A Dublin city librarian has described this year's choice for the One Dublin One Book initiative as "something for everybody".
The special anthology 'Dublin, Written In Our Hearts’ was chosen last month as the book to celebrate the 20th anniversary of One Dublin One Book.
The anthology was commissioned by Dublin City Council and features some of the best writing by Dubliners about Dublin from the last two decades.
One Dublin One Book is an initiative aiming to encourage everyone in Dublin to read a chosen book, connected with the capital city during the month of April.
Speaking on RTÉ’s News at One, librarian Mairéad Owens said the idea behind it was to get more people reading.
"This is just all about getting people to read and it's a fun aspect that everybody in Dublin reads a book, whether it's on the bus, on the hop, in work, in your book club," she said.
"It's kind of pushing the boundaries, persuading us all to dip into books that maybe we might not necessarily choose," she added.
Ms Owens said that this year’s selection had "something for everybody".
"We have people like Anne Enright, Deirdre Madden, Kevin Curran, Kevin Barry, Niamh Campbell, you name it, we have a little sample," she said.
"This year, because of the celebration, we decided to gather them all together ... Whether you're a teenager in the city or you're going to work or you're homeless, just to get all the different sounds and voices of what's actually happening in our city at the moment," she added.
‘Dublin, Written In Our Hearts’ will be available in all 21 Dublin city libraries.
Previous selections for the One Dublin One Book initiative include 'Snowflake' by Louise Nealon and 'The Country Girls' by Edna O'Brien.
