Maine Irish Reads: Transatlantic by Colum McCann

Thursday, September 3, 2026•7:30 PM

In the National Book Award–winning Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann thrilled readers with a marvelous high-wire act of fiction that The New York Times Book Review called “an emotional tour de force.” Now McCann demonstrates once again why he is one of the most acclaimed and essential authors of his generation with a soaring novel that spans continents.

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About Maine Irish Heritage Center

The center is centered around the Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House, which stands as a premier example of pre-Civil War American residential design.story_potoo

34 Gray St, Portland, ME 04102

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