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Suddenly his meaningless life is turned upside down and he is faced with the biggest questions: what is important to him and what will he take to get it?

The fascination and the frustration involved in the history of craft.

This book does a brilliant job of tracing how Dublin evolved over the centuries—from its humble Viking beginnings right up to its status as a buzzing European capital.

A family history of what we’ve thrown away

Florrie is a likeable and endearing character who walks her own path, regardless of what others may think, believe or say,

By some estimates, 49% of the world’s adult population is due to vote in elections in 2024 and what better way to begin the year than with Turchin’s brilliant book about how much trouble some of these same societies are in.

Georges Simenon, who was born 120 years ago in the Belgian city of Liège, lived an eventful life and was a prolific author. He wrote 75 novels and 28 short stories about his most famous character, Jules Maigret or, as everyone (including his wife) calls him, Maigret.

Peadar from our IT team reviews Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino.

All of these titles are available in Dublin City Libraries.

Several acquaintances have confided in me that one of their New Year’s resolutions is to start reading again. When asked for any tips my advice is always the same: start with something short. In that vein, one of the books I have read since the beginning of the year is Simone de Beauvoir’s The Inseparables, a novel supposedly considered “too intimate” to be published during the author’s life.