Michael Longley: ‘Brexit is a monumental disaster promoted by bare-faced lies’Poet reflects on his latest collection, The Slain Birds, and his literary lifeMon Sept 12 2022 - 05:00
Eleanor Hooker wins Michael Hartnett Poetry Award; Butler Literary Award shortlist revealedBooks newsletter: A preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of literary newsThu Sept 08 2022 - 18:15
Books newsletter: Proust in Dublin; Culture Night; Catholicism debate; Yeats sculpture unveiledA preview of Saturday's pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Sept 01 2022 - 10:56
Hike it, bike it, drive it: Savour spectacular views on a tour of DonegalFor an off-grid, away-from-it-all experience, head into the Bluestack Mountains in deepest DonegalSun Aug 28 2022 - 05:00
Northern sights: A tour of Belfast’s docks, gaol and linen trailMartin Doyle visits Belfast, invites literary types to share their tips and follows the linen trailSun Aug 28 2022 - 05:00
Books at One expands to Dublin; Murder One and Capital Crime launch; Colm Tóibín premiereA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Aug 25 2022 - 16:46
Keith Ridgway and Amit Chaudhuri win £10,000 James Tait Black PrizesLondon-based Dubliner awarded fiction prize for A Shock; Indian author and singer wins biography prize for Finding the Raga: An Improvisation on Indian MusicWed Aug 24 2022 - 19:00
Ian Hickey and Caroline Magennis share literary prize; writer sought for Krakow residencyA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Aug 18 2022 - 13:44
Beautiful World Where Are You by Sally Rooney is new Irish Times Eason book offerA preview of Saturday’s pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Aug 11 2022 - 10:48
Kevin Sullivan wins 2022 Hubert Butler Essay Prize for a work filled with hopeRead the winning essay: In dark times, what can be done to resist the abuse of political power?Tue Aug 09 2022 - 17:00
Colin Davidson on his powerful portraits and urban scenesThe artist discusses his larger-than-life portraits, Belfast cityscapes and Silent Testimony, his Troubles seriesSat Jul 23 2022 - 06:00
Seeking a summer read? Critics and authors pick the best books of 2022 so farReading recommendations from Anne Enright, Colm Tóibín, Fintan O’Toole and many moreSat Jul 23 2022 - 05:00
Louise Kennedy on Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist; Margaret Atwood at Clifden festival A preview of Saturday's books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Jul 21 2022 - 00:02
Claire Keegan and Sally Hayden win Orwell Prizes in double Irish successSmall Things Like These wins fiction prize and The Fourth Time We Drowned wins nonfiction prizeThu Jul 14 2022 - 21:00
Ian Hyland buys Quartet Books; World Library Congress comes to DublinA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Jul 14 2022 - 17:55
Edna O’Brien wins Pleasure of Reading Prize; Dubray opens third new book store in six monthsA preview of tomorrow's books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri Jul 08 2022 - 10:37
Michael Longley wins €250,000 Feltrinelli Poetry Prize and Ian Duhig wins Hawthornden PrizeA preview of Saturday's books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Jun 30 2022 - 16:22
The Books Quiz: What was BookTok sensation and bestselling author Colleen Hoover’s first novel?10 multiple-choice questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jun 19 2022 - 06:00
Ruth Ozeki wins Women’s Prize; Padraig Regan and Nick Laird on Forward Prize shortlistsA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Jun 16 2022 - 13:11
Luke Cassidy shortlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize; Belfast Book Festival set for take-offA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jun 09 2022 - 15:06
The Books Quiz: Who won what and a few wheres too?Test your literary knowledge with our weekly quizSun Jun 05 2022 - 06:00
Claire Keegan and Martina Evans win Listowel Writers Week novel and poetry prizesA round-up of the latest literary news and a preview of Saturday's pagesThu Jun 02 2022 - 11:27
Poem explaining war in Ukraine to grandchild wins Caterpillar Poetry PrizeShihab Nye chose Carole Bromley’s poem Pry’vit as winnerThu Jun 02 2022 - 06:54
Geetanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell win 2022 International Booker PrizeTomb of SandThu May 26 2022 - 22:30
Five Irish on Orwell Prize shortlists; Sally Hayden also on Michel Déon listA preview of Saturday’s pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsWed May 18 2022 - 13:00
Patricia Lockwood awarded £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas PrizeA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri May 13 2022 - 10:27
Bono to publish memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, in NovemberSinger writes for first time about his own life in 40 chapters, each named after a U2 songTue May 10 2022 - 14:18
Gail McConnell wins £7,500 Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial PrizeA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri May 06 2022 - 11:21
Book news round-up: Aniqah Choudhri wins The Moth Poetry PrizeA preview of Saturday’s books pages and the latest literary newsFri Apr 29 2022 - 10:50
Sally Rooney to headline this year’s Dalkey Book FestivalLine-up includes Russia experts Fiona Hill and Catherine Belton and Simon SchamaFri Apr 29 2022 - 09:00
Gail McConnell wins John Pollard Prize; Tóibín and Smyth on Walter Scott shortlistA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Apr 14 2022 - 12:13
A library of neglected gems: books that deserve to be better readRoy Foster, Emilie Pine, Lucy Caldwell, Kit de Waal and 11 other writers on books that deserve betterTue Apr 12 2022 - 06:00
International Booker Prize: former winners and first-timers on shortlistWorks translated from Korean, Norwegian, Japanese, Spanish, