▁Ham mer ▁( J on athan ▁Cape ▁ 2 0 0 0 ) ▁and ▁Soph istic ated ▁Bo om ▁Bo om ▁– ▁a ▁novel ▁about ▁music ▁– ▁was ▁also ▁published ▁by ▁Jonathan ▁Cape ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁sing led ▁out ▁for ▁special ▁pra ise ▁by ▁the ▁writer ▁William ▁Gib son ▁when ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁( Lond on ) ▁Independent ▁what ▁books ▁he ▁had ▁by ▁his ▁bed side . ▁He ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" A ▁univers ally ▁applicable ▁ev ocation ▁of ▁male ▁ad oles c ence ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁g ifts ▁that ▁music ▁brings ." ▁The ▁Little ▁Ham mer ▁was ▁also ▁crit ically ▁well ▁received ▁with ▁the ▁Guardian ▁describing ▁it ▁as , ▁" Im mediate , ▁passion ate ▁and ▁shot ▁through ▁with ▁descript ive ▁br ill iance , ▁the ▁narr ative ▁voice ▁is ▁both ▁char ming ▁and ▁convin cing ." ▁The ▁List ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" Comple t ely ▁ill umin ating . ▁A ▁book ▁to ▁be ▁read ▁and ▁sav oured ." ▁The ▁Guardian ▁called ▁it ▁" A ▁w itt y , ▁invent ive , ▁ex h ilar ating ▁novel ." ▁His ▁novel ▁From ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁Irish ▁Book ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Po etry ▁ ▁Kelly ' s ▁debut ▁volume ▁of ▁poetry , ▁Not ions , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁by ▁D ed alus ▁Press . ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Review ▁of ▁Books , ▁Ger ard ▁S