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Books and Bars: A Conversation with Alexander McCall Smith

23/09/2025
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Podcast | The Best-selling author of the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series, Alexander McCall Smith, was in Dublin the week he won the PG Wodehouse prize. Gary Quinn brought him to the historic Palace Bar for a whiskey tasting to celebrate

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Gary Quinn

Gary Quinn

Writer on the Sea Road. Gary Quinn is a writer and editor based in Dublin. He's the author of the Harper Collins book Irish Whiskey (2020) and writes about whisk(e)y for the Single Malt Shop, The Irish Times, Stories & Sips and others. He has won several national and international awards for his writing and media work.

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