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Broken Spine #22 – Unbroken Spine
Something different for this instalment of Broken Spine. As you may have read, today is World Book Day, a celebration of reading. A lot of us are avid readers, and make our way through many books each...
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Broken Spine #23: Dromlach Briste
Dúnmharú sa Daingean…nó an bhfuil sé Dingle/Daingean Uí Chúis anois? Bunaithe i gCorca Dhuibhne, meascann ‘Dúnmharú sa Daingean’ ealaín an iarthair l’anord an oirthir. Scríobhta l’Éilís Ní Dhuibhne,...
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Competition Closed: A Mug’s Game?
**Competition Closed** Congrats Lottie and Davin. Irish Grub In A Mug, a gift book hot off the presses at Gill & MacMillan in the last few weeks, made it’s way into Team Culch’s hands recently....
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The Picture of Dorian Gray – An Afternoon Tryst
The Picture of Dorian Gray Bewley’s Tea Rooms – 15th April – 1st May 2010 The tea-room was filled with the rich odour of brewing coffee, and when the light spring sun cast it’s gentle rays across the...
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Broken Spine #24: Book Shopping
Yesterday on twitter I asked my followers where they bought their books online in order to help you save some money on your purchases. So the following are the Best Places to Buy Books Online. (All...
View ArticleCulch.ie Catch-Up 23
It’s been a while since we did a Culch.ie Catch-Up and there’s been a lot going on lately. Have a glance through the categories below and see if there’s anything you missed. There’s plenty to keep you...
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Broken Spine #25: One Book, One Twitter
Many of you may have read Dracula or Dorian Grey as part of Dublin’s One City, One Book month this year or last. But now a bigger event is trundling into town…every town. One Book, One Twitter began...
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Broken Spine #26 – Travel Guides
It’s that time of year again. The birds are singing, the sunbeds are filling up, the clouds are starting to clear, the ash is clogging up… wait, strike that last part. It’s summer, and the time for...
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Broken Spine #27: The Big Opening
It’s that time of year again folks. No, not the Cat Laughs Comedy Festival in Kilkenny, but something far more hilarious. The winners of the 2010 Lyttle Lytton Contest have been announced. For those of...
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Story Spark – one for the kids
Story Spark is running in The Ark, a cultural centre for children, in Temple Bar, Dublin in from today and through December. It promises a season of tales, literature and imagination for kids and in...
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Book Review: In Office Hours by Lucy Kellaway
I picked up this book with glee. ‘A funny and moving tale of two affairs…don’t miss’ shouts the cover. What a great excuse to have to read some steamy chic-fic which the Sunday Times declares is...
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Quick Review: Recent Reads #1
Ender’s Game by Orson Scot Card. I’d seen Ender’s Game pop up at the head of many Top 100/50/10 Sci-Fi book lists, so decided to give it a go. There is a clever (and brutal) plot here, and I can see...
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Quick Review: Recent Reads #2
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling. Yes I’m little bit behind the rest of planet earth in that I’ve only just finished this, the fourth in the Harry Potter series. But just in case...
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Literary Belfast launches on Tuesday
The biggest ever gathering of Belfast’s writers is to be held to mark the official launch of a series of new initiatives to highlight the city’s rich literary heritage and vibrant contemporary scene....
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Tweet Treats – Book Review
Tweet Treats is a recipe book that was conceived on Twitter. All the recipes in Tweet Treats are in under 140 characters or less as submitted to compiler and editor Jane Travers over the medium of...
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Steve Cummins: Where do Daddies come from? A pregnancy bible for men
I went to the recording of Republic of Telly last Sunday (and before you ask yes Dermot is kinda cute up close!) and the extremely talented Steve Cummins was the warm up, get the audience in a laughing...
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