Language pervades our world, the media, our relationships, minds and hearts. We learn it and we pass it on. In Tongues, Micheal O'Siadhail delights in language and shares its wonder and … [Read more...] about Tongues by Micheal O’Siadhail
Fiction
Children of the Salmon by Eileen O’Faoláin
This book contains an excellent collection of Irish myths in short story form. The stories make enjoyable reading for both young and old. The stories include;. The Magic Ship Fairy Cows … [Read more...] about Children of the Salmon by Eileen O’Faoláin
The Essential Tales of H P Lovecraft
The Essential Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft collects one of the author's most popular novellas, "At the Mountain of Madness," and six of his most famous short stories, including "The Call of Cthulhu," … [Read more...] about The Essential Tales of H P Lovecraft
Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird. Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise … [Read more...] about Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee
The History of the GAA in New York by Fergus Hanna
Although Gaelic Sports have been played in New York since the late 1700s, the New York Gaelic Athletic Association emerged in late 1914 at a time when the games were thriving in the city. After the … [Read more...] about The History of the GAA in New York by Fergus Hanna
A Likely Story by Mary Lavin
Packy and his mother lived in a sorry little cottage close by the abbey of Bective. While his mother often complained about the cottage, Packy loved it. He loved the sweet sound of raindrops on the … [Read more...] about A Likely Story by Mary Lavin
Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
Brighton Rock tells the story of Pinkie Brown, a teenaged sociopathic gang leader operating in the English seaside resort of Brighton during the 1930s. The novel's title, which refers to a stick of … [Read more...] about Brighton Rock by Graham Greene
The Short Timers by Gustav Hasford
The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. Hasford served as a combat correspondent with the 1st … [Read more...] about The Short Timers by Gustav Hasford
Victor’s Place by Eileen Sherman
Victor's Place is a novel set in Belfast, era 1969. Not far into the novel, one realizes the hardships Victor O'Rawe is faced with. Hard up for work, he gets a job in a garment factory, where he meets … [Read more...] about Victor’s Place by Eileen Sherman
Children of the Famine by Marita Conlon McKenna
Ireland in the 1840s is devastated by famine. When tragedy strikes their family, Eily, Michael and Peggy are left to fend for themselves. Starving and in danger of the dreaded workhouse, they escape. … [Read more...] about Children of the Famine by Marita Conlon McKenna