Booker Prize 2025: David Szalay wins for Flesh‘We had never read anything quite like it,’ says judging panel chair Roddy Doyle of the author’s ‘extraordinary, singular’ novelMon Nov 10 2025 - 22:00
Ferdia Lennon wins 2025 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for Glorious ExploitsThe €10,000 prize, awarded annually since 1976, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40Mon Nov 10 2025 - 12:27
Author Kevin Smith: ‘Whenever I leave the North I do feel a pull – a hankering for that coded familiarity’The writer on his latest novel, Injury Time; his favourite funny writers; and the book that always makes him crySat Nov 08 2025 - 04:33
John Boyne wins second top French prizeBooks newsletter: Prix Femina; Storylines Europe, Write-Time and Yarn festivals; Prix de Traduction; Goldsmith & Baillie Gifford PrizesFri Nov 07 2025 - 10:53
Bernie McGill: ‘I got through an English degree at Queen’s without encountering a single Irish female writer’The author on parity of esteem, the genius of Hilary Mantel, and the inestimable importance of librariesSat Nov 01 2025 - 05:06
Mary O’Malley wins Derek Walcott PrizeBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Oct 31 2025 - 10:45
Anne Enright: ‘I’m in a lull. I’m trying to recalibrate after a long decade of elder care’Anne Enright’s time looking after her parents has given the Booker winner an opportunity to take stock, both personally and creativelySun Oct 26 2025 - 05:31
Elizabeth Day: ‘I felt like a total failure – divorced, single at 39 and in the trenches of IVF’Author and host of the How to Fail podcast on growing up in Northern Ireland, writing a column when she was 12, and her new novel, One of UsSat Oct 25 2025 - 05:00
Children’s Booker Prize launchedBooks newsletter: Circling the Square; Listowel curator appointed; Ballyscullion Park Book Festival; Bridport Prize for Irish writerFri Oct 24 2025 - 10:16
Richard Hawley at 3Olympia review: Love songs, with strings attached Concert for Coles Corner album’s 20th anniversary is a showcase for Sheffield band’s versatility and virtuosityThu Oct 23 2025 - 10:15
Irish Book Awards: Brenda Fricker, Leo Varadkar, Manchán Magan and Andy Farrell shortlistedAwards ‘remain the cornerstone of Ireland’s literary calendar’ and will be held on November 27th in DublinWed Oct 22 2025 - 19:00
Chloe Michelle Howarth: ‘I saw minimal queer representation growing up, so I didn’t realise it was an option’The author on her new novel being compared to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, growing up in west Cork, and the enduring influence of The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides had on herSat Oct 18 2025 - 04:22
Niamh Connolly signs six-figure dealBooks newsletter: a preview of tomorrow’s pages and a wrap of the latest newsFri Oct 17 2025 - 12:09
Anna McPartlin: ‘The Kerry Babies case marked the moment Irish women had enough of the patriarchy’The crimewriter on her latest novel, The Silent Ones; how TV work helps pay the bills; and her love of David BrentSat Oct 11 2025 - 05:17
New Louise Kennedy novel out next yearBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Oct 10 2025 - 06:00
Nobel Prize in Literature 2025: Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai winsThe prize, considered the most prestigious literary prize in the world, is worth almost €1 million and has had four Irish winners in the past Thu Oct 09 2025 - 12:02
Horrible Histories author Terry Deary: ‘If you think the present is horrible then you should try living even 70 years ago’Deary talks about his new book for adults, rebellion, the cushie present day, and ‘wanting to create something worthwhile’Sat Oct 04 2025 - 04:50
John Banville: ‘You cannot censor me. They would try it now with all this wokeist nonsense’The author on his latest novel, Venetian Vespers, how Graham Greene treated him ‘very badly’, and his support for IsraelisSun Sept 28 2025 - 05:32
Tom Cox: ‘Getting out of a journalistic mindset enabled me to write fiction I believed in’The author on his new novel, Everything Will Swallow You; why he fears repeating himself; and being scarred by England’s defeat by Argentina at the 1986 World CupSat Sept 27 2025 - 04:49
John Boyne wins novel of the year in FranceBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of Saturday’s pagesThu Sept 25 2025 - 15:43
Aisling series authors: ‘It’s jarring to see the clothes I wore in my early twenties referred to as ‘vintage’’Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght reveal what readers can expect from next release Our Deadly Summer Sun Sept 21 2025 - 04:33
Natalie Haynes: ‘A warring couple who weaponise their children against one another never stops being relevant’The author on her new novel, about the quest for the Golden Fleece; why you should never insult a woman from Lemnos; and why you should never use a leaf-blower in her presenceSat Sept 13 2025 - 04:41
Caoilinn Hughes: on BBC short story award shortlistBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest book news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Sept 12 2025 - 15:14
Colm Tóibín: ‘I am much less sociable now, as I don’t drink any more’For the author of A Long Winter and Ship in Full Sail, inspiration often comes subliminally. But he has also brought his inner self to the surface through therapySun Sept 07 2025 - 05:32
