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Audiobooks were once largely marketed towards visually impaired and older customers - now they're mass-market

AudioHooked: Why the audiobook market is booming

Audiobooks are an old idea but a coming together of different factors has seen them go from a niche business to a booming one, writes Adam Maguire.

Business • 29 Jan

Novel of the Year was awarded to Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet

Dalkey Literary Awards winners announced

Authors Maggie O'Farrell and Elaine Feeney have been announced as this year's winners of the Dalkey Literary awards.

Ireland • 20 Jun 21

Alfred Nobel left millions in his will for the creation of the prizes that bear his name

Dynamite and prizes: Who was Alfred Nobel?

Swedish inventor and scholar Alfred Nobel, who made a vast fortune from his invention of dynamite in 1866, ordered the creation of the famous Nobel prizes in his will.

World • 05 Oct 20

The research was published ahead of World Book Night this evening

Sales of plague-themed classics soar during pandemic

A major publisher has reported a huge increase in the sales of books about the spread of viruses and diseases, according to a reading charity.

News • 23 Apr 20

Judges described Barry's novel as a 'rogue gem'

Irish author Kevin Barry on Booker Prize longlist

Irish author Kevin Barry has been longlisted for the Booker Prize for his book Night Boat to Tangier.

Ireland • 24 Jul 19

Jokha Alharthi receiving the award in London this evening

Omani writer wins Man Booker International prize

Jokha Alharthi has become the first Arabic author to win the Man Booker International prize for her novel 'Celestial Bodies', which reveals her Omani homeland's post-colonial transformation.

World • 21 May 19

Bernard MacLaverty and Sally Rooney are both nominated for the award

Literary award shortlist features memorable characters

Arts and Media Correspondent Sinéad Crowley takes a closer look at the shortlist for this year's International Dublin Literary Award.

Analysis and Comment • 08 Apr 19

Patrick Modiano has also written children's books and film scripts

French author Patrick Modiano wins Nobel Prize

French author Patrick Modiano has won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

News • 09 Oct 14

The awarding committee said Mo Yan had qualities of "hallucinatory realism"

Chinese writer scoops Nobel prize for literature

Chinese writer Mo Yan has won the 2012 Nobel prize for literature for works which the awarding committee said had qualities of "hallucinatory realism".

News • 11 Oct 12