The Irish Times

‘A swell is simply radiating energy from an event across the horizon’

Australian author Tim Winton on why writing is like surfing, why a tiny fish gives him hope, and why the next generation has a right to be angry at the mess they've inherited

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 05:00

We have lift-off: Irish cultural calendar 2015

A year of Yeats. The return of the Gathering. The zaniness of TedFest. The muckiness of the National Ploughing Championships. The musical magic of Electric Picnic. The spectacular scenery of Earagail Arts Festival. And much more. Consider yourself told

Wed Dec 31 2014 - 03:00

Five Irish novels on Impac longlist

Books nominated by public libraries for consideration include 142 novels

Mon Nov 24 2014 - 12:41

Literary wizards of Australia and New Zealand

With the Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan announced as this year’s Booker winner, we bring you 10 great novels from Down Under

Mon Oct 20 2014 - 12:00

Humane search for meaning: I Refuse by Per Petterson

Review: In charting a life of losses, this novel has much to say about the struggle to make sense of existence

Sat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00

The perils of not letting go

Australian novelist Tim Winton has produced a profound tale of a last stab at salvation in ‘Eyrie’

Sat Jun 07 2014 - 01:00

Tim Winton’s best novel yet: Eyrie

Review: A fine novel about a good man’s fall from grace, but it is also about trying to live, or to at least make some sense of the effort it requires to even survive

Sat May 17 2014 - 01:00