Katounia Press Books

BEING THERE

TRAVEL DIARIES 1970s – 1980s

By Jean and John Dillon

In this tome, Jean and John Dillon open their old travel diaries to take us fondly back to the days of pre-millennium travel, when getting there was achieved with the use of maps and signposts, as opposed to pings and notifications, and being there was recorded in a daily journal.

The Lockdown Papers

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ESSAYS

By John Dillon

During the long days of lockdown, author and academic John Dillon took time to go through and his old papers and essays. The resulting collection is a splendid miscellany of satire, reflection and analysis of Irish life over five decades, as originally published in Irish newspaper columns.

Scent Eucalyptus by John Dillon

P.S. Look out for snakes:

THE LOVE LETTERS OF BRIAN FARRELL AND MARIE-THÉRÈSE DILLON (1954-55)

By Miriam Shtaierman

The fascinating correspondence between Harvard student Brian Farrell and his Dublin-based fiancée, Marie-Thérèse Dillon is a charming chronicle of youn lovers and real-time commentary on life in Ireland in the 1950s. Out now.

The Lockdown Papers is available as a paperback and ebook from most international bookshop websites, see:

Ireland:  Books Upstairs  / Waterstones  /  UK:  Foyles of London / W.H. Smith
USA:  Barnes and Noble  /  Germany:  Schweitzer   /   Australia:  Booktopia
International:  The Book Depository   /   Amazon.co.uk   /  Amazon.com  /  Abe Books

BEING THERE is available from Books Upstairs (D’Olier St, Dublin), Hampton Books, Donnybrook and Book Haven.
You can purchase it online from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk, with more online bookshop links on the way.

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On The Lockdown Papers:
“A witty and well written book”

– John Bruton

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On P.S. Look out for snakes
“A beautiful memoir, and a tribute to them both.”

– Miriam O’Callaghan

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