The great Irish books you may never have heard ofOverlooked gems, dead bird poems and an ‘unrepentant Fenian b***ard’ – you’ve been missing outSat Mar 20 2021 - 00:00
Irish author on Carnegie Medal shortlist; Irish Bookshop and Small Press of the YearFish Short Story Prize; Eason offer; Saturday’s books pages; Cúírt New Writing PrizeThu Mar 18 2021 - 14:55
The Books Quiz: Who is Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s erotic ‘lesbian vampire’?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Mar 14 2021 - 06:10
Paschal Donohoe among judges for Dalkey Literary AwardsNovel of the year winner, to be announced in June, will receive €20,000 prizeThu Mar 11 2021 - 17:40
Children’s Books Ireland Awards; AIS creative writing award; Irish Times Eason offerGalley Beggar Prize; new book on Joyce; UCD writers’ series; One Dublin One BookThu Mar 11 2021 - 16:34
Two Irish authors on 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlistSix debuts and one previous winner are in contention for £30,000 awardWed Mar 10 2021 - 18:00
The Books Quiz: A world map as seen from Corkadoragha shows which US cities?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Mar 07 2021 - 06:00
Kate O’Brien Award; Niamh Mulvey book deal; Eason Must Reads and book offerA preview of Saturday’s books pagesThu Mar 04 2021 - 16:32
Edna O’Brien honoured with France’s highest cultural distinction90-year-old author joins Bono and Heaney as Commandeur of Ordre des Arts et LettresTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:15
Eason book offer; Saturday’s pages; Walter Scott and Jean Monnet Prizes; Cairde WordA round-up of the latest literary newsThu Feb 25 2021 - 11:30
The Books Quiz: What is Rumpole’s favourite poetry book?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Feb 21 2021 - 06:00
Irish children’s authors and bookshops up for prizes; Saturday’s books pages previewA round-up of the latest literary newsThu Feb 18 2021 - 11:14
The Books Quiz: Which Irish writer was once lead singer with Toasted Heretic?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Feb 14 2021 - 06:05
‘There’s an Ireland that rarely gets into books: the lower-middle class who play golf and bridge’In a powerful new novel, Conor O’Callaghan follows an emigrant’s road trip with his daughterSat Feb 13 2021 - 06:00
Johnny Rogan, leading music biographer, dies, aged 67London Irish writer was famous for his attention to detail and clash with MorrisseyFri Feb 12 2021 - 11:08
Liz Nugent receives UCD’s Literary and Historical Society James Joyce awardSaturday’s books pages; Literature Ireland podcasts; RoC longlist; BND Magazine; Between The Red LinesThu Feb 11 2021 - 10:59
Three Irish writers on £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize shortlistWinner will be announced on March 24thWed Feb 10 2021 - 19:20
The Books Quiz: Who wrote The Dig, now adapted for Netflix?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Feb 07 2021 - 06:15
A round-up of the latest literary news and preview of Saturday’s books pagesEason book offer; TCD Beckett archive; Listowel deadline; HarperCollins appointmentThu Feb 04 2021 - 13:29
The Books Quiz: Who is the poet laureate who read at Joe Biden’s inauguration?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 31 2021 - 06:15
Danielle McLaughlin: ‘I’m anxious and an introvert. That can be helpful when making fiction’Cork writer on her heralded debut novel, self-doubt and writing with autismSat Jan 30 2021 - 05:57
Monique Roffey wins £30,000 Costa Book of the Year AwardA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:34
A host of books to watch out for in 2021 – all from independent publishersFrom an Irish coastal atlas to unsettling tales, civil war and Neil Jordan’s runaway slaveMon Jan 25 2021 - 06:00
The Books Quiz: What is Bram Stoker’s Dracula short story called?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 24 2021 - 06:00
Naoise Dolan and Caoilinn Hughes on Dylan Thomas Prize longlistA roundup of the latest literary news and preview of Saturday’s books pagesThu Jan 21 2021 - 13:21
