Book Review - Utopia For Realists (And how we get there) - Rutger Bregman
A review of Rutger Bregman’s ‘utopia for realists’ which is an engaging call to arms for a new utopia, with ideas such as the end of poverty and the creation of a 15 hour week. Time to get off the hamster wheel.
Book Review - The Monk - Paul Williams
The story of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, one of Irelands most enigmatic crime figures and locked in a deadly feud with the Kinahan Cartel. Grim reading at times, but recommended for any fans of true crime.
Book review - Rememberings - Sinéad O’Connor
A rollercoaster of an autobiography by the protest singer, Sinéad O’Connor, from her troubled childhood through to her singing career and mental health troubles. Raw, honest and revealing.
Book Review - Why I’m no longer talking to white people about race - Reni Eddo-Lodge
An essential book about race relations in the UK today. A major contribution to the discussion of anti racism.
Book Review - Listen- How to Find The Words for Tender Conversations - Kathryn Mannix
A wise and compassionate book on the act of listening from Kathryn Mannix, a medical practitioner and therapist with over 30 years experience in palliative care. A vital and moving read.
Book Review - Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe
Remarkable work of narrative non fiction that focuses on the abduction and murder of Jean McConville to tell the story of ‘the troubles.’
Book Review - A Furious Devotion: The Authorised Story Of Shane MacGowan - Richard Balls
The engrossing story of one of Ireland’s national icons, from his formative years in England, trips home to Tipperary and how they shaped him, Punk rock through to the wild years of the Pogues.
Book Review - The Way Home: Tales from a life without technology - Mark Boyle
Mark Boyle’s story of how he gave up electricity for a year and living a life familiar only to our distant ancestors.
Book Review - Northern Protestants On Shifting Ground
An enlightening and thought provoking book on Northern Protestants over the last twenty years, with Brexit and talk of a United Ireland increasing.
Book Review - Listening to Bob Dylan - Larry Starr
A review of Larry Starr’s ‘listening to Bob Dylan’ a welcome addition to the Dylan library with specific emphasis on composition.
Book Review - Did ye hear Mammy died? - Séamus O’Reilly
Funny and heart warming account by Séamus O’Reily on growing up in rural Derry in the north of Ireland following the death of his mother, with his ten siblings and legend of a da.
