Colm Tóibín

An Evening with Colm Tóibín
2026-03-26 19:00 UTC | Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau St, Princeton, New Jersey, NJ08542, United States
The Friends and Foundation of Princeton Public Library is excited to present a special fundraising event featuring acclaimed writer Colm Tóibín in conversation about his new book of short stories, “The News from Dublin.” Praised as “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), Tóibín is celebrated for his moving explorations of family, love, longing and loss.
The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a limited-ticket VIP reception for Leadership Supporters and Silver Ticket holders, followed by an author talk at 7 p.m.

Book Launch: The News From Dublin by Colm Tóibín in conversation with Tadhg Hoey
2026-03-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Powerhouse Books, 28 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America—about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.
Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is a master of short fiction as well as the novel, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. The eleven stories transport readers across continents and eras.
In “The Journey to Galway,” a mother who has learned of the death of her son, a fighter pilot in World War I, travels to Galway to inform his wife and their three now fatherless children. “Sleep,” originally published in The New Yorker, explores the rift between two lovers as one of them cannot reckon with his grief and fear after the death of his brother. Death, again, is a central character in the title story, “The News from Dublin,” as Maurice Webster travels to Dublin to try to save his younger brother who is dying of tuberculosis. Maurice must petition the health minister for access to a new experimental drug, and this is the only hope.
Tóibín’s stories are rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives. His characters, whether navigating the aftermath of war, or forbidden love, or the desires of a girl in Catalan, or the quiet struggles mundane life, are rendered with illuminating, unforgettable empathy and insight.
TheNews from Dublin is an exquisite introduction to Tóibín’s short fiction for new readers who may have discovered Tóibín with the publication of Long Island, and a glorious new collection for longtime fans of this “achingly beautiful writer…with infinite compassion” (The Miami Herald).

Colm Toíbín: The News from Dublin
2026-04-03 19:00 - 20:00 | United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Ave ,, San Francisco, CA 94116, United States
San Francisco’s United Irish Cultural Center and Bookshop West Portal are delighted to jointly welcome the esteemed Colm ToÍbín, Irish author of Brooklyn and Long Island. We are thrilled Colm is returning to celebrate his new collection of stories, The News from Dublin, with us.
There will be a cash bar. Tickets are required for admission and include one copy of The News from Dublin. Books will also be available for purchase at the event.
This event will take place at the United Irish Cultural Center at 2700 45th Ave.
SCHEDULE

6:15pm: Bar and Doors open

There is no assigned seating, so arrive promptly to purchase any books and get your seats.

7:00pm: Programming Begins
8:00pm: Signing Line – author will personalize your books

Rakestraw Books presents Colm Tóibín
2026-04-04 09:30 - 10:30 | rakestraw books, 3 Railroad Ave, Danville, CA, CA 94526, United States
Rakestraw Books is thrilled to invite you to join us on Saturday, 4 April 2025 at 9:30 AM as we welcome our old friend Colm Tóibín back. During this eagerly anticipated visit Tóibín will be discussing his spectacular new collection of short stories, The News from Dublin. Whether you have been reading Tóibín’s work for years or you discovered him with his recent bestseller, Long Island, you are in for a treat. There will be lots of time for audience questions as well as a book signing.
Tickets are $10 (each ticket admits one person and includes $10 off your purchase of The News from Dublin that day). Purchase tickets HERE.

192 Books - The News From Dublin
2026-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Paula Cooper Gallery,, 534 W 21st St,, New York,, New York, NY 10011, United States

Colm Tóibín in conversation with Mary Dixon about THE NEWS FROM DUBLIN.
2026-04-09 19:00 - 21:00 | First United Methodist Church, 516 Church St, Evanston,, IL, IL 60201, United States
We are beyond thrilled to host (again!) Colm Tóibín conversation with the incomparable Mary Dixon (WBEZ) about his new book, THE NEWS FROM DUBLIN, eleven stories that “transport readers across continents and eras.” After giving us the widely acclaimed novel LONG ISLAND, and, most recently A LONG WINTER, Tóibín brings us this magnificent set of stories, his first short story collection in 14 years. Join us for an evening full of literature, laughter, and more, in the Neo-Gothic sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in Evanston.

