Niamh Donnelly selects her favourite 16 novels and short-story collections from the past 12 months
Ian McEwan
Author
Unique novel of big ideas considers advances in technology and where they might take us
In 1964, a nightclub dancer named Ronnie Walken changed his name to Christopher
Bord Pleanála approves plans following objections from authors, poets and An Taisce
The four-time Oscar nominee is the most successful Irish film actor ever – and she is still only 25
Another well-known Irish actor and leading sportsperson both interested in star’s house
The English author’s new book imagines a cockroach as the prime minister of the UK
Out this month, The Cockroach sees a man wake up as prime minister, hellbent on a mission to carry out the will of the people
Tóibín’s error when discussing the prose in genre fiction was to move from ‘I just get bored’ to ‘it’s blank, it’s nothing’
Chip Creek’s vibrant debut puts two innocent newly-weds in a place where anything goes
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