Literary Twitterati: do you bookmark or dog ear?Our weekly round-up of tweets from the book worldWed Feb 18 2015 - 14:00
10 love stories we love for Valentine’s DayLove, lies and lecherous uncles – literary loves down through the agesSat Feb 14 2015 - 12:00
New fiction: A Shadow in the Yard by Liz McManusA tale of two cities and two women 30 years apartSat Feb 14 2015 - 01:23
Brave New Voices: teenage poets target HBO slamYoung Irish poets hope to perform at major US event this summerMon Feb 09 2015 - 15:49
Review: Over Our Heads by Andrew FoxSnapshots of lives half-lived in this insightful, well-paced and observational collectionSun Feb 08 2015 - 01:00
Ireland Literature Exchange turns 21Literary listings: Writing course places up for grabs and Shakespeare lecture seriesWed Feb 04 2015 - 16:47
Review: If I Fall, If I Die, by Michael ChristieStory of a mother who keeps her son locked away from the world reads as an allegory of the rampant anxiety of the modern ageSun Feb 01 2015 - 01:07
Holocaust Memorial Day: 10 books that bear witnessTo mark today’s 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, here is a reading list of works that address Nazi Germany’s atrocities and their legacyTue Jan 27 2015 - 10:36
Review: The Lightning Tree, by Emily WoofLightning only strikes once for these star-crossed loversSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:24
Ross’s golden ticket, a literary love-in for Valentine’s and everyone’s for EnnisNews and upcoming events in the books worldThu Jan 22 2015 - 15:40
Review: Weathering, by Lucy WoodDebut novel brilliantly uses the weather to tell a story of mother-daughter relationships and the human need for connectionSat Jan 17 2015 - 01:00
John Green stars as booksellers report strong 2014Roy Keane pips Brian O’Driscoll at the postThu Jan 15 2015 - 11:17
The Book Quiz: Poetry, plays and prize winnersThis week's quiz looks at prize-winning literature and authors, from Nobel laureates to the Bord Gais Energy Awards, and which Irish author has the Obama seal of approvalWed Jan 14 2015 - 12:00
Mindfulness books prove a goldmine for booksellersSelf-help genre sales up 28% in 2014Tue Jan 13 2015 - 12:00
Five great reads to get your mind aroundAs 'mindfulness' dominates our bookshelves, Sarah Gilmartin picks five books to help you keep in touch with your thoughts and feelingsTue Jan 13 2015 - 12:00
The Story of Land and SeaKaty Simpson Smith’s first novel breaks the rules only to win heartsSun Jan 11 2015 - 08:00
First Fortnight festival, Costa winners and Listowel workshopsLiterary listings and book newsWed Jan 07 2015 - 17:24
World of outsiders on lonely path on life’s fringes: Greetings Hero by Aiden O’ReillySat Jan 03 2015 - 18:00
2015 in books: Literary debuts and short fictionWealth of emerging talent due to hit the bookshelves in 2015Sat Dec 27 2014 - 12:00
2015 in books: Biography and memoirKing of the Blaskets, Hitchcock and the troubled McQueenSat Dec 27 2014 - 12:00
2015 in books: Children’s and young-adult fictionLife, loss and a disastrous Irish superhero familySat Dec 27 2014 - 12:00
2015 in books: Poetry, literature and languageFrom Durcan and Muldoon to Ní Chuilleanáin and Ní Ghríofa, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett and the misuse of IrishSat Dec 27 2014 - 12:00
2015 in books: Crime, thrillers and popular fictionCharlie Parker and DC Max Wolfe back on the beat, and family screts loom large in popular fictionSat Dec 27 2014 - 12:00
2015 in books: Literary FictionSarah Gilmartin picks the literary fiction titles to look out for in 2015Sat Dec 27 2014 - 12:00
2015 in books: Non-fictionSarah Gilmartin rounds up the most anticipated book in economics, history, currents affairs, science, music and sportSat Dec 27 2014 - 12:00
Literary listings: upcoming events in the Irish books worldGet involved in the Irish literary community with a range of books events in early 2015Fri Dec 26 2014 - 15:00
Top ten reads: Jesus in fictionIn celebration of his birthday, here are ten books inspired by Jesus Christ and his disciplesThu Dec 25 2014 - 10:00
One book wondersWhile a hit novel is often the start of a long writing career, some authors just quit while they're ahead and leave with just one shining masterpiece. Sarah Gilmartin lists the best one book wonders in historyTue Dec 23 2014 - 15:00
Surge: New Writing from Ireland - Shards of glass and solid bricks in a winning collectionNew writers hold their own against more established names in this enjoyable short story collectionSat Dec 20 2014 - 18:00
Fallen review: love in death in Rising DublinLia Mills’s novel explores the role of Irish soldiers in the first World War and the rebellions taking place in IrelandSat Dec 20 2014 - 16:20
When Mystical Creatures Attack: Darkness gets a silver liningReview: Kathleen Found’s inventive debut collection has the cohesion and clout of a novelSun Dec 14 2014 - 09:00
Fathers Come First, by Rosita Sweetman: A woman’s take on chauvinistic and grim 1970s IrelandReview: an engaging, painfully honest account of a young woman trying to find her feet in shifting, seedy Seventies DublinSun Dec 07 2014 - 00:54
Literary Twitterati: top tens and visions of the futureOur weekly round-up of tweets from the book worldFri Dec 05 2014 - 06:00
Gwendolen by Diana SouhamiDiana Souhami has convincingly updated the story of Gwendolen from ‘Daniel Deronda’Thu Dec 04 2014 - 10:00
Ten of the best scandalous readsFor the cold winter nights, 10 books that pushed the boundaries of sex in fictionThu Dec 04 2014 - 01:00
Man at the Helm by Nina Stibbe: a laugh-out-loud gem of a novelDebut novel has humour and heart in depiction of a mum on verge of a breakup breakdownSun Nov 23 2014 - 06:00
Forsaken, by Gerard Lee: vivid rendering of a disturbed child’s inner worldReview: Actor and poet writes with rhythm and understanding in his first novelSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:00
Faber CEO Stephen Page talks positive at Dublin Book FestivalSpeakers highlight squeeze on public funding of the artsFri Nov 14 2014 - 18:40
A worthy rival to Colm Tóibín and David Mitchell: Academy StreetMary Costello uses restrained writing and characterisation to paint decades of a migrant life in New YorkSat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
The L factor: a literary ambassador for IrelandThirty-four authors have made the longlist for the inaugural Laureate for Irish FictionWed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
An Irish girl fights her own WWI battles: White FeathersReview: Susan Lanigan’s well-researched debut has an unusual point of view, but it’s unevenSat Nov 01 2014 - 00:54
Michael Harding welcomes lifetime achievement award for Paul DurcanMary Costello, only woman on male-dominated list, rejects notion of gender biasThu Oct 30 2014 - 17:39
