May 2012
9th: Gutter Bookshop, Dublin. Europe Culture Day
April 2012
19th: Vancouver International Writers Festival (with Owen Laukkanen and Buffy Cram)
14th: Calgary, Canada
11th: Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada
4th: Washington DC
3rd: Little Town, New York
March 2012
23rd: Bookstore Pustet, Freising, Germany
22nd: Thalia Bookstore, Bonn, Germany
19th – 20th: Cologne Literary Festival, Germany
17th: Leipzig Book Fair, Germany
February 2012
25th: Kate O’Brien Literary Weekend, Limerick
January 2012
21st: Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka: Hall de Galle
21st: Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka: Buona Vista Centre
20th: Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka: Mama’s Rooftop Cafe
19th: Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka: The Paddy Fields
November 2011
20th: Arenberg Theatre, Antwerp, Belgium (Crossing Border Festival)
19th: Royal Theatre, The Hague, Netherlands (Crossing Border Festival)
12th – 14th: Istanbul Book Fair, Turkey
October 2011
28th – 30th: Helsinki Book Fair, Finland
27th: Akateeminen Kirjakuppa Bookstore, Helsinki, Finland
1st: Bath Festival of Children’s Literature
September 2011
15th: Halesowen, Birmingham, UK
14th: Formby Bookshop, Liverpool, UK
10th: Mountains To Sea Festival, Dun Laoire (with Claire Kilroy and Chris Binchy)
8th: Mountains To Sea Festival, Dun Laoire (with Ed O’Loughlin)
4th: Manuscripta Book Fair, Amsterdam
3rd: Manuscripta Book Fair, Amsterdam
July 2011
28th: The Market Theatre, Armagh
16th: Days Bazaar, Mullingar
8th: West Cork Literary Festival (with Paul Murray)
June 2011
23rd: University of East Anglia, Norwich (with Joseph O’Connor)
19th: Dalkey Books Festival (with Roddy Doyle)
1st: Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival
May 2011
27th: Dublin Writers’ Festival (with Paul Harding)
24th: Dublin Writers’ Festival (with Roddy Doyle and Anne Enright)
20th: Charleston Literary Festival (with David Nicholls and Jill Dawson)
19th: Peterborough Library
18th: Birmingham Central Library
18th: Walsall Library
17th: Topping’s Bookshop, Bath
16th: The Drill Hall, Chepstow, Wales
15th: Radio Interview: BBC Radio 4 Open Book with Mariella Frostrip
13th: Radio Interview: BBC Radio 2 Night Waves with Claudia Winkleman
12th: Nottingham Central Library
12th: Chesterfield Central Library
11th: Crosby Civic Hall, Liverpool
11th: St John Plessington High School, The Wirral
10th: Waterstone’s, Deansgate, Manchester
8th: The Corby Theatre, Northamptonshire (with Joe Dunthorne)
6th: Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast
April 2011
15th: Scarborough Literary Festival (with Niall Williams)
March 2011
14th: Malahide Library, Dublin
February 2011
16th: Shearer’s Bookstore, Leichhardt, Sydney, Australia
January 2011
7th: Flickerfest, Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
December 2010
12th: The Ark, Temple Bar, Story Spark season
November 2010
27th: James Joyce Centre, Dublin
20th: Dubray Bookshop, Bray, Co Wicklow
10th: ILAC Centre, Dublin
6th: Foyles, Charing Cross Road, London (with Oliver Jeffers)
October 2010
30th: Zurich, Switzerland
29th: Hamburg, Germany
28th: Munich, Germany
27th: Cologne, Germany
26th: Dusseldorf, Germany
25th: Leipzig, Germany
22nd: Gutersloh, Germany
19th: Riverbank Theatre, Newbridge
16th: Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire
14th: Ballyroan Library, Dublin
9th: Cheltenham Literary Festival
8th: Cheltenham Literary Festival (with Joseph O’Connor)
6th: Ipswich County Library
