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2023

Cork writer nominated for prestigious Dylan Thomas Prize

The novel Seven Steeples follows a young couple who relocate to the countryside with their dogs for a life of solitude.

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Mar 23rd 2023, 8:36 PM

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Ten Irish novels in contention for €100,000 Dublin Literary Award, the world's most valuable annual fiction prize

141 works by authors from 41 different countries were nominated for the 2019 award.

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Nov 19th 2018, 11:55 AM

'Everyone says you can achieve your dreams and life will be perfect - but it will never be'

Writer Sara Baume tells us what inspired her second novel, about a young woman’s quarter-life crisis.

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Feb 26th 2017, 9:30 AM