Readers of the New York Times, The Guardian, and Slate have long been excited by the sparkling insights of Kilkenny-born author/playwright Mark O’Connell. Awarded the 2019 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, O’Connell’s To Be a Machine carries the reader on an astonishing journey into the world as it will be. The Times of London described this “gentle, humorous, and lovingly written book” as “a Homer’s Odyssey  for the digital age.” “Smart, funny…and philosophically rich” is the Wall Street Journal’s verdict on O’Connell’s latest work:  Notes from an Apocalypse: A Personal Journey to the End of the World and Back. In a time of worst-case scenarios, O’Connell has produced a surprisingly hopeful meditation on all our futures.

Please join Mark O’Connell at 4.30 pm EST (9.30pm Irish time) this Friday at our new Zoom Link

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