Story of a Murder: The Wives, the Mistress and Dr Crippen by Hallie Rubenhold – Rich narrative highlights ‘the fear of the empowered woman’
The British historian brings a fresh focus to this re-examination of the case of the notorious wife-murderer
By Pat Carty
Tana French on Gold Dagger shortlist
Fallow: Ian Maleney on migrating his literary journal from web to print
The Technological Republic: Hard Power, Soft Belief and the Future of the West - Surprisingly nuanced food for thought
How Irish booksellers feel about the arrival of Amazon.ie: ‘It’s a very real danger to the industry’
Dublin, Written in Our Hearts, edited by Declan Meade: A gloriously evocative and meandering trip through the city
Two Irish writers feature on £25,000 Walter Scott Prize shortlist
Show Me Where It Hurts by Claire Gleeson: A multi-faceted and compelling story about the society we live in
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Mario Vargas Llosa obituary: Nobel prize-winning novelist combined gritty realism with playful erotica
By Simon Romero
Wild Fictions by Amitav Ghosh: Sparkling and wise writing about the state of the world
By Kevin Rafter
Wired Our Own Way edited by Niamh Garvey: Captures the challenges and advantages of autism in a neurotypical world
By Adrienne Murphy
Burn Them Out! A History of Fascism and the Far Right in Ireland by Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc
By Vic Duggan
Author Catherine Ryan Howard: ‘A great cure for writer’s block is having to cover the rent’
By Martin Doyle
Wild Grace: The Untamed Women of Modern Dance – An uneven celebration of radical feminist power
By Mei Chin
One Man in His Time by NM Borodin: Powerful memoir of horror after Russia’s October 1917 revolution
By Ray Burke
