Pat McMahon, now with the Quay Books project in Limerick city, reliving some of his days as Galway City and County Librarian(1995 - 2013) when he accepted an invitation from John Cunningham and Galway City Museum to participate in their 2024 Culture Night walking tour of Galway city. See the full 8 minute talk on Youtube here:
https://youtu.be/0mEt3iEodzw?si=ex_OIZa2iQTbX101
As a German university student interning here at Quay Books, in the heart of Limerick City in Ireland, my passion for literature knows no bounds. Last year, I attended the Leipzig Book Fair. And as yesterday marked the beginning of the Leipzig Book Fair 2024, I find myself reminiscing about the atmosphere and literary treasures that awaited me last April. The Leipzig Book Fair is the second largest book fair in Germany and a sanctuary for readers, writers, and enthusiasts alike. Each year, the fair hosts a new host country to give readers new insights into different countries, languages and communities. Last year’s host country was Austria. This year, the Netherlands & Flanders will bring inspiration to Leipzig through their...
Quay Books are happy to host for you a book launch, or a literary event, or a reading from a previously published book.The ideal date for a launch in the Quay Books shop is any Friday night.The event should commence at 6.30 pm or 7.00 pm.As it would be a standing event, the preferred duration of a launch (introduction plus reading) should be about 20 minutes.The shop is small. Hence the number attending would have to be limited to 30 persons, almost all standing.All events would be a free ticketed events. We will arrange that tickets may be booked via Eventbrite. As well as promoting the event on Eventbrite, we will also promote the event on social media.However, we would expect...
