Arts

Colm Tóibín on his new book, coming out and AIDS fiction

Author's latest, Brooklyn, is getting rave reviews

By Xtra.ca • May 24, 2009 8:00 pm EDT

Colm Tóibín’s new novel, Brooklyn, has just been released to rave reviews. In this interview Tóibín talks with fellow Irish author Emma Donoghue about coming out, AIDS fiction and Brooklyn.

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