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16: Hilary Mantel: Giants and Ghosts; Books for Younger Readers

16: Hilary Mantel: Giants and Ghosts; Books for Younger Readers

FromBooks for Breakfast


16: Hilary Mantel: Giants and Ghosts; Books for Younger Readers

FromBooks for Breakfast

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Oct 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Who are the people who keep a love of books alive in our city and in our communities? Our Toaster Challenge guest is Bernadette Larkin who has extensive experience in literature and arts education for children and young adults. Bernadette chats to us about books for young adults and, among other things, her role as project manager and curator of  Our City Our Books, an initiative of Dublin City Council Culture Company. What books matter to you?  Bernadette is eager to hear from readers about the books that matter to them. People are invited to send in their recommended reads and take part at https://www.ourcityourbooks.ie/Bernadette’s Toaster Challenge choice for young adult readers  is Sarah Crossan’s novel Moonrise, published by Bloomsbury. She also talks about The Hate You Give  by Angie Thomas and Mal Peet’s  The Family Tree  while young reader Freya Sirr chats about a favourite of hers, Anna and the Swallow Man  by Gavriel Savit. We also discuss  Hilary Mantel's memoir Giving Up the Ghost  and her novel The Giant, O’Brien.Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it.Royalty free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.comArtwork by Freya SirrTo subscribe to Books for Breakfast go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. If you want to be alerted when a new episode is released follow the instructions here for iPhone or iPad. For Spotify notifications follow the instructions here.Support the show
Released:
Oct 29, 2020
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A fortnightly look at fiction and poetry hosted by poets and writers Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley. Also features the Toaster Challenge where guest writers are given the time it takes to make toast to talk about a book that has resonated with them.