The City of God by Michael Russell - read an extract 1943. Garda Inspector Stefan Gillespie, on a diplomatic mission for the Irish government, takes a train from the chaos of German-occupied Rome to the Reich … Books • 14 Aug
Night Music - Fergus Cronin's short story collection extracted In these tense, by turns troubling and uplifting stories, Cronin reveals the savagery, the tenderness and the humour that is at the heart of human … Books • 07 Jun
A Talented Man by Henrietta McKervey - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from A Talented Man, the new novel by Henrietta McKervey, published by Hachette Ireland on the 2nd April. Books • 06 May 21
Hidden Lies by Rachel Ryan - read an exclusive extract All children have imaginary friends. It's perfectly normal. But when Georgina's young son Cody tells her about his 'New Granny', a mysterious friend from the … Books • 30 Jan 21
Modern Times by Cathy Sweeney - read a story We're delighted to present an story from Modern Times, the debut short story collection by Cathy Sweeney, published by Stinging Fly. Books • 07 Apr 20
A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from A Thousand Moons, the new novel by Sebastian Barry, published by Faber & Faber. Books • 26 Mar 20
Patricia Scanlan's Liberation Of Brigid Dunne - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from The Liberation of Brigid Dunne, the new novel from best-selling author Patricia Scanlan. Books • 09 Mar 20
Terry Brankin Has A Gun by Malachi O'Doherty - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Terry Brankin Has A Gun, the new novel by journalist and author Malachi O'Doherty. Books • 26 Feb 20
Skin by E.M. Reapy - read an exclusive extract We're delighted to present an extract from Skin, the new novel from E.M. Reapy, winner of the 2017 Rooney Prize for her acclaimed debut, Red … Books • 18 Sep 19
Two Souls by Henry McDonald - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Two Souls, the new novel by Henry McDonald, former Ireland Correspondent for The Guardian and The Observer. Books • 06 Sep 19
The Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine Doyle - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from The Lost Tide Warriors, the new novel by Catherine Doyle (published by Bloomsbury Children's Books), the sequel to … Books • 09 Jul 19
Show Them A Good Time by Nicole Flattery - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from the title story from Show Them A Good Time, the acclaimed short story collection from Nicole Flattery. Books • 08 Mar 19
Sarah Davis Goff's Last Ones Left Alive - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Last Ones Left Alive, the debut novel from Sarah Davis-Goff, published by Tinder Press. Books • 12 Mar 19
When All Is Said by Anne Griffin - read an extract At the bar of a grand hotel in a small Irish town sits 84-year-old Maurice Hannigan. He's alone, as usual – though tonight is anything … Books • 24 Jan 19
My Coney Island Baby by Billy O'Callaghan - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from acclaimed author Billy O'Callaghan's new novel My Coney Island Baby, published by Jonathan Cape. Books • 19 Jan 19
The Ireland's Own Anthology of Irish Short Stories extracted Ireland's Own magazine has been published for nearly 120 years, and has run highly successful competitions for new writing for more than three decades now, … Books • 16 Nov 18
Martina Devlin's Truth & Dare - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Tucked Away, a new short story from Truth & Dare: Stories about Women Who Shaped Ireland by Martina … Books • 15 Nov 18
Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine - read an extract We're delighted by present an extract from Sweet Home, the new short story collection by Belfast author Wendy Erskine, published by The Stinging Fly Press. New Irish Writing • 11 Oct 18
Read the RTÉ Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition winner The winner of this year's RTÉ Guide/Penguin Ireland Short Story Competition is The Rain Falls Differently Over There by Niall McArdle, a meditation on loss, … New Irish Writing • 27 Aug 18
Becoming Belle by Nuala O'Connor - read an exclusive extract We're delighted to present an exclusive excerpt from Becoming Belle, the new novel by Nuala O'Connor, published by Piatkus. Books • 23 Aug 18
Karl MacDermott's Juggling With Turnips - read an extract We're delighted to present a hilarious extract from comedian and writer Karl MacDermott's new collection of short comic fiction, Juggling With Turnips. New Writing • 29 Jun 18
Emer Martin's The Cruelty Men - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from The Cruelty Men, the acclaimed new novel by Emer Martin. Books • 18 Jun 18
