Dermot Bolger: ‘In Slane I was pinned to a squad car until I recited two Francis Ledwidge poems’The Dublin writer on his new short story collection, his literary pilgrimage to Meath, and the latest betrayal of Ireland’s youthSat Jun 27 2026 - 04:58
Claire Connolly wins Robert Rhodes PrizeBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jun 26 2026 - 11:09
‘Of course I’m bloody anxious, having grown up in a place that told me I wasn’t good enough’The South African-born author on her murderous new book The Lover, moving to the west of Ireland, and the advice that has stuck with her for decadesSun Jun 21 2026 - 04:56
Aoife K Walsh is new head of MoLIBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jun 19 2026 - 14:31
Chris Haughton: ‘Children’s books are underappreciated in general. It’s short-sighted’The new Laureate na nÓg on inspiring hope, combating injustice, and his upcoming court appearanceSat Jun 13 2026 - 04:47
Trinity graduate wins Women’s Prize for FictionBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jun 12 2026 - 08:54
Debut novelist Jessamine O’Connor: ‘Trying fiction was really refreshing. I have been doing poetry for 20 years’The writer on her housing-crisis novel Somewhere, her collaborative work, and playing Countdown in the pubSat Jun 06 2026 - 04:40
Author Stephen Daly: ‘So little is acknowledged of the wounds people still carry from the past’The YA author on his debut novel, the impact of the Belfast Agreement, and why queer voices are essential for young people finding their own identitiesSat May 30 2026 - 04:12
Séamas O’Reilly: ‘As I’ve grown older I’ve realised how formative the Troubles were’Author’s debut novel, Prestige Drama, channels humour, anger and sadness in story about a TV show set during the TroublesMon May 25 2026 - 04:23
Children’s Books Ireland Award winners revealedBooks newsletter: a preview of tomorrow’s pages and a wrap of the latest newsFri May 22 2026 - 10:47
Dublin Literary Award 2026: Ali Smith wins €100,000 prize for GliffNovel follows young homeless siblings as they try to survive a bewildering new worldThu May 21 2026 - 12:35
International Booker Prize 2026: Yáng Shuang-zi and translator Lin King win for Taiwan TravelogueYáng Shuang-zi and Lin King are first Taiwanese and Taiwanese-American winnersTue May 19 2026 - 22:30
Doireann Ní Ghríofa: ‘In the past someone like me would have been brought to an asylum’ Author Doireann Ní Ghríofa on her new novel about a derelict mental hospital and how she writes ‘really weird books that are hard to describe’ Sun May 17 2026 - 04:24
Sue Divin: ‘Character, voice, plot, pace, authenticity – if a writer nails that, I’ll read their novel’ Author Sue Divin, who has a master’s in peace and conflict studies, helps to build peace at work and in fictionSun May 17 2026 - 04:08
Sarah Gilmartin: ‘Even before relationships and infidelity, desire is a great driver’The fiction reviewer turned writer on her new novel, Little Vanities, writing early and often, and novels versus short storiesSat May 16 2026 - 05:22
Liadan Ní Chuinn on Orwell shortlistBooks newsletter: new Laureate na nÓg; a preview of tomorrow’s pages; Hinterland Festival highlights; Libraro Prize; limericks prizeFri May 15 2026 - 09:00
Juliano Zaffino: It is never not surreal to have inspired Florence Welch by something I wroteThe Steps is the debut novel of the author and podcaster who also runs a bespoke book-subscription serviceSat May 09 2026 - 04:13
President opens Ireland’s Home for Poetry and HeritageBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri May 08 2026 - 12:24
Ruth McKee: ‘Pitching a novel about a suicidal middle-aged woman getting drunk on her birthday wasn’t easy’The writer discusses her debut novel and what she’d like to do to Irish puppy farmsSat May 02 2026 - 04:44
International Literature Festival Dublin highlightsBooks newsletter: TCD student from Gaza wins major essay prize; Pollard Poetry Prize winner; West Cork History Festival; tomorrow’s pagesFri May 01 2026 - 15:52
Rosemary Hennigan: ‘Fiction gives us space to explore life in all its multifarious complexities’Author’s new novel, The Hotel Guest, is set in the French Alps Sat Apr 25 2026 - 04:02
Jaipur Literature Festival visits IrelandBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Apr 24 2026 - 15:55
Claire Coughlan: ‘Creating something and showing it to the world can feel inordinately scary’The author discusses a creative writing course, a beautiful Croatian island, Roald Dahl and more Sat Apr 18 2026 - 04:09
Irish Novel of the Year shortlist revealedPlus: previews of Ballyscullion Park Book Festival and Cork International Poetry Festival; the latest book deals; shortlists for the Encore Award and Walter Scott Prize shortlists; and a new Waterstones in DublinFri Apr 17 2026 - 10:13
Poem about Beirut car bombing wins Moth Poetry Prize Judge Ishion Hutchinson chose Adam Oliver’s poem Shazaya as the overall winnerThu Apr 16 2026 - 09:15
