To celebrate International Women’s Day, The Irish Times Women’s Podcast book club and a handful of podcast listeners gathered for a live event at Kildare Village on Saturday morning.
Niamh Towey, Ann Ingle, Bernice Harrison, and Roisin Ingle, explored the books by women that have challenged and changed them and that they think every woman should read.
Book Club Choices:
Ann Ingle: The Women’s Room by Marilyn French and Anne Tyler novels
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Bernice Harrison: Heartburn by Nora Ephron and Country Girls by Edna O’Brien
Róisín Ingle: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and Rachel’s Holiday by Marian Keyes
Niamh Towey: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan and Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
You can listen back to the live event in the player above or wherever you get your podcasts.
