Éilis Ní Dhuibhne's guest appearances

Éilis Ní Dhuibhne

Sunday Miscellany

Books for Breakfast

Spoken Stories: Creatures of the Earth

Zadie Smith

Colm Tóibín

Christine Dwyer

Hilary Mantel

Denise Levertov

Elizabeth Taylor

Shirley Hazzard

Charles Simic

Tara Bergin

Amanda Bell

Michael O'Loughlin

Grace Paley

Kathleen Jamie

Paula Meehan

Helen Garner

OwlTail

Why have women been treated differently, and discriminated against, in the literary world? Why has gender been a ‘problem’ in the writing, publishing, funding and reviewing scene? And why does it matter? Éilis Ni Dhuibhne asked twenty one writers who were born in mid-twentieth-century Ireland, north and south, to write about their literary lives. The resulting essays, full of fascinating insights into the journeys of these writers, are published as  Look! It’s a Woman Writer!: Irish Literary Feminisms, 1970-2020 edited by Eilis Ni Dhuibhne. Enda interviews Éilis and writer Catherine Dunne, who also contributes to the book. Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from The Hare’s Corner, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it.Artwork by Freya SirrTo subscribe to Books for Breakfast go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. Support the show

Why have women been treated differently, and discriminated against, in the literary world? Why has gender been a ‘problem’ in the writing, publishing, funding and reviewing scene? And why does it matter? Éilis Ni Dhuibhne asked twenty one writers who were born in mid-twentieth-century Ireland, north and south, to write about their literary lives. The resulting essays, full of fascinating insights into the journeys of these writers, are published as  <a href="http://arlenhouse.ie/books/look-its-a-woman-writer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Look! It’s a Woman Writer!: Irish Literary Feminisms, 1970-2020</a> edited by Eilis Ni Dhuibhne. Enda interviews Éilis and writer Catherine Dunne, who also contributes to the book. Intro/outro music: Colm Mac Con Iomaire, ‘Thou Shalt Not Carry’ from <a href="https://www.colmmacconiomaire.com/shop/The-Hares-Corner-CD-p33963941" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hare’s Corner</a>, 2008, with thanks to Colm for permission to use it. Artwork by Freya Sirr To subscribe to <a href="https://booksforbreakfast.buzzsprout.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books for Breakfast</a> go to your podcast provider of choice (Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google etc) and search for the podcast then hit subscribe or follow, or simply click the appropriate button above. <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/books4breakfast" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

36: Look! It’s a Woman Writer! Éilis Ní Dhuibhne and Catherine Dunne