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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
Norma McMaster longlisted for Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award in her 80s

Norma McMaster longlisted for Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award in her 80s

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 12:29
A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne is this weekend’s Irish Times offer at Eason

A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne is this weekend’s Irish Times offer at Eason

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 15:31
Nicole Flattery on what inspired her debut, Show Them A Good Time

Nicole Flattery on what inspired her debut, Show Them A Good Time

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 17:52
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton: this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton: this week’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of tomorrow’s books pages

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 11:42
Valentine’s Day: Impress them with these love poems

Valentine’s Day: Impress them with these love poems

Michael Longley, Elaine Feeney and eight other Irish poets choose their favourite romantic verse

Thu Feb 14 2019 - 06:00
Too Close to Breathe by Olivia Kiernan is this week’s Irish Times book offer at Eason

Too Close to Breathe by Olivia Kiernan is this week’s Irish Times book offer at Eason

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

Thu Feb 07 2019 - 16:27
Too Close to Breathe is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

Too Close to Breathe is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 15:07
Costa Book of the Year: The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es wins £30,000 prize

Costa Book of the Year: The Cut Out Girl by Bart van Es wins £30,000 prize

Normal People by Sally Rooney had been favourite to win £30,000 prize

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 19:30
An Post Irish Book of the Year 2018 winner revealed

An Post Irish Book of the Year 2018 winner revealed

Public voted overall winner from list of individual awards announced in November

Tue Jan 29 2019 - 08:30
Catherine Ryan Howard’s The Liar’s Girl shortlisted for Edgar Award for Best Novel

Catherine Ryan Howard’s The Liar’s Girl shortlisted for Edgar Award for Best Novel

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages and details of a great Eason offer

Thu Jan 24 2019 - 14:44
Buy Fire and Fury by Michael Woolf for just €4.99 with The Irish Times at Eason

Buy Fire and Fury by Michael Woolf for just €4.99 with The Irish Times at Eason

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 17:43
Browser reviews: Napoleon, vampires and the girl who smiled beads

Browser reviews: Napoleon, vampires and the girl who smiled beads

Harold Evans on concise and meaningful word, and a new insight into Cathal Brugha

Sat Jan 05 2019 - 00:00
Poem of the week: Hibernating

Poem of the week: Hibernating

A new poem by Aideen Henry

Sat Dec 22 2018 - 05:00
The true story behind The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Ireland’s bestselling book of 2018

The true story behind The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Ireland’s bestselling book of 2018

A sneak preview of tomorrow’s books pages

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 11:33
Ireland’s bestselling books of 2018 revealed

Ireland’s bestselling books of 2018 revealed

Aisling novels by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen are biggest Irish success story

Wed Dec 19 2018 - 16:24
A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Buy The Wife Between Us for €4.99 with The Irish Times in Eason this weekend

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 13:00
A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Crime author Anthony J Quinn on finding refuge in books growing up near the Border

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 05:33
Breandán Mac Suibhne wins €10,000 Michel Déon Prize for Non-Fiction

Breandán Mac Suibhne wins €10,000 Michel Déon Prize for Non-Fiction

‘The End of Outrage’ is about aftermath of Famine in historian’s Donegal community

Mon Dec 03 2018 - 18:45
Books of 2018: writers pick their favourite novels and non-fiction

Books of 2018: writers pick their favourite novels and non-fiction

From Anna Burns’s Milkman to Diarmaid Ferriter's On the Edge, it’s been a strong year

Sat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00
Sally Rooney conquers all as boxers and gamblers bounce back in sports awards

Sally Rooney conquers all as boxers and gamblers bounce back in sports awards

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 15:34
Sally Rooney and Donal Ryan shortlisted for Costa Novel Award

Sally Rooney and Donal Ryan shortlisted for Costa Novel Award

70-year-old shortlisted for First Novel Award. Judges include RTÉ’s Rick O’Shea

Thu Nov 22 2018 - 19:30
International Dublin Literary Award: 10 Irish books on 2019 longlist

International Dublin Literary Award: 10 Irish books on 2019 longlist

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid leads nominations for world’s most valuable literary prize

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 11:00
Buy ‘Educated’ by Tara Westover for €4.99 at Eason with ‘The Irish Times’ this Saturday

Buy ‘Educated’ by Tara Westover for €4.99 at Eason with ‘The Irish Times’ this Saturday

