https://www.rte.ie/culture/books/en-ieRTÉ 2025-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1516517-author-meg-grehan-how-writing-in-verse-helped-me-find-my-voice/'Poetry is a scary word for so many...' Acclaimed Donegal-based author Meg Grehan introduces her latest novel for young readers The Brightest Star, written entirely in verse.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:00:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1516517-author-meg-grehan-how-writing-in-verse-helped-me-find-my-voice/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0624/1518106-the-tarot-reader-of-versailles-by-anya-bergman-read-an-extract/It is the early days of the French Revolution and, on the streets of Paris, terror reigns.Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand is a young woman with an extraordinary power...Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0624/1518106-the-tarot-reader-of-versailles-by-anya-bergman-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1517559-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...Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0620/1517559-in-plain-sight-by-joseph-birchall-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1518105-an-audience-with-big-jack-eamon-carrs-new-book-extracted/In the late 1980s Horslips lyricist and drummer Eamon Carr began his journalistic career by conducting interviews with an eclectic mix of famous people.Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:00:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0618/1518105-an-audience-with-big-jack-eamon-carrs-new-book-extracted/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1518959-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".Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0623/1518959-book-of-the-week-the-benefactors-by-wendy-erskine/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0622/1519209-get-creative-on-writing-a-novel-go-find-your-tribe/Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start?Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:00:52 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0622/1519209-get-creative-on-writing-a-novel-go-find-your-tribe/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0608/1515464-get-creative-writing-non-fiction-hybrid-texts-collaborations/Ever thought about writing non-fiction, be it an essay, a memoir or even a brief snapshot of your life? Why not take the leap?Sun, 08 Jun 2025 07:00:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0608/1515464-get-creative-writing-non-fiction-hybrid-texts-collaborations/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0616/1517567-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.Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0616/1517567-book-of-the-week-our-song-by-anna-carey/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518309-katherine-lynch-the-magic-of-bloomsday-and-finding-joy-in-joyce/Bloomsday is simply Bohemian bowler hat heaven in our beloved Dublin.Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:31:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0613/1518309-katherine-lynch-the-magic-of-bloomsday-and-finding-joy-in-joyce/Bloomsdayhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1516682-something-for-the-weekend-oisin-fagans-cultural-picks/Oisin's new novel, Eden's Shore, is a bold and inventive work that explores greed, love and power in an imagined South America at the close of the 18th century.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:00:59 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0612/1516682-something-for-the-weekend-oisin-fagans-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0616/1518605-james-joyce-dante-ulysses-divine-comedy/Dante and Joyce take different paths with the Divine Comedy and Ulysses, but their journeys are deeply connectedMon, 16 Jun 2025 09:34:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0616/1518605-james-joyce-dante-ulysses-divine-comedy/James Joycehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0615/1517896-get-creative-on-writing-a-novel-a-great-place-to-start/Ever dreamed of writing a novel but didn't know where to start? Now's the perfect time to pick up your pen (or keyboard) and dive into the world of storytelling—no experience needed, just your imagination.Sun, 15 Jun 2025 07:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0615/1517896-get-creative-on-writing-a-novel-a-great-place-to-start/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2025/0603/1516424-rtejr-book-club-june-2025/Ruth Concannon, Publications Officer for Children's Books Ireland, is here with more great reading recommendations for all you RTÉjr Book Clubbers. And she tells us about a brand new reading guide too!Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:53:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2025/0603/1516424-rtejr-book-club-june-2025/Book Clubhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0616/1518012-bloomsday-1964-history-dublin-james-joyce-ulysses/Dublin's annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses may be a big event now, but its debut outing was rather inauspiciousMon, 16 Jun 2025 00:01:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0616/1518012-bloomsday-1964-history-dublin-james-joyce-ulysses/Bloomsdayhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517134-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...Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0609/1517134-book-of-the-week-let-me-go-mad-in-my-own-way-by-elaine-feeney/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0616/1518757-rte-podcast-we-love-books-childrens-books-ireland-awards/We Love Books is the podcast from RTE where all about books - the people who make them and the kids who read them!Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:52:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0616/1518757-rte-podcast-we-love-books-childrens-books-ireland-awards/Podcastshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0613/1518109-james-joyce-latin-language-ulysses-bloomsday-portrait/The language, the way it was taught and references to Latin literature are constants throughout James Joyce's workFri, 13 Jun 2025 12:25:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0613/1518109-james-joyce-latin-language-ulysses-bloomsday-portrait/James Joycehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0608/1516676-a-one-stop-summer-reading-list-via-a-trio-of-top-irish-authors/Speaking to Brendan O'Connor, acclaimed Irish authors authors Naoise Dolan, John Banville and Emer McLysaght bring us an eclectic list of book recommendations for your suitcase this summerSun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0608/1516676-a-one-stop-summer-reading-list-via-a-trio-of-top-irish-authors/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0611/1517183-something-for-the-weekend-anna-careys-cultural-picks/Anna Carey is an Irish Book Award-winning novelist, journalist, editor and scriptwriter who spent her teens and twenties playing in bands...Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0611/1517183-something-for-the-weekend-anna-careys-cultural-picks/Something For The Weekendhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0611/1517487-why-jane-austen-novels-make-perfect-period-adaptations/Announcing its new six-part adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, Netflix quoted screenwriter Dolly Alderton as saying: "Once in a generation, a group of people get to retell this wonderful story."Wed, 11 Jun 2025 08:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0611/1517487-why-jane-austen-novels-make-perfect-period-adaptations/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1515420-village-people-christine-dwyer-hickey-on-dublin-then-and-now/We present the text of a speech made by author Christine Dwyer Hickey at the Dublin Literary Dinner, 2025, celebrating the winner of this year's Dublin Literary Award, Canadian author Michael Crummey.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0604/1515420-village-people-christine-dwyer-hickey-on-dublin-then-and-now/Reminisceshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0607/1516648-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.Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:00:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0607/1516648-our-song-by-anna-carey-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1514140-artist-dorothy-cross-on-returning-a-mummified-body-to-egypt/We present an extract from Kinship, the new book by celebrated artist Dorothy Cross.Wed, 21 May 2025 14:00:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1514140-artist-dorothy-cross-on-returning-a-mummified-body-to-egypt/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0528/1514651-watch-poet-stephen-james-smith-celebrates-the-voices-of-dublin/For the 10th anniversary of their Dublin You Are project, Dublin City Council Culture Company have created a new film, entitled Talk To Me, to reflect the voices of people across Dublin City.Wed, 28 May 2025 11:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0528/1514651-watch-poet-stephen-james-smith-celebrates-the-voices-of-dublin/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1515176-that-is-the-writers-decision-desmond-fennells-legacy-today/'That is the writer's decision!': The legacy, rigour, and continued relevance of Desmond Fennell's thinkingThu, 29 May 2025 10:00:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0529/1515176-that-is-the-writers-decision-desmond-fennells-legacy-today/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0529/1515628-books-conn-of-the-dead-dave-rudden-read-an-extract/Tales of Darkisle is the new horror series from award-winning author Dave Rudden, nd we have an extract from the first book in the collection.Thu, 29 May 2025 11:56:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0529/1515628-books-conn-of-the-dead-dave-rudden-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1515308-the-river-crana-frank-mcguinness-on-his-new-poetry-collection/Frank McGuinness is one of our greatest writers. He is best known for plays such as The Factory Girls, Observe The Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme, Carthaginians and Someone Who'll Watch Over Me as well as his adaptations of Ibsen.Tue, 27 May 2025 22:37:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0527/1515308-the-river-crana-frank-mcguinness-on-his-new-poetry-collection/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0601/1515688-get-creative-on-non-fiction-writing-groups-and-first-readers/Ever thought about writing non-fiction, be it an essay, a memoir or even a brief snapshot of your life? Why not take the leap?Sun, 01 Jun 2025 