Cattrall and Jones join new Agatha Christie drama The BBC is hoping to score another ratings hit with an Agatha Christie adaptation this Christmas following last year's And Then There Were None, which starred Aidan Turner and Miranda Richardson. Entertainment • 15 Aug 16
Cattrall and Jones join new Agatha Christie drama The BBC is hoping to score another ratings hit with an Agatha Christie adaptation this Christmas following last year's And Then There Were None, which starred Aidan Turner and Miranda Richardson. Entertainment • 15 Aug 16
Ace up his sleeve! GoT creator's Wild Cards set for TV As Game of Thrones viewers look to a return to normal life after the end of the fantasy show in 2018, creator George RR Martin has announced that his 22-book sci-fi superhero series Wild Cards is coming to television. Entertainment • 08 Aug 16
Ace up his sleeve! GoT creator's Wild Cards set for TV As Game of Thrones viewers look to a return to normal life after the end of the fantasy show in 2018, creator George RR Martin has announced that his 22-book sci-fi superhero series Wild Cards is coming to television. Entertainment • 08 Aug 16
Oh baby. New Bridget Jones book due after movie Fans of Bridget Jones are going to be spoilt this Autumn as not only can they look forward to the third screen outing of the hapless singleton but there's also a new book due from author Helen Fielding. Entertainment • 04 Aug 16
Oh baby. New Bridget Jones book due after movie Fans of Bridget Jones are going to be spoilt this Autumn as not only can they look forward to the third screen outing of the hapless singleton but there's also a new book due from author Helen Fielding. Entertainment • 04 Aug 16
David Szalay - All That Man Is All That Man Is is in fact a set of short stories rather than any kind of sequential novel. Most importantly for ist author, the book has made it on to this year's Man Booker long-list. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
David Szalay - All That Man Is All That Man Is is in fact a set of short stories rather than any kind of sequential novel. Most importantly for ist author, the book has made it on to this year's Man Booker long-list. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Bruce Springsteen's memoir due next month Bruce Springsteen has described his autobiography, Born to Run, as a story of “poetry, danger, and darkness.” The book will be released internationally on September 27, shortly after his 67th birthday. Entertainment • 02 Aug 16
Bruce Springsteen's memoir due next month Bruce Springsteen has described his autobiography, Born to Run, as a story of “poetry, danger, and darkness.” The book will be released internationally on September 27, shortly after his 67th birthday. Entertainment • 02 Aug 16
JK Rowling has called time on Harry Potter JK Rowling has declared that Harry Potter is effectively finished in terms of new stories, aside from the play which opened at the weekend. Entertainment • 02 Aug 16
JK Rowling has called time on Harry Potter JK Rowling has declared that Harry Potter is effectively finished in terms of new stories, aside from the play which opened at the weekend. Entertainment • 02 Aug 16
No Beach Reads, please - Tilda Swinton's ten fave books Actress Tilda Swinton recently listed her ten favourite books for the New York Times - suffice to say there is nothing in there that could constitute a Beach Read for the Med or indeed anywhere else. Book • 02 Apr 24
No Beach Reads, please - Tilda Swinton's ten fave books Actress Tilda Swinton recently listed her ten favourite books for the New York Times - suffice to say there is nothing in there that could constitute a Beach Read for the Med or indeed anywhere else. Book • 02 Apr 24
Man Booker long-listed Strout on her years of rejection 60-year old US author Elizabeth Strout may have won the Pulitzer Prize and currently feature on the Man Booker long-list but she endured years of rejection. Book • 02 Apr 24
Man Booker long-listed Strout on her years of rejection 60-year old US author Elizabeth Strout may have won the Pulitzer Prize and currently feature on the Man Booker long-list but she endured years of rejection. Book • 02 Apr 24
Coetzee rules as no Irish make Man Booker longlist Despite some strong Irish contenders for this year's Man Booker Prize, no Irish authors have made it onto the awards longlist which was announced today. Man Booker Prize • 28 Jul 16
Coetzee rules as no Irish make Man Booker longlist Despite some strong Irish contenders for this year's Man Booker Prize, no Irish authors have made it onto the awards longlist which was announced today. Man Booker Prize • 28 Jul 16
