Belfast BookFestival Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Belfast BookFestival on X
Run by @CrescentArts. 7 - 13 June 2024. We convene NI & visiting artists, thinkers & writers, via conversations, residences, events & Awards

Close to Home
Michael Magee
Delighted to welcome Pulitzer Prize winning author Richard Ford to #BBF23 for a fascinating conversation about his latest novel, Be Mine. He's joined by Michael Magee, whose debut novel Close To Home has won widespread acclaim, in conversation with editor & essayist @tara_mcevoy https://t.co/vbvW8b8wfp
Hardcover, 2023
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Juno Loves Legs
Karl Geary
It's a book-lover's dream in the café this afternoon as the SYP Ireland Book Club meet for a discussion of Juno Loves Legs by Karl Geary - plus a chance to swap your pre-loved novels for your next great literary adventure 📚✨ https://t.co/tzfUbje05V
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Soundings: Journeys in the Company of Whales: A Memoir
Doreen Cunningham
"The bog taught me I could be a mother even without giving birth" - Kerri ní Dochartaigh talks to Doreen Cunningham & Alice Kinsella about the relationship between motherhood & the world in their new books Cacophony of Bone & Soundings: Journeys In The Company of Whales #BBF23 https://t.co/jHWzyJcNFl
Hardcover, 2022
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book