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John Boyne, Edel Coffey, Ferdia Lennon, Sarah Gilmartin and a dozen other authors and critics on books that had a profound emotional effect on them
Ferdia Lennon
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Ferdia Lennon wins Wodehouse Prize and is one of several Irish authors on Nero Awards shortlists
Colin Barrett, Donal Ryan and London-Irish writer Orlaine McDonald make fiction shortlists
Ferdia Lennon wins Waterstones prize
Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of Saturday’s pages
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon: one of the most original debuts of the year
Madcap enthusiasm of author’s writing will win over many readers
Glorious Exploits author Ferdia Lennon: ‘Best writing advice? You can’t improve what you haven’t written’
The author of one of the best Irish debut novels in years on twisting the classics, literary pilgrimages and his cultural recommendations
Best new Irish writers: Hennessy Literary Awards shortlists, 2017
We name the 18 nominees for this year’s Emerging Poetry, First Fiction and Emerging Fiction prizes
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