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Leading literary figures are Achill bound this weekend as the island celebrates its strong links with famous Nobel Prize winning novelist Heinrich Boll.

HUGO HAMILTON, the author of acclaimed novel, The Speckled People, will read at this year’s Cúirt literature festival.

IT SAYS something about the ambition of Cúirt 2014 that an eminent author like Sebastian Barry; Irish fiction’s rising star Dónal Ryan; and the Man Booker winner Eleanor Catton, are among the major - but far from only major - names coming to this year’s festival.

HUGO HAMILTON, the writer best known for his book The Speckled People, will be the subject of a new documentary to be broadcast on TG4.

The annual Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend 2011 will take place on Achill Island this coming weekend, starting today, Friday April 29 to Sunday May 1. The event opens at 7pm on Friday at the Cyral Gray Memorial Hall Dugort. The official opening will be by Angela Spizig, vice mayor of Cologne, and the welcome address will be made by Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council, Michael Burke.

AS ALWAYS there is a huge variety of books available as gifts this Christmas which in an increasingly harsh economic climate offer wonderful value and, when chosen properly, are immensely and deeply appreciated.

Eason Castlebar and Ballina are recommending the best books that you should be reading right now.

The sixth annual Heinrich Böll Memorial Weekend will take place on Achill Island from April 30 to May 2.