PILI PALA FESTIVAL 2013: LITERARY PROGRAMME

Cork Books Festival, Saturday April 27, Cork City Library, 14.30.
Faber fiction writers: Lucy Caldwell and Peter Murphy will read and discuss their new novels, in conversation with Madeleine D’Arcy.

Peter, Lucy Caldwell and Claire Kilroy will be reading at the South Bank Centre, London, on St Patrick’s Day (March 17), at 8.45.

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/lucy-caldwell-claire-kilroy-70513

Thought we’d do quick inventory on recent interviews and press for SWGATR.

First off, Roe McDermott’s Hot Press piece:

HP meets PM

Declan Burke’s radio verdict:

Arena review

Arminta Wallace’s interview:

Irish Times interview

And finally, here’s melancolly’s full length book trailer:

SWGATR trailer

A belated thanks to all at the Faber Social who made the Caught By the River night such a success. Loads of fun stuff coming up over the next couple of months. We’ll be posting as it happens.

 

Come gather at the river for the Faber Social on Monday!

Faber Social and Caught by the River again join forces to bring you an evening drenched in literary quality, featuring words from Booker Prize shortlisted author, Mick Jackson and one of Ireland’s brightest new talents, Peter Murphy. Olivia Laing will read from her acclaimed debut, To the River; Tom Bolton will be our guide to London’s Lost Rivers; and Charles Rangeley-Wilson introduces us to the mysterious world of The Silt Road, to be published by Chatto in March. Plus, the added treat of a song or two from Steve Mason.

Tickets: £5 in advance / £7 door
The Social, 5, Little Portland Street, London W1

Caught by the River

Here’s Peter’s recent piece on literary preachers for The Guardian:

Peter Murphy’s Top 10 Literary Preachers

And here’s an entry on Faber’s blog the Thought Fox:

The Beginnings of a River

 

Here’s Peter’s appearance on the Today show, aired last week. He appears around the 40-minute mark, discussing Davis Grubb’s The Night of the Hunter and SWGATR:

Today Show interview

And here’s a report from last week’s The Works discussing graphic novels in the Costa:

The Works

And finally, here’s Mellancolly’s film of the launch of SWGATR in the Gutter bookshop in Dublin

Gutter Bookshop launch

Reviews are in for Shall We Gather at the River.

Here’s Aime Williams in the Spectator:

Spectator Review

Here’s Charles Rangely-Wilson at Caught by the River – beware spoilers.

Caught by the River review

Daragh Reddin in the Metro:

SWGATR Metro review

Tom Adair in The Scotsman – beware spoilers.

Scotsman review

Anna McLaren at We Love This Book:

We Love This Book review

And Mark O’Connell in the Sunday Business Post:

Shall We Gather at the River Sunday Business Post Review

 

The hometown launch for Shall We Gather at the River will take place at the Enniscorthy Library, Lymington Rd, Thursday January 31st at 7.30 pm. Look forward to seeing you.

We are pleased to announce that Shall We Gather at the River will be launched at the Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin on January 17 at 6.30pm. More details to come.