Litquake

October 11, 2011, 8:00 PM

Swedish American Hall
2174 Market Street

Co-presented by Imagine Ireland
Co-sponsored by Magners Cider

The island that gave birth to Yeats, Joyce, Shaw, Wilde, Binchy, and countless other stars in the literary firmament now boasts a literary renaissance among the young. Appearing at Litquake for the first time will be five rising stars from the Emerald Isle, doing readings and a panel discussion on what it means to carry the torch for a rich literary heritage. With emcee Alan Black– from the nearby climes of Scotland.

Chris Binchy, Alan Black, John Butler, Lucy Caldwell, Claire Kilroy, Belinda McKeon

While you’re waiting for the event, you can

…read a rave review of McKeon’s debut novel Solace on welovethisbook.com

…see Chris Binchy’s writing playlist at Large Hearted Boy

…read Caldwell’s answers to the inaugural Litquake Questionnaire

… peruse a review of Butler’s The Tenderloin in the UK’s Independent

… watch Caldwell discuss her love of Chekhov & Irish theater

… read a review of Kilroy’s All Names Have Been Changed in UK’s The Guardian [ ]

… hear emcee Alan Black reading at Litquake 2007

Imagine Ireland is a year of Irish arts in America that includes theatre, music, literature, visual arts, dance, film and other events. More information at imagineireland.ie