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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

Thu Aug 29 2019 - 11:59
The Great Wide Open by Douglas Kennedy is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

The Great Wide Open by Douglas Kennedy is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

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Thu Aug 15 2019 - 17:52
Darkest Truth by Catherine Kirwan is this weekend’s Eason Irish Times offer

Darkest Truth by Catherine Kirwan is this weekend’s Eason Irish Times offer

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Thu Aug 08 2019 - 15:47
Darkest Truth by Catherine Kirwan is this weekend’s Eason Irish Times offer

Darkest Truth by Catherine Kirwan is this weekend’s Eason Irish Times offer

A sneak preview of this Saturday’s book pages

Thu Aug 01 2019 - 08:00
Kevin Barry longlisted for 2019 Booker Prize

Kevin Barry longlisted for 2019 Booker Prize

Former winners Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie longlisted for prize won last year by Anna Burns

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 00:01
Crime writers mystified by Colm Tóibín’s criticism

Crime writers mystified by Colm Tóibín’s criticism

Literary author’s dismissal of genre fiction provokes backlash

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 16:50
The Conspiracy that Shook an Empire: The Phoenix Park assassinations

The Conspiracy that Shook an Empire: The Phoenix Park assassinations

Browser review: Julie Dobrow, After Emily; How We Disappeared; Listening to Animals

Sat Jul 20 2019 - 00:00
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason book offer

When All Is Said by Anne Griffin is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason book offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s book pages

Thu Jul 11 2019 - 14:35
The support act’s T-shirt shrank so Fatboy Slim made me a mixtape

The support act’s T-shirt shrank so Fatboy Slim made me a mixtape

How culture bridges borders, from the Troubles to Brexit, from the Housemartins in 1986 to Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott in 2019

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 05:55
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason book offer

When All Is Said by Anne Griffin is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason book offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s book pages

Thu Jul 04 2019 - 15:52
The plot thickens: A list of less than accurate summaries of famous novels

The plot thickens: A list of less than accurate summaries of famous novels

We wrongly described Milkman by Anna Burns as being “about a young woman’s affair with a married man in Troubles-era Belfast”. Here are some more gross acts of description

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 14:43
‘If you are going to find grace anywhere, it is going to be in art’

‘If you are going to find grace anywhere, it is going to be in art’

Emily Ruskovich, International Dublin Literary Award winner, on her Idaho novel, redemption, forgiveness and her deep belief in the idea of a soul

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 07:00
Irish poets Seán Hewitt and James Conor Patterson win Eric Gregory Awards

Irish poets Seán Hewitt and James Conor Patterson win Eric Gregory Awards

Norma MacMaster (81) is Paul Torday Memorial Prize runner-up

Mon Jun 17 2019 - 20:30
‘I sometimes feel like I’m the only spy writer who never worked for the Secret Service’

‘I sometimes feel like I’m the only spy writer who never worked for the Secret Service’

Mick Herron has been dubbed the le Carré of his generation for his Slough House series

Sat Jun 15 2019 - 06:05
The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton is this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton is this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 12:09
Debut US author Emily Ruskovich (33) wins €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award

Debut US author Emily Ruskovich (33) wins €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award

‘The recognition is life-changing. The money will give me time. As a writer, that’s so precious’

Wed Jun 12 2019 - 19:01
The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

The Shepherd’s Hut by Tim Winton is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Jun 06 2019 - 17:37
Novel praised by Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey wins Women’s Prize for Fiction

Novel praised by Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey wins Women’s Prize for Fiction

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones wins £30,000 prize

Wed Jun 05 2019 - 19:30
Last Stories by William Trevor is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

Last Stories by William Trevor is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

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Thu May 30 2019 - 16:05
€15,000 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year winner revealed

€15,000 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year winner revealed

Travelling in a Strange Land by David Park wins award at Listowel Writers’ Week

Wed May 29 2019 - 21:30
Joe O’Connor: ‘The music of a novel is as important as the plot’

Joe O’Connor: ‘The music of a novel is as important as the plot’

Author’s new novel Shadowplay is a complicated love affair featuring Dracula creator Bram Stoker, the first Irish writer he fell for

Sat May 25 2019 - 06:05
Books podcast: Sarah Crossan on her new YA novel Toffee and on being Laureate na nÓg

Books podcast: Sarah Crossan on her new YA novel Toffee and on being Laureate na nÓg

Carnegie Medal winner discusses her books and her identity as an Irish person in Britain

Sat May 25 2019 - 05:46
Last Stories by William Trevor is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

Last Stories by William Trevor is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

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Thu May 23 2019 - 16:00
Jan Carson wins EU Prize for Literature Ireland 2019 for The Firestarters

Jan Carson wins EU Prize for Literature Ireland 2019 for The Firestarters

Novel set in working-class Protestant Belfast explores seductiveness of lust and violence

Wed May 22 2019 - 19:30
Unprecedented hat-trick of awards for debut author Kelly McCaughrain

Unprecedented hat-trick of awards for debut author Kelly McCaughrain

Flying Tips for Flightless Birds wins CBI Book of the Year, Eilís Dillon and Children’s Choice awards

