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Marian Keyes gives sneak preview of her new novel

Best-selling author Marian Keyes has summarised the plot of her latest novel and it's about a married man facing a midlife crisis.

Entertainment • 04 Oct 17

Sebastian Barry and Mike McCormack - All eyes now turn to Booker shortlist on September 13

Irish authors Barry and McCormack on Man Booker list

Irish authors Sebastian Barry and Mike McCormack are among the 13 writers on the longlist for the 2017 Man Booker Prize.

Man Booker Prize • 12 Oct 17

JK Rowling: Are you ready for more Potterabilia and Pottermania in the autumn?

British Library's Harry Potter exhibition/book due Oct

The British Library's Harry Potter: A History of Magic, an exhibition featuring unpublished material from J.K. Rowling's papers and notes opens on October 20 in London.

Entertainment • 23 Jul 17

Emma Donoghue: the kids are alright through funds from book

Emma Donoghue's new book raises $100,000 for literacy

Room author Emma Donoghue's new novel, The Lotterys Plus One, her first for children aged 8 to 12, has already raised more than $100,000 so far for literacy and girls' education.

Entertainment • 22 Jul 17

Angela Lansbury joins the cast of Little Women

Angela Lansbury comes home to Ireland for Little Women

It has been confirmed that Angela Lansbury and Michael Gambon will star in the new TV adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women, which will begin filming in Ireland this month.

Little Women • 07 Jul 17

This years best sellers are predominantly historical based fiction, crime and humour

Read all about it! Top ten books for your holidays

Lets face it, most people have very limited time to read a book except on their summer holidays. If you are rushing through the airport and want to buy something to read for your sojourn on the beach, we want to help you make the right choice.

Books • 03 Jul 17

Two of the greats - Michael Bond and Paddington

Paddington author Michael Bond dies aged 91

Author Michael Bond, the creator of the iconic Paddington bear, has died after a short illness. He was 91.

Michael Bond • 29 Jun 17

David Grossman is the winner of this year's Man Booker International Prize

Novel about tragic comedian wins Man Booker Intl. Prize

David Grossman has scooped the Man Booker International Prize for his novel about a stand-up comedian who falls apart on stage.

Books • 20 Jul 17

Author Jeff Kinney - "I was thrilled when I found out that the book was going to be translated into Irish because my heritage comes from Ireland"

An-mhaith! Wimpy kid author thrilled by Irish version

Diary of a Wimpy Kid has been translated into 53 languages worldwide but author Jeff Kinney says he was particularly thrilled when the global bestseller was translated into Irish last year.

diary of a wimpy kid • 26 May 17

Johnson; caught between a rock and a eh, smaller rock

The Rock could have been cast as Jack Reacher

Dwayne Johnson would have been "right there in the frame" to play Jack Reacher instead of Tom Cruise if he had been a bigger star when the first movie was cast, author Lee Child has said.

Entertainment • 21 May 17

Cold Feet gets wordy - Carmel Harrington's novel will fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle

Cold Feet novel to fill in missing years

Good news for Cold Feet fans - Irish author Carmel Harrington has written a novel in collaboration with the creator of the hit TV show which will "fill in the gaps" between the '90s and now

Cold Feet • 17 May 17

Maeve pictured at home in her native Dalkey Photo credit: John Cooney

Family and friends gather to remember Maeve Binchy

Family and friends of the late Maeve Binchy gathered at Dublin's Gaiety Theatre to remember the wit and wisdom of the much-loved author and to launch a new production of Minding Frankie - the first time her work has been brought to the national stage.

maeve binchy • 15 May 17

JK Rowling has come under fire from fellow author Joanna Trollope

Joanna Trollope compares JK Rowling to Kardashian

Author Joanna Trollope has criticised JK Rowling, comparing the Harry Potter writer to Kim Kardashian on account of her "insatiable" appetite for social media.

Entertainment • 08 May 17

Colin Dexter - One of the greats of crime fiction

Inspector Morse author Colin Dexter dies

Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse novels, has died at his home in Oxford in the UK. He was 86.

Inspector Morse • 22 Mar 17

Don't Breathe director Fede Alvarez (left) and Rooney Mara (right) in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - New star will have big boots to fill

Dragon's yen. Search is on for the new Lisbeth Salander

The search is on for a new Lisbeth Salander, following the announcement that the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo hero will be back in cinemas next year in the big screen adaptation of the bestseller The Girl in the Spider's Web..

Movie • 14 Mar 17

Marian Keyes: explores on radio the debilitating depression that began to afflict her in 2009.

Novelist Marian Keyes recalls suicidal thoughts

Best selling Irish novelist Marian Keyes has revealed how she fought recurring suicidal urges during the worst period of her mental illness.

Entertainment • 13 Mar 17

Bridges of Madison County author RJ Waller dies

Robert James Waller, the author of the best-selling romance The Bridges of Madison County, has died. He was 77 and had been battling cancer.

Book • 10 Mar 17

Eimear McBride is eyeing her second Baileys Women's Fiction Prize for Fiction

McBride eyes her second Baileys Women's Fiction Prize

Irish writer Eimear McBride has made the 16-strong longlist for this year's Baileys Women's Prize For Fiction for her novel The Lesser Bohemians but she faces strong competition from the likes of Margaret Atwood and Rose Tremain .

eimear mcbride • 08 Mar 17

Tom Hanks turns to his typewriters for debut book

Tom Hanks is set to publish his first book - a collection of 17 short stories inspired by his vast collection of vintage typewriters.

Books • 22 Feb 17

Reviewed: The Stolen Child by Lisa Carey

Avril Hoare reviews the latest novel by the author of The Mermaids Singing and Every Visible Thing.

Books • 14 Mar 17

Coping well with the writing gig - Stefanie Preissner

Can't Cope, Won't Cope writer lands book deal

Can't Cope, Won't Cope writer Stefanie Preissner has signed a publishing deal and will release her first book, Why Can't Everything Just Stay the Same? (and other things I shout when I can't cope), this autumn.

Stefanie Preissner • 16 Feb 17

Barry - Days Without End hailed by Costa judges as a "searing, magnificent and incredibly moving description of how the West was won"

Sebastian Barry makes history with his second Costa win

Irish novelist and playwright Sebastian Barry has said he is "gobsmacked" at winning the Costa Book of the Year award in the UK for his book Days Without End - the first novelist to win the award twice.

Book • 01 Feb 17