Monique Roffey wins £30,000 Costa Book of the Year AwardA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:34
A host of books to watch out for in 2021 – all from independent publishersFrom an Irish coastal atlas to unsettling tales, civil war and Neil Jordan’s runaway slaveMon Jan 25 2021 - 06:00
The Books Quiz: What is Bram Stoker’s Dracula short story called?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 24 2021 - 06:00
Naoise Dolan and Caoilinn Hughes on Dylan Thomas Prize longlistA roundup of the latest literary news and preview of Saturday’s books pagesThu Jan 21 2021 - 13:21
The Books Quiz: What is the name of Sally Rooney’s new novel?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 17 2021 - 06:00
Irish writer on Costa short story shortlist; Irish Times Eason offer: The Hungry RoadA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jan 14 2021 - 16:29
New Sally Rooney novel announced for SeptemberBeautiful World, Where Are You follows Normal People and Conversations with FriendsTue Jan 12 2021 - 14:00
The Books Quiz: Maria Edgeworth’s Castle Rackrent is set in which county?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 10 2021 - 06:15
John Delaney exposé top Irish 2020 title as Old Ireland in Colour makes €1m salesThe Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse is overall bestsellerTue Jan 05 2021 - 17:18
Eavan Boland wins posthumous Costa Poetry AwardTrinidadian authors Ingrid Persaud and Monique Roffey win novel awardsMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:30
Books to look out for in 2021A preview of this year’s most anticipated fiction, nonfiction and poetrySat Jan 02 2021 - 06:10
The Books Quiz: John le Carré’s George Smiley first appeared in which book?Plus: Michael Connelly’s smoothie lawyer and Michael Harding’s debut novelSun Dec 20 2020 - 06:15
A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs is this weekend’s Irish Times Eason offerA preview of tomorrow’s pages and round-up of the latest literary newsFri Dec 18 2020 - 12:59
Edna O’Brien at 90: ‘To read her is to know love; of words, of literature and of life itself’Writers pay tribute to one of Ireland’s greatest and most influential authorsTue Dec 15 2020 - 12:42
The Books Quiz: Jonathan Franzen’s new novel shares a name with which TV soap?Plus: Frank Ronan’s Irish Times winner and on first-name terms with Edna O’BrienSun Dec 13 2020 - 06:00
Browser: Predictable but engaging rugby autobiographyBrief reviews of Fuel by Seán O’Brien, and Deirdre Nuttall’s history of Irish ProtestantsSat Dec 12 2020 - 00:00
An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020 revealed‘I’m overjoyed,’ says poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa, who wins for her acclaimed prose debutThu Dec 10 2020 - 23:10
The Books Quiz: What was Agatha Christie’s last Marple mystery?Also: Debuts by Marian Keyes and Conor McPherson, plus a novel of Roger CasementSun Dec 06 2020 - 06:10
The best books of 2020: As chosen by Irish authorsRoddy Doyle, Anne Enright, John Banville, Sarah Moss and others pick their favouritesSat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00
Ireland’s bestselling books of 2020 revealedDelia Owens, Sally Rooney, Marian Keyes and Graham Norton all feature in top 10Fri Dec 04 2020 - 16:00
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin wins major Chinese poetry prize and €10,000 bottle of BaijiuEdna O’Brien 90th birthday lecture; Kit de Waal joins UL; Maggie O’Farrell honouredThu Dec 03 2020 - 13:39
Banville criticised by fellow Booker winner for saying he despises ‘woke’ movementWide-ranging Hay Festival interview tackles crime fiction, religion and the Irish novelWed Dec 02 2020 - 06:00
The Books Quiz: Tina Turner’s new book is about her belief in which faith?Plus: 2020 Irish Book Award winners and a world war’s blockbuster chroniclerSun Nov 29 2020 - 06:10
Irish authors’ recipes to write home aboutWhen not cooking up their next book, Irish writers work their magic in the kitchenSat Nov 28 2020 - 06:00
Stephen Sexton wins Rooney Prize and Jim McElroy wins Francis Ledwidge awardA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Nov 26 2020 - 13:20
An Post Irish Book Awards 2020: a celebration of great writingDonal Ryan, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Graham Norton, Luke O’Neill and Dara McAnulty among winnersWed Nov 25 2020 - 20:25