COLM TÓIBÍN with a screening of BROOKLYN and his newest book The News From Dublin
2026-04-13 19:30 - 22:00 | Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Avenue, Huntington, NY, NY 11743, United States
WORLD RENOWNED NOVELIST COLM TÓIBÍN
with a screening of BROOKLYN and his newest book
Monday, April 13 at 7:30 PM
$50 Public | $40 Members
Tickets include screening of Brooklyn, copy of The News From Dublin, interview with Q&A, plus gala book-signing reception with live musical entertainment by NY Times acclaimed guitarist Mike Soloway.
The Cinema Arts Centre is honored to present an evening with the world renowned Irish novelist Colm Tóibín, along with his newest book, The News from Dublin: Stories, and a special screening of Brooklyn. The acclaimed film, based on Colm Tóibín’s eponymous, New York Times bestselling novel, stars the incandescent Saoirse Ronan in her second Academy Award nominated performance, this time for Best Actress, while the film itself garnered the coveted nomination for Best Motion Picture.
In The News from Dublin: Stories, Tóibín – lauded as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (Los Angeles Times) and “simply one of the world’s best living literary writers” (Boston Globe) – demonstrates his ability to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in each of these eleven achingly beautiful short stories. His mastery of this difficult genre has led critics to liken them to “miniature novels, so assuredly paced and plangent in tone that it is no exaggeration to compare them to Joyce’s classic Dubliners” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution).

Colm Tóibín | At Chappaqua PAC
2026-04-14 19:00 - 21:30 | Chappaqua Library, 480 N Bedford Rd,, Chappaqua, NY, NY, NY 10514,, United States
Chappaqua Library presents an author event with Colm Tóibín at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center.
Colm Tóibín will be discussing his newest short story collection, The News From Dublin: Stories, featuring tales of longing, family, and life away from home.
Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including Long Island, an Oprah’s Book Club Pick; The Magician, winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; The Master, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Brooklyn, winner of the Costa Book Award; and Nora Webster, winner of the Hawthornden Prize, as well as three story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and was named the 2022–2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature.

Colm Tóibín discusses and signs THE NEWS FROM DUBLIN
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Barnes & Noble, South Portland Maine Crossing 200 Running Hill Road, South Portland,, ME, ME 04106, United States
Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is a master of short fiction as well as the novel, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. The eleven stories transport readers across continents and eras.
In “The Journey to Galway,” a mother who has learned of the death of her son, a fighter pilot in World War I, travels to Galway to inform his wife and their three now fatherless children. “Sleep,” originally published in The New Yorker, explores the rift between two lovers as one of them cannot reckon with his grief and fear after the death of his brother. Death, again, is a central character in the title story, “The News from Dublin,” as Maurice Webster travels to Dublin to try to save his younger brother who is dying of tuberculosis. Maurice must petition the health minister for access to a new experimental drug, and this is the only hope.
Tóibín’s stories are rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives. His characters, whether navigating the aftermath of war, or forbidden love, or the desires of a girl in Catalan, or the quiet struggles mundane life, are rendered with illuminating, unforgettable empathy and insight.
The News from Dublin is an exquisite introduction to Tóibín’s short fiction for new readers who may have discovered Tóibín with the publication of Long Island, and a glorious new collection for longtime fans of this “achingly beautiful writer…with infinite compassion” (The Miami Herald).

Colm Tóibín: The News from Dublin
2026-04-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Little City Books, 100 Bloomfield Street, Hoboken,, NJ, NJ 07030, United States
From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America—about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.
Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is a master of short fiction as well as the novel, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. The eleven stories transport readers across continents and eras.
In “The Journey to Galway,” a mother who has learned of the death of her son, a fighter pilot in World War I, travels to Galway to inform his wife and their three now fatherless children. “Sleep,” originally published in The New Yorker, explores the rift between two lovers as one of them cannot reckon with his grief and fear after the death of his brother. Death, again, is a central character in the title story, “The News from Dublin,” as Maurice Webster travels to Dublin to try to save his younger brother who is dying of tuberculosis. Maurice must petition the health minister for access to a new experimental drug, and this is the only hope.
Tóibín’s stories are rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives. His characters, whether navigating the aftermath of war, or forbidden love, or the desires of a girl in Catalan, or the quiet struggles mundane life, are rendered with illuminating, unforgettable empathy and insight.
The News from Dublin is an exquisite introduction to Tóibín’s short fiction for new readers who may have discovered Tóibín with the publication of Long Island, and a glorious new collection for longtime fans of this “achingly beautiful writer…with infinite compassion” (The Miami Herald).

