Michael Harding welcomes lifetime achievement award for Paul DurcanMary Costello, only woman on male-dominated list, rejects notion of gender biasThu Oct 30 2014 - 17:39
Ten books that have never gone out of printIn an era when more books are being published than ever before, we bring you 10 novels that have never gone out of print, every publisher’s dreamWed Oct 29 2014 - 10:00
Fragments of truth collide in maelstrom of modern Karachi: The Scatter Here is Too Great, by Bilal TanweerReview: Tapestry of stories depicts destruction wrought by terrorismSat Oct 25 2014 - 01:04
Independent Irish publishers get in party spirit with Bring Your Own Stories eventAn evening of readings by emerging authors in Dublin last night saw local publishers team up to have fun and create a platformFri Oct 24 2014 - 16:26
Twice upon a time: 10 fictional characters who are given a novel of their ownAs Diana Souhami’s new novel Gwendolen takes up the story of George Eliot’s character from Daniel Deronda, we bring you 10 more novels inspired by characters from literatureFri Oct 24 2014 - 00:54
Literary wizards of Australia and New ZealandWith the Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan announced as this year’s Booker winner, we bring you 10 great novels from Down UnderMon Oct 20 2014 - 12:00
Curate finds darkness at heart of priesthood: The Strangled Impulse, by William KingReview: Conflict between vocation and desire makes for an engaging and poignant readSat Oct 18 2014 - 00:41
How well do you know your Booker opening lines?In the week that the 2014 Man Booker Prize was announced, see if you can match these opening lines to their Booker winning novelsThu Oct 16 2014 - 17:00
Going from riches to rags in middle-class Dublin: Each and Every OneReview: Rachael English’s second novel takes a wealthy Dublin family and throws a grenade into their privileged existenceSat Oct 11 2014 - 01:03
Bloodlust, betrayal: the story of Ireland’s last ‘witches’: The House Where It Happened, by Martina DevlinReview: Fictionalising a horrific and little- known episode of Irish history, Devlin tells an absorbing taleSat Oct 04 2014 - 01:00
Baiting the censor: 10 books they tried to suppressHilary Mantel’s short story The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher caused outrage with its recent publication in the Guardian, but it’s not the first and won’t be last piece of fiction to raise hacklesMon Sept 29 2014 - 01:00
Disability stereotypes get a thrashing in new Erin Lange book: Dead EndsReview: An emerging talent in young adult fiction, the Illinois author lets her vibrant characters speak for themselvesSun Sept 28 2014 - 14:55
From the stage to the page: ten novels by great playwrightsWith the Dublin Theatre Festival kicking off this week, here are ten playwrights who have also penned novelsThu Sept 25 2014 - 19:41
Word for Word: Boy bands and the BardRyJoLC, an Irish education company, has designed a programme that helps students engage with Shakespeare by using One Direction lyrics and other modern referencesSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
New Fiction: School of horrors‘Only Ever Yours’, Louise O’Neill’s first novel, creates a convincingly chilling dystopiaSat Sept 20 2014 - 01:00
10 of the best: Scottish fictionAs Scots go to the polls to vote on independence, we select our favourite Scottish novelsWed Sept 17 2014 - 18:21
Literary Scotland on the independence voteSalmond says Burns would vote Yes, but living writers are not all on the same pageWed Sept 17 2014 - 18:11
New Fiction: Loneliness and the Irish short storyMartin Malone’s latest collection tackles difficult subjects, with mixed resultsSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
New Fiction: Buried narratives inspired by the story of the DisappearedMary O’Donnell’s latest novel explores the legacy of Northern Ireland’s ‘Disappeared’Sat Aug 30 2014 - 01:00
New Fiction: portrait of a passionate Eileen GrayPatricia O’Reilly’s fifth novel brings colour to a real-life Irish designerSat Aug 23 2014 - 01:00
Write on, sister: 20 great books by womenThe Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction last week announced a list of the top 20 most influential books written by women. We continue our series on female authors, looking at the books as voted for by the public.Mon Aug 18 2014 - 12:20
