Stories that capture the zeitgeist, without being expressly ‘contemporary’

Brigid O’Dea: I can do little with ChatGPT diagnoses except allow them to assuage my anxiety until I visit the doctor

A lively memoir on the adventures of a travelling theatre group; a fable-like novella; and an enlightening novel with real emotional integrity

Female voices triumph in vignettes accompanied by recipes

Why did a woman with congenital heart disease choose to lose her virginity to man in whom she had little interest?

Raleigh advocates passionately on behalf of survivors of sexual assault

On a longer-than-expected trek in the heat of Santorini, I waited anxiously for the inevitable migraine attack – but it never came

Reviews of Lagan Lights, The Bridge to Always and Wrong Women

Novel envisages a society where chronic pain is the norm

Many disabled artists would opt for the ‘humble’ option of requesting lesser or no payment for work. Reaching for the stars is too risky

Without the structure of a formal belief system, we have the freedom to create our own understanding of life

I am not someone who typically engages with migraine beyond living with it ... It takes up enough of my time as it is

Highly imaginative narrative follows an Irishman’s quest to create a utopia in Latin America

You might consider my boyfriend’s take important to me. We are, after all, relatively new together

How bad do I want it? I mulled over the question again while I ate my breakfast of egg and toast