07:00:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0601/1515688-get-creative-on-non-fiction-writing-groups-and-first-readers/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1513933-international-dublin-literary-award/Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the prestigious International Dublin Literary Award when the winner of the €100,000 award is announced in Dublin.Wed, 21 May 2025 06:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0521/1513933-international-dublin-literary-award/Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514141-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.Thu, 22 May 2025 07:00:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514141-twenty-twenty-vision-by-mary-morrissy-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0520/1513966-horrible-histories-author-terry-deary/Bestselling author Terry Deary tells Oliver that he believes history is about measuring yourself against people in the past but it isn't being well taught in schools.Tue, 20 May 2025 18:19:51 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0520/1513966-horrible-histories-author-terry-deary/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514276-the-prompt-rte-radio-1s-new-showcase-for-fresh-irish-writing/The first episode of The Prompt presented by Zoë Comyns airs on Sunday 7.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.Thu, 22 May 2025 09:23:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514276-the-prompt-rte-radio-1s-new-showcase-for-fresh-irish-writing/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0520/1513959-poet-paul-durcan-remembered-by-rte-arena-sunday-miscellany/For RTÉ Arena, Thomas McCarthy pays tribute to fellow poet Paul Durcan, who passed away over the weekend.Tue, 20 May 2025 17:29:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0520/1513959-poet-paul-durcan-remembered-by-rte-arena-sunday-miscellany/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0525/1514288-get-creative-the-craft-of-non-fiction-writing-audio-essays/RTÉ Radio 1 is home to one of the best outlets for audio essays in the world. Sunday Miscellany has been broadcasting "new writing for radio accompanied by complementary music" every Sunday morning since 1968.Sun, 25 May 2025 07:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0525/1514288-get-creative-the-craft-of-non-fiction-writing-audio-essays/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514384-putting-northern-irelands-women-writers-front-and-centre/Later this month, a collective of women working in collaboration with the Drama Department at Queen's University Belfast will host the Front and Centre celebration of writing by women, non-binary and queer writers.Thu, 22 May 2025 16:25:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0522/1514384-putting-northern-irelands-women-writers-front-and-centre/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0515/1513118-olympian-cleric-brigadista-robert-hilliards-enigmatic-life/Celebrated in song by Christy Moore and affectionately recalled in many memoirs, Robert "Bob" Hilliard, the author's grandfather, is one of Ireland's best-known International Brigadistas.Thu, 15 May 2025 16:35:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0515/1513118-olympian-cleric-brigadista-robert-hilliards-enigmatic-life/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0517/1513432-paul-durcan-poet/Paul Durcan, one of Ireland's most renowned contemporary poets, has died at the age of 80.Sat, 17 May 2025 16:27:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0517/1513432-paul-durcan-poet/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0517/1512899-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.Sat, 17 May 2025 08:00:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0517/1512899-extracted-water-in-the-desert-fire-in-the-night-by-gethan-dick/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0318/1476225-watch-paul-durcan-at-80-rte-arena-celebrates-the-great-poet/Writers Colm Toibín, Paula Meehan, Dermot Bolger, join Sean Rocks on RTÉ Arena to celebrate the 80th birthday of poet Paul Durcan and the publication of the new book Paul Durcan: 80 at 80Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:01:05 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0318/1476225-watch-paul-durcan-at-80-rte-arena-celebrates-the-great-poet/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0518/1512625-get-creative-the-craft-of-non-fiction-self-editing/In a new series, author, critic and broadcaster Cristín Leach explores the craft of non-fiction...Sun, 18 May 2025 07:00:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0518/1512625-get-creative-the-craft-of-non-fiction-self-editing/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0514/1512892-belle-and-sebastians-stuart-murdochs-on-his-debut-novel/Stuart Murdoch is a singer, songwriter and founder member of iconic Glasgow band Belle and Sebastian.Wed, 14 May 2025 17:32:58 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0514/1512892-belle-and-sebastians-stuart-murdochs-on-his-debut-novel/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0514/1512598-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.Wed, 14 May 2025 10:00:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0514/1512598-book-of-the-week-the-emperor-of-gladness-by-ocean-vuong/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0513/1510755-poem-of-the-week-dear-small-girl-by-lauren-odonovan/Our Poem Of The Week comes from Cork poet Lauren O'Donovan, taken from her new poetry chapbook