Details
This event is free, but Irish Arts Center programming is only possible because of friends and supporters like you. Please consider making a donation as a part of your registration.Date(s)
Tue, Sep 22, 2020
2:00pm
Contact
info@irishartscenter.org
Overview
Presented by Skein Press in association with Irish Arts Center
This event takes place at 2pm EDT / 7pm IST
Celebrate the launch of Why the moon travels with author Oein DeBhairduin in conversation with Deirdre Sullivan. Why the moon travels is a collection of haunting tales rooted in the oral tradition of the Irish Traveller community, gathered by Oein throughout his childhood, retold in his lyrical style, and beautifully illustrated by Leanne McDonagh.
“[A] truly important book...extraordinary and deeply affecting.”—Sebastian Barry
Why the moon travels is available in Irish bookshops and from skeinpress.com/shop, who ship internationally.
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