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The author of One Day on his new novel, You Are Here; the Irish writers he admires; and father-son relationships
Books newsletter: Dylan Thomas Prize; Ondaatje Prize; Dalkey Book Festival; Elizabeth Longford Prize; James Tait Black Prizes; Gold Dagger Award; Listowel Writer’s Week; Dingle Lit short story awards; TikTok Book Awards; Saturday’s pages
Estelle Birdy, the debut author of Ravelling, on writing about imperfect heroes – five lads from Dublin’s Liberties
Books newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages and a wrap of the latest news
Writer talks about her new poetry collection, Galway roots and upcoming projects
Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages
Author Jonny Sweet on moving from writing stand-up shows and plays to fiction and his new, darkly comic thriller, The Kellerby Code
Previous winner Kate Grenville and debut writer Aube Rey Lescure also on shortlist
Author talks about her latest book, Sparks of Bright Matter, folklore, nature and more
Books newsletter: Borris and West Cork festival line-ups; Banagher Brontë Festival; Open Mic for Gaza; Write by the Sea; John McGahern exhibition; Commonwealth and Jhalak prizes
Man who lost two sons and a brother in loyalist attack achieved own justice ‘by outliving the forces that had sought to destroy him and his family’
Hughes’s new book, Emma, Disappeared, follows James Lyster, whose life begins to unravel after the disappearance of a high-achieving university graduate
Books newsletter: Irish Times Eason offer is Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena, just €5.99
Canadian poet wins €10,000 Pollard award while American wins €6,000 Moth prize