Irish Arts Center Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Ulysses: Second Edition
James Joyce
Mufutau Yusuf, the rising Nigerian-Irish dance artist (92Y, La MaMa) who made his NYC choreographic debut with 2022's Òwe, returns to IAC May 4–6 as one of four dancers to traverse the Dublin of James Joyce's ULYSSES in #YesandYes, from @LizRocheCompany > https://t.co/jOYKvSJpfn https://t.co/b8I8hrZ7QX
Paperback, 2022
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
Warren Zanes
Writer & musician @WarrenZanes, who can be found playing guitar in Rogue Oliphant at #MuldoonsPicnic, has just released a new book, Deliver Me From Nowhere, which examines the creative process behind @springsteen's Nebraska. Congratulations, Warren 👏👏👏https://t.co/nz3FxSn3TQ
Paperback, 2024
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pied Beauty: A Children's Book
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins' “Pied Beauty,” which celebrates the disparate nature of existence, visual artist Maud Cotter’s upcoming solo retrospective questions the nature of form and physical reality. Theatre installation opens to the public Jun 2: https://t.co/8Ejov7f1m6 https://t.co/E1ChHxq5Na
Paperback, 2015
$9.50$4.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Crazy Dreams
Paul Brady
TICKETS RELEASED: Following his historic 2008 residency, Paul Brady returns to IAC May 18–20 for a special series of performances to celebrate his 76th birthday, the release of his latest studio album Maybe So, and his memoir Crazy Dreams > https://t.co/vqgBy95u5D https://t.co/8cDPHnlikW
Hardcover, 2022
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses
James Joyce
Tonight, @LizRocheCompany brings her "incredible choreography" (Irish Times) to the IAC stage for three performances of #YesAndYes, a contemporary dance piece based on James Joyce's Ulysses. Through Saturday🎟️ https://t.co/jOYKvSJpfn https://t.co/wMiYQZVGEl
Paperback, 1990
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor
Kim Kelly
TONIGHT: the US book launch for FIGHT LIKE HELL, Kim Kelly @GrimKim's revelatory and inclusive history of the American labor movement. The author's in conversation w @SorayaMcDonald, 7pm @POWERHOUSEArena in DUMBO > https://t.co/K3AlEHBdsz @simonschuster https://t.co/5p69lpOPN8
Paperback, 2023
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Worlds
John Kearns
This afternoon at the @OriginTheatre1 1st Irish Festival Finale brought readings from @KearnsWriter’s new novel, WORLDS, by @elisabethness, Brendan Walsh, John Kearns himself, and featured mesmerizing musical accompaniment by Mary Courtney. https://t.co/DiRb8WGMka
Paperback, 2020
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Let the Great World Spin
Colum McCann
Also signing books at 72nd & Broadway is Colum McCann! Pick up a copy of #LetTheGreatWorldSpin (winner, 2009 National Book Award for fiction) while supplies last. #IACBookDay #GetLit https://t.co/TUF2o0UCEn
Paperback, 2009
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Feel Free: Poems
Nick Laird
Bill Irwin, @melissaCnavia, @rockyoriordan, @PoetryCrush, @helenajuly and other special guests join #PoetryFest curator Nick Laird and festival poets tmw night to launch our 2022 celebration. Few tickets left for the Favorite Poems reading + after-party > https://t.co/JF4O70jVAK https://t.co/YrqT8OHa8r
Paperback, 2019
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Arts Reviews: And How to Write Them
Celia Brayfield
“Like Joyce did with words, Roche plays with the infinite choreographic possibilities of movement...A wonderful, dreamlike experience.”—THE ARTS REVIEW #YESANDYES, @LizRocheCompany's contemporary dance piece inspired by ULYSSES, comes to IAC this week > https://t.co/jOYKvSJpfn https://t.co/qN43FSPzkv
Paperback, 2008
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book