Produced by nicole cohen, rose friedman, petra mayer and glen weldon executive producer. The book club has been running over on facebook since it was started in july 2014 by rte broadcaster rick oshea. We chatted to some irish authors, writers, comedians and. Wading through recommendations from friends and family alike is not for the faint of heart so weve culled a select dozen novels that we suggest should be at the top of your to consider pile. Readers share their favourite books of 2017 the irish times. Book clubs choose what to read based on a mix of factors. Irish teenagers connell and marianne are first drawn to each. Book club recipes irish may the table rise up to meet you. The plot of the book has each member of the club presenting the book that means the most to them in their lives, so book clubs are sure to take note and find some more books to read within the. This book club recommendations list contains old and new books of various genres that i think have wide appeal and provide compelling discussion topics for your book club. The moving tale of an irish orphan in nyc put on a train heading west. Each month, pat and his panel which is made up of bestselling author claudia carroll, journalist and author caroline foran and social media star and cookbook author james kavanagh, pick the eason book of the month from a shortlist of four books compiled by the eason book team. This was one of the books that we selected for our eason book club. Its time to start planning your book club lineup for 2017.
Whether youre picking your book club suggestions as a group or looking for the best book club books to choose from for an individual choice, these 29 options will have you covered. Use the filters below to explore more than 350 titles npr staff and critics loved this year. I just finished frankie gaffneys brilliant dublin seven. My favourite books of 2017 made me laugh and cry and kept me. For all of you in reading groups and need guidance to select your next group. No, were not talking holiday parties and sugar cookies although those are fun too. The rick oshea book club irelands largest book club. Rick oshea book club recommended reads jan 2018 january 8, 2018 by ricksbooks. Several of my favourite irish books that i read in 2017 are actually from last year or earlier. Designed by juan elosua, geoff hing, katie park and matthew zhang published dec. Popular book club 2017 books share book recommendations. Here are some irish books that should be mandatory reading for all irish people. The 10 titles book clubs are buzzing about in 2017 new york post. Patricks day by reading frank mccourt, colm toibin, and more of our favorite irish writers including emma donoghue.
This book club recommendations list contains books that have wide appeal and. A man called ove by fredrik backman, hillbilly elegy. Our critics have picked their favourite books from 2017 and now its over to you. Take your pick from 2017s favourite pageturners independent. Theres nothing better than getting a few great book recommendations, right. In you, me, and the sea, young merrow meets amir, a boy who takes away her. If your book club loves books by elin hilderbrand, theyll fall head over heels for this new novel by meg donohue. Michael collins is this months irish times book club author many of the usbased writers works are set in the rust belt and depict the souring of the american dream that prefigured the rise. There are now 20,000 of us, making us ireland s biggest book club. Here are the books some of our favourite faces read and loved in 2017. From chicklit to historical fiction to nonfiction that reads like a novel, theres a book here for every book club.
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