Patricia Lockwood awarded £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas PrizeA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri May 13 2022 - 10:27
Bono to publish memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, in NovemberSinger writes for first time about his own life in 40 chapters, each named after a U2 songTue May 10 2022 - 14:18
Gail McConnell wins £7,500 Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial PrizeA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri May 06 2022 - 11:21
Book news round-up: Aniqah Choudhri wins The Moth Poetry PrizeA preview of Saturday’s books pages and the latest literary newsFri Apr 29 2022 - 10:50
Sally Rooney to headline this year’s Dalkey Book FestivalLine-up includes Russia experts Fiona Hill and Catherine Belton and Simon SchamaFri Apr 29 2022 - 09:00
Gail McConnell wins John Pollard Prize; Tóibín and Smyth on Walter Scott shortlistA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Apr 14 2022 - 12:13
A library of neglected gems: books that deserve to be better readRoy Foster, Emilie Pine, Lucy Caldwell, Kit de Waal and 11 other writers on books that deserve betterTue Apr 12 2022 - 06:00
International Booker Prize: former winners and first-timers on shortlistWorks translated from Korean, Norwegian, Japanese, Spanish, Polish and, a first, HindiThu Apr 07 2022 - 11:24
Keith Ridgway and Luke Cassidy on UK prize lists as Irish Novel of the Year list is revealedA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Apr 07 2022 - 10:54
Book deals and prize success for Irish authorsA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri Apr 01 2022 - 17:47
$165,000 prize won by poet who went underground in Dublin for 40 yearsWong May wins Windham-Campbell Prize for poems that ‘exhilarate and excoriate’Tue Mar 29 2022 - 19:15
Browser: How the idea for a union of European states developedBrief reviews of The Pursuit of Europe by Anthony Pagden, One Body by Catherine Simpson and Otherlands by Thomas HallidaySat Mar 26 2022 - 00:00
32 wonderful Irish books: One set in every county in IrelandSt Patrick’s Week 2022: Not everyone has a book in them, but every Irish county doesThu Mar 17 2022 - 06:00
Sue Divin on Carnegie shortlist; Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize shortlist revealedA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsWed Mar 16 2022 - 15:32
Cúirt New Writing; Children’s Books Ireland Awards; Women’s Prize longlist; book dealsA round-up of the latest literary news and a preview of Saturday’s book pagesThu Mar 10 2022 - 12:36
2022 International Booker Prize longlist revealedTilted Axis, press founded by previous winner Deborah Smith, has three titles on listThu Mar 10 2022 - 09:30
The Books Quiz: Who wrote the 1857 bio The Life of Charlotte Brontë?Plus: Which author was the Irish nominee for the EU Literature Prize?Sun Mar 06 2022 - 06:00
Una Mannion, Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and Tish Delaney recognised for major awardsA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Mar 03 2022 - 12:32
John Boyne reveals sequel to The Boy in the Striped PyjamasAll The Broken Places by author of bestselling Holocaust novel is out in SeptemberWed Mar 02 2022 - 12:45
Warsan Shire reveals her shortlist for €10,000 Moth Poetry PrizeRead the poems by Aniqah Choudhri, Mark Fiddes, Roz Goddard and Heather TreselerWed Mar 02 2022 - 06:36
The Books Quiz: Which Irish author created UK crime drama Top Boy?Also: ‘The beauty of the world hath made me sad,/ This beauty that will pass’: The poet?Sun Feb 27 2022 - 06:00
Cúirt Festival line-up; Pollard prize shortlist; Irish poets in St Andrews; NI Berlin showcaseA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Feb 24 2022 - 06:00
The Books Quiz: Which Irish author had a recent run-in with Peppa Pig?Plus: Who is the married couple in John Updike’s Rabbit series of novels?Sun Feb 20 2022 - 06:00
Lynn Buckle wins Barbellion Prize; Irish authors and bookshops on several prize listsA preview of Saturday’s pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Feb 17 2022 - 11:57
The Books Quiz: Who is the protagonist in Jane Austen’s Persuasion?Plus: Who is sex symbol fictionalised in Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 bestseller Blonde?Sun Feb 13 2022 - 06:00
