Irish Author McCann Kicks off James Joyce Conference in Buffalo

Published: June 12, 2009, 4 a.m.

The North American James Joyce Conference is being held here through Tuesday. Helping to kick off the heady literary symposium is a contemporary Irish-born novelist of his own considerable heft. Colum McCann will read from his book, Everything in This Country Must. The story was made into a Oscar-nominated short film. It's being featured at tonight's annual Cinegael film festival at the Albright Knox Art Gallery. WBFO's Joyce Kryszak talked with McCann.