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Brendan Daly

Books

Book review: Two Sisters memoir a stark, raw and melancholic account of a complicated family life

Poet and novelist Blake Morrison had one sister who died after 30 years of alcoholism and another from suicide, here he attempts to excavate the self-destructive forces that led to the deaths of Gill and Josie
  • Brendan Daly
  • March 15, 2023
Books

Book review: Recalling the frenzied, violent hysteria of China’s Cultural Revolution

Journalist Tania Branigan conducted a series of interviews with perpetrators and surviving victims of the bloody 20th century revolution for her book Red Memory while her principal focus is how that violent chapter shapes modern China
  • Brendan Daly
  • February 28, 2023
Books

Book review: Listening and paying attention take centre stage in The Creative Act, Rubin’s New Agey guide to being

Record producer Rick Rubin’s occasionally banal, self-help-style advice in finding a path to creativity emphasises the art of playing to play rather than playing to win
  • Brendan Daly
  • February 13, 2023
Travel

Seville: a city of spectacular monuments and stunning sunsets

The Andalusian capital may not be as popular among visitors as Spain’s other cities, but it doesn’t fall short on history, culture, quirky architecture – and famous film and TV locations
  • Brendan Daly
  • February 9, 2023
Books

Toy Fights: Poet paints a precise and occasionally sweet picture of a poor Dundee childhood

Former professor of poetry Don Paterson’s book is full of anger about growing up in a Dundee housing estate, but his lightness of tone keeps the book from straying into ‘misery memoir’ territory
  • Brendan Daly
  • February 7, 2023
Books

Harry’s memoir doesn’t Spare his dysfunctional family, but fails to see his own faults

Prince Harry's book has plenty of tantalising gossip about Buckingham Palace and his squabbling family but, with his many revelations about them, it’s hard to see how they can solve their differences
  • Brendan Daly
  • January 28, 2023
Books

Bloodbath Nation: Auster delves into the roots of America’s obsession with guns

The novelist explores why the culture of gun violence is so embedded in the US and he does so with some personal experience – his grandmother shot her husband dead
  • Brendan Daly
  • January 21, 2023
Books

Lapidarium: Gem of a collection of stones and their interplay with humanity

Renowned art critic Hettie Judah’s guide to the rocks that have shaped us and, in turn, been shaped by us is both accessible and informative
  • Brendan Daly
  • January 7, 2023
Books

A Heart That Works: Harrowing journey through the visceral grief of losing a small child

Writer-actor Rob Delaney’s son died aged two and a half after being diagnosed with a brain tumour, here he describes the process of trying to come to terms with his illness and ultimately his death
  • Brendan Daly
  • December 24, 2022
Books

Cinema Speculation: Critical ode to the films that formed the movie maker in Tarantino

Director, writer and producer Quentin Tarantino reveals his youthful cinematic experiences, which led the budding filmophile to become one of Hollywood’s most influential filmmakers
  • Brendan Daly
  • December 14, 2022
Books

The Philosophy of Modern Song: Dylan riffs on universal truths in favourite music

Bob Dylan gets right inside the songs in this all-encompassing series of essays on tracks by artists from Elvis to Judy Garland
  • Brendan Daly
  • December 3, 2022
Books

Beyond Supervet: Dark disclosures and humour mix in Supervet’s commendably candid memoir

TV star and workaholic Irish vet Noel Fitzpatrick reveals how he threw himself into his work after suffering sexual abuse as a child growing up in Laois and being bullied terribly at school
  • Brendan Daly
  • November 22, 2022
Books

Hereafter: A striking tapestry woven of research and speculation

Poet Vona Groarke revisits her emigrant great grandmother’s life, both real and imagined, in this genre-defying narrative
  • Brendan Daly
  • November 19, 2022
Books

Novelist as a Vocation: Compelling look at mysteries of the novel from a master of the art

Renowned novelist and short story writer Haruki Murakami offers an explanation of what goes into creating a successful novel
  • Brendan Daly
  • November 18, 2022
Books

Cells: Brutally honest dissection of familial conflict and its aftermath

Gavin McCrea’s almost surgical appraisal of his family is shrouded in suspicions around emotional inheritance
  • Brendan Daly
  • November 12, 2022
Book Review

And Finally: Surgeon gives honest account of facing his own mortality

Having being diagnosed with prostate cancer, the renowned author of Do No Harm writes of negotiating the jarring shift from swaggering surgeon to frail patient
  • Brendan Daly
  • October 15, 2022
Book Review

Blurb Your Enthusiasm: Chapter and verse on history of the all-important book blurb

They may persuade you to buy a book and can be unpopular with writers, but the publisher’s synopsis on the back cover or jacket flap of a book has been called one of the purest literary forms
  • Brendan Daly
  • September 30, 2022
Book Review

The Edge of the Plain: In-depth study into why establishing boundaries can lead to increased conflict

In this fascinating collection of essays, historian James Crawford traces the history of borders and explains why they have caused so much trouble across the world
  • Brendan Daly
  • September 23, 2022
Book Review

Nailing It! Tales from the Comedy Frontier: Memoir laced with rage and dry humour

In his new book, American comedian Rich Hall recounts how he has found a more receptive audience on this side of the Atlantic than in his home country
  • Brendan Daly
  • September 9, 2022
Book Review

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: Palestinian memoir charged with compassion and honesty

In this slim but absorbing account, Raja Shehadeh uses his relationship with his late father Aziz as a prism through which to view the wider Palestinian-Israeli conflict
  • Brendan Daly
  • August 26, 2022

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