I’m very glad to report that the third issue of dublin review of books, otherwise known as drb, is now online. Already I’ve read Evelyn Conlon’s fine review of Rebecca Pelan’s 2005 book Two Irelands: Literary Feminisms North and South (Syracuse University Press), called Praise for the Microphone. The joy of reading these reviews, and Evelyn’s is a fine example, is that they are more essay than review, and get to the heart of what the book is about. I know writers have yearned for such a forum.
The Dublin Review of Books is a free quarterly online journal whose main object is the publication of clear and thoughtful analysis based on recently published books. Articles will normally be review essays of between 3,000 and 7,000 words. In giving writers the space to develop and elaborate a full argument, the drb will move beyond the limitations normally faced by reviewers in newspapers and magazines. We hope readers will find an interesting range of subjects treated in a way that is both knowledgeable and accessible. While the drb will be Irish in its core perspective, an interest in the literature, history and culture of Europe and the wider world will also characterise its pages.
The previous issues remain online, and happy to report, it’s all free.
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