Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of 10 acclaimed novels and was the Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022-2024. His latest book Long Island returns to the world of his novel Brooklyn, a book that was so popular in Ireland that one every 150 people bought a copy.
Colm will be in Auckland next month for the Auckland Writers Festival. He joins Jim to discuss the urge to write Long Island and the techniques he uses to give his characters depth.
Photo: Reynaldo Rivera
