Book Of The Week: The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine When John William De Forest coined the 'Great American Novel' in 1868, he anticipated a work which had the ability communicate the tableau of contemporary living through "the ordinary emotions and manners of American existence". Book Of The Week • 23 Jun
Book Of The Week: The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine When John William De Forest coined the 'Great American Novel' in 1868, he anticipated a work which had the ability communicate the tableau of contemporary living through "the ordinary emotions and manners of American existence". Book Of The Week • 23 Jun
Book Of The Week: Our Song by Anna Carey Our Song marks Carey's first foray into fiction for adults, and what unfurls in this charming and compulsively readable novel is not just a tender love story, but one that harmonises with Carey's real life story of musical romance. Book Of The Week • 16 Jun
Book Of The Week: Our Song by Anna Carey Our Song marks Carey's first foray into fiction for adults, and what unfurls in this charming and compulsively readable novel is not just a tender love story, but one that harmonises with Carey's real life story of musical romance. Book Of The Week • 16 Jun
Book Of The Week: Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney Elaine Feeney's new novel is a masterclass in Irish storytelling... Book Of The Week • 09 Jun
Book Of The Week: Let Me Go Mad in My Own Way by Elaine Feeney Elaine Feeney's new novel is a masterclass in Irish storytelling... Book Of The Week • 09 Jun
Book Of The Week: The Emperor Of Gladness by Ocean Vuong A title like The Emperor of Gladness conjures images of grandeur, or indeed of a utopian state, writes Conor Hanratty. Book Of The Week • 14 May
Book Of The Week: The Emperor Of Gladness by Ocean Vuong A title like The Emperor of Gladness conjures images of grandeur, or indeed of a utopian state, writes Conor Hanratty. Book Of The Week • 14 May
Book Of The Week: Open, Heaven by Sean Hewitt Just as for his remarkable memoir, All Down Darkness Wide, Sean Hewitt has borrowed the title of his debut novel from another poet, writes Conor Hanratty. Book Of The Week • 17 Apr
Book Of The Week: Open, Heaven by Sean Hewitt Just as for his remarkable memoir, All Down Darkness Wide, Sean Hewitt has borrowed the title of his debut novel from another poet, writes Conor Hanratty. Book Of The Week • 17 Apr
Book Of The Week: Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld I was immediately struck by the title of Curtis Sittenfeld's new collection of 12 short stories, Show Don't Tell, writes Sarah Trott. Books • 04 Mar
Book Of The Week: Show Don't Tell by Curtis Sittenfeld I was immediately struck by the title of Curtis Sittenfeld's new collection of 12 short stories, Show Don't Tell, writes Sarah Trott. Books • 04 Mar
Book Of The Week: Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell Much has been made in recent years about the rise of the so-called 'Issues Novel' in Ireland. Book Of The Week • 28 Jan
Book Of The Week: Nesting by Roisin O'Donnell Much has been made in recent years about the rise of the so-called 'Issues Novel' in Ireland. Book Of The Week • 28 Jan
David McCullagh on Communism's forgotten radicals 'This book is crammed full of stories of fascinating people who led extraordinary lives – and yet one of the main characters is actually a building.' Book Of The Week • 08 Sep 24
David McCullagh on Communism's forgotten radicals 'This book is crammed full of stories of fascinating people who led extraordinary lives – and yet one of the main characters is actually a building.' Book Of The Week • 08 Sep 24
Book Of The Day: Nuala O'Connor's Seaborne A vast array of novels have carved their plots from the remnants of history. Books • 21 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: Nuala O'Connor's Seaborne A vast array of novels have carved their plots from the remnants of history. Books • 21 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: The Heart In Winter by Kevin Barry Reading Kevin Barry is like hanging out with a fun relative at a lavish family wedding; one you're happy to have been pulled aside to listen to, despite the revels and capers all around... Books • 18 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: The Heart In Winter by Kevin Barry Reading Kevin Barry is like hanging out with a fun relative at a lavish family wedding; one you're happy to have been pulled aside to listen to, despite the revels and capers all around... Books • 18 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: Reality Check by Vicki Notaro As a seasoned reader, I can honestly say that every holiday check list I write includes a book. Books • 03 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: Reality Check by Vicki Notaro As a seasoned reader, I can honestly say that every holiday check list I write includes a book. Books • 03 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: Devotion by Mícheál McCann One of the most frustrating things about contemporary attitudes to the Confessional lyric is the expectation that it should be wholly autobiographical. Books • 03 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: Devotion by Mícheál McCann One of the most frustrating things about contemporary attitudes to the Confessional lyric is the expectation that it should be wholly autobiographical. Books • 03 Jul 24