Julia Kelly: ‘My mum died swimming in the Galápagos at 71. It was a strangely beautiful end for her’The author on her new memoir, Still; why she always expects a crisis; and her admiration for David AttenboroughSat Sept 06 2025 - 04:01
Sally Rooney up for Sky Arts AwardBooks newsletter: Festival of Italian and Irish Literature in Ireland; Baillie Gifford longlist; Paul Lynch honoured; John Banville celebrated; Knowth wins EAA Book Prize; Cundill History Prize; Norah Houklt plaque; BOY premiere; preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Sept 05 2025 - 09:31
Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell to set new novel in post-Famine IrelandLand promises to be the award-winning and bestselling author’s most Irish novel yetThu Sept 04 2025 - 10:00
Sophie White: ‘Staying playful and goofy is the secret of a happy relationship’The author on her latest novel, Such a Good Couple; her experiences as a bipolar artist; and her genre-hopping tendenciesMon Sept 01 2025 - 05:10
Julia Roberts to narrate Leonard and Hungry PaulBooks newsletter: a preview of tomorrow’s pages and a wrap of the latest newsFri Aug 29 2025 - 09:20
Author Ragnar Jónasson: ‘There are a lot of Irish genes in the Icelandic population’The Icelandic crime writer on his latest novel, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer; the trickiest Agatha Christie novel he has translated to Icelandic; and his favourite Irish authorsSun Aug 24 2025 - 04:50
Moira Buffini wins YA Prize Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Aug 22 2025 - 16:10
Safaris in South Africa: A party of zebras, munching rhinos, dirt roads, spectacular scenery and moreFrom safari pilgrimages in KwaZulu-Natal to ‘goofy’ surfing in Durban, South Africa offers pleasures rare and enticingSun Aug 17 2025 - 07:16
Triona Campbell: ‘Expect betrayals, a heavy body count, twists, heartbreak and romance’YA author on her new thriller, which is part of a trilogy set in the gamer worldSun Aug 17 2025 - 05:31
Jennifer Johnston day announced in Dún LaoghaireBooks newsletter: the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Aug 15 2025 - 15:38
‘We came home to find our house on fire. I had a newborn and two toddlers at the time’Amanda Cassidy on her latest thriller, The Stranger Inside; her big US and UK book deal; and her love of the character Tom RipleySun Aug 10 2025 - 05:14
Gate announces cast for PoorBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Aug 08 2025 - 10:20
Author Joseph Birchall: ‘Crime fiction can bring us something we don’t often see in reality - justice’ With one novel published and two more on the way, the author discusses the investigating duo he created, his brush with cinema success and the best writing advice he’s heard Sat Aug 02 2025 - 04:35
Alvy Carragher and Ali Choudhary win Eavan Boland Award 2025Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Aug 01 2025 - 09:00
Miami Showband massacre 50 years on: ‘The trauma lasts for ever’ – Stephen TraversBritish collusion was systemic in Troubles, survivor says, and went far higher than UDR foot soldiersThu Jul 31 2025 - 12:35
Booker Prize longlist 2025 ‘alive with great characters and narrative surprises’, says chair of judges Roddy DoyleTrinidadian-Irish author Claire Adam and former winner Kiran Desai on most international list everTue Jul 29 2025 - 14:00
Forest Fest 2025: stars align to send feelgood festival fans home happy It was all about the music at Forest Fest in the picturesque village of Emo in Co LaoisMon Jul 28 2025 - 12:59
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick: ‘With picture books, I’m ruthless, and that has carried over into my novel’The writer and illustrator reveals the first book in her new fantasy series - The Museum of Lost UmbrellasSat Jul 26 2025 - 04:19
Lucy Steeds’ The Artist wins Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize Books newsletter: the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesThu Jul 24 2025 - 21:00
New Laureate for fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne: ‘I was part of a movement of women writers of Ireland’The new Laureate for Irish Fiction on language, grief and how reading a book as Gaeilge isn’t as hard as you thinkSun Jul 20 2025 - 06:00
Aisling Rawle: The Compound novel is ‘dark satire of reality television’ The Leitrim author’s debut novel sees 19 reality TV contestants isolated in the desertSat Jul 19 2025 - 04:23
Amanda Cassidy signs big book dealBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jul 18 2025 - 10:50
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is new Laureate for Irish FictionThe writer takes over the laureateship from author Colm TóibínTue Jul 15 2025 - 00:01
Damien Dempsey at Iveagh Gardens: Euphoric crowd revels in ‘summer singsong’ Honest, impassioned singer gives a powerful performance on a warm evening in DublinSat Jul 12 2025 - 09:30
Author James Rebanks: ‘There is something to be said for knowing you lived in accord with your values and beliefs’The writer and farmer on finding his mojo among women in Norway, shameful plastic rubbish and why he has no interest in a literary dinner partySat Jul 12 2025 - 04:06
Vona Groarke is new Ireland Professor of PoetryBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jul 11 2025 - 10:21
