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Over 30 individual acts took part in Culture Shock, an event organised jointly by Red Books and the Little Geek Shack to coincide with Culture Night 2021. Featuring poetry, music, spoken word, art and performance acts, Culture Shocj saw the return of Live Lit to St Peter’s Square. The Following acts took part in Culture Shock; * Art Souls* Tina Fortune* Daithi & Rory Kavanagh * Trish Cavanagh * Lyndsey Jackson * Grace O Reilly* Anne Ireton* Dr Maybelle Wallis* Ger O Neill* "The Virginian" Anthony Bates * Wexford Folk Orchestra and Wexford Sea Shanty Singers* Alecia & Suzie *...

An array of events at multiple locations in and around Wexford's St Peter’s Square are being planned to celebrate Culture Night next Friday. The events are being sponsored by Red Books, The Little Geek Shack, Harpers 11 and Art Souls in an effort to continue to develop the cultural and artistic merit of the area. A bucket collection will also be held at each location for Wexford People Helping People. The last Culture Night event held at Red Books in pre-Covid 2019 was a huge success. This year looks to be even bigger. Among artists lined up to perform are...

We’ve had a busy month at Red Books with the launch of four new fantastic Wexford books, all launched safely in St Peter’s Square. Dean Bolger launched his eagerly awaited book of poetry, “Collection of the Night Poems”, on the 7th of August outside Red Books. Bolger has been described as one of Wexford’s next big names, a true honour in a county where you can’t throw a stone without hitting a poet. This collection is the first in the new Red Series of chapbooks by Red Books Press. RN Cogley, a young Wexford fantasy author, launched his two fantasy...

Red Books will be one of several bookshops taking part in Irelands first live bookfair held in nearly two years. The Ennistymon Town of Books Festival takes place over the weekend of August 28th to 29th. Local booksellers at Salmon Bookshop and Banner Books will be joined for this, the tenth festival, by a dozen or so other booksellers, including Galway’s Charlie Byrnes, Wexford’s Red Books and Cork's Cooneys Bookshop, who will set up at venues across the town. Antiquarian and specialist booksellers will set up stall alongside shops that cater for all interests and age groups. Shops open on...

A showcase event featuring over twenty books published by Wexford writers over the three Covid lockdowns was held at Red Books in St Peter’s Square last Friday night. Organisers said the expo was aimed at reminding people of the writing talent in Wexford and the economic hardships endured by writers who missed out on book launches due to public health restrictions. “We haven’t had a proper book launch in County Wexford since March 2020,” Red Books owner Wally O' Neill said. “Books have still been coming out, showcasing the diverse style and brilliance that our local writers have to offer...