Hidden histories of the Mizen; a celebration of a forgotten poet; and observations of the natural world

This stunning novel has the grip of a true-crime documentary

The Next World War – The New Age of Global Conflict and the Fight to Stop It

This is not a book about collapse, nor a story of triumphant overcoming. It is something more complex

These pronouncements from a Turkish exile would have appeared overly pessimistic a few years ago. Now they seem prescient

Essays by Belinda McKeon, Niamh Campbell, Roddy Doyle and many others examine the life and work of the great Irish author

Author traces phenomenon from Middle Ages to modern day, even among modern socialist and anarchist philosophers

Miranda Reason’s debut novel, Day of Now, and new books from Sarah Crossan, Sonora Reyes, Amie Kaufman and KL Kettle

How ‘values-based realism’ shapes Stubb’s vision of international order

This short, smart and bleakly funny novel is fuelled by incredulity at the state of contemporary England

Its more than 1,000 pages require sustained focus and stamina but it should not languish unread on dusty shelves

Moore takes a scholarly and personal deep dive into one of the most excruciating emotions we experience

Biography explores the writings of Italian author who regularly took swipes at the church, the state and, most dangerously, the Mafia

Author takes pains to break down crucial distinctions between peace-loving creed and political Islamism

Dark, twisty fare from the Hebrides; Ireland’s place in telecoms history; and small ball meets Big House

The Lebanese author makes writing look easy, though only a master craftsperson could produce this book

The book shines in the adolescent scenes, which have real emotional impact

Plus Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R Weaver, The Killing Time by Elly Griffiths, and more

The author’s focus is on the resilience of young people confronted by difficult family circumstances

Mark B Smith ends on a poignant note and makes a rare confession for a historian

The Convent of Mercy by Tom French; Clockhammer by Paul Perry; Morsels by Susanna Galbraith; Goatsong by Phoebe Giannisi

On Censorship by Ai Weiwei; Loren Ipsum by Andrew Gallix; Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman

This is a taut and assured debut novel from a writer to watch

The pile of provably Celtic magic practices is disappointingly sparse

The author turns to American history as a kind of grab bag but does not connect the dots needed to understand how we got here

The former broadcaster was a close observer of the street life around him in his native city

Madeline Cash is at her best when she really leans into the increasingly preposterous, Pynchonian rabbit holes of her plot

Misty L. Heggeness offers a rich economics history and veritable coterie of feminist heroes, drilling deep into the concept of care-privilege

Ireland’s presence throughout Catherine Morris’s book is persistent and unsettling

Claire Connolly’s ambitious study captures well both the gradual development of Irish Romanticism and its ‘copiousness’

This book is unsettling when we have to remind ourselves that the protagonist is made up

This book may really be about the ways in which we rationalise our lives, fates, choices, when all is ‘too late’

For a book-length lecture, Davis was invited to speak about why she writes

Recent 10th anniversary of David Bowie’s death saw the publication of numerous books about him

More important than any encomium from this quarter, Seán O’Casey’s daughter diligently captures his life and legacy

New books in translation from Russia, France, Switzerland, Norway and Finland

A worthy read accompanied by more than 100 evocative photographs along with paintings, cartoons and reproductions of historic documents

Stories that capture the zeitgeist, without being expressly ‘contemporary’

As close to flawless as possible, it’s one of those novels that renew your faith in the possibilities of the genre

A fascinating chronicle of rewilding in Meath; observing nature in Mayo; and using books to transform a town on the Welsh-English border

A slim, assiduously researched social and political history of the past 100 years in Gaza

McCurdy’s debut novel fails to offer much more than its deadpan, Bret-Easton-Ellis-adjacent comedy

A long history of flight and terror for a minority is linked to a new wave of anti-Semitism in the ‘dark age of Trump’

This project is personal for the author, the grandniece of Italian communist resistance fighters

Doyle is one of the most enduringly distinctive voices in contemporary Irish fiction

The Red Branch by Myles Dungan; Mississippi Blue 42 by Eli Cranor; Behind These Four Walls by Yasmin Angoe; Very Slowly All at Once by Lauren Schott; Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino

Against Post-Liberalism by Paul Kelly; Post-Liberalism by Matt Sleat; and Liberal Democracy Battling for Survival: A Plan for Action by Tim McCormick

Set in 2001 at a Manhattan magazine, the novel’s length sees plots sag, losing their deviousness and dread

Sayles’s cinematic talent shines through, always driving the narrative forward in his stripped-back style

The author insists this is his last book. It’s well worth reading