We’re still on our summer break, but we didn’t want to leave you totally bereft of literary friction, here’s a little something from the archive. In Spring 2016 we spoke to Kevin Barry about his novel Beatlebone, and in celebration of his place on this year’s Booker Prize longlist (for his latest novel Nightboat to Tangier) we thought we’d re-run the episode. Beatlebone is a wonderful novel about a very famous John’s quest to reach a tiny island that he owns in Clew Bay, off the West Coast of Ireland. Inspired by his trip, our theme is ‘down the rabbit hole’, dedicated to all those literary escapes to the ends of the earth and to the centre of the mind. We’ll be following that elusive rabbit’s fluffy tail and lighting out for the territory with Huck Finn, breaking out of jail with the Count of Monte Cristo, and getting lost in all kids of mythical adventures. Come along for the ride, and enjoy a bit of time travel into the world of our younger selves – our equipment was a lot less pro in those days!
