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This arrived in reception today from the lovely Louisa in Raven Books in Blackrock.

It’s not a DNA sequence or a barcode, it’s my 100 books from 2014.

57 mins ago by therickoshea Just finished the new one from Jeanette Winterson. One part told by Mary Shelley when she, Shelley, Byron and that lot were in a villa in Switzerland and she had the stroke of brilliance that led to her writing Frankenstein, one part bang up to date with a transgender doctor, Ry, a cutting edge scientist and a crass sexbot seller all set around the idea of uploading a human brain to the cloud. I liked it a lot - the parallels she draws between both stories are deft and interesting and it has a lot to say about how ahead
21 hours ago by therickoshea Question @1661bar - where do you get your glassware? Particularly the gorgeous ones you use for water...
1 day ago by therickoshea I will say one thing about @lottieinstaire - she takes the best photos of me. Possibly because she makes me smile while she's doing it...
3 days ago by therickoshea And this is the way to celebrate an anniversary. Kimchee cheese sandwiches, a beer or two and...... @nialler9 DJing
3 days ago by therickoshea That's the way to wrap up my last public event before the Summer break. Could have done *two* hours with @tishanidoshi , Richard Flanagan and Deborah Levy on the art of storytelling @dalkeybookfestival #DalkeyBookFestival
4 days ago by therickoshea Day one at @dalkeybookfestival and genuinely lovely to meet Claire Adam and talk about her debut novel. See you tomorrow for Deborah Levy, Richard Flanagan and @tishanidoshi ... #DalkeyBookFestival