About this episode

Gerard Beirne discusses the books he would save in a fire and shares insights about his literary career.

Author Gerard Beirne tells Ruth McKee which books he would save if his house was on fire. Gerard Beirne is a novelist, poet, and short story writer, and curates the online magazine The Irish Literary Times. His work includes the novels The Eskimo in the Net (Marion Boyars, 2003), Turtle ( Oberon, 2009), Charlie Tallulah (Oberon, 2013), and The Thickness of Ice (Baraka Books, 2024). He currently teaches on the BA Writing and Literature Program at the Atlantic Technological University in Sligo.

People in this episode

Host: Ruth McKee

Guest: Gerard Beirne

Topics covered

• literature
• books
• writing
• interview
• Irish authors

Keywords

• Gerard Beirne
• books
• literature
• Irish authors
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Irish Literary Times, Atlantic Technological University

Books & works: The Eskimo in the Net, Turtle, Charlie Tallulah, The Thickness of Ice

Places: Sligo

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