Saturday 4 February, 2012

Verbal Magazine

Shelf Life


27th August, 2009

John Kennedy

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!

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