Novelist Emma Healey: ‘There’s an idea that painting all the roofs in the world white would reduce the global temperature’
The author of Sweat on her plan to save Earth, her least favourite quote, and Colm Tóibín’s shapely writing
Trinity Library showcases modern greats
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Roisín O’Donnell: ‘I became hyper-aware of the manipulative language used by abusive partners. I wanted to cut through that’
The author on Nesting, her novel about coercive control; her complicated identity; and misogyny on social media
University writers in residence unveiled
Books newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages; Dylan Thomas Prize; Classics Now; The Last Boy; Mick Herron award; Susan Cahill longlisted; Working-Class Writers’ Prize; Laureate na nÓg mentoring
Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Michael Longley: ‘One of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’
President and fellow writers celebrate the legacy of one of Ireland’s finest poets
Award-winning poet Michael Longley dies aged 85
Michael Longley, from Belfast, received several awards for his 13 collections, including the Feltrinelli Prize
Author Jon Ransom: ‘My mother was remarkable. She gave me a passion to tell stories’
The author on his two wins for LGBTQ+ literature, how Norfolk has shaped him, and his ‘filmic’ style of writing
Kate O’Brien Prize shortlist revealed
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Dublin Literary Award 2025: Seven Irish authors on longlist for €100,000 prize
Irish authors Paul Lynch, Colin Barrett, John Boyne, Sinéad Gleeson and Nuala O’Connor also among 71 nominees for €100,000 fiction prize
Irish author Colin Barrett’s Wild Houses wins Nero debut fiction prize
Nero Book Awards judges praise novel for ‘sheer quality of its writing ... brilliant dialogue ... characters ... wit and humour’
Author Nicola Dinan: ‘Working as a lawyer taught me how much can turn on a single word’
Sally Rooney and Jennifer Egan would be on the dream dinner guest list of the London-based writer, winner of the Polari Debut Prize for her novel Bellies
Dead poets live at the Gate
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Irish Times Eason offer is Jane Casey’s The Outsider
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Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These is Ireland’s bestselling book of 2024
Colm Tóibín, Johnny Sexton, Sally Rooney and Graham Norton also feature in the top five
Read this and weep: Books that made writers cry
John Boyne, Edel Coffey, Ferdia Lennon, Sarah Gilmartin and a dozen other authors and critics on books that had a profound emotional effect on them