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SUMMARY:Rolling Sun Book Festival 2019
DESCRIPTION:November 21-24 \n  \nWestport’s annual Rolling Sun Book Festival is billed as ‘a quirky boutique festival that indulges bookworms and connoisseurs of music\, song and poetry’. \nThis year’s star guests include Donal Ryan\, Judi Curtin\, Rosemary Smith\, Ann Ingle\, Colm O’Regan\, Anne Griffin\, Dr Sabine Brennan and Rick O’Shea\, while the line-up will include launches\, talks\, workshops\, live broadcasts\, interviews\, readings and more. \n\nFRIDAY 15th November\n\n\nBook Launch: ‘Heartfelt’ \nVenue: The Book Shop \nTime: 6pm \nCost: Free \n‘Heartfelt’\, is a collection of Poems from Mary Heneghan Cardoen. \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nTHURSDAY 21st November\n\n\nPoetry Event: Theme Philosophy and Poetry \nVenue: Tertulia Book Shop\, The Quay \nTime: 7.30pm \nCost: Free \nUnderstanding the wider role poetry plays in society. Presented by Lukasz Krzymon Philosopher\, Little Rainbow Ireland and published poets Geraldine Mitchell and Marian Kilcoyne \n\n  \n  \n  \n\nFRIDAY 22nd November\n\nOpening Event \n\nVenue: Clew Bay Hotel \nTime: 7.00pm \nCost: €35 \nThe Rolling Sun Book Festival opening event is always a highlight and this year is no different. The incomparable Lise Hand will interview two feisty women\, Rosemary Smith pioneer and icon of Irish motorsport and her biographer Ann Ingle\, mother of journalist Roisín Ingle. \nAdd to that a delicious supper and music from festival favourites Coda\, and it’s sure to be a night to remember. \nPlaces are very limited so advance booking is essential. \n\n  \n  \n  \nSATURDAY 23rd November\nPerspectives \nVenue: Walnut Suite\, Westport Plaza Hotel \nTime: 8.30pm \nCost: €15 \nAward-winning authors Donal Ryan and Anne Griffin talk to Rick O’Shea about writing from other perspectives and read from their recently published books. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nOn the Couch: Keeping Your Brain Active \nVenue: Clew Bay Hotel \nTime: 3.00pm \nCost: €15 \nClaire Grady is joined on the couch by Sabina Brennan\, psychologist\, neuroscientist\, resident brain-health expert on RTE’s The Today Show and ex-Fair City actor. Sabina will read from her best-selling book\, ‘100 Days to a Younger Brain’ and give valuable advice on keeping your brain active. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nChildren’s Event: Lily at Lissadell \nVenue: Sean Staunton Room\, Town Hall Theatre \nTime: 2.00pm \nCost: Free \nAward winning children’s author Judi Curtin will be talking about her new book\, ‘Lily at Lissadell’\, and what life was like for young girls in 1913\, (including her grandmothers\, both of whom worked as housemaids around that time.) Judi will also talk about how she did the research\, and her visit to Lissadell House. She will do a short reading\, and answer any questions. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSUNDAY 24th November\nAn afternoon with Colm O’Regan\, author of ‘Ann Devine\, Are you ready for your close up’ \nVenue: Clew Bay Hotel \nTime: 1.00pm \nCost: €15 \nReadings comedy\, laughs and stories and audience Q and A with award winning novelist and comedian Colm O’Regan. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nFor more information\, visit www.rollingsunbookfestival.com or call 098 28088. \n  \n
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