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Sophie White: ‘Staying playful and goofy is the secret of a happy relationship’
The author on her latest novel, Such a Good Couple; her experiences as a bipolar artist; and her genre-hopping tendencies
Julia Roberts to narrate Leonard and Hungry Paul
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Author Ragnar Jónasson: ‘There are a lot of Irish genes in the Icelandic population’
The Icelandic crime writer on his latest novel, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer; the trickiest Agatha Christie novel he has translated to Icelandic; and his favourite Irish authors
Moira Buffini wins YA Prize
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Safaris in South Africa: A party of zebras, munching rhinos, dirt roads, spectacular scenery and more
From safari pilgrimages in KwaZulu-Natal to ‘goofy’ surfing in Durban, South Africa offers pleasures rare and enticing
Triona Campbell: ‘Expect betrayals, a heavy body count, twists, heartbreak and romance’
YA author on her new thriller, which is part of a trilogy set in the gamer world
Jennifer Johnston day announced in Dún Laoghaire
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‘We came home to find our house on fire. I had a newborn and two toddlers at the time’
Amanda Cassidy on her latest thriller, The Stranger Inside; her big US and UK book deal; and her love of the character Tom Ripley
Gate announces cast for Poor
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Author Joseph Birchall: ‘Crime fiction can bring us something we don’t often see in reality - justice’
With one novel published and two more on the way, the author discusses the investigating duo he created, his brush with cinema success and the best writing advice he’s heard
Alvy Carragher and Ali Choudhary win Eavan Boland Award 2025
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Miami Showband massacre 50 years on: ‘The trauma lasts for ever’ – Stephen Travers
British collusion was systemic in Troubles, survivor says, and went far higher than UDR foot soldiers
Booker Prize longlist 2025 ‘alive with great characters and narrative surprises’, says chair of judges Roddy Doyle
Trinidadian-Irish author Claire Adam and former winner Kiran Desai on most international list ever
Forest Fest 2025: stars align to send feelgood festival fans home happy
It was all about the music at Forest Fest in the picturesque village of Emo in Co Laois
Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick: ‘With picture books, I’m ruthless, and that has carried over into my novel’
The writer and illustrator reveals the first book in her new fantasy series - The Museum of Lost Umbrellas
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