My life in books: ‘I’m confident that the books that need to be written will be written’

Dermot Bolger says his latest collection of short stores, 'Imperfect Beings', is dedicated to his young grandson to 'read when he is considerably older'

Dermot Bolger: 'Every night when I retire to bed with a book, I bring one glass of 12-year-old Irish whiskey for company. One glass only. I saw too many writer friends lose their middle years to alcohol.' File picture: Ann McNamee

Dermot Bolger is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and poet, and a member of Aosdána.

His latest collection of short stories, Imperfect Beings, published by New Island, is out now.