Read this and weep: Books that made writers cry
John Boyne, Edel Coffey, Ferdia Lennon, Sarah Gilmartin and a dozen other authors and critics on books that had a profound emotional effect on them
Lorrie Moore
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Bored teenagers at home? Here are 10 stories that capture the do-nothing years
Writers from Alice Munro to JD Salinger mine their dangerous passions and restless ennui
Sorrow and Bliss: Brilliant rendering of a troubled woman
Meg Mason has written one of the best novels of the year so far
Sheila O’Donnell: Architect who has spent a lifetime building connections
Riba’s Woman Architect of the Year prize just the latest big award for Irishwoman
Show Them a Good Time by Nicole Flattery: A bright new Irish voice
Debut collection from Mullingar author has great wit, depth and momentum
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
John Banville among authors to sign letter against ‘forced resignation’ of editor over #MeToo essay
John Banville, Colm Tóibín, Roy Foster among over 100 writers to express dismay over departure of New York Review of Books editor Ian Buruma
Meet the bright young things of Irish writing
Young Irish fiction writers have made strides in recent years, and 2018 promises some fine debuts. Here six authors introduce their books
Mayo writer Colin Barrett wins Frank O’Connor award with debut collection
Barrett is just second Irish winner of the €25,000 prize, after Edna O’Brien
Don’t shoehorn yourself into the wrong form of writing
Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Ron Rash and Deborah Levy all feel it is important for beginners to try out different forms – poems, novels, short stories, plays – to see what suits them and what excites them
A Darwinian bully under the microscope
In a brilliant novel, Judith Schalansky’s unhappy anti-heroine takes the survival of the fittest to a heartbreaking extreme
Making this the year of reading women
An online campaign wants to get readers to seek out women authors, whether new, overlooked or forgotten
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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