Tills Ring As Books Open In Ennis Friday, 6 March 2009 - Over 3,000 literary enthusiasts from throughout Ireland and further afield will gather in the Clare County capital this weekend to attend the third annual Ennis Book Club Festival. The three-day programme of events, in association with Clare County Library, is expected to inject in excess of EUR1 million into the local economy. The Festival programme will feature author visits, readings, lectures, workshops, exhibitions, musical entertainment and chocolate tasting in various venues around the town. The line-up includes John Boyne, author of "The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas"; Salley Vickers, best selling British novelist and author of "Miss Garnet's Angel"; John Breen, author of "Alone It Stands"; Jennifer Johnston, Booker Prize nominated writer; Allan Guthrie, Scottish crime novelist; Mark O'Halloran, award winning writer and actor; and journalist and broadcaster Kevin Myers. The festival launch this evening will include a "giant book club gathering" featuring a mass reading and discussion of "The Book of Lost Things" by novelist John Connolly. click here to download complete pdf Click here to download free Adobe Reader