An Evening With Emma Donoghue

Presented by: Boswell Books and CelticMKE

Monday, March 31, 2025
6:00pm Doors | 6:30pm Show

CelticMKE Center | 1532 N. Wauwatosa Avenue

Boswell Book Company and CelticMKE present a special evening with Irish writer Emma Donoghue, author of acclaimed novels including Room, Haven, and The Pull of the Stars. Donoghue visits with her latest, The Paris Express, a sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station.

The Paris Express

Based on the disaster that went down in history when it was captured in a series of surreal, extraordinary photographs, The Paris Express is a propulsive novel set on a train packed with a fascinating cast of characters who hail from as close as Brittany and as far as Russia, Ireland, Algeria, Pennsylvania, and Cambodia. Members of parliament hurry back to Paris to vote; a medical student suspects a girl may be dying; a secretary tries to convince her boss of the potential of moving pictures; two of the train’s crew build a life away from their wives; a young anarchist makes a terrifying plan, and much more. Emma Donoghue’s new novel is an evocative masterpiece that effortlessly captures the politics, glamour, chaos, and speed that marked the end of the 19th century.

About Emma Donoghue

Dublin native Emma Donoghue is author of sixteen novels, including the award-winning national bestseller Room, the basis for the acclaimed film of the same name. She has also written for the stage and screen.

Admission Tickets:
$35 General Admission - Ticket link below. Tickets also available at the door. Cash or credit accepted.

**Wine and Beer available for purchase at event.