Colm Tóibín | The News from Dublin
2026-04-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Park Way Central Library, 1901 Vine St,, Philadelphia,, PA, PA 19103,, United States
The Author Events Series presents Colm Tóibín | The News from Dublin: Stories
Montgomery Auditorium is now sold out, but tickets are still available for a live simulcast screening in a separate room at the Parkway Central Library. Standby seating will be available in the overflow room for guests who wish to wait for an opportunity to be seated in the main auditorium, if space permits. These standby seats will be available on a first come, first served basis. Auditorium seats are not guaranteed.
Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is a master of short fiction as well as the novel, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. The eleven stories transport readers across continents and eras.
In “The Journey to Galway,” a mother who has learned of the death of her son, a fighter pilot in World War I, travels to Galway to inform his wife and their three now fatherless children. “Sleep,” originally published in The New Yorker, explores the rift between two lovers as one of them cannot reckon with his grief and fear after the death of his brother. Death, again, is a central character in the title story, “The News from Dublin,” as Maurice Webster travels to Dublin to try to save his younger brother who is dying of tuberculosis. Maurice must petition the health minister for access to a new experimental drug, and this is the only hope
Tóibín’s stories are rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives. His characters, whether navigating the aftermath of war, or forbidden love, or the desires of a girl in Catalan, or the quiet struggles mundane life, are rendered with illuminating, unforgettable empathy and insight.
The News from Dublin is an exquisite introduction to Tóibín’s short fiction for new readers who may have discovered Tóibín with the publication of Long Island, and a glorious new collection for longtime fans of this “achingly beautiful writer…with infinite compassion” (The Miami Herald).

A Night of Irish Storytelling with Colm Tóibín
2026-04-21 19:00 | Centre for Fiction, 15 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, NY 11217, United States
Join us for an evening with Colm Tóibín, the award-winning author of Brooklyn and Long Island, as he visits The Center to regale us with stories written by himself and the late, under-recognized Irish American author, Mary Lavin.
Tóibín has earned international acclaim for his precise, compassionate prose and his ability to illuminate the private edges of history. A regular contributor to the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and the New York Review of Books, and a professor at Columbia University, he has shaped contemporary Irish literature while mentoring and inspiring generations of writers. His newest collection, The News from Dublin, marks a long-anticipated return to short fiction.
Spanning Ireland, Spain, and America, these stories trace families caught in the currents of loss and longing, from a mother delivering devastating wartime news to a brother fighting for a dying sibling’s chance at survival. Spare yet emotionally expansive, they demonstrate Tóibín’s unmatched gift for rendering ordinary lives with extraordinary depth.
Alongside his new work, Tóibín will also introduce An Arrow in Flight, a curated selection of stories by Mary Lavin, the Irish-American writer once hailed as a master in the lineage of Chekhov and Wharton. Widely celebrated in her time yet now under-recognized, Lavin wrote with sharp humor and profound emotional intelligence about marriage, family, and the pressures of mid-century Irish life. Tóibín’s advocacy helps restore her rightful place in the canon, shining new light on a writer whose influence can still be felt in contemporary fiction.
Join Tóibín as he reflects on the intimacy, rigor, and enduring power of the short story and on the voices, past and present, that continue to shape Irish literature.

An Evening with Colm Tóibín
2026-04-27 19:00 - 20:00 | New Canaan Library, 151 Main Street, New Canaan,, CT, CT 06840, United States
New Canaan Library is pleased to present author Colm Tóibín for a special evening celebrating his latest work. Hailed as one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), Tóibín’s new work, The News from Dublin, is a collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America—about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.
Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” (Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is a master of short fiction as well as the novel, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. The eleven stories transport readers across continents and eras. The News from Dublin is an exquisite introduction to Tóibín’s short fiction for new readers who may have discovered Tóibín with the publication of Long Island, and a glorious new collection for longtime fans of this “achingly beautiful writer…with infinite compassion” (The Miami Herald).
Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including Long Island, an Oprah’s Book Club Pick; The Magician, winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize; The Master, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Brooklyn, winner of the Costa Book Award; and Nora Webster; as well as two story collections and several books of criticism. He is the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University and was named the 2022–2024 Laureate for Irish Fiction by the Arts Council of Ireland. He was shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize. He was also awarded the Bodley Medal, the Würth Prize for European Literature, and the Prix Femina spécial for his body of work.

