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Sarah Crossan and Kit de Waal longlisted for Carnegie Medal

Sarah Crossan and Kit de Waal longlisted for Carnegie Medal

A preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary news

Thu Feb 20 2020 - 10:45
Just One More Question by Niall Tubridy is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

Just One More Question by Niall Tubridy is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary news

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 10:13
Derry Girls and Milkman shortlisted for Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize

Derry Girls and Milkman shortlisted for Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize

Katy Hayward’s Twitter account shortlisted for separate Ewart-Biggs prize on Brexit

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 12:01
Author Gavin McCrea victim of homophobic attack in Dublin

Author Gavin McCrea victim of homophobic attack in Dublin

Gang broke writer’s nose and cheekbone just after he had finished novel at UCD library

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 14:09
Dalkey Book Festival launches €30,000 literary awards

Dalkey Book Festival launches €30,000 literary awards

Festival marks second decade with €20,000 Novel of the Year and €10,000 Emerging Writer prizes

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 05:34
The Irish Times Books podcast with Darran Anderson, author of Inventory

The Irish Times Books podcast with Darran Anderson, author of Inventory

Listen to the author discuss what inspired his memoir of his family’s lives in Derry city

Sat Feb 08 2020 - 05:06
The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan shortlisted for Waterstones Children’s Book Prize

A preview of Saturday’s books pages and details of the latest Irish Times Eason offer

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 12:49
A miracle, not a crime: gender balance, race and poetry in The Irish Times

A miracle, not a crime: gender balance, race and poetry in The Irish Times

A new report criticises our poetry coverage. We explore the issues and defend our record

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 05:57
Knife by Jo Nesbo is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer

Knife by Jo Nesbo is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer

A preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Jan 30 2020 - 16:19
Little Faith by Nickolas Butler is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

Little Faith by Nickolas Butler is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary news

Thu Jan 23 2020 - 11:42
Little Faith by Nickolas Butler is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

Little Faith by Nickolas Butler is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of the latest literary news

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 15:33
Sarah Moss: ‘Ireland is progressing while England is rapidly and deliberately regressing’

Sarah Moss: ‘Ireland is progressing while England is rapidly and deliberately regressing’

Sarah Moss, acclaimed author of Ghost Wall, talks about leaving Brexit behind to move to Ireland and teach in UCD

Sat Jan 11 2020 - 06:00
Daisy Jones and the Six is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer

Daisy Jones and the Six is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer

The latest book news and a sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Jan 09 2020 - 10:19
Costa Book Awards 2019 winners revealed

Costa Book Awards 2019 winners revealed

Jonathan Coe’s Middle England wins novel award as debut authors win three categories

Mon Jan 06 2020 - 19:30
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley is this weekend’s Irish Times offer at Eason

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley is this weekend’s Irish Times offer at Eason

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Jan 02 2020 - 13:11
The bestselling book in Ireland for 2019 revealed

The bestselling book in Ireland for 2019 revealed

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is Ireland’s bestselling book for a second year

Tue Dec 31 2019 - 07:56
Irish Times Books 2019: our most-read articles

Irish Times Books 2019: our most-read articles

A student’s moving essay on her body pipped Irish writers’ views on Brexit for first place

Tue Dec 31 2019 - 05:48
Riveting reissue aged like a good wine

Riveting reissue aged like a good wine

Brief reviews of Don’t Look at Me Like That, The Manager’s Tale, Above Average at Games, Stories of the Sahara, Through Her Eyes and Shame on Me

Sat Dec 28 2019 - 00:00
The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

The Hunting Party by Lucy Foley is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Dec 19 2019 - 14:13
Witty, clever observations of modern life

Witty, clever observations of modern life

Book reviews: Three Little Truths by Eithne Shortall; Wittgenstein’s Nephew by Thomas Bernhard; Farewell Happy Fieldsby Norah Hoult and more

Sat Dec 14 2019 - 00:00
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is Irish Times Eason offer

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of Irish book news and events

Thu Dec 12 2019 - 11:10
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is Irish Times Eason offer

My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite is Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of Irish book news and events

Thu Dec 05 2019 - 12:53
Christmas gifts for readers: The Irish Times guide to best books of 2019

Christmas gifts for readers: The Irish Times guide to best books of 2019

Irish writers and critics on their favourite fiction and nonfiction of the past 12 months

Sat Nov 30 2019 - 06:00
Caitriona Lally awarded $100,000 Lannan Literary Fellowship for Fiction

Caitriona Lally awarded $100,000 Lannan Literary Fellowship for Fiction

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Nov 28 2019 - 12:40
Edna O’Brien wins the ‘UK and Ireland Nobel award’ for lifetime achievement

