Introduced by Edel Coffey

Venue: Clare FM and Podcast
Cost: Free/Donate

Patrick and Elaine will each choose five books that have changed or moved them and they’ll share their choices with us.

10 Books will air on Clare FM on Sunday 7th March. The full episode will also be released as a podcast afterwards, via a link that will be made available on this event page from 10am, Monday March 8th.

Patrick Freyne spent most of his twenties trying to be a rock star before turning to the much more stable and secure world of journalism. He is a features writer at the Irish Times. His first book, OK, Let’s Do Your Stupid Idea was published this year.

“Hilarously, painfully, Freynefully brilliant.”

“Funny, smart, soulful and sometimes devastating, this book shows life in all its shades. It made me laugh and cry.”

Elaine Feeney is a writer from Galway. She lectures at The National University of Ireland, Galway and has published three collections of poetry including The Radio was Gospel and Rise. She wrote the award-winning drama piece with the Liz Roche Company, WRoNGHEADED. Feeney’s short story Sojourn was included in The Art of The Glimpse, 100 Irish Short Stories edited by Sinead Gleeson. As You Were (Vintage) – her debut novel was shortlisted for Irish Novel of the Year and featured in various Best of 2020 lists including The Telegraph, Herald (Scotland), Irish Independent, Evening Standard, Guardian, Observer, Sunday Times, Foyles and Irish Times.

Praise for As You Were

“Riveting…I was exhilarated reading this”

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