An evening with Colm Tóibín in conversation with Sarah Kavanagh
2026-04-29 19:00 | The Coral Gables Congregational Church, 3010 De Soto Blvd., Coral Gables,, FL, FL 33134, United States
Join us for an evening with author Colm Tóibín and Consul General of Ireland, Sarah Kavanagh, as we discuss Tóibín’s newest novel, The News From Dublin (Scribner, $29). This new collection of short stories highlights the brilliant compassion, majesty, and complexities of Tóibín’s storytelling abilities as he tackles themes of family dynamics, haunted pasts, love, desire, the aftermath of war, and the quiet struggle of banality in daily life.
🎟 Free & open to the public · RSVP recommended · Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Colm Tóibín - The News from Dublin
2026-04-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike Suite 14, Nashville,, TN, TN 37215, United States
Parnassus Books is thrilled to present an evening with Colm Tóibín, to celebrate his new book, The News From Dublin: Stories.
This ticketed event will take place at Parnassus Books (3900 Hilllsboro Pike, Suite 14, Nashville, TN 37215) on Thursday, April 30th, at 6:30 PM.
Tickets:
$32.00 – includes one general admission seat and one signed copy of The News From Dublin. All books will be pre-signed, and there will be a signing line for personalizations after the event.
From Colm Tóibín, “one of the world’s best living literary writers” (The Boston Globe), comes a brilliant collection of nine short stories, many never-before-published, set across Ireland, Spain, and America–about the complexities of family, longing, loss, and love.
Celebrated as “his generation’s most gifted writer of love’s complicated, contradictory power” ( Los Angeles Times), Colm Tóibín is a master of short fiction as well as the novel, able to summon an extraordinary intensity of emotion in a brief tale. The eleven stories transport readers across continents and eras.
In “The Journey to Galway,” a mother who has learned of the death of her son, a fighter pilot in World War I, travels to Galway to inform his wife and their three now fatherless children. “Sleep,” originally published in The New Yorker, explores the rift between two lovers as one of them cannot reckon with his grief and fear after the death of his brother. Death, again, is a central character in the title story, “The News from Dublin,” as Maurice Webster travels to Dublin to try to save his younger brother who is dying of tuberculosis. Maurice must petition the health minister for access to a new experimental drug, and this is the only hope.
Tóibín’s stories are rich with the complexities of family dynamics, the haunting pull of the past, and the quiet revelations that define our lives. His characters, whether navigating the aftermath of war, or forbidden love, or the desires of a girl in Catalan, or the quiet struggles mundane life, are rendered with illuminating, unforgettable empathy and insight.
The News from Dublin is an exquisite introduction to Tóibín’s short fiction for new readers who may have discovered Tóibín with the publication of Long Island, and a glorious new collection for longtime fans of this “achingly beautiful writer…with infinite compassion” ( The Miami Herald).

The News from Dublin comes to Dublin…
2026-05-24 19:00 - 20:30 | International Literature Festival Dublin, Speranza, Merrion Square, Dublin 2, Ireland
The News from Dublin comes to Dublin… A master of understated emotions, the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island returns to ILFD with a beautiful new collection of short stories.
“A subtle, intelligent and deeply felt writer.” Guardian
A woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted by crimes he has committed. A man goes to Dublin from Enniscorthy to implore the Minister for Health for a special favour. A young woman is pregnant during the Spanish Civil War. An undocumented worker finds himself living an illegal life and must leave San Francisco, and his child, after thirty years in America. Three sisters who have been living in Argentina decide to return to Catalonia…There are few authors more attuned to human yearning than Colm Tóibín. In The News from Dublin he delves into the days and nights of those living far from home: lives of great longing, at a great distance from past lives and past selves.
Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including The Master, Brooklyn and its sequel Long Island, and The Magician, and three collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Between 2022 and 2024 he was the Laureate for Irish Fiction.

Colm Tóibín in Conversation with Tomás Kenny at Kennys Bookshop
2026-05-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Kennys Bookshop & Galleries, Liosbán Retail Park, Tuam Road, Galway, H91 N5P8, Ireland
Award-winning Irish writer Colm Tóibín will be at Kennys Bookshop on May 25th, joining Tomás Kenny in conversation about The News From Dublin.
Tickets for this event are free but are limited, and you can book below.
Colm Tóibín, one of Ireland’s most celebrated writers, is the author of 11 novels, including The Master, Brooklyn and The Magician. A three-time Booker Prize nominee and the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022–2024, Tóibín’s work spans fiction, essays, poetry, and drama.
About The News from Dublin:
In The News from Dublin, a beautiful collection of short stories delves into the days and nights of those living far from home: lives of great longing, at a great distance from past lives and past selves.
A woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted by crimes he has committed. A man goes to Dublin from Enniscorthy to implore the Minister for Health for a special favour. A young woman is pregnant during the Spanish Civil War. An undocumented worker finds himself living an illegal life and must leave San Francisco, and his child, after thirty years in America. Three sisters who have been living in Argentina decide to return to Catalonia.
Pre-order The News from Dublin:
The Kennys Exclusive Signed Limited Edition of The News from Dublin is available for pre-order here. Copies will be available to buy at the event. This hardback edition, with design exclusive to Kennys, is limited to 1,000 copies and is signed and numbered by the author.

If you have any questions on this event or would like to be notified of other events at Kennys Bookshop, please email martha@kennys.ie.
We look forward to seeing you there!
