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21: Fiction for 2021; Berryman's letters; African American poetry
21: Fiction for 2021; Berryman's letters; African American poetry
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49 minutes
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Jan 21, 2021
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Welcome to Books for Breakfast in 2021! We begin the year with a look at some noteworthy fiction from new and familiar writers. Books mentioned are:The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin A Crooked Tree by Una Mannion Words to Shape My Name by Laura McKenna Pure Gold by John Patrick McHugh Snowflake by Louise NealonWe Are Not in the World by Conor O’Callaghan The Death of Francis Bacon by Max Porter The Dark Room by Sam Blake Life Sentences by Billy O’Callaghan Nora: A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce by Nuala O’Connor White City by Kevin Power A Shock by Keith RidgwayWeirdo by Zadie Smith and Nick Laird Also mentioned was RTE’s Spoken Stories, Independence, a collection of 12 stories where authors write about what Independence means to them.Today's Toaster Challenge Guest is Philip Coleman, Fellow of Trinity College Dublin and co -editor of The Selected Letters of John Berryman. We feature a rare recording of John Berryman reading from the Dream Songs and discuss Berryman's life, work and letters. Philip's Toaster Challenge is the groundbreaking new anthology, African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle edited by Kevin Young.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.Artwork 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. Support the show
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Jan 21, 2021
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