International Authors Book Club

Read an author of your choosing from a predetermined country. July's nation is Ireland. We will meet each third Thursday of the month to discuss your author, their works, and any themes they explore.

To get you started, check out our list of a few literary award-winning authors. Due to the robust history of Irish writers, this suggested list focuses on contemporary best-selling writers. Patrons can read whomever they like. 

Suggested authors:

John Banville, author of The Blue Guitar, Mrs. Osmond, and The Sea

Kevin Barry, author of Beatlebone, City of Bohane, Dark Lies the Island, The Heart in Winter, and Night Boat to Tangier

Sebastian Barry, author of Days Without End and Old God’s Time

Maeve Binchy, author of 30+ available titles from SFPL

The late novelist and playwright’s works were characterized by a sympathetic and often humorous portrayal of small-town life in Ireland, and surprise endings. A good novel for first-time Binchy readers would be A Week In Winter.

Disha Bose, author of Dirty Laundry and I Will Blossom Anyway

Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times 

Roddy Doyle, author of The Commitments, The Guts, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, Smile, The Woman Behind the Door, and The Woman Who Walked into Doors

Nicole Flattery, author of Nothing Special

Tana French, author of the Dublin Murder Squad series, The Searcher, and The Witch Elm

Caoilinn Hughes, author of The Alternatives, Orchid and the Wasp, and The Wild Laughter

Claire Keegan, author of Foster and Small Things Like These

Louise Kennedy, author of The End of the World is a Cul-de-sac and Trespasses

Olivia Kiernan, author of The Killer in Me and Too Close to Breathe

Eimear McBride, author of The Lesser Bohemians and Strange Hotel

Colum McCann, author of Apeirogon, Dancer, TransAtlantic, and more available titles at SFPL

Doireann Ní Ghríofa, author of A Ghost in the Throat 

Megan Nolan, author of Ordinary Human Failings

Caroline O’Donoghue, author of All Our Hidden Gifts, The Gifts That Bind Us, and The Rachel Incident

Maggie O’Farrell, author of Hamnet, Instructions for a Heat Wave, The Marriage Portrait, and This Must be the Place

Sally Rooney, author of Conversations With Friends, Intermezzo, and Normal People