New Fiction: Fast-paced comedy with a serious sideTravels across Europe in an Ikea wardrobe set up Romain Puértolas’s entertaining debutSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
10 books to read in your first semesterWith the Leaving Cert results out this week, here’s a literary taster of what to expect at third levelThu Aug 14 2014 - 18:00
What would Beckett say?After the weekend’s Happy Days International Beckett festival in Enniskillen, we bring you some quotes from the master to fill the existential voidTue Aug 12 2014 - 00:00
New Fiction: Love and loss in an age of genocideWar-torn Armenia proves an interesting backdrop for Irish debutSat Aug 09 2014 - 01:00
Thou damned and luxurious mountain goat!After a long week, we’re letting off some steam with 10 of our favourite Shakespeare swears. Use at your discretion, and add your own in the comments boxFri Aug 01 2014 - 11:50
Friendship in a world before FacebookThe philosopher AC Grayling gives friendship down through the ages the serious treatmentThu Jul 31 2014 - 01:00
Poetic, poignant and funny: The Closet of Savage MementosReview: Nuala Ní Chonchúir’s second novel doesn’t flinch when tackling the dark truths of human behaviourSat Jul 26 2014 - 01:17
What to read on holiday in . . . IrelandThe final part in our summer reading series recommends 10 books for those staying at home this summerTue Jul 15 2014 - 19:20
Ebooks: What do Mark Twain and ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ have in common?‘New ways’ of publishing have roots in subscription services that are centuries oldMon Jul 14 2014 - 10:58
War and peace: 10 for the TwelfthOn the eve of the peak of Northern Ireland’s marching season, we review titles that explore the legacy of the TroublesFri Jul 11 2014 - 17:48
Dark tales hit the target: Waiting for the BulletThe darkness at the heart of the highly readable debut collection of stories by the Hennessy winner Madeleine D’Arcy rings trueSat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Test your knowledge of ‘Dubliners’With centenary celebrations under way for James Joyce’s seminal short story collection, see if you can match the 15 opening lines to their correct titlesMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
What to read on holiday in Spain, Brazil and AustraliaThe second in our summer reading series recommends what books to packSun Jun 15 2014 - 01:00
Ebooks: Big summer reads add their weight to the digital causeTaking your ereader to the beach will free you from sandy pages, smudges, sore wrists and one-arm sunburnSat Jun 14 2014 - 01:00
New anthologies from Fighting WordsPrimary and secondary school children inspired to create stories by visiting National GalleryThu Jun 12 2014 - 12:07
What to read on holiday in the US, France and GermanyIn the first of a series, we recommend some destination-specific titles for summer trips abroad, with help from our correspondentsSun Jun 08 2014 - 01:00
Class effort for debut young adult novelDurrow headmaster and sixth-class pupils combine to write and publish adventure storyFri Jun 06 2014 - 10:43
A new kind of thriller for John O’Shea and Joey O’BrienSoccer stars read a good game for literacy projectTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
The Irish take on ShakespeareFrom the campus to the Peacock, all the world’s a stage for lecture series on the BardFri May 23 2014 - 14:04
Orwellian ebooks may be revealing more than we realiseAlthough the Kindle highlights function is publicly anonymous, there are still serious privacy concerns as it allows Amazon to track and store the reading statistics of customersSat May 17 2014 - 01:00
What a character: writers in fictionWith the Dublin Writers Festival kicking off this week, here are 10 great books with writers as their subjectFri May 16 2014 - 01:00
Eat your wordsWith the Ballymaloe Literary Festival taking place this weekend, here are 20 literary quotations to whet the appetiteThu May 15 2014 - 15:22
Literary twitterati: from Martello towers to hell and backOur weekly round-up of tweets from the book world.Wed May 14 2014 - 14:15
How novel: books about books and the joy of readingBooks goes meta-fictional and multi-story with our list of mega tales about telling talesTue May 13 2014 - 01:19
