“This book is a little treasure – an orgy of enthusiasms from some of the liveliest minds and the sharpest pens around.” Rob Doyle

A childhood favourite on the big screen, a startling discovery, an awkward date…In the good seats: Essays on film asks: what is the continuing allure of film and cinema?

In the good seats: Essays on film is an arresting new collection of essays about the flickers of magic that film and cinema beam into our lives. Three contributors discuss those unforgettable moments when their lives were touched by film.

Maggie Armstrong’s writing has appeared in The Dublin Review, Banshee, and The Stinging Fly. In 2024 she was shortlisted Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards for her debut, Old Romantics.

Author of Contemporary Art, Systems and the Aesthetics of Dispersion, Francis Halsall is a lecturer in Visual Culture and co-director of the MA/MFA in Art in the Contemporary World, NCAD.

Cathy Sweeney published a collection of short stories, Modern Times in 2020, followed in 2024 by an acclaimed debut novel Breakdown.

PVA Books is the literary imprint of Paper Visual Art (PVA), which publishes journals, books, and online texts that focus on visual art, contemporary culture, and literature.

In conversation with author, critic and educator, Declan Long.

Duration: 1 hour