Book Recommendations with Librarians on Today with David McCullagh, RTÉ Radio 1
Listen back to some fantastic book recommendations from Darina Molloy from Mayo Libraries and Tracy McEneaney from Waterford Libraries on the Today with David McCullagh show on RTÉ Radio 1 from 23rd September 2026.
Listen now at: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/827a52fd-2854-4baa-92b6-b4ce00a5350c/
Titles discussed:
Adult:
The Newer World by Sebastian Barry
Wild Animal by Joel Dicker
On The Way Out by Liam Horan
All Them Dogs by Djamel White
The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances by Glenn Dixon
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus by Emma Knight
Children:
Is It a Seed by Ann Davison and Adriena Fong
Be Wild Little One by Olivia Hope and Daniel Egneus
Tap the Magic Tree by Christie Matheson
Young Adult
Give Me ‘Til Midnight by Oran Doyle
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