Marian Keyes in conversation with Tanya Sweeney

What would Irish Fiction be without the trials and tribulations of Marian Keyes’s Walsh family? Join us for a celebration of all things Marian Keyes as she talks to writer Tanya Sweeney about her books, career and the wonderful Walshes.

Marian Keyes is a phenomenon. The multimillion copy, internationally bestselling author of some of the most widely loved, genre-defying novels of the past thirty years – including Rachel’s Holiday, Anybody Out There and Grown Ups – has millions of devoted readers around the world.  My Favourite Mistake is her sixteenth novel. In addition to her fifteen previous novels, Marian has also written three collections of journalism, upon which popular BBC Radio 4 show Between Ourselves was based. Marian co-hosts the hit podcast Now You’re Asking with actress Tara Flynn for BBC Sounds and Radio 4, now on its third series. In 2021 she was Irish Book Awards Author of the year, and in 2022, she was named the British Book Awards Author of the Year.  Marian lives in Dublin.

Tanya Sweeney is a features writer and columnist. Originally, she worked as a journalist at the age of 11 for her local newspaper in West Dublin (reporting on Dublin Zoo, the Coca-Cola factory and 'backstage' at McDonalds, where the freebies left her in no doubt of her vocation). Previously, she has written for the Irish Times, Sunday Times Ireland, Irish Examiner, Herald, and the Daily Star. She now writes on lifestyle/showbiz/trends/culture/books at the Irish Independent.