Books for Breakfast
Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley
A fortnightly look at fiction and poetry hosted by poets and writers Peter Sirr and Enda Wyley. Also features the Toaster Challenge where guest writers are given the time it takes to make toast to talk about a book that has resonated with them.
Recent Episodes
34: New books; Lucia Berlin; Iain Crichton SmithSeptember 16, 2021
33: Dublin essays, Aoife Lyall, A Line Made by WalkingJuly 08, 2021
32: Sinéad O'Connor's Rememberings, Victoria Kennefick, Sharon OldsJune 24, 2021
31: Louise Kennedy, Penelope Shuttle, Denise LevertovJune 10, 2021
30: Evelyn Conlon, The Examined Life, Grace PaleyMay 27, 2021
29: Moya Cannon's Collected, The Best Address in Town, Nan ShepherdMay 13, 2021
28: Philip Ó Ceallaigh's Trouble; in Prague with Justin Quinn; Edith Templeton April 29, 2021
27: A Gap in the Clouds: James Hadley and Nell Regan; haiku and senryu from Grant Caldwell; Hamsun's HungerApril 15, 2021
26: Mountains to Sea podcast audio edition with Laura McKenna and Conor O'CallaghanApril 01, 2021
25: Apocalypse now; Una Mannion on A Crooked Tree; stories from the end of the worldMarch 18, 2021
24: Shirley Hazzard; Poetry and Money; Leeanne Quinn; the last of the SovietsMarch 04, 2021
23: 40 Years of Salmon Poetry; Bachelard's images; Cathy BeltonFebruary 18, 2021
22: New and recent poetry; Michael O'Loughlin's Liberty Hall; in search of lost godsFebruary 04, 2021
21: Fiction for 2021; Berryman's letters; African American poetryJanuary 21, 2021
20: Christmas Special: Paula Meehan, Tara Bergin, Pessoa's disquiet, Dublin's 20th century buildings, new poems.December 17, 2020
19: IMRAM's magical films; forging Dracula with Henrietta McKervey December 03, 2020
18: Poems for Winter; Kathleen MacMahon, Helen Garner.November 19, 2020
17: Fuggedaboutit: dictionaries and languages; on the wild side with Seán Lysaght and Dara McAnultyNovember 05, 2020
16: Hilary Mantel: Giants and Ghosts; Books for Younger ReadersOctober 29, 2020
15: Shirts for books; Kerry Hardie; The Radetzky MarchOctober 22, 2020
14: Derek Mahon, Louise Glück, The Great Hunger; Neil HegartyOctober 15, 2020
13: The latest Ferrante; Mary O’Donnell; the poem that wouldn’t go awayOctober 08, 2020
12: The other Elizabeth Taylor; Sarah Bannan; Lee HarwoodOctober 01, 2020
11: Owen Roe: An actor calls; meditating on Irish wordsSeptember 24, 2020
10: Zadie Smith; Caitriona Lally: Driving on Eggshells; Michael HartnettSeptember 17, 2020
32: Sinéad O'Connor's Rememberings, Victoria Kennefick, Sharon OldsJune 24, 2021
22: New and recent poetry; Michael O'Loughlin's Liberty Hall; in search of lost godsFebruary 04, 2021
21: Fiction for 2021; Berryman's letters; African American poetryJanuary 21, 2021
20: Christmas Special: Paula Meehan, Tara Bergin, Pessoa's disquiet, Dublin's 20th century buildings, new poems.December 17, 2020
17: Fuggedaboutit: dictionaries and languages; on the wild side with Seán Lysaght and Dara McAnultyNovember 05, 2020
16: Hilary Mantel: Giants and Ghosts; Books for Younger ReadersOctober 29, 2020
15: Shirts for books; Kerry Hardie; The Radetzky MarchOctober 22, 2020
14: Derek Mahon, Louise Glück, The Great Hunger; Neil HegartyOctober 15, 2020
13: The latest Ferrante; Mary O’Donnell; the poem that wouldn’t go awayOctober 08, 2020
12: The other Elizabeth Taylor; Sarah Bannan; Lee HarwoodOctober 01, 2020
11: Owen Roe: An actor calls; meditating on Irish wordsSeptember 24, 2020
10: Zadie Smith; Caitriona Lally: Driving on Eggshells; Michael HartnettSeptember 17, 2020