Amanda Palmer and Laurie Penny to appear at International Literature Festival in Dublin

Palmer announced the news on her Twitter page, providing a link for tickets.

DUBLIN! i will be in conversation with the incredible @PennyRed at the international literature festival dublin on may 26th.….get your tickets, HERE: https://t.co/uBL5MQbrrP

— Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) April 11, 2018

Since becoming recognised for her work in Dresden Dolls, the American dark cabaret duo also containing Brian Viglione, Palmer has become known for activism and crowd-funding, with a TED talk under her belt to boot.

From that TED talk, her book 'The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help' was born, which explores the difficulties of asking in her own personal life and in everyone's life generally. 'The Art of Asking' was a commercial success, making the New York Times Bestseller list.

Palmer will be joined in conversation by Penny, whose work at the New Statesman sees her writing about social justice, feminism, mental health and politics.

The International Literature Festival was founded in Dublin in 1998 and gathers prominent writers from around the world to debate and spark meaningful and powerful conversations.

The event will take place at the RDS Concert Hall on May 26 and tickets, starting at €18, are available at ilfdublin.ticketsolve.com