Edna O’Brien wins the ‘UK and Ireland Nobel award’ for lifetime achievement

Country Girls author receives £40,000 David Cohen prize which is seen as Nobel precursor

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 20:15
Costa book awards: Joseph O’Connor shortlisted for Shadowplay

Costa book awards: Joseph O’Connor shortlisted for Shadowplay

Author last week won Irish Novel Award for his biographical fiction about Bram Stoker

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 19:30
Christopher Eccleston offers a haunting meditation on fatherhood

Christopher Eccleston offers a haunting meditation on fatherhood

Brief reviews of I Love the Bones of You, The Sea Cloak and Other Stories and Resist! How to be an Activist in the Age of Defiance

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 00:00
Redemption by David Baldacci is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason book offer

Redemption by David Baldacci is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason book offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Nov 21 2019 - 11:29
An Post Irish Book Awards 2019 winners revealed

An Post Irish Book Awards 2019 winners revealed

Joseph O’Connor, Sinéad Gleeson, Joe Duffy and Freya McClements among winners

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 22:17
The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz is this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz is this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 12:47
Nobel and Booker Prize winners on 2020 International Dublin Literary Award longlist

Nobel and Booker Prize winners on 2020 International Dublin Literary Award longlist

Anna Burns, Sally Rooney, David Park, Olga Tokarczuk and Peter Handke vie for €100,000 prize

Mon Nov 11 2019 - 11:15
The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer

The Sentence Is Death by Anthony Horowitz is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 14:45
Rick O’Shea takes over RTÉ’s The Book Show

Rick O’Shea takes over RTÉ’s The Book Show

A sneak preview of this Saturday’s books pages and details of our Eason book offer

Thu Oct 31 2019 - 17:24
Irish Book Awards 2019 shortlists revealed

Irish Book Awards 2019 shortlists revealed

Kevin Barry and Edna O’Brien up for Novel of the Year and Aisling authors shortlisted again

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 20:00
Dracul by Dacre Stoker with JD Barker is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer

Dracul by Dacre Stoker with JD Barker is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Oct 24 2019 - 16:01
Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan signs six-figure deal for first adult novel

Laureate na nÓg Sarah Crossan signs six-figure deal for first adult novel

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 13:52
Cruel Acts by Jane Casey is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

Cruel Acts by Jane Casey is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 17:35
‘Ciaran Carson drew Belfast better than anyone I ever read’

‘Ciaran Carson drew Belfast better than anyone I ever read’

Sinéad Morrissey, John Banville and fellow writers salute a great man and a great poet

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 17:20
Tana French’s The Wych Elm is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

Tana French’s The Wych Elm is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Fri Oct 04 2019 - 17:14
Tana French’s The Wych Elm is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

Tana French’s The Wych Elm is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Sept 26 2019 - 12:26
Author Mark O’Connell awarded €10,000 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2019

Author Mark O’Connell awarded €10,000 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2019

To Be A Machine author won Wellcome Prize last year for exploration of transhumanism

Mon Sept 23 2019 - 18:30
The Wall by John Lanchester is this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

The Wall by John Lanchester is this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Sept 19 2019 - 11:11
Danielle McLaughlin wins £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award

Danielle McLaughlin wins £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award

Win caps rich year for Cork author after $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize in March

Thu Sept 12 2019 - 20:30
The Wall by John Lanchester is this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

The Wall by John Lanchester is this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Sept 12 2019 - 15:20
Faber to mark anniversary of Lyra McKee’s murder with an anthology of her work

Faber to mark anniversary of Lyra McKee’s murder with an anthology of her work

Lyra McKee: Lost, Found, Remembered will be published next April

Wed Sept 11 2019 - 09:00
‘I grew up in a weird Irish bubble. There is a lot about loss in my books’

‘I grew up in a weird Irish bubble. There is a lot about loss in my books’

Martin Doyle interviews award-winning Birmingham Irish novelist Catherine O’Flynn

Wed Sept 11 2019 - 05:42
The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz is new Irish Times Eason offer

The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz is new Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 14:36
President announces Frank Ormsby as new Ireland Professor of Poetry

President announces Frank Ormsby as new Ireland Professor of Poetry

Enniskillen poet was long-time editor of Honest Ulsterman and anthologist of Northern poetry

Fri Sept 06 2019 - 13:00
Heavyweights Atwood, Rushdie and 1,000-page epic in running for Booker Prize

Heavyweights Atwood, Rushdie and 1,000-page epic in running for Booker Prize

Winner of £50,000 prize won last year by Anna Burns to be revealed next month

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 16:40
Uncovering the mysteries and thrills of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands

Uncovering the mysteries and thrills of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands

A trip down the world’s tallest inflatable water slide is a heart-racing introduction

Sat Aug 31 2019 - 06:00
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