In Plain Sight by Joseph Birchall - read an extract Darcy has always dreamed of joining the serious crime detectives of the NBCI. She finally gets her chance to prove herself on what should have been an open-and-shut case... Books • 20 Jun
In Plain Sight by Joseph Birchall - read an extract Darcy has always dreamed of joining the serious crime detectives of the NBCI. She finally gets her chance to prove herself on what should have been an open-and-shut case... Books • 20 Jun
Our Song by Anna Carey - read an extract Tadhg and Laura used to be in a band together.They used to be a lot of things. Books • 11 Jun
Our Song by Anna Carey - read an extract Tadhg and Laura used to be in a band together.They used to be a lot of things. Books • 11 Jun
Twenty-Twenty Vision by Mary Morrissy - read an extract Christine is sitting in her car having a panic attack. At least, that's what she thinks is happening. Books • 22 May
Twenty-Twenty Vision by Mary Morrissy - read an extract Christine is sitting in her car having a panic attack. At least, that's what she thinks is happening. Books • 22 May
Artist Dorothy Cross on returning a mummified body to Egypt We present an extract from Kinship, the new book by celebrated artist Dorothy Cross. Books • 26 May
Artist Dorothy Cross on returning a mummified body to Egypt We present an extract from Kinship, the new book by celebrated artist Dorothy Cross. Books • 26 May
Extracted: Water in the Desert Fire in the Night by Gethan Dick Water in the Desert, Fire in the Night is a novel about mothering, wolves, bicycles, midwifery, post-apocalyptic feminism, gold, hunger and hearth. Books • 17 May
Extracted: Water in the Desert Fire in the Night by Gethan Dick Water in the Desert, Fire in the Night is a novel about mothering, wolves, bicycles, midwifery, post-apocalyptic feminism, gold, hunger and hearth. Books • 17 May
To Avenge A Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan - read an extract We present an extract from To Avenge A Dead Glacier, the debut short story collection by Shane Tivenan, winner of the RTÉ Francis McManus Short Story Prize and the John McGahern Award. Books • 12 May
To Avenge A Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan - read an extract We present an extract from To Avenge A Dead Glacier, the debut short story collection by Shane Tivenan, winner of the RTÉ Francis McManus Short Story Prize and the John McGahern Award. Books • 12 May
Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin - read an extract Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend, determined to live day to day and not think too much about either the future or the past... Books • 24 Apr
Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin - read an extract Brought up in a devout household in Ireland, Jay is now living in London with her girlfriend, determined to live day to day and not think too much about either the future or the past... Books • 24 Apr
Writers Anonymous by William Wall - read an extract Fighting off the boredom of lockdown, acclaimed author Jim Winter decides to share his skills by setting up an anonymous online writing workshop – but his generosity will cost him more than he knows. Books • 16 Apr
Writers Anonymous by William Wall - read an extract Fighting off the boredom of lockdown, acclaimed author Jim Winter decides to share his skills by setting up an anonymous online writing workshop – but his generosity will cost him more than he knows. Books • 16 Apr
A Brief Inhalation by Daragh Fleming - read an extract A Brief Inhalation offers readers a candid exploration of the everyday and the extraordinary... Books • 01 Apr
A Brief Inhalation by Daragh Fleming - read an extract A Brief Inhalation offers readers a candid exploration of the everyday and the extraordinary... Books • 01 Apr
Wired Our Own Way - the new anthology of Irish autistic voices One in twenty-seven Irish school children are now diagnosed as autistic, and autism is entering the general population's consciousness much louder than it did in the past. Books • 01 Apr
Wired Our Own Way - the new anthology of Irish autistic voices One in twenty-seven Irish school children are now diagnosed as autistic, and autism is entering the general population's consciousness much louder than it did in the past. Books • 01 Apr
Eden's Shore by Oisin Fagan - read an extract At the close of the 18th century, Angel Kelly, an Irishman, sets sail from Liverpool aboard The Atlas with the intention of creating a Utopian commune in Brazil... Books • 22 Apr
Eden's Shore by Oisin Fagan - read an extract At the close of the 18th century, Angel Kelly, an Irishman, sets sail from Liverpool aboard The Atlas with the intention of creating a Utopian commune in Brazil... Books • 22 Apr
Assembling Ailish by Sharon Guard - read an extract Ailish McCarthy is not doing well... Books • 07 Apr
Assembling Ailish by Sharon Guard - read an extract Ailish McCarthy is not doing well... Books • 07 Apr
A Fix Of Light by Kel Menton - read an extract We present an extract from A Fix Of Light by Kel Menton, a new YA novel from a debut Irish author that blends queer romance and fantasy. New Irish Writing • 01 Mar
A Fix Of Light by Kel Menton - read an extract We present an extract from A Fix Of Light by Kel Menton, a new YA novel from a debut Irish author that blends queer romance and fantasy. New Irish Writing • 01 Mar
