How Roddy Doyle beat the sequel slump with Paula Spencer's return Sequels to well-known books can be tricky... Books • 20 Oct 24
How Roddy Doyle beat the sequel slump with Paula Spencer's return Sequels to well-known books can be tricky... Books • 20 Oct 24
What Seamus Heaney's letters tell us about his life and poetry When considering an oeuvre as vast as Seamus Heaney's, what correspondences seem to offer is a tantalising glimpse behind the curated persona. Books • 13 Oct 24
What Seamus Heaney's letters tell us about his life and poetry When considering an oeuvre as vast as Seamus Heaney's, what correspondences seem to offer is a tantalising glimpse behind the curated persona. Books • 13 Oct 24
The heart of Kevin Barry, and a western 25 years in the making Several months have passed since the publication of Kevin Barry's fourth novel The Heart in Winter and the dust is still settling... Books • 06 Oct 24
The heart of Kevin Barry, and a western 25 years in the making Several months have passed since the publication of Kevin Barry's fourth novel The Heart in Winter and the dust is still settling... Books • 06 Oct 24
Why are there no Irish authors on this year's Booker shortlist? After the success of Irish authors at last year's Booker Prize, this year's committee seems to have passed over several deserving Irish entries. Why is that? Opinion and Analysis • 25 Sep 24
Why are there no Irish authors on this year's Booker shortlist? After the success of Irish authors at last year's Booker Prize, this year's committee seems to have passed over several deserving Irish entries. Why is that? Opinion and Analysis • 25 Sep 24
The rise and rise of Sally Rooney, and the literary event of 2024 Whatever else may be true about Sally Rooney, the fact of her success throughout her career has been a thorn in the side for all the wrong people. Books • 15 Sep 24
The rise and rise of Sally Rooney, and the literary event of 2024 Whatever else may be true about Sally Rooney, the fact of her success throughout her career has been a thorn in the side for all the wrong people. Books • 15 Sep 24
Book Of The Day: The Heart In Winter by Kevin Barry Reading Kevin Barry is like hanging out with a fun relative at a lavish family wedding; one you're happy to have been pulled aside to listen to, despite the revels and capers all around... Books • 18 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: The Heart In Winter by Kevin Barry Reading Kevin Barry is like hanging out with a fun relative at a lavish family wedding; one you're happy to have been pulled aside to listen to, despite the revels and capers all around... Books • 18 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: Devotion by Mícheál McCann One of the most frustrating things about contemporary attitudes to the Confessional lyric is the expectation that it should be wholly autobiographical. Books • 03 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: Devotion by Mícheál McCann One of the most frustrating things about contemporary attitudes to the Confessional lyric is the expectation that it should be wholly autobiographical. Books • 03 Jul 24
Book Of The Week: Openings by Lucy Caldwell The Carver-esque story titles that make up Lucy Caldwell's new collection belie the lyricism at work in the author's short story canon. Book Of The Week • 11 Jun 24
Book Of The Week: Openings by Lucy Caldwell The Carver-esque story titles that make up Lucy Caldwell's new collection belie the lyricism at work in the author's short story canon. Book Of The Week • 11 Jun 24
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
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 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: 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
