The University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum is hosting an interview of Irish novelist, essayist, playwright, and author of Long Island, Colm Tóibín, on Monday, April 14, 2025.
Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, including Long Island, highlighted as an Oprah’s Book Club Pick. Tóibín’s first book in the series, Brooklyn, was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan. Long Island is the quietly heartbreaking sequel, exploring societal pressures and expectations, longing, regret, secrets, and desire. Eilis Lacey’s return to Ireland in midlife provides the backdrop for a nuanced and exquisite examination of personal choice and destiny.
Tóibín is being interviewed by Silas House, who was inducted as the Poet Laureate of Kentucky for 2023-2025. House is a bestselling author of seven novels, one book of creative nonfiction, and four plays. His most recent novel, Lark Ascending, was a Booklist Editors’ Choice and is the winner of the Southern Book Prize, the Nautilus Book Award, and other honors. He was the recipient of the Duggins Prize, the largest award for an LGBTQ writer in the nation, and was named Appalachian of the Year in a nationwide poll. House is also a Grammy finalist.
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EVENT DETAILS
University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum
April 14 at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
5:00 PM: Wine and Cheese Reception, Carmichael’s pre-signed book sale in the lobby
6:00 PM: Interview in the Bomhard Theater
7:00 PM: Q&A with the audience in the Bomhard Theater
$35 package includes all evening events before 7:30 PM.
7:30 PM: Special Dinner in honor of Colm Tóibín and Silas House at Muhammad Ali Center; vegetarian option available; Guinness beer, Irish whiskey and Irish ‘flourishes’ at dinner
$170 package includes all events plus dinner
($40 tax deductible contribution to non-profit Kentucky Author Forum)
Tickets on sale at The Kentucky Center. Call 502-584-7777 or visit: https://tickets.kentuckyperformingarts.org/24184
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Discounted tickets for University of Louisville students, faculty, and staff may be purchased over the phone by mentioning UofL affiliation and showing UofL ID when picking up tickets on the night of the forum. Limit of two tickets per order.
University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forums are made available to PBS member stations nationwide, under the title Great Conversations. KAF is the only Louisville cultural program to be broadcast nationally. Forums are also recorded as podcast episodes, called Great Podversations, which are distributed by Louisville Public Media, and available on iTunes, NPR, Spotify, Stitcher, and most other podcast apps.
The Kentucky Author Forum series is produced by Mary Moss Greenebaum, and is sponsored by the Owsley Brown II Family, Bittners, and LDG Development. Other partners include Carmichael’s Bookstore, Kentucky Performing Arts, KET, and Louisville Public Media. Information for the event was provided to LEO Weekly by Evie Clare, Creative Director—Kentucky Author Forum.
This article appears in Feb 28 – Mar 6, 2025.