Return of the Riverbank Reading Series

Liam Geraghty returns to host an all-new season of the off-beat literary series in the Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge, once a month from Sept-Dec 2005.



The series kicks off in spectacular style on Wed 21st Sept at 8pm with Dublin master of teen angst Claire Hennessy, whose books include Dear Diary, Stereotype, Good Girls Don't and the forthcoming Afterwards.

She'll be joined by IMPAC nominated Kildare author Martin Malone (Us, After Kafra and The Broken Cedar) winner of the K250 International short story awards for 2004.

Wed 19th Oct will see author, playwright and Irish Times columnist John Waters read from his work. His books include Jiving at the Crossroads and An Intelligent Person's Guide to Modern Ireland. More authors to be announced for October.

Then on Wed 16th Nov Naas author Mae Leonard will take to the microphone. Mae is regular contributor to Sunday Miscellany and Lyric FM's Quiet Quarter. Also reading will be Terry Donnelly who won the 2004 Hennessy New Irish Writer Award and was also presented with the Hennessy Literary Award for Best First Fiction Writer.

The explosive ending of the Riverbank Reading Series' Autumn run will take place on Mon 14th Dec at 8pm with Sunday Tribune columnist Ross O'Carroll-Kelly roysh! O'Carroll-Kelly's books include PS I Scored the Bridesmaid and The Orange Mocha-Chip Frappuccino Years. Also reading will be the Japanese author of Against the Wind, Yasuyuki Ozeki, who undertook an epic adventure when he cycled from Japan to Ireland!

Also reading every night will be some of the most exciting up and coming writers from around Kildare including Leo Cluxton and Mary Barber. Expect the usual off-the-wall humour from Liam Geraghty and Paul Winters!

Sínead Redmond.