Dublin: One City, One Book

View slideshow below of events and happenings during April 2010.

Listen to a talk by Jerusha McCormack on John Gray and celebrity culture.

Please note that the exhibition 'Dealing with the Devil' continues at Pearse Street Library until 5.00pm. Sat 8th May! Please note also that the location is closed from Sat 1st May to Mon 3rd May inclusive
 
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Please note date change for 'The Picture of Dorian Gray  - erotic innocence?' A talk by Dr Jarlath Killeen, Trinity College Dublin. This event has been rescheduled from Tuesday 27th April to Sunday 25th at 3pm.

The lecture will examine images of both childhood innocence and erotic experience in Wilde's novel, and suggest ways it comments on the Victorian 'crisis of masculinity'. National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square. Admission free. Booking not necessary.

Ink Slingers' Creative Writing Hour will host a session inspired by Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. This free creative writing session is organised and led by the Centre's voluntary arts administrators. The hour will include writing exercises and prompts to get ideas flowing. It is open to everyone and is suitable for all levels of experience."
Friday, April 30th 1pm – 2pm
Irish Writers' Centre, Parnell Square, Dublin 1.

"When is a book group not a book group? When it’s a month in the city: Dublin’s ‘One City, One Book’ project"
(Chris Mills, Hack Writers: The International Writers Magazine)
Chris Mills discusses the arguments for and against book groups and the idea of an entire city joining together to read and celebrate one book. Read more at hackwriters.com...