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Read a new short story by Lisa McInerney

We're delighted to present a new short story by Lisa McInerney, taken from the latest issue of essential Irish literary bible Stinging Fly.

Books • 30 Dec 17

Read an extract from The Iron Age by Arja Kajermo

We're delighted to present an exclusive extract from The Iron Age by Arja Kajermo, with illustrations by Susanna Kajermo Torner, published by Tramp Press.

Books • 29 Dec 17

New Fiction: From 'Once We Sang Like Other Men' by John MacKenna

We're delighted to present an extract from Words, one of the stories in Once We Sang Like Other Men (New Island), a new collection of short fiction from John MacKenna.

Culture • 28 Dec 17

New Crime Fiction: Maximum Protection, by Sinead Crowley

A short story from Trouble Is My Business, a new anthology of new Irish crime writing.

Books • 27 Dec 17

Love in Row 27 by Eithne Shortall - read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present an extract from 'Love in Row 27', the debut novel from journalist-turned-author Eithne Shortall. published by Corvus.

Books • 26 Dec 17

Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney - read an extract

We're delighted to present the opening passage from 'Conversations With Friends', the acclaimed debut novel from Sally Rooney, published by Faber.

Books • 24 Dec 17

New Irish Fiction - read Katherine Duffy's The Frankenstein Tree

We're delighted to present an new short story from Katherine Duffy, extracted from the collection Best European Fiction 2018, published by Dalkey Archive Press.

New Fiction • 13 Dec 17

Meet The Nameless Thing - a Halloween tale from Deirdre Sullivan

We're delighted to present an extract from Meet the Nameless Thing and Call it Friend by Deirdre Sullivan, a retelling of the classic fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin.

Books • 31 Oct 17

Winter Papers 3 preview - read a new short story by Paul Lynch

We're delighted to present The Alphabet of Trees, a new short story from author Paul Lynch, as featured in Winter Papers 3, an annual arts anthology for Ireland and beyond, edited by Kevin Barry and Olivia Smith.

Books • 09 Nov 17

Boy Wonder by Dave Hannigan - read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present an exclusive extract from Boy Wonder: Tales From the Sidelines of an Irish Childhood, the acclaimed new memoir from Dave Hannigan.

Books • 25 Oct 17

The Endeavourist by Kenneth King - read an exclusive extract

Would you, should you, ever sell your well-appointed, five-storey house near Buckingham Palace to uplift an impoverished area in rural East Africa? Kenneth King thought he should, so he did. This is The Endeavourist.

Books • 16 Oct 17

We Are Not Afraid by Gila Lustiger - read an exclusive extract

Devastated by the series of terrorist attacks that killed 130 people - the deadliest attacks on France since World War II - Gila Lustiger, a German journalist living in Paris, set out to find answers to the questions that obsessed her.

New Writing • 15 Sep 17

In Sight of Yellow Mountain by Philip Judge - read an excerpt

We're delighted to present an exclusive extract from In Sight of Yellow Mountain: A Year in the Irish Countryside, the acclaimed new memoir from actor-turned-writer Philip Judge, published by Gill.

Books • 17 Aug 17

Joyride To Jupiter by Nuala O'Connor - read an exclusive extract

We're delighted to present Room 313, a short story from Joyride To Jupiter, the acclaimed new collection from writer Nuala O'Connor, published by New Island Books.

Books • 08 Aug 17

Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent - Read the opening chapter

We're counting down to the inaugural Dead In Dun Laoghaire event, a one-day festival celebrating the very best in crime fiction. Today, we present the opening chapter to Lying in Wait, the latest thriller from Dead In Dun Laoghaire guest Liz Nugent.

Books • 21 Jul 17

Two Nights by Kathy Reichs - read an exclusive extract

Dead in Dún Laoghaire preview - read the opening chapter to Two Nights, from Dead In Dun Laoghaire guest Kathy Reichs.

Books • 20 Jul 17

Prague Nights by Benjamin Black - read an exclusive extract

Dead in Dún Laoghaire preview - read the opening chapter to the latest thriller from Benjamin Black, AKA John Banville.

Books • 17 Jul 17

This Family Of Things by Alison Jameson - read an extract

We're delighted to present an extract from This Family Of Things, the new novel by Alison Jameson, author of Under My Skin and Little Beauty, published by Penguin.

Books • 09 Jun 17

Sarah Carroll's The Girl In Between - read the first chapter

We're delighted to present an extract from 'The Girl In Between', the debut novel from Sarah Carroll, published by Penguin.

Books • 22 May 17

Rachael English's The American Girl - read an extract

We're delighted to present an exclusive extract from The American Girl, the latest novel by writer and broadcaster Rachael English, published by Hachette.

New Fiction • 16 May 17

Molly McCloskey's When Light is Like Water - read an extract

We're delighted to present an exclusive extract from When Light is Like Water, the acclaimed new novel by Molly McCloskey, published by Penguin Ireland.

Books • 08 May 17

Read an extract from A Dangerous Crossing by Jane Mitchell

Endorsed by Amnesty International, and based on the experiences of real Syrian families, 'A Dangerous Crossing is a story of bravery and solidarity in the face of despair.'

Books • 02 May 17