Dublin, Ireland, was designated as a UNESCO City of Literature in 2010. Here are some of the top lit-tastic reasons why all book people should make the pilgrimage to Dublin.
The Gresham Hotel
Stay at the Gresham Hotel. It's centrally located; has conference rooms named for Wilde, Beckett, Shaw, and other native sons; and it is the setting of one of the most revelatory scenes in the story "The Dead" from James Joyce's Dubliners.
Temple Bar Book Market
Every Saturday and Sunday, there's a little book market at Temple Bar Square with stalls of antique, collectable, and contemporary books for sale: new and used, there are literary treasures for every budget and every reader.
James Joyce Centre
Visit the James Joyce Center to peruse the exhibits, watch a short film, see the original door to 7 Eccles Street—home to the fictional hero Leopold Bloom, and to buy tickets to various James Joyce–centric walking tours of Dublin.
IMPAC
Established in 1994, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is given each year to an outstanding work of fiction. Recent winners are Kevin Barry, Jon McGregor, and Colum McCann.
