Literary Advent Calendar 2020

Join us each day from 1st to 24th December to unlock a new reading.

So many incredible books by Irish authors and authors living in Ireland were released in 2020, without the usual fanfare of festivals and launches. We’re delighted to celebrate a small selection of these authors here and we’ve invited twenty-four writers to submit a short video reading from their new books.

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1 – Paddy Bushe

1 - Paddy Bushe

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2 – Caoilinn Hughes

2 - Caoilinn Hughes

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3 – Alan McMonagle

3 - Alan McMonagle

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4 – Frances Macken

4 - Frances Macken

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5 – Bebe Ashley

5 - Bebe Ashley

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6 – Seán Hewitt

6 - Seán Hewitt

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7 – Gráinne Murphy

7 - Gráinne Murphy

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8 – Marianne Lee

8 - Marianne Lee

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9 – Kevin Barry

9 - Kevin Barry

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10 – Helena Close

10 - Helena Close

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11 – Stephen Sexton

11 - Stephen Sexton

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12 – Michelle Gallen

12 - Michelle Gallen

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13 – Cauvery Madhavan

13 - Cauvery Madhavan

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14 – Oein DeBhairduin

14 - Oein DeBhairduin

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15 – Enda Wyley

15 - Enda Wyley

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16 – Patrick Freyne

16 - Patrick Freyne

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17 – Alice Lyons

17 - Alice Lyons

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18 – Colin Barrett

18 - Colin Barrett

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19 – Niamh Campbell

19 - Niamh Campbell

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20 – Tim MacGabhann

20 - Tim MacGabhann

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21 – Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi

21 - Chiamaka Enyi-Amadi

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22 – John Connell

22 - John Connell

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23 – Sarah Crossan

23 - Sarah Crossan

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24 – Eoin Colfer

24 - Eoin Colfer

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