Ocean Vuong

Page turners: 10 books to help you fall back in love with reading

From space stations to 1960s LA, these stories will transport and delight any reader

Wed Jul 08 2026 - 06:00

Dublin Literary Award 2026 shortlist: ‘Literature at its most international, most ambitious, and most humane’

Award-winning Scottish author Ali Smith, Vietnamese American writer Ocean Vuong and a Croatian debutant feature on a list with a strong French accent

Tue Apr 07 2026 - 06:00

Did nobody actually read this book before it went to print?: The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong

The publisher’s blurb praises Vuong’s ‘syntactical dexterity’, which must be an in-house joke

Wed Jun 11 2025 - 04:49

Siobhán Flynn and Sarah Davy win Mairtín Crawford Awards

Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fri Jun 06 2025 - 16:18

Fiction to look out for in 2025: From Eimear McBride to Ben Okri

Emma Donoghue, Joseph O’Connor and Colum McCann are just some of the big names with new books coming out in 2025. Here’s our pick of fiction for the year ahead

Sat Dec 28 2024 - 05:00

June’s YA fiction: magical realism grounded by sharp observations about teenage social dynamics

At one point Elk notes the gift of being ‘left alone’ at school: ‘I learned pretty quickly that I could be myself and get away with it’

Sun Jun 09 2024 - 04:40

Hubert Butler Essay Prize announced

Books newsletter: Borris and West Cork festival line-ups; Banagher Brontë Festival; Open Mic for Gaza; Write by the Sea; John McGahern exhibition; Commonwealth and Jhalak prizes

Thu Apr 18 2024 - 11:31