About this episode

Danielle McLaughlin discusses her literary works and the books she would save in a fire.

Danielle McLaughlin tells Ruth McKee which books she would save if her house was on fire. Danielle McLaughlin's debut collection of short stories Dinosaurs on Other Planets was published in Ireland by The Stinging Fly Press in 2015 and her first novel The Art of Falling (John Murray) was shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 2022. In 2023 she was a recipient of a Markievicz Award. Her latest novel Rituals is out now with The Stinging Fly Pres

People in this episode

Host: Ruth McKee

Guest: Danielle McLaughlin

Topics covered

• books
• literature
• short stories
• novels
• awards

Keywords

• Danielle McLaughlin
• Ruth McKee
• Dinosaurs on Other Planets
• The Art of Falling
• Rituals
• Markievicz Award

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Stinging Fly Press, John Murray

Books & works: Dinosaurs on Other Planets, The Art of Falling

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