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The Bookshelf Live: To Infinity and Beyond!
33:22|The doomed Cork and Limerick road trip, Artemis II, celeb spotting at 30,000 feet, First Dates Ireland, Ryan’s book club recommendation of the month, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke, and no one wants to see your holiday snaps!The Bookshelf Live tour:Cork Opera House - Thursday 30 Aprilcorkoperahouse.ieLime Tree Theatre, Limerick - Thursday 7 Maylimetreebelltable.ieTown Hall Theatre, Galway - Tuesday 2 June - SOLD OUT3Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Monday 8 Juneticketmaster.ieTickets on sale now.Follow the show:Instagram: @bookshelfpodcastTikTok: @bookshelfpodcastFollow Ryan:Instagram: @instatubridy
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The Bookshelf Live: A Trip to Downing Street!
34:51|A trip to Downing Street, an unexpected live call, a review of Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, the return of the now malevolent Book Bot, and more!The Bookshelf Live tour:Cork Opera House - Thursday 30 Aprilcorkoperahouse.ieLime Tree Theatre, Limerick - Thursday 7 Maylimetreebelltable.ieTown Hall Theatre, Galway - Tuesday 2 Junetht.ie3Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Monday 8 Juneticketmaster.ieTickets on sale now.Follow the show:Instagram: @bookshelfpodcastTikTok: @bookshelfpodcastFollow Ryan:Instagram: @instatubridyThe Bookshelf Live: On Stage and On the Page
42:44|Ryan returns to riff on: a printer for stupid people, laser eye surgery, three-hour theatre epics, BAFTA wins, Star Wars losing its way, and why short books might save your reading life.The Bookshelf Live tour:Cork Opera House - Thursday 30 Aprilcorkoperahouse.ieLime Tree Theatre, Limerick - Thursday 7 Maylimetreebelltable.ieTown Hall Theatre, Galway - Tuesday 2 Junetht.ie3Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Monday 8 Juneticketmaster.ieTickets on sale now.Follow the show:Instagram: @bookshelfpodcastTikTok: @bookshelfpodcastFollow Ryan:Instagram: @instatubridyThe Bookshelf Live: We're Going on the Road!
36:16|The debut live show sold out, so we’re taking The Bookshelf Live on tour.Join us:Cork Opera House - Thursday 30 Aprilcorkoperahouse.ieLime Tree Theatre, Limerick - Thursday 7 Maylimetreebelltable.ieTown Hall Theatre, Galway - Tuesday 2 Junetht.ie3Olympia Theatre, Dublin - Monday 8 Juneticketmaster.ieTickets on sale now.Follow the show:Instagram: @bookshelfpodcastTikTok: @bookshelfpodcastFollow Ryan:Instagram: @instatubridyThe Bookshelf Live - Live Show Guest Revealed!
37:59|More great book recommendations, more linguistic pet peeves, bad pints in Oxford, celeb spotting in The Devonshire, and find out who will be our special guest at the sold out live show in March.This weeks recommended books include:Berlin Shuffle by Ulrich A. BoschwitzThe Gamal by by Ciarán CollinsIthaca by Alan McMonaglePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle.Follow the show:Instagram: @bookshelfpodcastTikTok: @bookshelfpodcastFollow Ryan:Instagram: @instatubridyThe Bookshelf Live - 'Bookbot', Nautical Reads, & Live Show Announcement!
46:37|On the menu this week: Ryan's top 3 nautical reads: The Wager by David Grann, Madhouse at the End of the Earth by Julian Sancton, and The Stolen Village by Des Ekin. Also, Saipan and Seven Dials reviewed, 'Bookbot' is born, and why 'super' should be banned. Plus, details of the first ever 'Bookshelf Live' in the Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, Friday March 27th. Tickets on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. from https://www.paviliontheatre.ie/Follow the show:Instagram: @bookshelfpodcastTikTok: @bookshelfpodcastFollow Ryan:Instagram: @instatubridyThe Bookshelf Live - When Books Become Great Films
52:03|Another Lunchtime live and lots more recommendations, including Ryan's book of the week The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, books that became exceptional films, including Atonement, Trainspotting, and The Remains of the Day, and what screen adaptations surpassed the original text.Details for the live show at the Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire coming very soon!Follow the show:Instagram: @bookshelfpodcastTikTok: @bookshelfpodcastFollow Ryan:Instagram: @instatubridy