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DCU Staff Book Club

Connect with the DCU Community through the love of reading! The DCU Staff Book Club is an initiative developed by the DCU Arts and Culture Office, with support from DCU Library. The programme runs throughout the academic year and is available to DCU Staff, free of charge.

In semester one and two, staff can register to attend an in-person book club with that month's featured author, in various locations across DCU's campuses. 

These are moderated events, where DCU staff can ask questions and engage in discussions about the book with the author and with audience members.

For details on next semester's books and on past book clubs, see below.

Visit DCU Arts and Culture for date, location and booking information.

 

September 2023 - The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

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The Bee Sting by Paul Murray  Pic: Cliona O'Flaherty

The wealthy Barnes family are in crisis after the financial downturn. Follow the events of the novel from the perspective of each of its four family members.

You won’t read a sadder, truer, funnier novel this year - The Guardian

Check the availability of The Bee Sting in DCU Library

October 2023 - Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy

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Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy Pic: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

This novel captures the exhaustion and confusion of early motherhood experienced by the book's narrator. As her husband retreats from the chaos, an old friend offers her a path back to the person she used to be.

An astute, provocative, intriguing novel about motherhood - The Irish Times

Check the availability of Soldier Sailor as a print book or as an ebook in DCU Library

November 2023 - Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry

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Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry Pic: David Levenson/Getty

Tom Kettle is settling into retirement when two former colleagues from the police force turn up at his door. Their questions about an old case pull him back into a dark past.

Combining verbal exuberance and narrative intricacy, Barry reimagines the hauntings of Irish history - The New Yorker

Check the availability of Old God's Time as a print book or as an ebook in DCU Library