This springtime issue of Irish America features an exclusive interview with renowned Irish author Edna O'Brien; a photo diary of Irish America designer and photographer Patrick Calahan's first ever visit to the Emerald Isle; a look into the work of Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater artistic director Joe Dowling and that of famous milliner Philip Treacy; an exploration of how fact and fiction collide in Colum McCann's Zoli; an interview with cornerstone Irish actor Brendan Gleeson; and much more.