My life in books: ‘You can learn a lot outside your usual reading lane’

Cork City Libraries senior executive librarian Patricia Looney says, when it comes to books, pick what makes you happy, not what you feel you should read

Patricia Looney: 'I love short stories to cheer me up and Cork has so many great contemporary short story writers.' File picture: David Keane

Patricia Looney is senior executive librarian in Cork City Libraries and also the director of Cork World Book Fest, which runs from April 21 to April 26 in venues across the city.

Writers featuring this year include Roddy Doyle, Danielle McLaughlin, Billy O’Callaghan, and Louis de Paor (see: corkworldbookfest.com).