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  • James Patterson

    James Conor Patterson is a writer from Newry, Co. Down. His debut poetry collection 'bandit country' (Picador, 2022) was recently nominated for the TS Eliot Award and the John Pollard International Poetry Prize.

    Reviewed: Joy in Service on Rue Tagore by Paul Muldoon

    Reviewed: Joy in Service on Rue Tagore by Paul Muldoon

    Opening a new book by poet Paul Muldoon is like breaking through the floor of an unopened catacomb.

    Poetry • 16 May 24
    Book Of The Week: Quickly, While They Still Have Horses

    Book Of The Week: Quickly, While They Still Have Horses

    In 1973, Gabriel García Márquez told The Atlantic: "In Mexico, surrealism runs through the streets... Surrealism comes from the reality of Latin America."

    Book Of The Week • 17 Apr 24
    Book Of The Week: Barcelona by Mary Costello

    Book Of The Week: Barcelona by Mary Costello

    In an era of debut hype and flash-in-the-pan literary controversies, sometimes all it takes is the quiet return of an old master to remind us how it's done.

    Books • 20 Mar 24
    Book Of The Week: Gub by Scott McKendry

    Book Of The Week: Gub by Scott McKendry

    For Aristotle, the art of comedy was about more than just soliciting laughs.

    Books • 11 Mar 24
    Rapture's Road is Seán Hewitt's second volume of poetry

    Book Of The Week: Rapture's Road by Seán Hewitt

    Sean chats to poet Seán Hewitt about his new collection, Rapture's Road.

    Books • 03 Feb 24
    Book Of The Week: Open Up by Thomas Morris

    Book Of The Week: Open Up by Thomas Morris

    Tackling issues of modern masculinity through the prism of childhood can be difficult.

    Book Of The Week • 19 Aug 23
    Declan Ryan: 'The closest I've seen to capturing the contemporary Irish masculine experience in verse.'

    Book Of The Week: Crisis Actor by Declan Ryan

    In 1964, New-Journalism pioneer Gay Talese wrote a sensational piece for Esquire on two-time heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson.

    Book Of The Week • 29 Jul 23
    'This is a worthy follow-up to Cline's debut The Girls' (Pic: Getty)

    Book Of The Week: The Guest by Emma Cline

    The precarity of young adulthood—and of young womanhood in particular—is Emma Cline's stock in trade.

    Books • 23 May 23
    Book Of The Week: Shy by Max Porter

    Book Of The Week: Shy by Max Porter

    There's been a lot of talk recently about the perceived dearth of masculinity in fiction, especially when it comes to representations of working-class young men.

    Book Of The Week • 22 Apr 23
    Book Of The Week: Affinities by Brian Dillon

    Book Of The Week: Affinities by Brian Dillon

    It's only in hindsight that the ephemera of our lives begins to take shape.

    Books • 25 Mar 23
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