Will you be reading books written by AI in 2023? Massive technological developments like ChatGPT means the day could soon be here when AI can write bestselling novels Brainstorm • 13 Dec 22
Will you be reading books written by AI in 2023? Massive technological developments like ChatGPT means the day could soon be here when AI can write bestselling novels Brainstorm • 13 Dec 22
Why you should judge a book by its cover The cover is the most likely factor to convince a person to read a book if they are unfamiliar with the work or its author Books • 08 Dec 22
Why you should judge a book by its cover The cover is the most likely factor to convince a person to read a book if they are unfamiliar with the work or its author Books • 08 Dec 22
Why I wrote a book about the history of the GAA in 100 objects 'After creating multiple lists in Excel sheets, taking hundreds of photographs and travelling thousands of miles, I've had my say' Books • 17 Oct 22
Why I wrote a book about the history of the GAA in 100 objects 'After creating multiple lists in Excel sheets, taking hundreds of photographs and travelling thousands of miles, I've had my say' Books • 17 Oct 22
What I learned about Patricia Highsmith by writing her biography How did the author's own life and views chime with works like Carol and The Talented Mr Ripley? Books • 02 Feb 21
What I learned about Patricia Highsmith by writing her biography How did the author's own life and views chime with works like Carol and The Talented Mr Ripley? Books • 02 Feb 21
Attention TV and film producers: time to give Jane Austen a break Much as we love the endless tributes to the Pride and Prejudice author, there are other 18th century women writers worthy of attention Culture • 01 Feb 21
Attention TV and film producers: time to give Jane Austen a break Much as we love the endless tributes to the Pride and Prejudice author, there are other 18th century women writers worthy of attention Culture • 01 Feb 21
What a photographer sees when he visualises John McGahern's work The image was hugely important to the work of the writer in terms of both landscape and character Culture • 21 Jan 21
What a photographer sees when he visualises John McGahern's work The image was hugely important to the work of the writer in terms of both landscape and character Culture • 21 Jan 21
Why John McGahern's Amongst Women is still a masterpiece Everything about the book has the ring of authenticity about life in rural Ireland during the middle of the 20th century Books • 16 Oct 20
Why John McGahern's Amongst Women is still a masterpiece Everything about the book has the ring of authenticity about life in rural Ireland during the middle of the 20th century Books • 16 Oct 20
How literary locations help us understand the world we inhabit Places in poems and books can be satisfying at any time, but especially at times like these when we can't actually travel Culture • 04 Sep 20
How literary locations help us understand the world we inhabit Places in poems and books can be satisfying at any time, but especially at times like these when we can't actually travel Culture • 04 Sep 20
Normal people: Kevin and Sadie's teenage love story How Joan Lingard's young adult novels explored deeply political themes about the Troubles and the world Books • 11 Aug 20
Normal people: Kevin and Sadie's teenage love story How Joan Lingard's young adult novels explored deeply political themes about the Troubles and the world Books • 11 Aug 20
Why borders are perfect locations for crime fiction and drama Borders allow writer, reader and viewer to see the changing nature of contemporary crime and policing Crime Fiction • 06 Aug 20
Why borders are perfect locations for crime fiction and drama Borders allow writer, reader and viewer to see the changing nature of contemporary crime and policing Crime Fiction • 06 Aug 20
How literature has dealt with pandemics and plagues From Romeo & Juliet and Pale Horse Pale Rider to Dracula and 1984, four centuries of disease and death on the page Culture • 20 Mar 20
How literature has dealt with pandemics and plagues From Romeo & Juliet and Pale Horse Pale Rider to Dracula and 1984, four centuries of disease and death on the page Culture • 20 Mar 20
A guide to the best Arabic literature in translation Contemporary Arab literature occupies an increasingly prominent space in bookstores, literary festivals and international prize lists Books • 25 Feb 20
A guide to the best Arabic literature in translation Contemporary Arab literature occupies an increasingly prominent space in bookstores, literary festivals and international prize lists Books • 25 Feb 20