The Books Quiz: What is the name of Sally Rooney’s new novel?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 17 2021 - 06:00
Irish writer on Costa short story shortlist; Irish Times Eason offer: The Hungry RoadA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jan 14 2021 - 16:29
New Sally Rooney novel announced for SeptemberBeautiful World, Where Are You follows Normal People and Conversations with FriendsTue Jan 12 2021 - 14:00
The Books Quiz: Maria Edgeworth’s Castle Rackrent is set in which county?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 10 2021 - 06:15
John Delaney exposé top Irish 2020 title as Old Ireland in Colour makes €1m salesThe Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse is overall bestsellerTue Jan 05 2021 - 17:18
Eavan Boland wins posthumous Costa Poetry AwardTrinidadian authors Ingrid Persaud and Monique Roffey win novel awardsMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:30
Books to look out for in 2021A preview of this year’s most anticipated fiction, nonfiction and poetrySat Jan 02 2021 - 06:10
The Books Quiz: John le Carré’s George Smiley first appeared in which book?Plus: Michael Connelly’s smoothie lawyer and Michael Harding’s debut novelSun Dec 20 2020 - 06:15
A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offerA preview of tomorrow’s pages and round-up of the latest literary newsFri Dec 18 2020 - 12:59
Edna O’Brien at 90: ‘To read her is to know love; of words, of literature and of life itself’Writers pay tribute to one of Ireland’s greatest and most influential authorsTue Dec 15 2020 - 12:42
The Books Quiz: Jonathan Franzen’s new novel shares a name with which TV soap?Plus: Frank Ronan’s Irish Times winner and on first-name terms with Edna O’BrienSun Dec 13 2020 - 06:00
Browser: Predictable but engaging rugby autobiographyBrief reviews of Fuel by Seán O’Brien, and Deirdre Nuttall’s history of Irish ProtestantsSat Dec 12 2020 - 00:00
An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020 revealed‘I’m overjoyed,’ says poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa, who wins for her acclaimed prose debutThu Dec 10 2020 - 23:10
The Books Quiz: What was Agatha Christie’s last Marple mystery?Also: Debuts by Marian Keyes and Conor McPherson, plus a novel of Roger CasementSun Dec 06 2020 - 06:10
The best books of 2020: As chosen by Irish authorsRoddy Doyle, Anne Enright, John Banville, Sarah Moss and others pick their favouritesSat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00
Ireland’s bestselling books of 2020 revealedDelia Owens, Sally Rooney, Marian Keyes and Graham Norton all feature in top 10Fri Dec 04 2020 - 16:00
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin wins major Chinese poetry prize and €10,000 bottle of BaijiuEdna O’Brien 90th birthday lecture; Kit de Waal joins UL; Maggie O’Farrell honouredThu Dec 03 2020 - 13:39
Banville criticised by fellow Booker winner for saying he despises ‘woke’ movementWide-ranging Hay Festival interview tackles crime fiction, religion and the Irish novelWed Dec 02 2020 - 06:00
The Books Quiz: Tina Turner’s new book is about her belief in which faith?Plus: 2020 Irish Book Award winners and a world war’s blockbuster chroniclerSun Nov 29 2020 - 06:10
Irish authors’ recipes to write home aboutWhen not cooking up their next book, Irish writers work their magic in the kitchenSat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
Stephen Sexton wins Rooney Prize and Jim McElroy wins Francis Ledwidge awardA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Nov 26 2020 - 13:20
An Post Irish Book Awards 2020: a celebration of great writingDonal Ryan, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Graham Norton, Luke O’Neill and Dara McAnulty among winnersWed Nov 25 2020 - 20:25
The Books Quiz: Name one prize Danielle McLaughlin has NOT wonPlus: Booker’s 2020 victor, a Shane MacGwan bio, Dostoevsky’s last epic novelSun Nov 22 2020 - 06:15
Douglas Stuart wins 2020 Booker Prize for Shuggie BainDebut author is second Scot to win with very personal tale of poverty and addictionThu Nov 19 2020 - 19:55
