Presented by Sean Rocks

Author Shalom Auslander

'Hope - A Tragedy' is the first novel from American Writer Shalom Auslander. His work deals with his Jewish heritage in a darkly comic way. The Publishers are Picador.

Shalom Auslander joins Sean Rocks.

'The Old Triangle' at The Abbey Theatre

On Sunday February 26th a host of Irish writers and musicians will gather at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin to celebrate the work of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.
The event is called 'The Old Triangle' and it seeks to raise awareness of the need for penal reform and the place of prison and prisoners in society. www.abbeytheatre.ie for further details.

Report by Evelyn O'Rourke.

Book - The Anatomy of Harpo Marx

'The Anatomy of Harpo Marx' by Wayne Koestenbaum is published the University of California Press and looks at the silent genius of Harpo Marx.

John Byrne discusses 'The Anatomy of Harpo Marx' with Sean Rocks.

Author Helen Schulman

In 'This Beautiful Life', Helen Schulman shows how one family falls apart when their son forwards an explicit email sent to him by a teenage girl. The Publishers are Atlantic Books.

Helen Schulman joins Sean Rocks.