Author Faith Hogan: ‘The thing I truly believe in life is that there is no one like your own sister’
The writer on her latest novel, why the internet is her enemy, and living in the west of Ireland
By Martin Doyle
Nuala O’Faolain: Are You Somebody? Honesty that’s compelling and at times unsettling
A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of the Movies – big screen questions
The German-Russian Century by Stefan Creuzberger: Impressive account of an age-old enmity
The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne: Sympathy for the metal
Thirteen audiobooks for summer: Tales of family, history, death and humanity
The 21st-Century Brain by Hannah Critchlow: How to maintain mental acuity in this digital era
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POETRY
A Better Locksmith by Jane Coyle: Chronicle of an astonishingly fecund time in the theatre of Northern Ireland
By Ben Barnes
Deborah Lutz’s fresh biography of Emily Brontë is a worthy celebration of a unique author
By Jenny McAuley
Northern reading lights: There’s a real children’s books community out there to discover
By Kelly McCaughrain
Best new children’s books: From laugh-out-loud ghost stories to football-themed fables
By Sara Keating
‘I’ve become aware of how Irishness is considered abroad, how much it can be weaponised’
By John Self
New poetry: Rachel Long’s boisterous follow-up; imaginative panache from Billy Ramsell
By Mícheál McCann
Full Circle: A History of Cricket – a discussion of the sport’s politics, stars and memorable matches
By Charles Lysaght
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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