Black Dragonfly by Jean Pasley - read an extract

Mrs Death Misses Death by Salena Godden - read an extract

Mrs Death has had enough. She is exhausted from spending eternity doing her job and now she seeks someone to unburden her conscience to...

Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson - read an extract

Two young people meet at a pub in South East London. Both are Black British, both won scholarships to private schools where they struggled to ...

The Tainted by Cauvery Madhavan - read an extract

The Tainted by Cauvery Madhavan is set in India a century go as politics mix with passion. Read an extract here.

Oona by Alice Lyons - read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present an extract from Oona, the debut novel from Alice Lyons, published by Lilliput Press.

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano - read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present an extract from Dear Edward, the acclaimed new novel by Ann Napolitano, published by Viking.

This Is How We Dance by David Diebold - read an exclusive extract

From struggling actor to wannabe cook, aspiring filmmaker and national newspaper hack, David Diebold's unconventional life has placed him in some bizarre and precarious predicaments.

Stefanie Preissner's Can I Say No? Read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present an extract from Can I Say No?, the new book from Stefanie Preissner, creator of RTÉ's Can't Cope Won't Cope.

Being Various - inside the new Irish anthology

Listen: Arena on RTÉ Radio 1 showcases Being Various, the acclaimed Faber anthology of new Irish short fiction.

The Parisian by Isabella Hammad - read an extract

We're delighted to present an extract from The Parisian, the debut novel by Isabella Hammad, published by Jonathan Cape.

Constellations by Sinead Gleeson - read an extract

We're delighted to present an extract from Blue Hills & Chalk Bones, an essay taken from Constellations, the acclaimed new collection from Sinead Gleeson.

The Red Word by Sarah Henstra - read an extract

We're delighted to present an extract from The Red Word by Sarah Henstra, the latest publication from acclaimed Irish publishing house Tramp Press.

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.

The Man Who Was Never Knocked Down - read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present an extract from The Man Who Was Never Knocked Down: The Life of Boxer Seán Mannion, a new sports biography from ...

Notes From A Lost Tribe by Lynch & Mathews - read an extract

Since Declan Lynch and Arthur Mathews first shone a light into this darkest corner of the darkest living room in all of Ireland over a ...

Dracul, the prequel to Dracula - read an extract

As a special Halloween treat, we're delighted to present an extract Dracul, the new prequel to Bram Stoker's Dracula by J.D. Barker and Bram's great-grand ...

Paprika by Frank McGuinness - read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present an extract from Blood & Oranges, taken from Paprika, the new short story collection from author and playwright Frank McGuinness, published ...

An Ark Of Light by Dermot Bolger - read an exclusive extract

In Dermot Bolger's new novel An Ark Of Light, we follow the eventful life of Eva Fitzgerald, as she embarks on a remarkable journey of ...

Shift by Mia Gallagher - read an extract

We're delighted to present an extract from the short story Pinning Tail on the Donkey, taken from Mia Gallagher's new collection Shift.

Read a new short story by Joseph O'Neill

We're delighted to present a new short story by Joseph O'Neill, from his new collection, Good Trouble.

Notes to Self by Emilie Pine - read an exclusive extract

Notes to Self is a collection of personal essays by Emilie Pine, who lectures in the School of English, Drama and Film at UCD - ...