New poetry: What Remains the Same; An Arbitrary Light Bulb; Harmony Unfinished; Adam
Martina Evans reviews works by Alvy Carragher, Ian Duhig, Grace Wilentz and the late Gboyega Odunbanjo
15 brilliant short books to get you back in the habit of reading
Want to be a writer? ‘Marry well’ might be the best advice
Author Nicola Dinan: ‘Working as a lawyer taught me how much can turn on a single word’
Bonnard by Isabelle Cahn review: Shrewd and illuminating on an artist more radical than Picasso
Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin - Sad, fascinating and highly troubling
The Magic of Silence: Caspar David Friedrich’s Journey Through Time review – An intriguing take on the life and work of the German painter
Waiting for a Party by Vesna Main review: surprising and refreshing
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The Tree Hunters’ Glasnevin focus is gratifying but it barely glances at the calamities created by colonialist adventurers
By Neil Hegarty
House of Huawei review: Intriguing deep dive into Chinese tech powerhouse and its enigmatic founder
By John Walshe
A Silent Tsunami by Anthea Rowan review: A courageous account of the ravages of Alzheimer’s with a message of hope
By Adrienne Murphy
The Troublemaker by Mark L Clifford: Story of tycoon turned activist Jimmy Lai is consistently compelling
By Rory Kiberd
Lost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons and the Birth of the Cold War – A fascinating chronicle of postwar resettlement
By Geoffrey Roberts
The Genetic Book of the Dead by Richard Dawkins: An exploration of where we came from and where we are going
By Sean Duke
Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac: This makes Game of Thrones look like a Jane Austen TV adaptation
By Adrienne Murphy
Power to the People: The Hot Press Years by Michael D Higgins. Minority reports from Ireland of the 1980s and 1990s
By John Gibney
