St. Patrick’s
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21 Irish Novels for the 21st Century
Let’s just get this out of the way: this St. Patrick’s Day list of 21 Irish Novels for the 21st Century is absurdly incomplete. Where are Colm Tóibín, Emma Donoghue, Roddy Doyle or William Trevor? There’s no Anne Enright, or John Boyne, or John Banville or his alter-ego Benjamin Black; no Tana French or Ken Bruen… Continue reading
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St Patrick’s Day & the Irish Festival are coming!
The green in Seattle this month is not just the trees, lawns, and flora doing their thing. It’s countdown to Wednesday, March 17th! There’s no formal connection to green and St. Patrick’s Day. According to some Internet sites, the link is that green is the color of spring, Ireland, and the shamrock. This is an Irish… Continue reading