The Irish Times

Shirley Hughes, children’s illustrator and author, dies aged 94

Beloved English writer behind more than 60 books, including Dogger and the Alfie series

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 09:46

Many children’s books are written with conscious messages in mind, even if child readers don’t realise it

Wed Aug 19 2020 - 05:00

Peter Donnelly’s ‘The President’s Cat’, Louise O’Neill’s ‘The Surface Breaks’ and more

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 05:00

Writer and illustrator’s ‘Alfie’ books have raised generations of book lovers

Sat Sept 02 2017 - 06:00

Irish authors reveal what Roald Dahl’s books mean to them – both as readers and as writers

Sat Sept 03 2016 - 04:00

When author Samantha Ellis decided to review the fictional heroines of her youth for a book, she worried they might not all stand up to scrutiny

Tue Jan 14 2014 - 01:00