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... Books • 07 Mar
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 ... Books • 06 Feb
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. Books • 13 May 20
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. Books • 06 Apr 20
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. Books • 25 Feb 20
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. Books • 17 Jan 20
JP Donleavy's final novel - read an exclusive extract We're delighted to present an extract from A Letter Marked Personal, the final finished novel by JP Donleavy, completed in 2007 and posthumously published by ... Culture • 17 Oct 19
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. Books • 13 May 19
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. Books • 08 May 19
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. Books • 08 May 19
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. Books • 24 Mar 20
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. Books • 26 Mar 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
A hilarious Christmas tale from Karl MacDermott For the season that's in it, read a very special Christmas tale from comedian and author Karl MacDermott, whose latest collection Juggling With Turnips was ... Comedy • 24 Dec 18
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 ... Books • 26 Nov 18
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 ... Books • 21 Nov 18
Northern Heist by Richard O'Rawe - read an extract Northern Heist is the debut novel from Richard O'Rawe, author of the non-fiction bestsellers Blanketmen and In the Name of the Son - The Gerry ... New Writing • 05 Nov 18
Over The Top, by Nick Richards - read an extract We're delighted to present an extract from Nick Richards' debut humorous novel Over The Top... New Writing • 02 Nov 18
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 ... Books • 31 Oct 18
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 ... Books • 18 Oct 18
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 ... Books • 15 Sep 18
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. Books • 08 Aug 18
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. Books • 01 Aug 18
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 - ... Books • 29 Jul 18