Celebration of New Books at Triskel: Cork World Book Fest

Introduced by Fiction at the Friary writers Madeleine D’Arcy and Danielle McLaughlin, this is a celebration of new books by local writers.

Like Catherine Kirwan, the protagonist of her first novel, Darkest Truth, is a solicitor working in Cork. This crime novel focuses on the investigation of the mysterious death of a young woman, linking back to the most famous film director in Ireland.

Conal Creedon has dubbed his latest novel, Begotten Not Made, ‘a fairy tale for the 21st century’. Creedon’s poignant story of a cleric’s unrequited love for a nun was published by his own company, Irishtown Press.

Billy O’Callaghan’s My Coney Island Baby is a powerful and intricate drama condensed into the course of a single day, against the eerie backdrop of an out-of-season resort during a snowstorm.

Eibhear Walshe is director of Creative Writing at the School of English at UCC. His latest novel, The Trumpet Shall Sound, imagines what the personal life of renowned 18th century composer George Handel may have been like.