Going to the festival
Tickets and programme
Festival dates, venues, line-ups and ticket releases change each year. Use the official links below for current availability and booking details.
Ireland literary festival
Red Line Book Festival
South Dublin literary festival with writers, readers, workshops, schools events and public programming.
South Dublin, IrelandOctober
What it is about
South Dublin literary festival with writers, readers, workshops, schools events and public programming.
Organisers
South Dublin Libraries and Arts
Attendance notes
Strong library/community literary festival.
Check the official site for current dates, accessibility, venue maps, ticket rules, waiting lists and livestream options.
Book Bag connection
Related catalogue links
1:28:09
Did Jane Austen ever fall in love? Suzi and Paula Byrne discuss the nuances. 'Six Weeks By the Sea'
Did Jane Austen ever fall in love? Paula Byrne joins me in the Book Bag to discuss all things Austen and her excellent new novel 'Six Weeks By the Sea', an ingenious spin on the author's life.
1:34:31
Suzi talks to poet Rachel Spence about her inspirations: yoga, Venice and the Greek myths.
'Living in Venice made me a better person' Poet and art writer Rachel Spence joins me in the Book Bag to discuss her latest collection, 'Daughter of the Sun', which contains tender poems on her mother's terminal illness and a sequence redeeming the villainous Medea. We talk Ruskin, Greek tragegy, Renaissance art and yoga
1:08:50
Suzi chats with historian Kathryn Hughes. The history of cats and so much more.
Historian Kathryn Hughes joins Suzi in the Book Bag to discuss 'Catland', a vastly entertaining glimpse into the bizarre world of Victorian artist Louis Wain and his anthropomorphic felines. Think Richard Dadd with cats instead of fairies.
52:41
The Oxford Literary Festival Highlights 2024
Suzi roams the festival for 8 days, chairing an incredible 20 authors and meeting others in the green room and on the streets. Features: Booker prizewinner Paul Lynch; outgoing RSC Artistic Director Greg Doran, crime novelist Cara Hunter, the irrepressible Bryony Gordon, poet/novelist Derek Owusu, Amanda Craig and many more.
1:01:42
Suzi chats with Owen Davies
It's almost Halloween, so we have conjured up Owen Davies to talk about his spectacular new book 'The Art of the Grimoire', an illustrated history of magical books and spellcraft from the dawn of time to the era of Buffy and Harry Potter. Curses upon all ye who fail to Like and Subscribe!
1:19:25
Suzi chats with prolific author Michael Arditti.
Michael Arditti is the author of 13 novels and two collections of short stories. He joins Suzi in the Book Bag explain how cancel culture inspired his latest novel, 'The Choice', and why he wanted to write about a woman priest.
1:16:33
Suzi chats with Cathi Unsworth
Crime novelist, biographer and music critic Cathi Unsworth drops into the Book Bag to muse with Suzi over all things Goth - as detailed in her mighty compendium of the genre, 'Season of the Witch'. Grab that eyeliner, tease that spikey hair, and listen in as they release the bats.
1:28:57
Suzi chats with author Tom Cox
Tom Cox, the man behind the Twitter sensation 'My Sad Cat', is the author of non-fiction titles '21st Century Yokel', 'Notebook', 'Nice Jumper' about the world of golf, and 'Close Encounters of the Furred Kind'. He chats to Suzi about his move into fiction with short stories 'Help the Witch' and new novel 'Villager', the accompanying artwork and soundtracks,
Support the Book Bag
Donate with Bitcoin
Help keep independent literary conversations online. If you'd like to support the Book Bag, you can donate with Bitcoin here.
bc1qz77qegl06qj479kr54rlwz2avyvpnk98ycrma7
Open wallet