Wed May 22 2019 - 12:45
Celestial Bodies author Jokha Alharthi wins Man Booker International Prize

Celestial Bodies author Jokha Alharthi wins Man Booker International Prize

Omani becomes first Arabic author to win award and shares £50,000 prize with translator Marilyn Booth

Tue May 21 2019 - 21:45
The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen is Irish Times Eason offer

The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen is Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu May 16 2019 - 10:48
81-year-old Irish debut novelist shortlisted for Society of Authors award

81-year-old Irish debut novelist shortlisted for Society of Authors award

Church of Ireland minister Norma MacMaster, Sheila Llewellyn and Niall Bourke in running for prizes

Wed May 15 2019 - 00:01
Desmond Elliott Prize shortlist revealed

Desmond Elliott Prize shortlist revealed

Claire Adam, Michael Donkor and Anna Mackmin in running for £10,000 award

Fri May 10 2019 - 00:01
The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen is latest Irish Times Eason offer

The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen is latest Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu May 09 2019 - 15:06
Saturday’s Irish Times offer at Eason is Connect by Julian Gough

Saturday’s Irish Times offer at Eason is Connect by Julian Gough

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu May 02 2019 - 15:16
Connect by Julian Gough is this week’s Irish Times offer at Eason

Connect by Julian Gough is this week’s Irish Times offer at Eason

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Apr 25 2019 - 11:35
Lyra McKee: Lost Girl of the Troubles

Lyra McKee: Lost Girl of the Troubles

She made her name as a journalist covering the Troubles’ legacy and was set to win fame as an author

Fri Apr 19 2019 - 14:32
Lyra McKee a ‘fearless seeker of truth’: fellow writers pay tribute

Lyra McKee a ‘fearless seeker of truth’: fellow writers pay tribute

‘The people who took Lyra’s life are part of the past and will never be allowed to determine our future’

Fri Apr 19 2019 - 12:20
Puffin says it is ‘proud’ to publish John Boyne’s trans YA novel

Puffin says it is ‘proud’ to publish John Boyne’s trans YA novel

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 14:39
Roddy Doyle shortlisted for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction

Roddy Doyle shortlisted for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction

Nina Stibbe makes the shortlist for the third time with Reasons to be Cheerful

Wed Apr 17 2019 - 00:01
The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Apr 11 2019 - 15:00
Northern women dominate Irish €5,000 EU Prize for Literature shortlist

Northern women dominate Irish €5,000 EU Prize for Literature shortlist

A sneak preview of tomorrow’s books pages

Fri Apr 05 2019 - 10:11
Dublin Literary Award: Two Irish authors shortlisted for world’s most valuable books prize

Dublin Literary Award: Two Irish authors shortlisted for world’s most valuable books prize

Sally Rooney and Bernard MacLaverty shortlisted for the €100,000 prize

Thu Apr 04 2019 - 00:01
‘Brexit is aggressive and dangerously nostalgic. The UK is in for a brutal chastening’

‘Brexit is aggressive and dangerously nostalgic. The UK is in for a brutal chastening’

Eimear McBride, David Park, Sinéad Morrissey, Nick Laird and a host of Irish writers share their views

Fri Mar 29 2019 - 00:01
Novels about Lucia Joyce and Alan Turing win Republic of Consciousness Prize

Novels about Lucia Joyce and Alan Turing win Republic of Consciousness Prize

Will Eaves and Alex Pheby share prize as founder rejects single winner convention

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 21:00
Colin Walsh is named Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year 2019

Colin Walsh is named Hennessy New Irish Writer of the Year 2019

Mike McCormack joins Hall of Fame as Hennessy ends sponsorship after 48 years

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 20:45
Donal Ryan’s From A Low and Quiet Sea, this week’s Eason offer, up for RSL Ondaatje Prize

Donal Ryan’s From A Low and Quiet Sea, this week’s Eason offer, up for RSL Ondaatje Prize

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Mar 28 2019 - 17:39
DCU confers poet Paula Meehan with honorary doctorate

DCU confers poet Paula Meehan with honorary doctorate

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 15:24
The Irish Times Books Podcast: with Kevin Breathnach and New Irish Writing’s Ciaran Carty

The Irish Times Books Podcast: with Kevin Breathnach and New Irish Writing’s Ciaran Carty

Listen to the author of ‘Tunnel Vision’ and the man behind the Hennessy Literary Awards

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00
Best of Irish: 10 rising stars of Irish writing

Best of Irish: 10 rising stars of Irish writing

In advance of St Patrick’s Day, we celebrate leading lights of our creative industries

Fri Mar 15 2019 - 06:01
€15,000 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year shortlist revealed

€15,000 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year shortlist revealed

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 16:07
Irish writer wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize

Irish writer wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize

Danielle McLaughlin gives her reaction to her huge success and reveals her next project

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 19:30
Man Booker International Prize 2019 longlist dominated by women

Man Booker International Prize 2019 longlist dominated by women

Women make up eight of 13 longlisted authors, with all but two of the books published by independent houses

Wed Mar 13 2019 - 00:01
The best books by women of the 21st century

The best books by women of the 21st century

On International Women’s Day, writers and critics pick the best works by women since 2000

Fri Mar 08 2019 - 05:31
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