Yes, you should feel bad for not finishing (insert classic novel here)
Donald Clarke: Guilt is an important aspect of life and a vital part of the reading experience
Donald Clarke: Guilt is an important aspect of life and a vital part of the reading experience
Ian Duhig’s parents emigrated to England in the 1950s in search of a better life. In this essay, he looks at growing up under the influence of Ireland and never feeling quite at home
The Irish Times what-to-see guide to the movies now in cinemas across Ireland
Review: From a ‘Sex Box’ to a brief shot of Six Nations rugby, this sci-fi film makes for interesting viewing
British bookshops are keeping stashes of ‘Normal People’ behind their counters
US author James Mustich says the book that took him 14 years to write should be thought of as a kind of imaginary bookshop
As an interviewer and host, Adam Buxton is incredibly pleasant to listen to
Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list
Don’t laugh at Edward Aczel’s awkward attempts at comedy – he’s trying not to be funny. But, as his new stand-up show, ‘Is Ed Aczel Infinite?’ proves, anti-comedy can be timeless
The distinguished film-maker continues her experiments in the unpredictable with her latest work – just don’t go asking what it’s like being a female director
Top Irish writers part of Folio Academy which say prizes should be closed to US novelists
Think you still have that novel in you? Take some writing tips from Leo Tolstoy, Muriel Spark, John Steinbeck and other famous authors
Irish writer becomes joint youngest winner of the Sunday Times prize with ‘Conversations With Friends’
Coping: We augment and adjust our bodies in minor and major ways all the time, doing everything from removing body hair to piercing holes in our flesh
Plus: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile (eek: Kurt and Courtney) craft a ramshackle gem
Alexandra Kleeman’s disturbing dystopia takes on body image and the beauty myth
Not since Lincoln has there been a president so fundamentally shaped by reading and writing as Barack Obama
The children of a New York family pick up the pieces of a selfish adult world
Interview: The travel journalist and author has set his latest novel, Hunters in the Dark, in Cambodia, after a trip there to cover the genocide trials awakened his interest in the country
Brought to Book Q&A: Irish author and academic on how he writes and what he reads
A trip to New York forced Loah to take her music seriously, and now the part-time pharmacist, who has worked with Hozier and Kíla, is about to strike out on her own
Zadie Smith is runner-up for £15,000 prize
‘The Spinning Heart’ nets novelist £10,000 prize
If WB Yeats really could be “all over” YouTube and Twitter, he’d suffer many writers’ greatest problem
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