Irish novelists in contention for Man Booker Longlist The longlist for the Man Booker Prize will be announced on Wednesday and there is a number of strong Irish contenders hoping to make it onto the list of thirteen or so novels selected by the judges. Man Booker Prize • 27 Jul 16
Irish novelists in contention for Man Booker Longlist The longlist for the Man Booker Prize will be announced on Wednesday and there is a number of strong Irish contenders hoping to make it onto the list of thirteen or so novels selected by the judges. Man Booker Prize • 27 Jul 16
Bernard O’Donoghue – The Seasons of Cullen Church Bernard O’Donoghue's latest collection show the Corkman's daring imaginative powers at play in poems that range through a striking diversity of theme, incorporating a certain sly humour and at times resigned poignancy. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Bernard O’Donoghue – The Seasons of Cullen Church Bernard O’Donoghue's latest collection show the Corkman's daring imaginative powers at play in poems that range through a striking diversity of theme, incorporating a certain sly humour and at times resigned poignancy. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Liz Nugent's Lying In Wait a genuine page turner Lying In Wait is a genuine page-turner, a story of obsession, desperate need and oppressive love and the life-changing damage they can do, says Avril Hoare. Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Liz Nugent's Lying In Wait a genuine page turner Lying In Wait is a genuine page-turner, a story of obsession, desperate need and oppressive love and the life-changing damage they can do, says Avril Hoare. Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Book returned to Clare library after 29 years Honest Abe wouldn't have been impressed by the failure of a Clare County Library member to return a book on the former US President three decades after they first borrowed it. Entertainment • 19 Jul 16
Book returned to Clare library after 29 years Honest Abe wouldn't have been impressed by the failure of a Clare County Library member to return a book on the former US President three decades after they first borrowed it. Entertainment • 19 Jul 16
Mary Beard - SPQR A History of Ancient Rome Author and academic Mary Beard has successfully translated her popular ancient histories into equally popular TV. Her latest 574-page book is riding high in the UK charts, as we write. Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Mary Beard - SPQR A History of Ancient Rome Author and academic Mary Beard has successfully translated her popular ancient histories into equally popular TV. Her latest 574-page book is riding high in the UK charts, as we write. Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Han Kang - The Vegetarian The Vegetarian is shocking, provocative, disturbing, says Avril Hoare of Han Kang's sensational novel, translated from the Korean, which won the Man Booker International award in May. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Han Kang - The Vegetarian The Vegetarian is shocking, provocative, disturbing, says Avril Hoare of Han Kang's sensational novel, translated from the Korean, which won the Man Booker International award in May. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Conor O’Callaghan - Nothing on Earth Conor O’Callaghan brings a touch of The Others to his deliberately evasive saga set on an Irish ghost estate in an unidentified corner of the country. Nothing on Earth is a bold, deftly-managed work of the imagination. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Conor O’Callaghan - Nothing on Earth Conor O’Callaghan brings a touch of The Others to his deliberately evasive saga set on an Irish ghost estate in an unidentified corner of the country. Nothing on Earth is a bold, deftly-managed work of the imagination. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
21st century dystopia explored in debut Sci-Fi novel RB Kelly endured over 20 rejection letters while she constantly rewrote her debut Sci-Fi novel, Edge of Heaven. The finished project finally got published in June. Paddy Kehoe spoke to the Belfast writer about 23 years of grim determination. Entertainment • 14 Jul 16
21st century dystopia explored in debut Sci-Fi novel RB Kelly endured over 20 rejection letters while she constantly rewrote her debut Sci-Fi novel, Edge of Heaven. The finished project finally got published in June. Paddy Kehoe spoke to the Belfast writer about 23 years of grim determination. Entertainment • 14 Jul 16