Book Of The Day: Old Romantics by Maggie Armstrong You only have to nip into any bookshop to become aware of the overwhelming rise in romance fiction... Books • 26 Jun 24
Book Of The Day: Old Romantics by Maggie Armstrong You only have to nip into any bookshop to become aware of the overwhelming rise in romance fiction... Books • 26 Jun 24
Book Of The Day: Land Is All That Matters by Myles Dungan The assertion that land is all that matters, and that the struggle over it "shaped Irish history", are big claims to make. Book Of The Week • 26 Jun 24
Book Of The Day: Land Is All That Matters by Myles Dungan The assertion that land is all that matters, and that the struggle over it "shaped Irish history", are big claims to make. Book Of The Week • 26 Jun 24
Book Of The Week: Openings by Lucy Caldwell The Carver-esque story titles that make up Lucy Caldwell's new collection belie the lyricism at work in the author's short story canon. Book Of The Week • 11 Jun 24
Book Of The Week: Openings by Lucy Caldwell The Carver-esque story titles that make up Lucy Caldwell's new collection belie the lyricism at work in the author's short story canon. Book Of The Week • 11 Jun 24
Book Of The Week: The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes Profoundly moving in its delicacy, Caoilinn Hughes's The Alternatives is a portrait of four brilliant sisters moving through the grief of life after death. Books • 28 May 24
Book Of The Week: The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes Profoundly moving in its delicacy, Caoilinn Hughes's The Alternatives is a portrait of four brilliant sisters moving through the grief of life after death. Books • 28 May 24
Book Of The Week: International Booker Prize winner Kairos In relentless, unflinching present tense sentences, punched on to the page, it explores the extent to which human hearts might rise above history... Books • 24 May 24
Book Of The Week: International Booker Prize winner Kairos In relentless, unflinching present tense sentences, punched on to the page, it explores the extent to which human hearts might rise above history... Books • 24 May 24
Book Of The Week: You Are Here by David Nicholls Coming soon after the release of the Netflix version of One Day, David Nicholls' latest novel is another bitter-sweet homage to skewed romance. Books • 22 May 24
Book Of The Week: You Are Here by David Nicholls Coming soon after the release of the Netflix version of One Day, David Nicholls' latest novel is another bitter-sweet homage to skewed romance. Books • 22 May 24
Book Of The Week: Habitat by Catriona Shine It's a wonderful oddity when a debut novel is truly uncategorisable, trailblazing with no comparisons readily available... Books • 13 May 24
Book Of The Week: Habitat by Catriona Shine It's a wonderful oddity when a debut novel is truly uncategorisable, trailblazing with no comparisons readily available... Books • 13 May 24
Reviewed: Knife, Salman Rushdie's memoir of surviving attack Knife is Salman Rushdie's account of how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life in August 2022, in which he lost his right eye and partial use of his left hand, writes Paul Giles. Book Of The Week • 22 Apr 24
Reviewed: Knife, Salman Rushdie's memoir of surviving attack Knife is Salman Rushdie's account of how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life in August 2022, in which he lost his right eye and partial use of his left hand, writes Paul Giles. Book Of The Week • 22 Apr 24
Book Of The Week: Quickly, While They Still Have Horses In 1973, Gabriel García Márquez told The Atlantic: "In Mexico, surrealism runs through the streets... Surrealism comes from the reality of Latin America." Book Of The Week • 17 Apr 24
Book Of The Week: Quickly, While They Still Have Horses In 1973, Gabriel García Márquez told The Atlantic: "In Mexico, surrealism runs through the streets... Surrealism comes from the reality of Latin America." Book Of The Week • 17 Apr 24
Book Of The Week: Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson Sinéad Gleeson has forged a career that has, among other things, become largely devoted to supporting fellow artists, particularly female artists... Books • 09 Apr 24
Book Of The Week: Hagstone by Sinéad Gleeson Sinéad Gleeson has forged a career that has, among other things, become largely devoted to supporting fellow artists, particularly female artists... Books • 09 Apr 24
Book Of The Week: Barcelona by Mary Costello In an era of debut hype and flash-in-the-pan literary controversies, sometimes all it takes is the quiet return of an old master to remind us how it's done. Books • 20 Mar 24
Book Of The Week: Barcelona by Mary Costello In an era of debut hype and flash-in-the-pan literary controversies, sometimes all it takes is the quiet return of an old master to remind us how it's done. Books • 20 Mar 24
Book Of The Week: Gub by Scott McKendry For Aristotle, the art of comedy was about more than just soliciting laughs. Books • 11 Mar 24
Book Of The Week: Gub by Scott McKendry For Aristotle, the art of comedy was about more than just soliciting laughs. Books • 11 Mar 24
Book Of The Week: Rapture's Road by Seán Hewitt Sean chats to poet Seán Hewitt about his new collection, Rapture's Road. Books • 03 Feb 24
Book Of The Week: Rapture's Road by Seán Hewitt Sean chats to poet Seán Hewitt about his new collection, Rapture's Road. Books • 03 Feb 24
