Donald Clarke: The B&B paperback is dead
Up to the 1980s, every Irish B&B had bookshelves stuffed with books left by guests
Up to the 1980s, every Irish B&B had bookshelves stuffed with books left by guests
How I ended up missing out on the collective outrage about France’s infamous handball
The author Colm Tóibín discusses female Irish novelists, families, and when he wishes he had a TV
Our middle years have had a makeover thanks to some excellent recent literature
Director Feng Xiaogang is a master of observational comedy in his native land, and his humour travels with some success
You’ve met a kind, loving person but you don’t want them, you want the broody narcissist: why?
‘Read your first drafts out loud to yourself, as if you were giving a sermon – a great way to show up areas in need of improvement’
‘I write in a very troubling manner that I wouldn’t advise anyone to adopt’
With the Ballymaloe Literary Festival taking place this weekend, here are 20 literary quotations to whet the appetite
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices