Shelf Life
27th August, 2009
John Kennedy
John Kennedy is a political cartoonist who hails from Strabane. His work has been widely published in the US and Irish Press.
Warts and All: Ten years of the Good Friday Agreement is published by Appletree and out now.
Favourite book from childhood
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas is the first book I ever read and I still go back to it today.
Book I didn't make it through
I tried Ulysses by James Joyce but I found it hard work.
Secret reading vice
I enjoy reading Irish history books: past and present.
Most under-rated book
My favourite book, On the Brinks by Sam Millar
Most over-rated book
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Irish writer I always look out for
Sam Millar
One book I'd love to have written
Harry Potter
The book I go back to time and again
Warts and All: Ten years of the Good Friday Agreement by me!