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The American mystery writer explains how he came up a publishing sensation, and how studying in Galway helped
The crime novelist on the 21st book in his Charlie Parker series, why he enjoys being on stage but not mixing with other writers, and his irritation at the claim that he ‘knocks books out’
Spain is well known for her best-selling books, but the Dublin novelist and screenwriter has fought for everything she has achieved
Dublin-born creator of detective sergeant Maeve Kerrigan has learned to overcome shyness for her public-facing role as a bestselling author - but she is always happiest immersed in the world of her fiction
Former state pathologist acknowledges that to do the stressful job: ‘You have to have a certain personality, a very odd personality’
The author may joke about the ‘literary’ label attached to her work, but her high-concept crime thrillers are deadly serious
Are sub-genres helpful labels or just marketing tools for publishers? We asked writers for their views
Fiona Gartland on a flower that has inspired theft, murder and her third novel
Radek Zemlikca in Balbriggan, Ruth Gunning in Dublin and the Crows in Connemara
Tadhg Peelo works by hand with cherry, hazel, apple, sycamore, ash, beech and birch
In House: Rugs from Wexford, textile art from Dublin and glass from Kilkenny
Around the country people who might have been stifled are producing remarkable work
A hospital ward can provide welcome distraction and patients may end up helping each other in some small way
The crime writer and Irish Times journalist is helped to focus by an unlikely source
Donaghmede Literary Festival grew out of a campaign to save the local library