Macmillan Proof Party – Thirst Trap by Grainne O’Hare and One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford

A special opportunity to get your hands on early copies of two of the most exciting young new novelists of 2025: Thirst Trap by Grainne O’Hare and One Yellow Eye by Leigh Radford. 

Thirst Trap is a wildly original and brilliantly assured debut set in modern Belfast: full of the pain, joy and bad decisions arising from young friendship, grief and bad house shares. 

One Yellow Eye is full of heartbreak, revulsion and black humour, as a scientist desperately searches for a cure to a zombie virus while also hiding a monumental secret – her undead husband. 

Attendees will each receive special proof copies of the novels to take home. 

Presented in partnership with Macmillan Publishers. 

Chaired by Liv Chapman

Tickets £14 (includes 2 books)

Booking Information

• Priority Booking for Festival Friends opens at 08.00 on Friday 7th of March. Tickets go on general sale from Monday 10th March.
• Our concession tickets are available to Friends of the Festival, those on benefits and students.
• Hearing loops are available for Theatre and Library events. Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. In all cases, please call the Box Office on 01434 652477 to book or email: boxoffice@queenshall.co.uk.
• Tickets cannot be refunded but can be exchanged for other Book Festival events.

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