The Books Quiz: Name one prize Danielle McLaughlin has NOT wonPlus: Booker’s 2020 victor, a Shane MacGwan bio, Dostoevsky’s last epic novelSun Nov 22 2020 - 06:15
Douglas Stuart wins 2020 Booker Prize for Shuggie BainDebut author is second Scot to win with very personal tale of poverty and addictionThu Nov 19 2020 - 19:55
The Books Quiz: Name the four ministries in George Orwell’s 1984Plus: Joseph O’Connor’s martyred poet and Oddest Title of the Year contendersSun Nov 15 2020 - 06:30
Maggie O’Farrell and Dara McAnulty win Books Are My Bag awardsA preview of Saturday’s pages and roundup of the latest literary news and eventsThu Nov 12 2020 - 12:37
The Books Quiz: What gets deep fried in Roddy Doyle’s The Van?Plus: Heaney’s rebel food, Maura Laverty’s saucy soap, a young author’s stir-frySun Nov 08 2020 - 06:10
From Jane Eyre to Brideshead Revisited, writers pick classics to read in lockdownSarah Moss, John Banville, Lisa McInerney, Joseph O’Connor and more on books that have stood the test of timeSat Nov 07 2020 - 06:10
The Books Quiz: Which Irish Times writer composed Monto (Take Her Up to Monto)?Plus: TS Eliot’s rebel fan, a spymaster at Slough House, Jürgen Klopp’s biographerSun Nov 01 2020 - 10:14
Gatekeeper turns poacher as critic Sarah Gilmartin’s debut novel is announcedA round-up of the latest literary news and a preview of tomorrow’s books pagesFri Oct 30 2020 - 15:34
The Books Quiz: Who imagined the UK going broke after leaving Europe?Plus: Literary Dublin winner, An Post nominees, Kafka and Stoppard’s birthplacesSun Oct 25 2020 - 06:15
Wendy Erskine wins Butler Literary Award; Michael Amherst wins Hubert Butler Essay PrizeShadowplay by Joseph O’Connor is tomorrow’s Irish Times Eason book offerFri Oct 23 2020 - 12:00
An Post Irish Book Awards 2020 shortlists revealedPatrick Freyne, Dara McAnulty, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Graham Norton, Keelin Shanley and Marian Keyes shortlistedTue Oct 20 2020 - 12:30
The Books Quiz: Which poet has a Belfast pub named after him?Plus: Abbey Theatre rejects, RTÉ’s Insurrection, an ‘elegant’ history of Brown ThomasSun Oct 18 2020 - 06:00
A reader offer, tomorrow’s books pages, an Oscar Wilde competition and much moreElizabeth Boyle on her debut The Dark Age; Wonderfest; and Baillie Gifford Prize shortlistFri Oct 16 2020 - 16:57
Bina by Anakana Schofield shortlisted for £10,000 Goldsmiths PrizeVancouver-based author secured British publisher after review in The Irish TimesWed Oct 14 2020 - 20:00
The Books Quiz: What was The Irish RM’s actual name?Plus: Louise Kennedy’s upcoming double header and John Banville’s old-school spySun Oct 11 2020 - 06:10
A round-up of the latest literary news and preview of tomorrow’s books pagesThe Temple House Vanishing by Rachel Donohue is Irish Times book offer at EasonFri Oct 09 2020 - 16:51
Louise Glück wins Nobel Prize in Literature 2020American writer receives award for ‘her unmistakable poetic voice’Thu Oct 08 2020 - 12:05
The Books Quiz: Fairytale of New York gets its name from a work by who?Plus: Romeo’s original crush, a popular Scandi detective, the Barnes BookerSun Oct 04 2020 - 06:15
‘Witty, perceptive, provocative’: President leads tributes to poet Derek MahonMichael Longley, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Peter Fallon, Colm Tóibín, Vona Groarke, Colette Bryce and many more pay tributeFri Oct 02 2020 - 13:00
Dara McAnulty shortlisted for Books Are My Bag readers awardA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Oct 01 2020 - 17:37
The Books Quiz: Who wrote Naked Lunch?Plus: What was the first name of the Brontë sisters’ brotherSun Sept 27 2020 - 06:00
The Boy From the Woods by Harlan Coben is this week’s Irish Times Eason offerA preview of Saturday’s pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Sept 24 2020 - 17:40
The Books Quiz: Who wrote the famous line: ‘Hell is – other people!’Plus: Irish name-dropping in The Great Gatsby, the author of At Swim, Two GirlsSun Sept 20 2020 - 06:00
Eason offer; Irish book deals; festival news; Gallery at 50; Jan Carson shortlistedA preview of tomorrow’s books pages and round-up of the latest literary newsFri Sept 18 2020 - 16:39