Mary O’Donnell: ‘I’d happily sign off on a 10% Leaving Cert bonus for English, music and art’A desire to ‘rip into a subject that has sat like a succubus on me’ inspired writer’s first novel since 2014Sun Apr 12 2026 - 04:32
Author Emma Donoghue: ‘I grew up very normal, yet had this secret side that I thought everyone would consider foul’The writer on literary reputation, emigration and ‘the crushing weight of being the only gay in the village’Sat Apr 11 2026 - 05:13
Strokestown poetry prize shortlist revealedBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Apr 10 2026 - 10:43
Dublin Literary Award 2026 shortlist: ‘Literature at its most international, most ambitious, and most humane’Award-winning Scottish author Ali Smith, Vietnamese American writer Ocean Vuong and a Croatian debutant feature on a list with a strong French accentTue Apr 07 2026 - 06:00
Author Susannah Dickey: ‘With each book I find myself more invested in writing Ireland’In the author’s Donegal-set third novel Into the Wreck the vessel of the title ‘represents in some ways the plethora of suppressed histories harboured by families’ across the islandSun Apr 05 2026 - 03:36
Author Jan Carson: ‘I Googled what would happen if you drained Lough Neagh’Author’s fourth novel, Few and Far Between, is inspired by a politician’s madcap scheme Sat Apr 04 2026 - 04:01
Pigott Poetry Prize shortlist announcedBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of Saturday’s pagesThu Apr 02 2026 - 16:43
International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist: women dominate list that ‘reverberates with history’Novels transport readers from 1930s Japan-ruled Taiwan to Nazi-controlled Europe, from magic and domesticity in 1990s France to the Iranian Revolution in 1979Tue Mar 31 2026 - 14:00
Sheila O’Flanagan: Losing family members makes you aware of how fragile our connections areAhead of her latest release Secrets Between Friends, author talks about loss, the challenges facing female writers and snobbery in the industrySat Mar 28 2026 - 19:00
Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride win Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary PrizeBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Mar 27 2026 - 16:07
Neil Tully’s The Visit: ‘I wrote the sort of novel I like to read – a small town, a sense of trouble lurking’The first-time novelist talks inspiration, the influence of JFK on Ireland, and troubled outcastsSun Mar 22 2026 - 04:16
Seán Hewitt on Dylan Thomas Prize shortlistBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Mar 20 2026 - 12:58
Anna Burns: ‘When I got damaged in surgery, nothing else mattered. I’ve always lived in survival mode’The Booker Prize-winning author on writing through the pain, growing up in Belfast’s Murder Triangle and getting sober after leaving the ‘boozy’ city for LondonSun Mar 15 2026 - 05:36
Sarah Crossan: ‘Meeting amazing teenagers was a highlight of being Laureate na nÓg’Author’s new novel Gone for Good is one of three verse thrillers and is based in the Adirondack mountainsSun Mar 15 2026 - 04:56
Cúirt festival line-up revealedBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Mar 13 2026 - 16:36
€11,000 Moth Poetry Prize 2026 shortlist revealedRead the shortlisted poems: After Athenry by Ronald Carson; The Fall, 1989 by Elena Croitoru-Reed; Delinquent by Juleus Ghunta; and Shazaya by Adam OliverThu Mar 12 2026 - 09:00
Author Henrietta McKervey: ‘I do like a good murder’Author’s new novel, The Woman in the Water, is inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s RebeccaSat Mar 07 2026 - 04:32
Gethan Dick wins Kate O’Brien Award Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Mar 06 2026 - 12:02
Two Irish authors on Women’s Prize for Fiction longlistKit de Waal and Wendy Erskine nominated for award worth £30,000 Wed Mar 04 2026 - 14:00
Here’s what you’ll be reading in 2026, according to Irish booksellersWith new titles due from the likes of Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Colm Tóibín and Donal Ryan, booksellers expect 2026 to be a ‘bumper year’Mon Mar 02 2026 - 04:34
Author Cathy Kelly: ‘I doubt there’s a writer alive who hasn’t used personal battles in their work’If you’re absolutely full of fear and anxiety, sit down and find a pen/laptop, says seasoned novelistSun Mar 01 2026 - 04:03
Big book deals for three Irish writers Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pages Fri Feb 27 2026 - 06:00
International Booker Prize 2026: The longlist in fullLonglist features two books first published in their original languages more than 30 years agoTue Feb 24 2026 - 14:00
Charleen Hurtubise: ‘People fall into relationship patterns that feel familiar rather than good’The US-born author on how Ireland has shaped her language around parenthood, the antidote to ‘the cruelty and chaos of Ice’ and her opposition to ‘the obscene accumulation of wealth’Sat Feb 21 2026 - 04:45
Colm Tóibín and Tana French among big names at International Literature Festival DublinBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Feb 20 2026 - 12:53
