Are superhero films and remakes the only career promotion left in Hollywood?
The opportunity to play with the noisiest toys in the biggest sandpit must be hard to resist
White Ivy: Sharp exploration of privilege in modern America
Book review: Captivating debut novel about the dangers of pursuing the American dream
Bronagh Gallagher: On My Culture Radar
The actor and singer on why Blindboy merits a TV show, the political art of David Alfaro Siqueiros and the late, great Aretha Franklin
Look at this picture. What do you see?
Eoin McHugh’s latest exhibition gets us closer to things we can’t see or comprehend
The Goldfinch: A sedating film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s book
Review: It’s adequately acted, smoothly edited and as dead as Carel Fabritius
What’s up and what’s down at the Toronto International Film Festival
Knives Out, Joker, Jojo Rabbit, The Goldfinch and The Report among the contenders
A dull Goldfinch, two funny popes, and Scarlett Johansson’s broken marriage
Toronto film festival: Opening weekend also included Knives Out, Greed and Sea Fever
Which films are in contention as interminable awards season ramps up?
Donald Clarke runs the rule over the likely winners ahead of this week’s festival trifecta
The Truants: ‘So this is desire. I want to f**king eat him’
Book review: Kate Weinberg’s intelligent debut is set in a vividly rendered English university
Irish movies feature strongly at Toronto International Film Festival
Canadian event is the most important cinema festival in North American calendar
Trailer for film of Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch has Oscar all over it
Few films have felt so awards-baity since The French Lieutenant’s Woman
100 books by women you have to read
Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list
Tangerine by Christine Mangan: debut thriller tries to do too much
Morocco in the 1950s is a captivating setting for this uneven but admirably sinister novel
Don’t just buy what you love - follow these 10 tips for buying art
The art market is a piranha pool. Here’s how to safely dip your toes in the water
The Leavers review: A riveting tale of immigrants in New York
This stunning and fearless debut novel is about adoption and the desire to belong
The Muse by Jessie Burton review: a touch of second-novel syndrome
Flashes of brilliant writing are weighed down by the plot in ‘Miniaturist’ author’s new novel
The November Criminals by Sam Munson: Shooting from the hip
Righteous teenage angst cuts through the phony adult world of modern America
Booker winner Marlon James tops Tarantino for body count
‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ is based on attempt to kill reggae king Bob Marley
Five Irish novels on Impac longlist
Books nominated by public libraries for consideration include 142 novels
Issues and questions of the week: Are the days of the book numbered?
Should Amazon’s latest attempt to dominate the ebook market make us fear for the written word?
A novel way to cope with the new school term
Donna Tartt’s splendidly time-consuming, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is giving me heart
Write on, sister: 20 great books by women
The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction last week announced a list of the top 20 most influential books written by women. We continue our series on female authors, looking at the books as voted for by the public.
10 books to read in your first semester
With the Leaving Cert results out this week, here’s a literary taster of what to expect at third level
Publishers way behind plot in book business
Opinion: authors should back Amazon in the battle with Hachette
Amazon’s pricing spat heats up as Disney enters the fray
Online retailer has halted pre-orders of some Disney movies as it wages battle against Hachette
Summer books that sizzle – whether it’s sunny or not
It’s hard to beat the pleasure of settling down on a sun lounger or sofa with a good book. Here are 25 of the season’s best to choose from
Brought to Book: Jane Casey on Donna Tartt, Maeve Brennan and avoiding the twist
‘If I love a book, I want to own a print version of it. My (huge) collection is like a physical manifestation of what furnishes my brain’
Ebooks: Big summer reads add their weight to the digital cause
Taking your ereader to the beach will free you from sandy pages, smudges, sore wrists and one-arm sunburn
What to read on holiday in the US, France and Germany
In the first of a series, we recommend some destination-specific titles for summer trips abroad, with help from our correspondents
Brought to Book: John Boyne on Noddy, Homer Wells, ‘Birdsong’ and a Kindle tip
‘I am at my happiest when I have completed a first draft of a novel and am about to begin a second’
Prowling the mean streets of Moscow in search of justice
Historical, classical and biblical references litter the novel but ‘Tatiana’ is a contemporary tale that lifts the lid on the power struggles of modern Moscow
Prowling the mean streets of Moscow in search of justice
Historical, classical and biblical references litter the novel but ‘Tatiana’ is a contemporary tale in which Renko’s investigation lifts the lid on the power struggles of modern Moscow
First-time Irish authors rise to top of Baileys shortlist
Audrey Magee and Eimear McBride in running for £30,000 prize
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