Thu Nov 15 2018 - 05:06
An Post Irish Book Awards give Man Booker winner stamp of approval

An Post Irish Book Awards give Man Booker winner stamp of approval

Emilie Pine, John Boyne, Dervla McTiernan and Liz Nugent shortlisted in two categories

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 20:00
A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Save €5 on ‘The Innocent Wife’ by Amy Lloyd when you buy Saturday’s Irish Times’ in Eason

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 16:12
Murder One, Shaw and Montague tributes, Irish Book Week and John Boyne scholarship

Murder One, Shaw and Montague tributes, Irish Book Week and John Boyne scholarship

A round-up of Irish book news and events

Thu Oct 25 2018 - 15:42
Anna Burns: from rank outsider to No 1 bestseller

Anna Burns: from rank outsider to No 1 bestseller

A sneak preview of tomorrow’s books pages

Fri Oct 19 2018 - 11:29
Two Irish poets shortlisted for £25,000 TS Eliot Prize

Two Irish poets shortlisted for £25,000 TS Eliot Prize

Ailbhe Darcy and Nick Laird on 10-strong list picked by Sinéad Morrissey-led panel

Thu Oct 18 2018 - 15:21
Anna Burns: From relative unknown to Man Booker prize winner

Anna Burns: From relative unknown to Man Booker prize winner

‘Milkman’ author has been praised for her ‘dazzingly inventive’ writing approach

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 22:30
Man Booker Prize: Belfast writer Anna Burns wins for ‘Milkman’

Man Booker Prize: Belfast writer Anna Burns wins for ‘Milkman’

First Irish writer to win prestigious £50,000 award since Anne Enright in 2007

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 21:50
Man Booker prize 2018: ‘Milkman’ by Anna Burns is top seller on shortlist

Man Booker prize 2018: ‘Milkman’ by Anna Burns is top seller on shortlist

Richard Powers is favourite to win elite prize tonight but Belfast’s Anna Burns is top seller

Tue Oct 16 2018 - 05:45
A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

‘The Book Thief’ author Markus Zusak talks to John Boyne about his new novel

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 17:51
John Boyne wins Goldsboro Books prize for ‘The Heart’s Invisible Furies’

John Boyne wins Goldsboro Books prize for ‘The Heart’s Invisible Furies’

£2,000 prize for ‘compelling storytelling with brilliant characterisation and a distinct voice’

Thu Sept 27 2018 - 19:00
Caitriona Lally cleans up at this year’s Rooney Prize ceremony

Caitriona Lally cleans up at this year’s Rooney Prize ceremony

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Sept 27 2018 - 16:10
Caitriona Lally wins major literary prize in Trinity (where she works as a cleaner)

Caitriona Lally wins major literary prize in Trinity (where she works as a cleaner)

Author awarded €10,000 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature 2018 for debut novel ‘Eggshells’

Tue Sept 25 2018 - 18:30
Carrying the song and story of Irish writing all over the world

Carrying the song and story of Irish writing all over the world

Literature Ireland’s First Lines portraits, by John Minihan, celebrate the latest wave of Irish authors

Sat Sept 22 2018 - 06:00
Man Booker shortlist brings mixed fortunes for Irish authors

Man Booker shortlist brings mixed fortunes for Irish authors

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 18:11
Man Booker Prize: Anna Burns shortlisted for ‘Milkman’

Man Booker Prize: Anna Burns shortlisted for ‘Milkman’

Fellow longlisted Irish authors Sally Rooney and Donal Ryan fail to make the cut

Thu Sept 20 2018 - 10:32
Sales and acclaim make Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ Man Booker Prize favourite

Sales and acclaim make Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ Man Booker Prize favourite

Three Irish writers hope to make tomorrow’s shortlist for prestigious £50,000 award

Wed Sept 19 2018 - 13:56
A look ahead to next week’s Man Booker shortlist

A look ahead to next week’s Man Booker shortlist

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Sept 13 2018 - 12:35
Debut author wins Moth Short Story Prize

Debut author wins Moth Short Story Prize

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Sept 06 2018 - 11:16
Nuala O’Connor and Wendy Erskine on their new books, and the centenary of a classic

Nuala O’Connor and Wendy Erskine on their new books, and the centenary of a classic

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 12:05
Sally Rooney and Cecelia Ahern set for TV stardom

Sally Rooney and Cecelia Ahern set for TV stardom

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Thu Aug 23 2018 - 17:14
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