Derry poet’s second collection dives deeper into religious and historical themes

Carey excels at describing the joys and horrors of creative endeavour

The author transforms the familiar terrain of family life into something formally assured and psychologically sharp

Protagonist Justine realises she hasn’t so much made life choices herself as responded to others’ choices

This novel may prove challenging for some without a compelling character to guide them

Tale of a rural, cult-like community in America of 50 years ago delicately maintains an atmosphere of tension and sidesteps the obvious

Focus on individual tales the great strength of this book, as author details back stories and afterlives of those on trial and the consequences of exposure

Latest from John Connolly plus Andrea Mara, Michael Idov, Michael Connelly and a horror-infused debut by Imani Thompson

Author exposes a self-improvement industry that is alive and well, its current manifestation being the pursuit of ‘wellness’

New works by Louise Erdrich, Pavel Barter and Caro Claire Burke

Strangers on a Train haunts the opening pages of Whidbey, when a young woman encounters a man on a ferry

Tracing the trajectory of a boy who ‘never stopped reading’ despite considerable early loss

This book set along the east coast of Ireland explores the psychic dimensions of shame, inconfidence and a lack of self-affection

In a vitally timely book, author asks whether citizens can come together in a ‘collective identity for Europe’

Ambitious debut novel successfully describes the warped state of human-computer interactions, but its protagonists lack substance and emotional depth

Channelling the 1970s BBC sitcom The Good Life, Ennos advocates self-sufficient gardening as a way back to happiness

As an ‘alternative’ Ulster Protestant with parents from Cork, his Irishness has been marginalised and reduced

Ackroyd’s biography is a definitive achievement written with verve

However, the South Korean author’s English nonfiction debut lacks standalone appeal

Set just before the 2024 US presidential election, this work is Strout’s most political so far

This is an effortless, elegant and impressive debut from a promising young writer

There is an extended profile of Ryan Tubridy - 'RTÉ’s fallen hero' - but Ross reserves most criticism for Moya Doherty and Dee Forbes

Work builds an archive against absence, showing how the story of Nuremberg has been shaped by the forgetting of women

Author’s debut novel navigates sombre and emotionally complex terrain with impressively light touch

Five funny, challenging and poignant reads for teen and adult readers

Blind-Spot Politics; None of Us Will Be Okay; Something Might Fall

An exceptional book that’s not only a great read but an enriching experience

The novel relates how acts of compassion and kindness – great and small – are windbreaks we build against adversity

UN Rapporteur on Human Rights weaves together legal work she undertakes to achieve justice for Palestinians, with personal story

Hoyer explains how Germany lurched ‘from one of the most liberal democracies to genocidal dictatorship’

James McIntyre’s biography tends heavily to a depiction of Brown as having a sense of moral duty to lead, rather than to any ruthless ambition

Louise Brangan’s fluent and deeply compassionate account makes a serious contribution to a subject that has still not been laid to rest

The author has an acute realisation that the arc of history bends not just to tragedy but to farce

It’s amazing how much you can learn while looking for a doll in an Omani souk

Now that our politicians are quoting Thucydides again, the book emits a sparky timelessness

Sensational case - in which movie star Alain Delon was a suspect - exploded further when former prime minister and wife were accused of orgy involvement

A story of crossed wires, disconnection and anxious attachments – to fathers, father figures and digital comfort blankets

Reviews: America as it Happened; Pets Tell Tales of Ancient Rome; A History of Art without Men; Ireland; and Home Away from Home

Declan Ryan reviews Selected Poems; Midnight at the Saltmarsh; Afterburn; and Before Violence

Adopting an accessible, conversational style, Maïa Hruska examines Franz Kafka’s earliest champions

Plus reviews of These Isles by Brian Groom; and The Doom Loop by Eswar S Prasad

Rosa Campbell’s compelling work does justice to a feminist warrior

Formally promiscuous, dark, jolting and rapturous celebration of the possibilities of short fiction

A confidently imaginative blend of fact and fiction

The author reaches heights of vulnerability in her writing, mercifully cushioned by humour

A unique, introspective book that is quietly devastating

Many novels about female friendship are meant to comfort but this one ends with robot police and curfews

Aquatic-themed books from Liam Campbell, Eithne Massey, Alanna Moore, John Feehan, Robert O’Leary, Tom Dredge, Colin Urwin and Emma Byrne

The author at the very least shows us there’s more to the story of painting than a single straight line

Latest collection from the author of Intimacies and Openings does not disappoint