How George Orwell predicted the future The author's work is full of references to events and things which would both endure and re-emerge many decades later Books • 21 Jan 20
How George Orwell predicted the future The author's work is full of references to events and things which would both endure and re-emerge many decades later Books • 21 Jan 20
5 great memoirs about health A great health memoir is able to add value to our lives Books • 21 Jan 20
5 great memoirs about health A great health memoir is able to add value to our lives Books • 21 Jan 20
Why walking is good for you When we walk, we are extending our range of experiences of this complicated world Walking • 16 Aug 19
Why walking is good for you When we walk, we are extending our range of experiences of this complicated world Walking • 16 Aug 19
The tales behind The Handmaid's Tale What were the worldwide events which influenced Margaret Atwood when she wrote her dystopian masterpiece? Margaret Atwood • 28 Jun 19
The tales behind The Handmaid's Tale What were the worldwide events which influenced Margaret Atwood when she wrote her dystopian masterpiece? Margaret Atwood • 28 Jun 19
Telling the story of Pride & Prejudice on social media Reinventing and reimagining Jane Austen's novel involved storytelling on Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr and Facebook Literature • 25 Jun 19
Telling the story of Pride & Prejudice on social media Reinventing and reimagining Jane Austen's novel involved storytelling on Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr and Facebook Literature • 25 Jun 19
The art of the essay How essay collections by Irish writers are showing that the personal is political Books • 06 Jun 19
The art of the essay How essay collections by Irish writers are showing that the personal is political Books • 06 Jun 19
The Disney effect: how film adaptations reinforce social norms The social hierarchy and gender roles in Disney's version of Peter Pan differ significantly from J.M. Barrie's novel Disney • 03 May 19
The Disney effect: how film adaptations reinforce social norms The social hierarchy and gender roles in Disney's version of Peter Pan differ significantly from J.M. Barrie's novel Disney • 03 May 19
Country Girls: the ties that link Edna O'Brien and Louise O'Neill Both are strong, independent women unafraid to tell the truth in their writing Brainstorm • 08 Jan 20
Country Girls: the ties that link Edna O'Brien and Louise O'Neill Both are strong, independent women unafraid to tell the truth in their writing Brainstorm • 08 Jan 20
How a woman called Aisling puts modern Ireland on the page The Aisling books pay tribute to the kind of capable Irish womanhood not often represented in our media or pop culture landscape Books • 11 Mar 19
How a woman called Aisling puts modern Ireland on the page The Aisling books pay tribute to the kind of capable Irish womanhood not often represented in our media or pop culture landscape Books • 11 Mar 19
Five Get Into A Fix: Enid Blyton, Brexit and modern Britain Influenced by the turmoil of the 1940s and 1950s, Enid Blyton's work also reflects the political climate of today's Britain Enid Blyton • 11 Jan 19
Five Get Into A Fix: Enid Blyton, Brexit and modern Britain Influenced by the turmoil of the 1940s and 1950s, Enid Blyton's work also reflects the political climate of today's Britain Enid Blyton • 11 Jan 19
Dublin's revolutionary years Photos from the capital's wild years between the War Of Independence and the Civil War Dublin • 10 Dec 18
Dublin's revolutionary years Photos from the capital's wild years between the War Of Independence and the Civil War Dublin • 10 Dec 18
A reflection on the death of Philip Roth No other contemporary writer has captured the comedy and tragedy of existence so intensely and with such humour and clarity as Philip Roth Philip Roth • 28 May 18
A reflection on the death of Philip Roth No other contemporary writer has captured the comedy and tragedy of existence so intensely and with such humour and clarity as Philip Roth Philip Roth • 28 May 18
How Irish writers predicted the future Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, John McGahern, Brian Friel and others were an "early warning system" Irish Writers • 18 Apr 18
How Irish writers predicted the future Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, John McGahern, Brian Friel and others were an "early warning system" Irish Writers • 18 Apr 18
