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‘One of our greatest writers’ – tributes to Irish novelist Edna O’Brien who died aged 93
Books
New Irish Writing: Poetry by Agnieszka Filipek
Book Reviews
Rick O’Shea: Hillbilly Elegy is back in the headlines but try these books for a picture of American poverty
Books
New Irish Writing: Night Shift by Stephen Brophy
David Lagercrantz's meandering Fatal Gambit gets lost somewhere in translation
Fri 26 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Sinéad Moriarty mines comedy gold from grief as Devlin sisters make welcome return in ‘Good Sisters’
Fri 26 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Author Faith Hogan: ‘Sometimes the books you keep hearing about are the ones that prove to be the biggest disappointments’
Fri 26 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Bodies by Christine Anne Foley is a fine debut featuring a strong, authentic heroine
Fri 26 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Bogus adventure from Keanu Reeves fails to come together so wait for the movie instead
Fri 26 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Hope is rekindled in Benjamin Myers’ ode to the Northern Soul music scene
Fri 26 Jul 2024 at 03:30
What Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and JD Vance's favourite books say about them
Thu 25 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Alexei Navalny’s biography depicts the larger-than-life lead in a very Russian tragedy
Thu 25 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Alexei Navalny’s idea of Russia was not ideal but it was better than Putin’s — and he died fighting for it
Wed 24 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Rick O’Shea’s book picks: Miranda July’s ‘hot flush noir’ is a funny and wry meditation on perimenopause
Sat 20 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Peter Swanson’s A Talent for Murder is a riveting and contemporary nod to mysteries of yore
Fri 19 Jul 2024 at 15:30
RB Egan’s gritty Dublin-set noir One Perfect Stranger will delight crime fiction fans
Fri 19 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Author Chris Whitaker: ‘Liz Nugent is one of those writers who inspires you to be fearless, to disregard tropes and trends’
Fri 19 Jul 2024 at 15:30
The 24-hour readathon: can you last a whole day and night with your head stuck in a book?
Fri 19 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Anne Applebaum’s Autocracy, Inc is a sobering study of global states which leave democracy in the bin
Fri 19 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Doping scandals, heated rivalries and murder — 10 books on the highs and lows of the Olympic games
Fri 19 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Laila Mickelwait’s Takedown is a brave account of her campaign against Pornhub and broader tech giants
Thu 18 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Dublin bookshop apologises after antisemitic book that inspired Nazi propaganda appears on shelf
Wed 17 Jul 2024 at 18:45
From prince of India to king of Connemara: how a celebrated ruler in Britain’s empire was feted in the Free State
Sun 14 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Máiría Cahill: The story Alice Munro never told us – What makes some people side with those who abuse their own children?
Sun 14 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Rick O’Shea: Cli-fi brings home environmental catastrophe in a way nothing else can
Sat 13 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Author Mary Morrissy: ‘I love a bit of literary scandal’
Fri 12 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Catherine Dunne’s A Good Enough Mother is a potent portrayal of Irish motherhood
Fri 12 Jul 2024 at 15:30
From 15th century witches to 1950s Hollywood, a millennium of history is adorned in fiction
Fri 12 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Emily Dunlay’s historical fiction Teddy has both grit and glamour
Fri 12 Jul 2024 at 15:30
An interesting mix of politics and culture at this year’s Kennedy Summer School
Fri 12 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Douglas Westerbeke’s cursed voyager makes for a whimsical romp through time and place
Fri 12 Jul 2024 at 15:30
Susan Muaddi Darraj’s latest work is an intricate tapestry of Palestinian family stories
Fri 12 Jul 2024 at 15:30
The best books about travel: around the world in 10 great reads
Fri 12 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Reah Bravo’s Complicit is a compelling insider analysis of powerful men behaving badly
Thu 11 Jul 2024 at 03:30
Take a closer look at politeness... It would be rude not to
Bias or bellyaches: Do claims of unfairness against bestsellers lists stack up? What the numbers say
Stefanie Preissner: Ignore the siren song of immediate gratification online and join me in enjoying an enriching book
Marriage to RFK Jr and his ‘lust demons’: the tragic life and death of Mary Richardson Kennedy
Will Dean: ‘I don’t like reading violence, but it’s kind of operatic the way SA Cosby writes it’
‘Maradona is probably the only artist who has ever suspended time and made my heart stop’ – novelist Mike McCormack
Pow! How a sibling’s hand-me-down Superman and Batman comics packed a punch at auction
Sexual discovery, marital confusion, kidnapping and an audacious art fraud: 20 books to lift your summer
Sophie Harman’s Sick of It is a damning report on how global power structures undermine and exploit women
Sarah Breen: The morning after our launch, I sent Emer a frankly pathetic text: ‘Please don’t make me write a book by myself’
The best books of 2024 so far, from Colm Tóibín to Becky Lynch
‘Small in size yet infinite in scope’: historian digs deep into Jerusalem’s history
The rise and fall of Yevgeny Prigozhin: how ‘Putin’s chef’ became a foiled coup leader
A powerful portrait of Joni Mitchell, blackface and all
New crime novels and thrillers to read this July, featuring Chris Whitaker and Shari Lapena
Obituary: Joan Brady, ballet dancer turned novelist who won the Whitbread in 1993 for ‘Theory of War’
New Irish Writing: Estepona by Dónal O’Sullivan
New Irish Writing: Poetry by Sighle Meehan
Rick O’Shea: Want the best books for men? Look beyond the stereotypes
Michael Cullen’s memoir Echoes from Down Under entertainingly hops back and forth like a wallaby
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Kirsty Blake Knox: Our creche fees are going up almost 25pc in September – how are hamstrung parents supposed to afford childcare?
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