Stuart Neville: ‘Barely more than a generation beyond the Belfast Agreement, the Troubles are being sterilised’
The crime writer on his latest novel, his admiration for John Connolly, and his rock’n’roll sideline
The crime writer on his latest novel, his admiration for John Connolly, and his rock’n’roll sideline
From Ann Patchett read by Meryl Streep to Anne Enright read by the author, there are plenty of books to curl up with this summer
Plus: Which iconic old-timer shares his name with the doomed protagonist of Psycho?
Horror author has sold 400 million books and has a remarkable knack for capturing aspects of the national mood
New novels by Mick Herron, Stella Blómkvist, Stephen King, Victoria Selman and Richard Osman
Charlotte Gale lost her business and her home, but now she owns an island that Stephen King called ‘a novel here, just waiting to be written’
Mullingar crime writer has published a dozen novels and sold in excess of two million copies
Neil Gaiman, Stephen King and Margaret Atwood share their similar experiences with debut author
The star of Carrie, Badlands and Coal Miner’s Daughter on her decades-long career
All parents make mistakes. The best we can do is try not to make the same mistake twice
Owners of cinema groups keen to see audiences return to watch on the big screen
Donald Clarke: Problem is not with the writer but with the smallness of the critics’ minds
The Monaghan-born writer on finding his voice and his fascination with other families
The fanatical mother of Carrie, the self-sacrificing Mildred Pierce, the baddass Sarah Connor
Enjoy one last blowout this weekend with this trio of delicious recipes
From agriculture to energy, ambitious new targets will have far-reaching consequences
Karlin Lillington: Platform’s most recent stumble has given publications a delicious silly season angle
The Goosebumps author on his rules for writing and the new Fear Street films on Netflix
The novelist has adapted his novel Lisey’s Story as a TV series that's now streaming on Apple TV+
Roddy Doyle, Sarah Crossan and Shane Hegarty on the role songs play in their craft
When confronted by the BBC’s noisy, modern version of The Pursuit of Love, harsh reality clashes with a long-held principle and this viewer finds himself fuming
I’ll write to make the actors cry again – laugh, too. We’ll need a laugh after this
US Politics: Republican moderates probably won’t prevail in battle for party’s soul
Z Nation, The Monkees, Buffy and 2000AD are fine examples of brilliance by stealth
Start with something easy, don’t look up every word you don’t know, and other tips
Stephen King impressed by Cavan’s resilience and style of play under Mickey Graham
Scare yourself silly with this list of everything from classic films to modern hits
Including Immigration Nation, Project Power and a blast from the past with Cobra Kai
The activity of ‘stans’ online is not entirely harmless - dissenters get abused
From established talent to rising stars, here is our reading guide for the months ahead
Director Braden Croft combines double crosses with life-threatening degradation
Welcome to The Irish Times book quiz: 10 questions to test your literary knowledge
Tips for budding authors and poets, from beating writer’s block to finding an agent
And, more importantly, will we be able to watch him star in Dune from a cinema seat?
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices