Ciara Geraghty: Author of 10 novels on turning to children’s books
‘I recently kayaked to Holy Island on Lough Derg to visit Edna O’Brien’s grave ... and thanked her for her bravery’
Irish writers up for CWA Dagger awards
Books newsletter: UCD and West Cork History Festivals; Timothy O’Grady launches; North at 50
Niall Williams’s Time of the Child wins Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award
Clare-based author wins €20,000 prize ahead of July release of film adaptation of his debut novel
Author Gethan Dick: ‘I’d make it illegal to buy or sell water. Everyone would adapt within a few weeks’
The visual artist on her debut novel, Water in The Desert, Fire in the Night; apocalypse always; and ‘chaotic, grubby’ Marseilles
Ferdia Lennon’s Glorious Exploits wins Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award
Books newsletter: a roundup of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages
Dublin Literary Award: The Adversary by Canadian author Michael Crummey wins €100,000 prize
Story of sibling rivalry in harsh 19th-century Newfoundland wins Dublin Literary Award, worth €100,000
International Booker Prize 2025: Indian author and translators are first to win with a short story collection
Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, chronicles the lives of women in southern India
Paul Durcan: ‘Poetry was a gift that he loved to give others’
Kathleen MacMahon, Conor O’Callaghan, Bernard MacLaverty, Enda Wyley, William Wall, Aifric McGlinchey and Martin Doyle pay tribute
Author Paul Perry: ‘The myth of the starving genius is harmful nonsense’
The writer on his new novel, Paradise House; his writing partnership with Karen Gillece; and the book he’s working on about Samuel Beckett in the French Resistance
Pigott Poetry Prize shortlist revealed
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Author Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin: ‘I’ll always be angry about the history of the church in Ireland’
Author’s debut novel, Ordinary Saints, celebrates the power of faith, even as it criticises the Catholic Church
Gustav Parker Hibbett wins John Pollard Prize
Books newsletter: a roundup of the latest news and preview of Saturday’s pages
Author Shane Tivenan: ‘People who veer away from the norm have always had a magnetic effect on me’
The author on the curious title of his short story collection, To Avenge a Dead Glacier; how his music career helped his writing; and his admiration for Aphex Twin
Listowel literary festival’s fresh start
Books newsletter: Bullaun and Gallery on major shortlists; Ballyscullion Book Festival; Poetry trail
Author Lisa Harding: ‘I have never been scared to look at the dark side of life’
The novelist on her latest book, Wildelings; her penchant for unlikeable characters; and how her acting background is a boon to her writing