A Previous Life: Long and drawn out with disorientating structureBook review: Edmund White’s novel reads like someone trying to rationalise a break-upSat Feb 12 2022 - 06:00
All Her Fault by Andrea Mara is this weekend’s Irish Times offer at EasonA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Feb 10 2022 - 17:46
The Books Quiz: in literary terms, which is the odd city out?Plus: Evelyn Waugh’s A Handful of Dust takes its title from the work of which poet?Sun Feb 06 2022 - 06:00
Kevin Barry wins Edge Hill Prize; Megan Nolan and Nidhi Zak/Aria Eipe on Dylan Thomas Prize longlistA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Feb 03 2022 - 10:00
Susanna Clarke, David Diop and four Irish authors on Dublin Literary Award longlistDanielle McLaughlin, Sarah Crossan, Donal Ryan and Megan Nolan nominated for prizeMon Jan 31 2022 - 13:00
The Books Quiz: What is the island setting of Emma Donoghue’s new novel?Plus: What was the first Asterix book and when was it published?Sun Jan 23 2022 - 06:00
Feeling right at home in ToledoThis sacred city is beautiful and intimate, and less than an hour by train or car from MadridSat Jan 22 2022 - 06:00
Sally J Morgan wins Portico Prize; Stephen Rea reads Butcher’s Dozen; new book dealsA preview of Saturday’s pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri Jan 21 2022 - 10:24
Cúirt launches diversity initiative; Joelle Taylor wins TS Eliot Prize; Lynn Buckle shortlistedA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri Jan 14 2022 - 11:52
Kate O’Brien Award shortlist revealed; Kerry Group raises Irish novel prize to €20,000A preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jan 06 2022 - 16:50
A ghost estate and an empty grave: ‘I don’t think Northern Ireland was worth one life’The O’Dowds moved South after three of the family were murdered but some wounds never healSat Jan 01 2022 - 06:00
Books to look out for in 2022: It’s going to be a bumper yearTwelve months of new titles from Ireland and abroad, with something for everyone in the audienceSat Jan 01 2022 - 06:00
Accolades for late poet Thomas Kinsella over ‘excellence that did not know borders’Kinsella belonged to great tradition of Irish writers who doubled as public servantsThu Dec 23 2021 - 01:17
Thomas Kinsella: President Higgins and fellow writers pay tribute to a great poet‘His death is like the disappearance of a great house, a Malton-like edifice fallen away’Wed Dec 22 2021 - 19:45
Read all about it: Ireland’s best-selling books of 2021The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy takes top spot for second yearWed Dec 22 2021 - 13:00
Niall Bourke wins McLaverty award; Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair winners revealedA preview of Saturday’s pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Dec 16 2021 - 13:43
Colm Tóibín wins David Cohen Prize for Literature 2021Previous winners of £40,000 award for a lifetime’s work have gone on to win NobelMon Dec 13 2021 - 20:30
The Books Quiz: Who is Cal’s lover in Bernard MacLaverty’s Troubles novel?A query featuring the 10 writers shortlisted for Belfast Linen Hall’s ‘Book of the Century’Sun Dec 12 2021 - 06:00
The Irish Times books of the year: Writers and critics pick their favourites of 2021Seeking inspiration for a book to read or give as a gift? Leading authors are here to helpSun Dec 12 2021 - 05:42
An Post Irish Book of the Year 2021: Fintan O’Toole’s personal history of Ireland wins awardWe Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958 ‘a book for the ages’Wed Dec 08 2021 - 23:35
John Boyne signs TV deal for The Echo Chamber; Lisa Harding is TV pick in USA preview of Saturday’s pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsWed Dec 08 2021 - 17:44
The Books Quiz: What is the warm setting of Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale?A cold quiz for when the nights grow longer and Old Man Winter closes inSun Dec 05 2021 - 06:00
Arne Weingart wins Moth Nature Writing Prize; McCartney wins Waterstones prizeA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Dec 02 2021 - 10:22
The Books Quiz: Brian McGilloway’s Benedict Devlin belongs to which force?Plus: Which future author was up for a part in the BBC’s How Many Miles to Babylon?Sun Nov 28 2021 - 06:00
Victoria Kennefick on Costa Award shortlist; Joanne McNally deal; Moth Arts Prize winnerA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Nov 25 2021 - 15:17
