Structural weaknesses undermine a book that was unfortunately outdated before it was even published

Dwelling on Earth: The Past and Future of the Places We Call Home by Stefan Al

David Scott’s focus on her work has good intentions, but also sees a missed opportunity

Barton’s debut novel is a surprisingly hopeful existentialist text grounded in modern anxieties

Carthew writes about her native place in context of a society that relegates communities to generationally diminished opportunity

Corrosive lifestyle patterns left the young actor susceptible to mood swings and depression as she fell under the spell of a wellness cult

Although bleak and at times sprawling, author’s debut novel is tender, surprising and immersive

Second novel from the author of The Help tells the story of Meg, an 11-year-old orphan

There’s a lot going on in this novel, so much so that the main plot is in danger of being sidelined

This book about Marilyn Monroe’s literary life brims with anodyne observations and saccharine psychology

Martina Evans reviews God-Head Contraption; Found in a Context of Destruction; The Tree Is Missing; and Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak

Author Layla McCay excludes queer Irish writers who have more than earned their place in any survey of LGBT culture

Daughter of Dublin playwright Mary Manning was a ‘free spirit’ who dared to make the human soul her subject

Intensively researched and soberly written, but perhaps too academic for some

The protagonist, a solitary lighthouse keeper south of Greenland, shines out strong and clear

In this fourth novel about Russell and Corrine Calloway, it’s hard to feel anything for these bland, shallow characters

Plus the fascinating and terrifying story of a woman’s escape from a sinister cult

Author blends political analysis, cultural history and philosophical reflection to examine a new kind of activism

Set in a Hebridean island community, the third novel from the author of Shuggie Bain could be his best yet

Has the time come for us all to learn more about hormones?