An Irishwoman’s Diary

Soundtrack of My Life: The director on her lockdown listening, Francophilia, and Peppa Pig

The American writer's late-night strolls around New York reveal the city’s vulnerabilities

Artistic director of Irish Baroque Orchestra on his favourite author, album and more

Whatever my Apple watch wanted me to do, I’d do uncomplainingly, even though the red flags were there from the beginning

Interviewing David Sedaris isn’t just seeing how the sausage gets made: you’re left with the curious sensation that you are the sausage

Trashing other books on the best-seller list . . . Teasing Dublin waitresses . . . There’s a sense of devilment about Sedaris, an arch humorist whose stories are a lesson in precision writing