Poem of the Week: Seated Beside Iggy at a Dinner Party
Anne Tannam on a chance encounter with rock legend Iggy Pop
By Anne Tannam
Author Shane Tivenan: ‘People who veer away from the norm have always had a magnetic effect on me’
The Gatsby Gambit: Spin-off whodunit is a marketer’s dream and a literary reader’s nightmare
Norway’s War: Masterly account of a lesser-known part of the second World War
Tracker by Alexis Wright; Pig by Matilde Pratesi; Taking Manhattan by Russell Shorto
Rembrandt’s Promise by Barbara Leahy: Historical fiction about the mercurial painter’s dire revenge
Mary MacSwiney by Leeann Lane: A revealing, well-researched and compelling biography of this patriot
The Correspondent by Virginia Evans: A masterclass in how to exquisitely put words on human frailty
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Rebel Angel: The Life and Times of Annemarie Schwarzenbach by Padraig Rooney - A biography of an enigmatic and still relevant Swiss writer
By Adrienne Murphy
Good Trouble: The Selma, Alabama and Derry, Northern Ireland Connection 1963-1972 by Forest Issac Jones
By Daniel Geary
Am I Irish, British, or both? After decades pondering this question, a life-changing journey helped reveal my identity
By Nicholas Mackey
Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin: Inventive exploration of identity, faith and family
By John Boyne
The Great Betrayal: The Struggle for Freedom and Democracy in the Middle East by Fawaz A Gerges – engaging read for seasoned observers
By Oliver Farry
