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Five new books to read this week - Kilkenny Live

New releases range from tense thrillers to inspiring non-fiction… Fiction 1. The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan is published in hardback by W&N. Available May 25 Just finished the #TheHappyCouple by @NaoiseDolan and I pure LOVED it So witty, observant,...

24 May 2023 at 17:07

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Picture This: Kilkenny libraries to showcase illustration-led books for young readers

A new reading guide from Children’s Books Ireland, the national organisation for children’s books in Ireland, celebrating picture books and illustration is now available in every branch library in Kilkenny. Picture This features over 230 ...

30 Sept 2022 at 12:30

Local News

The Last Beekeeper - new book for children - set to create quite a buzz!

A new childrens book which tackles climate change here in Ireland, The Last Beekeeper, is soon to be launched and already early previews of the book are creating a great buzz! Author John Whelan's stunningly presented tale will be ...

14 Oct 2021 at 16:33

Arts & Entertainment

GUIDE: 7 ways to inspire kids to love books

Reading takes us on adventures we may never normally have and teaches us about the world beyond what we can see, but some people may not be that interested. Much of our connection with reading is developed as children, so how can ...

05 Mar 2023 at 09:18

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Kilkenny author, Helena Duggan launches new book The Light Thieves

We are told that adults always know best and that children aren’t as smart as the grown ups. But what if, like the Emperor's new clothes, it takes a child to discover that the adults are being misled and it is they who have the ...

31 Dec 2022 at 10:30

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Delight for local author as she publishes third book

Kilkenny-based author Ann Murtagh has published her third children’s novel titled, The Climbing Boys, about the dangerous lives of the children employed as chimney cleaners in Dublin in 1830. The novel follows protagonist Hugh ...

17 Sept 2023 at 19:00

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Children’s Book Festival is a feast for the imagination - Kilkenny Live

The team behind the much-loved Towers and Tales Children’s Book Festival are delighted to announce the return of this fun-filled festival day at the beautiful Lismore Castle in County Waterford next month. The festival will ...

25 Mar 2023 at 12:30

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Five new books to read this week - Kilkenny Live

Irish author John Banville is back with his latest crime thriller… Fiction 1. The Lock-Up by John Banville is published in hardback by Faber & Faber 'John Banville’s lushly written third detective novel featuring ...

24 Apr 2023 at 14:52

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Kilkenny GAA stars launch children’s book to help local charities

The kind-hearted actions of a Kilkenny man and his family will benefit both local charities and schoolchildren across the city and county. Brendan Bolger is originally from The Rower but now lives in Singapore ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:47

Arts & Entertainment

Magical new children's book by beloved Irish writer to be published this month

A magical new children's book by the bestselling author of Under the Hawthorn Tree is set to be published this month. Marita Conlon-McKennas long-awaited new book, Fairy Hill, is inspired by Irish mythology ...

09 Feb 2023 at 10:08

Arts

Kilkenny Author joins campaign to champion Irish kids’ books

Ann Murtagh, a children’s author from Kilkenny, has joined internationally celebrated authors and illustrators such as Eoin Colfer, Marita Conlon-McKenna, Chris Haughton, Shane Hegarty and Laureate na nÓg ...

31 Aug 2023 at 11:17

Arts & Entertainment

GUIDE: Some of the best books to help children explore mental health

Books have the power to transport children outside of their own lives, into magical worlds and places they never could have imagined seeing. However, they can also be hugely important in helping young ...

09 Oct 2022 at 12:48

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