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American Dirt author, Jeanine Cummins, returns with a magnificent tale of family, love and loyalty

American Dirt author, Jeanine Cummins, returns with a magnificent tale of family, love and loyalty

American Dirt author makes a triumphant return with her fourth novel, which explores the lives of three generations of Puerto Ricans

Sat Jul 19 2025 - 04:05

Among Friends by Hal Ebbott: echoes of the dead giants of American literature

Among Friends by Hal Ebbott: echoes of the dead giants of American literature

Exploration of male friendship and our responsibilities towards our children feels a little old fashioned

Sat Jul 12 2025 - 04:44

Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told by Jeremy Atherton Lin – How bigotry was moved off the statute books

Deep House: The Gayest Love Story Ever Told by Jeremy Atherton Lin – How bigotry was moved off the statute books

The author intersperses an account of the evolution of gay rights in the US with the story of his own early love affair

Sat Jul 05 2025 - 16:19

John Boyne on Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie: Toxic masculinity steals the show

John Boyne on Bring the House Down by Charlotte Runcie: Toxic masculinity steals the show

Debut novel explores similiar territory to the hit series Adolescence, but with a character 20 years older

Tue Jul 01 2025 - 04:32

Days of Light by Megan Hunter: Echoes of the Bloomsbury set

Days of Light by Megan Hunter: Echoes of the Bloomsbury set

The author has established her versatility, but there is something calculated about the writing in this novel that suggests an exercise in style rather than a work of authentic fiction

Tue Jun 17 2025 - 04:45

Albion by Anna Hope: Shades of Brideshead in this fine novel about inherited wealth and difficult family dynamics

Albion by Anna Hope: Shades of Brideshead in this fine novel about inherited wealth and difficult family dynamics

The author’s finest to date raises questions regarding our obligations to the environment and accountability for ancestors’ crimes

Sat Jun 14 2025 - 04:21

John Boyne on the art of book reviews: Never lie to readers, but deliver truth in a way that respects the writer

John Boyne on the art of book reviews: Never lie to readers, but deliver truth in a way that respects the writer

Twenty-one years after The Irish Times published novelist’s first review, he has now written 150

Sat May 17 2025 - 05:20

Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin: Inventive exploration of  identity, faith and family

Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin: Inventive exploration of identity, faith and family

Provocative, largely beautifully written debut novel somewhat marred by a dispensable final chapter

Mon Apr 28 2025 - 05:00

The Edges: Sparse, unfussy story that still packs an emotional punch

The Edges: Sparse, unfussy story that still packs an emotional punch

Angelo Tijssens’ novel of a teenage romance revisited clocks in at just 93 tightly written pages

Sat Apr 19 2025 - 00:00

John Boyne on Fair Play by Louise Hegarty: A witty debut that celebrates the golden age of crime novels

John Boyne on Fair Play by Louise Hegarty: A witty debut that celebrates the golden age of crime novels

It takes skill, and even a sense of anarchy, to produce a novel as funny and baffling as this

Tue Apr 08 2025 - 05:00

A Room Above the Shop by Anthony Shapland: A potent work above frustrating love that dispels initial scepticism

A Room Above the Shop by Anthony Shapland: A potent work above frustrating love that dispels initial scepticism

I’m willing to overlook the author’s refusal to name his two male protagonists, who end up in an sexual relationship neither anticipated

Sat Mar 15 2025 - 05:00

Flesh by David Szalay: Compulsively readable with more twists than the road to west Cork

Flesh by David Szalay: Compulsively readable with more twists than the road to west Cork

John Boyne hails the Hungarian-English author’s best novel yet

Tue Mar 11 2025 - 04:40

Dark Like Under by Alice Chadwick: A brilliant debut novel

Dark Like Under by Alice Chadwick: A brilliant debut novel

Setting this work across a single day offers insights into the politics of school life

Sat Mar 01 2025 - 00:00

Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth) by Markus Zusak: When the family pets are ‘complete b*stards’ but also ‘beautiful darlings’

Three Wild Dogs (and the Truth) by Markus Zusak: When the family pets are ‘complete b*stards’ but also ‘beautiful darlings’

A frequently hilarious and also heartbreaking memoir about dogs you would cross the street to avoid

Sat Feb 08 2025 - 00:00

The Whale Tattoo and The Gallopers by Jon Ransom: A pair of intriguing, imperfect novels

The Whale Tattoo and The Gallopers by Jon Ransom: A pair of intriguing, imperfect novels

It will be interesting to see whether the author is willing to move out of his comfort zone

Tue Jan 28 2025 - 05:00

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