“Declan Burke is his own genre. The Lammisters dazzles, beguiles and transcends. Virtuoso from start to finish.” – Eoin McNamee “This bourbon-smooth riot of jazz-age excess, high satire and Wodehouse flamboyance is a pitch-perfect bullseye of comic brilliance.” – Irish Independent Books of the Year 2019 “This rapid-fire novel deserves a place on any bookshelf that grants asylum to PG Wodehouse, Flann O’Brien or Kyril Bonfiglioli.” – Eoin Colfer, Guardian Best Books of the Year 2019 “The funniest book of the year.” – Sunday Independent “Declan Burke is one funny bastard. The Lammisters ... conducts a forensic analysis on the anatomy of a story.” – Liz Nugent “Burke’s exuberant prose takes centre stage … He plays with language like a jazz soloist stretching the boundaries of musical theory.” – Totally Dublin “A mega-meta smorgasbord of inventive language ... linguistic verve not just on every page but every line.” – Irish Times “Above all, The Lammisters gives the impression of a writer enjoying himself. And so, dear reader, should you.” – Sunday Times “A triumph of absurdity, which burlesques the literary canon from Shakespeare, Pope and Austen to Flann O’Brien … The Lammisters is very clever indeed.” – The Guardian

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Event: ‘Putting it Write’ at the Bray Literary Festival

I’m really looking forward to taking part in the ‘Putting it Write’ strand of the Bray Literary Festival, where I’ll be chatting with Rebecca O’Connor and Rob Doyle about all things writing- and editing-related. Rebecca is a poet, novelist and editor; Rob is a novelist, editor and short story writer; I’ve written novels and edited short story and essay collections.
  I’m currently up to my oxters in copy edits on THE LAMMISTERS, which will be published by No Alibis Press in November (more of which anon), so I’ll be the one blinking in dazed and gormless fashion as I gaze around in awe at the wonderful sight of anywhere that isn’t my dimly lit garret.
  ‘Putting it Write’ takes place at 11.30am on Sunday, September 29th, at Bray Town Hall. For all the details, clickety-click here …
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