Reviewed: Unfiltered by Sophie White With tongue wedged firmly in cheek, Sophie White delves back into the modern phenomenon of the social media influencer in her second novel Unfiltered. Books • 08 Jul 20
Reviewed: Freedom is a Land I Cannot See Eileen Dunne was deeply engaged by Peter Cunninham's new novel because of its subtlety, lyricism, and the author's ability to re-create the atmosphere of fear … Book Review • 30 Jun 20
Reviewed: The End of Me by Alfred Hayes There is a touch of Albert Camus and existentialist gloom about Alfred Hayes' wistful, candid tale of despair, desire and manipulation played out in late … Book Review • 26 Jun 20
Reviewed: handiwork by Sara Baume Béibhinn Breathnach welcomes Sara Baume's invigorating self-portrait of an artist and its insight into the creative process, with reflections on grief, materiality, legacy, and most … Books • 24 Jun 20
Reviewed: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Ann Napolitano's 340-page novel Dear Edward tells the story of a 12-year-old boy, Edward Alder, who lost his entire family in a plane crash leading … Books • 04 Jun 20
Reviewed: São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos Almost seventy years after his death, the works of Graciliano Ramos (1892-1953) are hugely popular in his native Brazil and São Bernardo shows an intuitive … Books • 06 Jun 20
Reviewed: The Weight of Love by Hilary Fannin Hilary Fannin's first novel is not a conventional love story, but rather a story about love as perceived through the harsh lens of reality. Its … Books • 27 May 20
Reviewed: Cleaness by Garth Greenwell Garth Greenwell's Cleaness is a remarkable series of interlinked stories set in Sofia, whose narrator protagonist is the unnamed gay American teacher exploring love and … Books • 15 May 20
Reviewed: Sorry for Your Trouble by Richard Ford The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford returns with nine profound stories of love and grief, tales that are exhilarating, reflective and intricately coiled as felt … Books • 20 May 20
Reviewed: You Have To Make Your Own Fun Around Here Frances Macken's debut novel is an interesting portrayal of rural Irish life in the 1990s, told by the deeply conflicted Katie, writes Ellen McGrath. Books • 11 May 20
Review: Laura Cassidy's Walk of Fame by Alan McMonagle Orlagh Doherty welcomes Alan McMonagle;s new novel, with its them of youthful ambition played out in Galway theatreland. Books • 01 May 20
Reviewed: The Criminal Child by Jean Genet These selected essays bring us once again the somewhat neglected contrarian voice of Jean Genet (1910-1986) including the title essay which is his provocative polemic … Books • 21 Apr 20
Reviewed: Normal People by Sally Rooney Paddy Kehoe reviews the best-selling Sally Rooney novel as Lenny Abrahamson's TV adaptation is scheduled to begin on RTÉ One, on Tuesday next. Book Review • 27 May 21
Reviewed: Our Little Cruelties by Liz Nugent Author Liz Nugent's latest psychological thriller keeps you guessing throughout the entirety of the novel, writes Grace Keane, welcoming Our Little Cruelties. Books • 20 Apr 20
Reviewed: Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan Naosie Dolan is shaping up to be one of our future literary greats, writes Aoife O'Regan of Naoise Dolan's debut novel. Books • 04 May 20
Reviewed: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell Set in Stratford in the year 1596, Hamnet centres on the eponymous only son of William Shakespeare who is reputed to have died at the … Books • 16 Apr 20
Reviewed: High Fire by Eoin Colfer Eoin Colfer's newest adult novel has all the charm, wit and imagination of his beloved children's fiction, writes Béibhin Breathnach. Books • 07 Apr 20
Reviewed: Modern Times by Cathy Sweeney Bite-size and bittersweet, Cathey Sweeney writes miniscule short stories that are reminiscent of Beckett and Blindboy, writes Ellen McGrath, reviewing a sparkling debut collection. Books • 06 Apr 20
Reviewed: A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry Eileen Dunne reviews the eagerly-anticipated new novel from the Laureate for Irish Fiction... Books • 23 Mar 20
Reviewed: Margery Kempe by Robert Glück Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947, Robert Glück, essayist, novelist and short story writer pioneered New Narrative with Bruce Boone in San Francisco. First published … Books • 13 Mar 20
Review: Patricia Scanlan's Liberation of Brigid Dunne The story of the Irish Women's Liberation Movement and the impact it had on an evolving Ireland was one that has been waiting to be … Books • 11 Mar 20
Reviewed: These Silent Mansions by Jean Sprackland Jean Sprackland, a poet who has enjoyed previous success in prose with Strand: A Year of Discoveries on the Beach is it would be fair … Books • 09 Mar 20
Reviewed: Big Girl Small Town by Michelle Gallen Tyrone-born Michelle Gallen's debut novel brings us Majella O'Neill who works in the local chipper in a fictional small town in Northern Ireland who is … Books • 04 Mar 20
Reviewed: Seven Letters by Sinead Moriarty Just out in paperback, Seven Letters is an agonizingly gripping read, a heartbreaking tale of the loss of hope, writes Orlagh Doherty. Books • 03 Mar 20
Reviewed: The Quarry by Ben Halls Unable to do much more than protest at the meagre quality of their lives, Ben Halls's characters boldly rattle the bars of urban entrapment in … Books • 27 Feb 20