Sci-fi writer mines native Belfast in dystopian debut RB Kelly endured over 20 rejection letters while she constantly rewrote her debut Sci-Fi novel, Edge of Heaven. which Liberties Press finally published in June. Entertainment • 13 Jul 16
Sci-fi writer mines native Belfast in dystopian debut RB Kelly endured over 20 rejection letters while she constantly rewrote her debut Sci-Fi novel, Edge of Heaven. which Liberties Press finally published in June. Entertainment • 13 Jul 16
J.K. Rowling reveals Irish origin of new magic school Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has revealed the Irish origins to a North American school of magic that will feature in the highly anticipated movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Entertainment • 13 Jul 16
J.K. Rowling reveals Irish origin of new magic school Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has revealed the Irish origins to a North American school of magic that will feature in the highly anticipated movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Entertainment • 13 Jul 16
Akhil Sharma - Family Life Akhil Sharma’s Family Life surely deserves its recent International Dublin Literary Award, being a deeply affecting story of how an Indian family deals with their adopted USA and the pivotal event which occurs following their arrival in the late 1970s. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Akhil Sharma - Family Life Akhil Sharma’s Family Life surely deserves its recent International Dublin Literary Award, being a deeply affecting story of how an Indian family deals with their adopted USA and the pivotal event which occurs following their arrival in the late 1970s. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Lia Mills - Fallen It's Spring 1915 and Katie Crilly learns that her twin brother, Liam, has been killed on the Western Front. A year later, the Easter Rising begins and Katie has conflicting loyalities in Lia Mills' novel, a One City One Book 2016 choice. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Lia Mills - Fallen It's Spring 1915 and Katie Crilly learns that her twin brother, Liam, has been killed on the Western Front. A year later, the Easter Rising begins and Katie has conflicting loyalities in Lia Mills' novel, a One City One Book 2016 choice. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Interview: Hanif Kureishi on why Brexit is racist “I think on Thursday everyone is going to wake up and see sense and not do such a dramatic and unknown thing as to leave the EU, " says Hanif Kureishi. The acclaimed fiction writer, screenwriter and will read at the Hay Festival in Kells on Saturday. Books • 02 Apr 24
Interview: Hanif Kureishi on why Brexit is racist “I think on Thursday everyone is going to wake up and see sense and not do such a dramatic and unknown thing as to leave the EU, " says Hanif Kureishi. The acclaimed fiction writer, screenwriter and will read at the Hay Festival in Kells on Saturday. Books • 02 Apr 24
The Level Crossing Issue number one of this sparkling new periodical, The Level Crossing features stimulating poetry, prose and photography from Ireland, the UK, USA, South Korea, Galicia and Poland. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
The Level Crossing Issue number one of this sparkling new periodical, The Level Crossing features stimulating poetry, prose and photography from Ireland, the UK, USA, South Korea, Galicia and Poland. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Ian McEwan's new novel narrated from....the womb Man Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan has announced details of his new novel. Nutshell is described as a "classic story of murder and deceit". However the twist is that the book is narrated by an unborn baby in the womb! Entertainment • 13 Jun 16
Ian McEwan's new novel narrated from....the womb Man Booker Prize winner Ian McEwan has announced details of his new novel. Nutshell is described as a "classic story of murder and deceit". However the twist is that the book is narrated by an unborn baby in the womb! Entertainment • 13 Jun 16
Jeremy Lewis - David Astor Jeremy Lewis brilliantly charts the life of the man who reinvigorated The (UK) Observer newspaper, as editor from 1948 until 1975. Astor was also a friend and ardent supporter of Nelson Mandela through the bleak decades. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
Jeremy Lewis - David Astor Jeremy Lewis brilliantly charts the life of the man who reinvigorated The (UK) Observer newspaper, as editor from 1948 until 1975. Astor was also a friend and ardent supporter of Nelson Mandela through the bleak decades. Book Reviews • 19 Aug 16
