True Story: offbeat debut about an alleged sexual assault
Kate Reed Petty’s genre-hopping novel focuses on lives altered by a true-or-false story
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‘Marvel’ actress Krysten Ritter sets high school past on fire with debut thriller
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Refurbished and upgraded this 41sq m house has been a happy home for a growing family
Irish publishing body says not paying writers is uncommon
Liberties Press admits it has not been paying some of its writers their royalties
Publisher Liberties Press admits owing money to authors
Publisher Seán O’Keeffe says he is sorry and vows to address the situation on payments
The work-write balance: five authors talk about balancing the books
Never mind the pram in the hall, what about the day job? How do writers manage to create while working full-time to make ends meet? Sarah Bannan talks to four fellow authors
Faith O’Grady: a day in the life of a literary agent
In the first of a series on how publishing works, Sarah Bannan talks to a top Irish agent about what her job entails, what drives and what frustrates her
Peter Fallon: ‘I see the relationship between editor and author as less a duel than a duet’
Authors and editors: ‘Sloppy editors say yes to everything; good editors take the harder path, and get stuck in’ – Vona Groarke
Greg Baxter on Brendan Barrington: ‘I’d give Brendan 100 per cent of the credit. I’d give him more if I could’
Authors and editors: ‘Some writers seem to feel almost a moral duty to push back, but Greg doesn’t have that problem’ – Brendan Barrington
Bully for modern fiction, where we get inside the baddie’s head
We love to loathe our literary bullies, argues Sarah Bannan. But modern novels, from Wonder to Skippy Dies, are also interested in understanding the angst of the antagonist
The writing ritual: from blank page to Booker contender
Doughnuts and cigarettes or blindfold, earmuffs and earplugs? Writers can have odd ways of getting ready for their working day – or night. Gavin Corbett, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Henrietta McKervey, Thomas Morris and Paul Murray take us into their creative worlds
Polly Samson’s trouble and strife
The writer of ‘The Kindess’ has lived a life – featuring Pink Floyd, grief, motherhood and a tumultuous family history – that’s a novel in itself
The L factor: a literary ambassador for Ireland
Thirty-four authors have made the longlist for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction
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
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