No country on the planet comes close to Ireland as a literary powerhouse. It has produced an impressive list of Nobel laureates and Booker Prize winners and has a booming publishing scene, and now Ireland’s Granard Booktown Festival has a place on the map.
What’s the secret behind Ireland’s literary success? How is it nurtured and sustained? Luck or pluck? Exploring these questions with chair
Claire Mabey are Irish farmer and author John Connell, award-winning writer and broadcaster
Noelle McCarthy and acclaimed author Dame Fiona Kidman.