Irish broadcasters reveal the books they will be packing in their suitcases this summer

As holiday season kicks into gear, a number of broadcasters and authors tell Jonathan deBurca Butler which books they’ll be packing in their suitcase.

Wed, 05 Jul, 2017 - 01:00

Louise McSharry

This summer I’m looking forward to reading The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, a Young Adult book about race in America.

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Courts Arts Film & TV Broadcaster holidays Summer Suitcase Place: America Place: Dublin Place: north London Place: Mount Athos Place: Greece Place: Portugal Place: Ennis Place: Maycomb, Alabama Place: Cork Person: Jonathan deBurca Butler Person: Louise McSharry Person: Angie Thomas Person: Roxane Gay Person: Sally Rooney Person: Roddy Doyle Person: Susan Cahill Person: Matthieu Ricard Person: Allan Jenkins’Person: Allan Person: Muhsin al Ramli Person: David Sedaris Person: Ann O’Loughlin Person: Arundhati Roy Person: Alfred Warner Person: Juliet Conlin Person: Alfred Person: Fergal Keane Person: Robert Harris Person: Archangel Person: Christopher De Hamel Person: Charles Dickens’Person: Brinsley McNamara Person: Mark Cagney Person: John Connolly Person: Denis Lehane Person: Robbie Robertson Person: Paul Simon Person: Nina Simone Person: Rick O’Shea Person: Elan Mastai Person: Lisa McInerney Person: Sinéad Crowley Person: Mark O’Connell Person: John Wyndham Organisation: RTÉ Organisation: RTÉ 1 Organisation: Ireland AM Organisation: TV3

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