into a...
The Alternatives: A Family’s Journey Through Loss and Reunion
The Alternative
The Flattery sisters, four brilliant and very different girls, raised in a small town south of Dublin, were plunged prematurely into adulthood when...
Wild Houses by Colin Barrett: A Review
Wild Houses
By Colin BarrettGrove Press ISBN 978-0-8021-6094-2 255 pp. 2024
Long recognized as a proven short story writer (Homesickness), Colin Barrett’s Wild Houses is set...