Superposition.Tue, 13 May 2025 12:00:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0513/1510755-poem-of-the-week-dear-small-girl-by-lauren-odonovan/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0508/1511332-to-avenge-a-dead-gacier-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.Thu, 08 May 2025 07:00:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0508/1511332-to-avenge-a-dead-gacier-by-shane-tivenan-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0502/1508931-niamh-ni-mhaoileoin-on-faith-family-identity-her-debut-novel/Writer Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin introduces her debut novel Ordinary Saints, an exploration of family, grief, queer identity, and the legacy of the Catholic Church in Ireland.Fri, 02 May 2025 09:00:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0502/1508931-niamh-ni-mhaoileoin-on-faith-family-identity-her-debut-novel/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0430/1509870-poetry-day-ireland-2025-thank-you-by-othuke-umukoro/For Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0430/1509870-poetry-day-ireland-2025-thank-you-by-othuke-umukoro/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2025/0506/1511320-rte-jr-book-club-may-2025/In this month's RTÉjr Book Club, with thanks to our friends at Children's Books Ireland, Ruth Concannon showcases new voices in Irish Children's Books.Tue, 06 May 2025 13:19:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2025/0506/1511320-rte-jr-book-club-may-2025/RTÉjr Book Clubhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0501/1509871-poetry-day-ireland-2025-we-carried-may-by-roisin-leggett-bohan/For Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Thu, 01 May 2025 08:00:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0501/1509871-poetry-day-ireland-2025-we-carried-may-by-roisin-leggett-bohan/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0501/1509872-poetry-day-mayday-le-gormfhlaith-ni-shiochain-ni-bheolain/For Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Thu, 01 May 2025 07:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0501/1509872-poetry-day-mayday-le-gormfhlaith-ni-shiochain-ni-bheolain/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0501/1509873-poetry-day-ireland-2025-la-binn-bealtaine-by-alan-titley/For Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day.Thu, 01 May 2025 10:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0501/1509873-poetry-day-ireland-2025-la-binn-bealtaine-by-alan-titley/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0504/1510298-get-creative-the-craft-of-non-fiction-writing-personal-essays/Ever thought about writing non-fiction, be it an essay, a memoir or even a brief snapshot of your life? Why not take the leap?Sun, 04 May 2025 07:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0504/1510298-get-creative-the-craft-of-non-fiction-writing-personal-essays/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0428/1509869-poetry-day-ireland-2025-hawthorn-by-stephen-de-burca/As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0428/1509869-poetry-day-ireland-2025-hawthorn-by-stephen-de-burca/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0423/1508908-poetry-day-ireland-2025-the-laying-hen-by-rosamund-taylor/As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0423/1508908-poetry-day-ireland-2025-the-laying-hen-by-rosamund-taylor/Poetry Day Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0429/1509874-poetry-day-ireland-2025-la-bealtaine-le-diarmuid-johnson/As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:00:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0429/1509874-poetry-day-ireland-2025-la-bealtaine-le-diarmuid-johnson/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0423/1509028-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...Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:00:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0423/1509028-ordinary-saints-by-niamh-ni-mhaoileoin-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0426/1509081-poetry-day-ireland-2025-may-day-by-gabriel-rosenstock/As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:00:55 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0426/1509081-poetry-day-ireland-2025-may-day-by-gabriel-rosenstock/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508183-radical-irish-thinker-desmond-fennell-celebrated-in-new-volume/Boluisce Press, the new imprint from the Journal of Music dedicated to culture and ideas, has announced that it will publish The Radical Thinking of Desmond Fennell this June.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:01:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508183-radical-irish-thinker-desmond-fennell-celebrated-in-new-volume/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0424/1509044-poetry-day-ireland-tea-break-with-tin-mug-by-enda-coyle-greene/As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:00:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0424/1509044-poetry-day-ireland-tea-break-with-tin-mug-by-enda-coyle-greene/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0425/1509068-poetry-day-ireland-2025-duplex-by-stuart-barnes/As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:00:50 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0425/1509068-poetry-day-ireland-2025-duplex-by-stuart-barnes/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0427/1509085-poetry-day-ireland-i-carve-a-future-into-the-year-by-jo-bear/As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day...Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0427/1509085-poetry-day-ireland-i-carve-a-future-into-the-year-by-jo-bear/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1505452-poetry-day-ireland-2025-the-suns-return-by-lorna-shaughnessy/As part of Poetry Day Ireland 2025, twelve poems have been selected following a national call out to respond to this year's theme, May Day - read The Sun's Return by Lorna Shaughnessy below.Wed, 02 Apr 2025 12:49:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1505452-poetry-day-ireland-2025-the-suns-return-by-lorna-shaughnessy/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0427/1507594-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-writing-is-rewriting/Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap? In a new series, award-winning poet Jessica Traynor shares insights to help you find your voice.Sun, 27 Apr 2025 07:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0427/1507594-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-writing-is-rewriting/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0426/1509115-fresh-reads-7-recent-irish-debut-novels-you-might-have-missed/The Irish literary scene has never not been in rude health - but its robustness is found in the new writers and work that is coming through.Sat, 26 Apr 2025 07:00:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0426/1509115-fresh-reads-7-recent-irish-debut-novels-you-might-have-missed/Listicleshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0424/1505559-tom-crean-an-irish-comic-book-hero-inside-the-new-graphic-novel/Author and Polar historian Michael Smith introduces Tom Crean – Irish Antarctic Hero, his new graphic novel (illustrated by David Butler) celebating the legendary Kerry-born explorer.Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0424/1505559-tom-crean-an-irish-comic-book-hero-inside-the-new-graphic-novel/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503693-edens-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...Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:08:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503693-edens-shore-by-oisin-fagan-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0422/1508899-discover-irish-kids-books-new-releases-april-older-kids/Here are a selection of new releases from Irish authors with Triona Campbell from Discover Irish Kids Books.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:40:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0422/1508899-discover-irish-kids-books-new-releases-april-older-kids/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0422/1508896-discover-irish-kids-books-for-younger-readers-in-april/Discover Irish Kids Books this April for Younger Readers. Great reading recommendations from Triona Campbell.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:20:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0422/1508896-discover-irish-kids-books-for-younger-readers-in-april/Discover Irish Kids Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0416/1506328-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.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 07:00:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0416/1506328-writers-anonymous-by-william-wall-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0420/1506360-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-building-the-dollhouse/Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap?Sun, 20 Apr 2025 07:00:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0420/1506360-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-building-the-dollhouse/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0414/1507516-mario-vargas-llosa/Peruvian writer and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died yesterday at the age of 89, his family announced, ending the era of Latin America's literary golden generation.Mon, 14 Apr 2025 08:22:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0414/1507516-mario-vargas-llosa/Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1506704-why-do-we-turn-to-poetry-a-poem-for-ireland-this-may-day/Poet in Residence with Poetry Ireland Anne Tannam welcomes us to this year's Poetry Day Ireland celebrations...Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:00:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1506704-why-do-we-turn-to-poetry-a-poem-for-ireland-this-may-day/Anne Tannamhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508009-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.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 10:00:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0417/1508009-book-of-the-week-open-heaven-by-sean-hewitt/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0408/1506257-how-did-irish-authors-books-end-up-in-metas-ai-data/We've been here before. Remember the 'You wouldn't steal a car' piracy ads in the early noughties, ushered in by the increase in dodgy DVD copies of the latest Hollywood blockbusters?Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:00:16 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0408/1506257-how-did-irish-authors-books-end-up-in-metas-ai-data/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0416/1507955-we-love-books-podcast-zainab-boladale/On this We Love Books Podcast, journalist, TV presenter and author, Zainab Boladale, talks big dreams, small towns and the magic of local libraries. And her book - Braids Take A Day.