Here’s what you’ll be reading in 2026, according to Irish booksellers
With new titles due from the likes of Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Colm Tóibín and Donal Ryan, booksellers expect 2026 to be a ‘bumper year’
Author Cathy Kelly: ‘I doubt there’s a writer alive who hasn’t used personal battles in their work’
If you’re absolutely full of fear and anxiety, sit down and find a pen/laptop, says seasoned novelist
Big book deals for three Irish writers
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International Booker Prize 2026: The longlist in full
Longlist features two books first published in their original languages more than 30 years ago
Charleen Hurtubise: ‘People fall into relationship patterns that feel familiar rather than good’
The US-born author on how Ireland has shaped her language around parenthood, the antidote to ‘the cruelty and chaos of Ice’ and her opposition to ‘the obscene accumulation of wealth’
Colm Tóibín and Tana French among big names at International Literature Festival Dublin
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Sally Rooney and Niamh Ní Mhaoleoin longlisted for Dublin Literary Award
Award-winning writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alan Hollinghurst and Ocean Vuong are also nominated for the award
Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize shortlist revealed
Shortlist ‘highlights the depth of analysis brought to bear on various aspects of recent Irish history’, says Prof Roy Foster
Author Ian McGuire: ‘Historical fiction is able to encourage the longer view’
The historical novelist on his latest book, White River Crossing; his desire to hobble the tech bros; and his Fermanagh grandfather
Close to Home is to be adapted for TV
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Elly Griffiths: ‘A magic trick is like a crime novel: lots of misdirection before the final reveal’
The author on new book The Killing Time, writing ‘kick-ass older women’, and her fascination with Victorian times
Children’s Books Ireland Awards shortlist revealed
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Madeline Cash: ‘Greater truths are often best articulated through humour. The fool can make real change’
The author on her debut novel Lost Lambs, tech billionaires, and the worst things about London
Author Dave Rudden: ‘My earliest memory is passing a Border checkpoint, at once fascinated and terrified by the soldiers’
The Cavan-born author on new novel Sister Wake, his Doctor Who books and the ‘highest compliment’ he gets from young readers
St Brigid inspires First Graphic Novel Award winner
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