AUTHOR TALK: Colm Tóibín 'The News from Dublin'

Schedule

Sat May 02 2026 at 03:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

First Congregational Church of Montclair | Montclair, NJ

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For Fans of 'Brooklyn' and 'Long Island'
Join us in welcoming Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), on the publication of 'The News from Dublin' his brilliant new collection of short stories, set across Ireland, Spain, and America — about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.
You will not want to miss this event at 3pm on Saturday, May 2, 2026, when the Montclair Literary Festival hosts Colm Tóibín in conversation with Montclair author Garth Risk Hallberg.
Tickets to hear Colm in person are $35 and include a copy of 'The News from Dublin'. Colm will be signing books after the event.
The event will be held at the First Congregational Church, 40 S. Fullerton Avenue, Montclair.
Buy tickets here bit.ly/MLF-Dublin.
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First Congregational Church of Montclair, 16 The Crescent, Montclair, NJ 07042-2675, United States

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