Droichead online Book Club | Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession

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Droichead Arts Centre in association with Drogheda Library Service are delighted to announce a new online book club. A series of online book club sessions from January to June, facilitated by writer and curator Dani Gill. Titles will include Irish and international selections, from prize winning authors. The author of each book will join the group for a chat about the reading experience, in a special online setting.  We welcome all to these sessions, and we  hope to reach people who maybe are unable to attend live events at this time.  

Rónán Hession is an Irish writer and musician based in Dublin. His debut novel Leonard and Hungry Paul was published by Bluemoose Books in 2019. It was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year, the An Post Irish Book Awards, the British Book Awards, the Books Are My Bag Awards, the Dalkey Literary Prize, the McKitterick Prize, and was longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize. Leonard and Hungry Paul was selected by Dublin City Council as the 2021 One Dublin One Book. It was also chosen by the Sunday Times as one of the 50 Great Irish Novels of the 21^st Century.

Ronán’s second novel Panenka was published in May 2021. It was shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards and the for Books Are My Bag Fiction prize.

As Mumblin’ Deaf Ro, he has released three albums of storytelling songs. His third album Dictionary Crimes was shortlisted for the Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year. 

Rónán has been a judge for the An Post Irish Books Awards and the British Book Awards. He also reviews fiction in translation for the Irish Times.

His third novel, Ghost Mountain, which will be published in 2024.

This event will take place on Zoom. Once you book your ticket online, you will receive a confirmation. Then the day before the event, you will receive a further confirmation with a zoom link to the event. The event will  go live at 11.20am and the waiting room will be open until 11.40am so please make sure you are on time. Any issues on the day, please email stockwell@droichead.com or call box office on 041 9833946.