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:44:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/2025/0416/1507955-we-love-books-podcast-zainab-boladale/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0408/1506299-sunday-miscellany-salutes-the-enduring-power-of-the-great-gatsby/Saluting the enduring power of F Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby at 100Tue, 08 Apr 2025 10:41:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0408/1506299-sunday-miscellany-salutes-the-enduring-power-of-the-great-gatsby/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0403/1505696-anne-enright-paul-muldoon-on-the-pros-cons-of-poetry-prose/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:02:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0403/1505696-anne-enright-paul-muldoon-on-the-pros-cons-of-poetry-prose/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0409/1505560-books-take-center-stage-at-dublin-international-literature-fest/The International Literature Festival Dublin (ILFD) returns for its 2025 edition from May 16th to 25th with a programme that includes over 200 events, spotlighting both Irish and international literary talents across fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and moreWed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0409/1505560-books-take-center-stage-at-dublin-international-literature-fest/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0319/1502988-assembling-ailish-by-sharon-guard-read-an-extract/Ailish McCarthy is not doing well...Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:17:43 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0319/1502988-assembling-ailish-by-sharon-guard-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0410/1504465-celebrating-20-years-of-one-dublin-one-book/Every April for the last 20 years, one book got its moment in the sun with the popular One Dublin One Book initiative from Dublin City Council.Thu, 10 Apr 2025 11:00:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0410/1504465-celebrating-20-years-of-one-dublin-one-book/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0413/1506359-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-who-are-you-talking-to/Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap?Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:00:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0413/1506359-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-who-are-you-talking-to/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1495906-wired-our-own-way-the-new-anthology-of-irish-austistic-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.Tue, 01 Apr 2025 07:00:27 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1495906-wired-our-own-way-the-new-anthology-of-irish-austistic-voices/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0406/1503381-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-pinning-the-poem-to-the-page/Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap?Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0406/1503381-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-pinning-the-poem-to-the-page/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0403/1503712-watch-connections-a-poem-for-world-down-syndrome-day/A powerful new short film, Connections, brings poetry and history together through a deeply personal lens - watch above.Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:00:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0403/1503712-watch-connections-a-poem-for-world-down-syndrome-day/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1503964-poem-of-the-week-the-flight-by-maurice-riordan/Our Poem Of The Week is The Flight by Cork poet Maurice Riordan, taken from his new volume of Selected Poems.Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1503964-poem-of-the-week-the-flight-by-maurice-riordan/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1505056-sunday-miscellany-come-west-with-me-to-beara-by-conal-creedon/"She seldom spoke of loneliness- but sometimes dared to dream Up high, Up high. Where Golden Fish and Angels fly..."Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:00:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1505056-sunday-miscellany-come-west-with-me-to-beara-by-conal-creedon/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0403/1505057-sunday-miscellany-mina-is-the-word-for-love-by-amenazeb-khan/When I was seven I asked my mother, what is love in our native tongue?Thu, 03 Apr 2025 13:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0403/1505057-sunday-miscellany-mina-is-the-word-for-love-by-amenazeb-khan/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0328/1504388-palestinian-writer-ahmed-masoud-on-the-literature-of-his-homeland/Cúirt International Festival of Literature is 40 this year – and it's celebrating with a line-up led by Irish novelists Sally Rooney and Roddy Doyle and poet Paul Muldoon.Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:15 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0328/1504388-palestinian-writer-ahmed-masoud-on-the-literature-of-his-homeland/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1505214-a-sparkle-of-magic-neil-hegarty-on-finding-your-writing-voice/RTÉ is inviting entries to one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary prizes, the RTÉ Short Story Competition in honour of writer and broadcaster, Francis MacManus...Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:00:28 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0402/1505214-a-sparkle-of-magic-neil-hegarty-on-finding-your-writing-voice/RTÉ Short Story Competitionhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1493598-a-brief-inhalation-by-daragh-fleming-read-an-extract/A Brief Inhalation offers readers a candid exploration of the everyday and the extraordinary...Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:00:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1493598-a-brief-inhalation-by-daragh-fleming-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1504420-chasing-the-high-jan-carsons-short-story-tips-for-writers/RTÉ is inviting entries to one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary prizes, the RTÉ Short Story Competition...Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:00:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0401/1504420-chasing-the-high-jan-carsons-short-story-tips-for-writers/RTÉ Short Story Competitionhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0327/1504397-writer-tristan-rosenstock-on-the-fine-art-of-the-short-story/Advice from the judges about what they look for in a short story...Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:57:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0327/1504397-writer-tristan-rosenstock-on-the-fine-art-of-the-short-story/RTÉ Short Story Competitionhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0330/1495902-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-beetles-and-bad-dreams/Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap? In a new series, award-winning poet Jessica Traynor shares insights to help you find your voice.Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:00:15 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0330/1495902-get-creative-on-writing-poetry-beetles-and-bad-dreams/Get Creativehttps://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2025/0331/1505046-rtejr-book-club-april-2025/In this month's RTÉjr Book Club, with thanks to our friends at Children's Books Ireland, Ruth Concannon has gathered tales of mysterious unicorns and magical dragons.Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:09:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2025/0331/1505046-rtejr-book-club-april-2025/RTÉjr Book Clubhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0325/1503944-jane-austen-novels-ranked/As Jane Austen turns 250, a definitive ranking of her novels and why the true power of Austen is still to be found in her written workTue, 25 Mar 2025 12:24:44 +0000https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0325/1503944-jane-austen-novels-ranked/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0329/1504182-why-supporting-indie-irish-bookshops-matters-in-the-age-of-amazon/The message was stark but indisputable. "Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon.ie, both online and in the high street," said Kenny's bookshop on Instagram.Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:00:54 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0329/1504182-why-supporting-indie-irish-bookshops-matters-in-the-age-of-amazon/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0323/1503602-careless-people-the-facebook-expose-everyones-talking-about/If you happened to find yourself perusing Dublin's bookshops over the weekend looking for a particular tome - Careless People: A Story of Where I Used to Work - you would have come away empty-handed.Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:06:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0323/1503602-careless-people-the-facebook-expose-everyones-talking-about/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503754-naoise-dolan-on-dublin-life-and-her-gra-for-the-irish-language/Author Naoise Dolan is the inaugural IPUT Writer-in-Residence at Wilton Park in Dublin, awarded on an annual basis to a published writer to enable them to live and make work in Dublin, and contribute to the life of the city.Mon, 24 Mar 2025 13:22:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503754-naoise-dolan-on-dublin-life-and-her-gra-for-the-irish-language/Opinion and Analysishttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0325/1503845-dublin-literary-award/Irish Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch has been shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award for his highly acclaimed novel Prophet Song.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:01:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0325/1503845-dublin-literary-award/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503836-anne-enright/Irish author Anne Enright has said she is "floored" after being awarded the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize which carries a prize fund of $175,000 (€162,000) for each recipient.Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:08:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2025/0324/1503836-anne-enright/Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0324/1503736-new-releases-discover-irish-kids-books-for-march/Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:36:52 +0000https://www.rte.ie/learn/2025/0324/1503736-new-releases-discover-irish-kids-books-for-march/Discover Irish Kids Books