Various events are happening this week in and around DeKalb County, including an Avondale Water-Wise Gardening Event, a Black History Month Celebration at DeKalb History Center and the opening of Fernbank Museum’s latest exhibit, “The Nature of Color.” Several local government meetings are also scheduled for this week.
The Irish Read: A short story from Adrian Duncan s new collection
Enjoy a section from a new work by an Irish author this Sunday morning. By Aoife Barry Sunday 16 May 2021, 10:00 AM 1 hour ago 1,381 Views 0 Comments Aoife Barry
THE IRISH LITERARY scene has long been a source of national pride, but it’s in particularly rude health at the moment. Yet with so many books to catch up on, it can be easy to lose track of what’s out there.
Enter The Irish Read, where we feature an extract from a piece of work by an Irish or Ireland-based author.
Books to look out for in 2021
Irish fiction
New work that has been a long time coming generates a particular shiver of anticipation.
Small Things Like These (Faber, October) will be Claire Keegan’s first new work since her novella Foster, still a bestseller 10 years on. Her publisher says: “An exquisite wintery parable, Claire Keegan’s long-awaited return tells the story of a simple act of courage and tenderness, in the face of conformity, fear and judgment.” Small Things Like These (Faber, October) will be Claire Keegan’s first new work since her novella Foster, still a bestseller 10 years on. Photograph: Alan Betson