Short fiction has long captivated writers and readers alike. Seán O’Reilly’s Levitation takes us through the streets and haunts of Dublin with great wit and dark humour, while Nuala O’Connor’s Jesus of Dublin shows us O’Connell Street and its characters through the eyes of one who sees it all. Join the authors in conversation with presenter and book critic Breda Brown, as they explore the power of short fiction.

Nuala O’Connor lives in Co. Galway; her sixth novel Seaborne, about Irish-born pirate Anne Bonny, is nominated for the Dublin Literary Award and was shortlisted for Eason Novel of the Year at the 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards. Her fifth poetry collection, Menagerie, is published by Arlen House, spring 2025.

Seán O’Reilly. Born in Derry, Northern Ireland, Sean O’ Reilly is the author of the novels, Love and Sleep and The Swing of Things, a novella Watermark, and the short story collections, Curfew and Levitation. He works also as a teacher, primarily on the Stinging Fly Writing Workshop. He is a member of Aosdana.

Breda Brown is the presenter of the Inside Books podcast and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Irish Writers Centre. She also reviews crime novels for the Sunday Independent. Her day job is Co-founder and Communications Director of Unique Media, a strategic communications advisory firm.