Colm Tóibín on writing: "Finish it.... Why did you start it? You started because of something inside you that said, 'This is important.'" You can see Colm Tóibín on September 16 at Carnegie Music Hall as part of our 2024/25 Ten Evenings lecture series. In-person and online subscriptions are now open! Go to pittsburghlectures.org for more info. Be sure to snag a copy of Tóibín's LONG ISLAND, the new sequel to the celebrated BROOKLYN, from whitewhalebks. And don't forget, we'll be bringing back post-lecture book signings next season! 🎉 #ColmToibin #LongIsland #Books #myPALstory #Bookish #Bookstagram #Bookish #BookLove #Bookstagram #TBR #TBRlist #CurrentlyReading #ReadersOfInstagram #AuthorsOfInstagram #ThingsToDoInPittsburgh #WhatToDo412 #PittsburghLife