September 2010
30th: Gutter Bookshop, Dublin
22nd: Navan Library Readers Day
August 2010
23rd: Edinburgh Festival
22nd: Edinburgh Festival
19th: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16th: Bienal Festival, Sao Paulo (with Josetin Gaarder)
15th: Bienal Festival, Sao Paulo, Brazil
8th: Kilkenny Arts Festival, reading with Andrew O’Hagan & Colm Toibin
4th: In conversation with Christos Tsiolkas, Dun Laoire, Dublin
July 2010
5th-6th West Cork Literary Festival
June 2010
19th: Mare di Libri Festival, Rimini, Italy
15th: Irish Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria
6th: In conversation with Yann Martel, Dublin Writers Festival
May 2010
17th: Jewish Public Library, Montreal
16th: Books & Brunch, Sheraton Centre Montreal
12th: Harbourfront Festival, Toronto
11th: Aloud Readings, Toronto
April 2010
9th: New Ross Library, Wexford
March 2010
26th: Bolibri Festival, Bologna, Italy
23rd: Bologna Book Fair, Italy
20th: Irish Writers Centre, Dublin
19th: Sean Dunne Writers Festival, Waterford
4th: Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
February 2010
4th: The Wiener Library, London
November 2009
25th-26th: Amsterdam, Holland
12th: Richmond-Upon-Thames Literary Festival
2nd-3rd: Barcelona, Spain
October 2009
23rd – 26th: Singapore Writers Festival
7th: Birmingham Book Festival
September 2009
30th: Tsar Nicholas II Library, Winter Palace, St Petersburg, Russia
27th: Wigtown Book Festival, Scotland
24th: Aspects Literary Festival, Bangor
20th: Clifden Arts Week, Co Galway
12th: Mountains To Sea Festival, Dun Laoire
7th: SW11 Literary Festival, Waterstone’s Clapham
August 2009
27th: Deakin University, Melbourne
23rd – 26th: Melbourne Writers Festival, Australia
22nd: Novel Masterclass, RMIT, Melbourne
18th: Literary Lunch, Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
July 2009
23rd: Hughes & Hughes, Wexford
22nd: Waterstone’s, Cork
21st: Dubray, Galway
9th: Deansgrange Library
3rd: Suffolk Libraries Day
2nd: Ipswich Arts Festival
June 2009
30th: Humber Mouth Festival, Hull
May 2009
16th-17th: Aberdeen Word Festival
15th: Lincoln Book Festival
2nd-3rd: Berlin, Germany
April 2009
23rd: Fitzwilliam Hotel Dublin, Image Authors Evening
22nd: Trinity College Dublin, Philosophical Society
March 2009
7th: Ennis Book Club Festival, Clare
February 2009
28th-30th: Amsterdam, Holland
December 2008
9th: Trinity College Dublin, Amnesty Readings
1st-7th: Guadalajara Book Fair, Mexico
November 2008
22nd: ILE Translators Conference, Dublin
18th: Irish Writers Centre, Hourglass Readings
8th: Tallaght Readers Day, Dublin
October 2008
15th-30th: American Tour
Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York
7th: Dubray Literary Lunch, Dublin
September 2008
30th-2nd: Zurich, Switzerland
22nd-27th: Madrid & Barcelona, Spain
18th-21st: San Sebastian, Spain
11th: London Film Premiere of ‘Boy’
4th: World Premiere of ‘Boy’, Dublin
June 2008
11th: Dublin Writers Festival
May 2008
30th: Dingle Bookshop, Kerry
28th-1st: Listowel Writers Week, Kerry
24th-26th: Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival
April 2008
10th: Hughes & Hughes, Dundalk
March 2008
1st-3rd: Cologne Literary Festival, Germany
January 2008
21st-26th: New Delhi Literary Festival, India
July 2007
9th-11th: West Cork Literary Festival
7th-9th: Kinsale Arts Week
May 2007
Australia/New Zealand Book Tour:
Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Sunshine Coast, Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington
April 2007
25th: Cuirt Literary Festival, Galway
