The Irish Times

Emilie Pine: ‘I miss the children I didn’t have. Some people get that and some don’t’

The author’s debut novel draws on her personal experience of infertility and loss

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 06:01

The debut books and authors to look out for in 2019

We asked some writers to tell us about their debuts ahead of their publication

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 05:00

Be One. Inspire One: ‘It's OK to fail along the way’

Lisa Coen and Sarah Davis-Goff, who set up Tramp Press four years ago, have published a string of successful titles

Sat Jun 16 2018 - 06:00

Kenny puts the boot in on misery, as Tubridy gets an early Christmas present

Gleeson reminds book lovers what they’ll be missing when she departs the airwaves

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 05:00

Seven things to see at the Imagine Arts Festival in Waterford

Waterford’s big weekend is jam-packed with music, books and exhibitions – and blaas

Sat Oct 21 2017 - 05:00

‘At every key step in Solar Bones’ journey, men faltered but women stayed firm’

My publishers didn’t baulk at its domesticity, that it is about a middle-aged engineer, the lack of punctuation and the way the whole thing unfurls as one unbroken sentence

Thu Oct 06 2016 - 15:50

Literary listings: Irish head for Edinburgh, and Library Voices at Dun Laoghaire

Fighting Words seeks volunteers, Nuala Ní Chonchúir and Paula McGrath launch new novels, and celebrities and authors read at Dubray Books

Tue Aug 04 2015 - 13:10

Independent Irish publishers get in party spirit with Bring Your Own Stories event

An evening of readings by emerging authors in Dublin last night saw local publishers team up to have fun and create a platform

Fri Oct 24 2014 - 16:26

Who should become the first Laureate for Irish Fiction?

Eimear McBride, Jennifer Johnston and Kevin Barry are some of the names that have been suggested in response to the Arts Council’s call for nominees for its new three-year, €150,000 role. The judges will announce their decision in January

Sat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00