Details of this year’s Dublin Book Festival (one of Ireland’s largest literary festivals) have finally been announced, and are sure to excite all bookworms in Ireland. Celebrating Irish writers and Irish publishing are at the core of this year’s festival, championing the ever-growing literary scene in Dublin. Most events will take place in Smock Alley Theatre, Temple Bar as well as in satellite venues around the city including: National Botanic Gardens, The Gutter Bookshop, Irish Writers Centre, Fighting Words, National Library of Ireland and RDS Library.
Among the Irish writers due to take part in the festival are Eileen Battersby (of the Irish Times), Dermot Bolger (poet and novelist), Kevin Breathnach (of the Dublin Review), Roddy Doyle (a veteran in Irish publishing) and many more. A full schedule of events can be seen on the festival’s website here.
