Journalist, writer and Books Editor of The Irish Times, Martin Doyle, will be at Kennys Bookshop on April 16th, joining Sarah Kenny in conversation about his new book, A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2025

Tickets for this event are free but are limited.

Martin Doyle is a writer and journalist from County Down. He is the Books Editor of The Irish Times, and has worked for more than three decades as a journalist in Ireland and Britain. His memoir Dirty Linen was published in 2022 to critical acclaim.

About A Hosting: Interviews with Irish Writers 1991-2025
Martin Doyle, Books Editor of The Irish Times, has been an arts journalist for almost 35 years and in that time has interviewed many of the most talented and successful Irish writers at different stages of their careers.

This selection of his journalism offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of the Irish literary world as it has evolved in the past four decades. It provides booklovers with a privileged insight into the creative processes of many of their favourite writers, while serving as an appetiser for some of the greatest works of modern Irish fiction and nonfiction, both prizewinning titles and some overlooked gems which deserve to be rediscovered.

Writers interviewed include: Sally Rooney, Claire Keegan, Roddy Doyle, Colm Tóibín, Claire Kilroy, Donal Ryan, Alice Taylor, Paul Murray.

Signed copies of the book will be available to purchase from Kennys on the night, and are available to pre-order here.

If you have any questions on this event or would like to be notified of other events at Kennys Bookshop, please email martha@kennys.ie.