An Evening with Emer O’Toole and Sinead Gleeson

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

NWCI is delighted to announce a special fundraising evening and wine with author and blogger Emer O’Toole, and Sinead Gleeson, presenter of The Book Show on RTE Radio 1 and Irish Times book reviewer. 

Described by the Guardian as “one of the leading lights of the new feminism”, Emer will read from her new book  "Girls Will Be Girls: Dressing Up, Playing Parts and Daring to Act Differently." Emer is assistant professor of Irish performance studies at the School of Canadian Irish Studies, Concordia University. She tweets at @Emer_OToole

Places for this special event will be limited so be sure to register your interest at reception@nwci.ie. 

Tickets are €15, available at the door. 

Praise for Girls will be Girls

A witty, engaging appeal for everybody to stop conforming so rigidly to gender stereotypes.... As this thoughtful, funny book reminds us, being a girl can mean a lot of things. And with luck one day women will all get to decide for themselves what that is. (IRISH TIMES)

Starts: 10 June 2015 18:30
Ends: 10 June 2015 20:00
Location: The Gutter Bookshop, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin 8.