Extracted: The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth by Adrian Duncan During winter season in a secluded Alpine city, John Molloy, an Irish restorative sculptor, meets Bernadette, an enigmatic Italian sociologist... New Irish Writing • 25 Feb
Extracted: The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth by Adrian Duncan During winter season in a secluded Alpine city, John Molloy, an Irish restorative sculptor, meets Bernadette, an enigmatic Italian sociologist... New Irish Writing • 25 Feb
Confessions by Catherine Airey - read an extract Confessions follows three generations of women from New York to rural Ireland and back again... New Irish Writing • 25 Feb
Confessions by Catherine Airey - read an extract Confessions follows three generations of women from New York to rural Ireland and back again... New Irish Writing • 25 Feb
Confessions by Catherine Airey - read an extract Confessions follows three generations of women from New York to rural Ireland and back again... New Irish Writing • 05 Mar
Confessions by Catherine Airey - read an extract Confessions follows three generations of women from New York to rural Ireland and back again... New Irish Writing • 05 Mar
The Glass House by Rachel Donohue - read an extract Moving from the West of Ireland to Dublin, London, Florence and back, The Glass House is a compelling tale of two sisters and their secrets, of love, regret and vengeance. Books • 18 Feb
The Glass House by Rachel Donohue - read an extract Moving from the West of Ireland to Dublin, London, Florence and back, The Glass House is a compelling tale of two sisters and their secrets, of love, regret and vengeance. Books • 18 Feb
Frogs For Watchdogs by Seán Farrell - read an extract After years of moving from place to place, a young family finds shelter in an isolated house in the Irish countryside... New Irish Writing • 24 Feb
Frogs For Watchdogs by Seán Farrell - read an extract After years of moving from place to place, a young family finds shelter in an isolated house in the Irish countryside... New Irish Writing • 24 Feb
The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife by June O'Sullivan - read an extract In 1867, Eliza Carthy moves with her lighthouse-keeper husband, James, and sons, Peter and Joseph, to the remote island of Skellig Michael, off the coast of Kerry... Books • 02 Feb
The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife by June O'Sullivan - read an extract In 1867, Eliza Carthy moves with her lighthouse-keeper husband, James, and sons, Peter and Joseph, to the remote island of Skellig Michael, off the coast of Kerry... Books • 02 Feb
Sacrifice for The Master by Nicola Onwordi - read an extract We present an extract from the debut novel by Dublin-born, London-based Nicola Onwordi... Books • 20 Jan
Sacrifice for The Master by Nicola Onwordi - read an extract We present an extract from the debut novel by Dublin-born, London-based Nicola Onwordi... Books • 20 Jan
Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell - read an extract On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Books • 19 Jan
Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell - read an extract On a bright spring afternoon in Dublin, Ciara Fay makes a split-second decision that will change everything. Books • 19 Jan
Girl in the Making by Anna Fitzgerald - read an extract Jean Kennedy is a gentle, perceptive girl growing up in a very strange world: suburban Dublin in the 1970s and '80s... Books • 05 Dec 24
Girl in the Making by Anna Fitzgerald - read an extract Jean Kennedy is a gentle, perceptive girl growing up in a very strange world: suburban Dublin in the 1970s and '80s... Books • 05 Dec 24
Blue Diagonals by Lucy Holme - read an extract Blue Diagonals is an intimate and powerful exploration of love, loss, and healing. Holme's evocative prose draws on personal history and memory to illuminate the fragility and resilience of the human spirit. Books • 10 Dec 24
Blue Diagonals by Lucy Holme - read an extract Blue Diagonals is an intimate and powerful exploration of love, loss, and healing. Holme's evocative prose draws on personal history and memory to illuminate the fragility and resilience of the human spirit. Books • 10 Dec 24
W/w by Sarah Long - read an extract W/w follows the trials and triumphs of Mary, an aspiring artist and writer, in conflict with the world around her. Confined to the porch of her family home, Mary's consciousness searches for a new form, a larger space, to occupy. Books • 24 Nov 24
W/w by Sarah Long - read an extract W/w follows the trials and triumphs of Mary, an aspiring artist and writer, in conflict with the world around her. Confined to the porch of her family home, Mary's consciousness searches for a new form, a larger space, to occupy. Books • 24 Nov 24
One Limerick man's mission to save the Atlantic Wild Salmon Swimming Upstream is part memoir, part call-to-action - this is the story of Limerick man Patsy Peril's lifelong mission to save the Atlantic Wild Salmon. Books • 24 Nov 24
One Limerick man's mission to save the Atlantic Wild Salmon Swimming Upstream is part memoir, part call-to-action - this is the story of Limerick man Patsy Peril's lifelong mission to save the Atlantic Wild Salmon. Books • 24 Nov 24
