Books

Shortlist for the 2023 Booker prize is a third Irish
  • Culture
  • 22 Sep 23
Shortlist for the 2023 Booker prize is a third Irish
Salman Rushdie discusses threat of authoritarianism, Trump, and Brexit at summit in Philadelphia
  • Culture
  • 14 Sep 23
Salman Rushdie discusses threat of authoritarianism, Trump, and Brexit at summit in Philadelphia
Caroline O’Donoghue: "The way Irish femaleness was constructed came out of a conservative culture where you were also expected to have sex"
  • Culture
  • 04 Sep 23
Caroline O’Donoghue: "The way Irish femaleness was constructed came out of a conservative culture where you were also expected to have sex"
Music Book Of The Month – <i>Woody Guthrie: A Life</i> by Joe Klein
  • Culture
  • 30 Aug 23
Music Book Of The Month – Woody Guthrie: A Life by Joe Klein
Riverdance's Bill Whelan to appear at Write By The Sea literary festival in Wexford
  • Culture
  • 23 Aug 23
Riverdance's Bill Whelan to appear at Write By The Sea literary festival in Wexford
<i>In The Middle of The Fields</i>: Final part of series out now
  • Film And TV
  • 23 Aug 23
In The Middle of The Fields: Final part of series out now
Kevin Curran on his new novel <i>Youth:</i> "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
  • Opinion
  • 26 Jul 23
Kevin Curran on his new novel Youth: "In the last census, Balbriggan had the youngest and most diverse population in the country. My line is, 'Balbriggan is Ireland’s future now'"
Barack Obama shares his annual summer playlist and reading list
  • Culture
  • 21 Jul 23
Barack Obama shares his annual summer playlist and reading list
Music Book Of The Month – <i>Nick Drake: The Life</i> by Richard Morton Jack
  • Culture
  • 28 Jun 23
Music Book Of The Month – Nick Drake: The Life by Richard Morton Jack
Naoise Dolan: "It sounds unromantic, but rent in Berlin is a huge factor. I just feel everyone has less tightness in their face here"
  • Culture
  • 19 Jun 23
Naoise Dolan: "It sounds unromantic, but rent in Berlin is a huge factor. I just feel everyone has less tightness in their face here"
Martin Amis: How the late novelist provided an "aesthetic blueprint for Britpop"
  • Culture
  • 15 Jun 23
Martin Amis: How the late novelist provided an "aesthetic blueprint for Britpop"
Caleb Azumah Nelson: "Writing isn’t just about delivering a narrative - it’s fundamental to who I am"
  • Culture
  • 31 May 23
Caleb Azumah Nelson: "Writing isn’t just about delivering a narrative - it’s fundamental to who I am"
Review: Naoise Dolan, <i>The Happy Couple</i>
  • Opinion
  • 25 May 23
Review: Naoise Dolan, The Happy Couple
Michael Magee: "For young men where I grew up in Belfast, being hard or tough was capital"
  • Culture
  • 09 May 23
Michael Magee: "For young men where I grew up in Belfast, being hard or tough was capital"
New book documenting The White Stripes' complete lyrics to be published later this year
  • Music
  • 03 May 23
New book documenting The White Stripes' complete lyrics to be published later this year
Hollywood royalty Tom Hanks will be attending June’s Dalkey Book Festival
  • Film And TV
  • 02 May 23
Hollywood royalty Tom Hanks will be attending June’s Dalkey Book Festival
Mad Hatter Q&A - Karl Geary: "I'm endlessly mortified at myself"
  • Culture
  • 02 May 23
Mad Hatter Q&A - Karl Geary: "I'm endlessly mortified at myself"
Margot Douaihy: "If I told my 15-year-old self that the author of <i>Gone Girl</i> published my first novel, she'd never believe it"
  • Culture
  • 25 Apr 23
Margot Douaihy: "If I told my 15-year-old self that the author of Gone Girl published my first novel, she'd never believe it"
Paul Charles Announces Adventures In Wonderland Book Tour
  • Culture
  • 21 Apr 23
Paul Charles Announces Adventures In Wonderland Book Tour
PREMIERE: Margot Douaihy shares chapter from <i>Scorched Grace</i> on 'My Reading Of It'
  • Culture
  • 18 Apr 23
PREMIERE: Margot Douaihy shares chapter from Scorched Grace on 'My Reading Of It'
Margot Douaihy's queer mystery debut <i>Scorched Grace</i> to feature on 'My Reading Of It' tomorrow
  • Culture
  • 17 Apr 23
Margot Douaihy's queer mystery debut Scorched Grace to feature on 'My Reading Of It' tomorrow
Warner Bros. Discovery negotiates deal for <i>Harry Potter</i> series
  • Film And TV
  • 04 Apr 23
Warner Bros. Discovery negotiates deal for Harry Potter series
Listowel Writers' Week: Paul Muldoon, Richard Ford and more to feature on this year's programme
  • Culture
  • 30 Mar 23
Listowel Writers' Week: Paul Muldoon, Richard Ford and more to feature on this year's programme
Nicole Flattery on new novel <i>Nothing Special</i>: "Andy Warhol was so intensely aware of his own image, which he created from scratch"
  • Culture
  • 29 Mar 23
Nicole Flattery on new novel Nothing Special: "Andy Warhol was so intensely aware of his own image, which he created from scratch"
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