EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 36 MIN
Colm Tóibín on why writers imagine evil
from Q with Tom Power
Colm Tóibín is one of Ireland’s most renowned living authors. Novels like Brooklyn, The Master and Nora Webster have firmly placed him on the literary map. Now, he is back with a new short story collection, The News from Dublin. He joins Tom Power in the Q studio to talk about how the loss of his father at age 12 prompted him to write, and why he needs to start a story with an image.
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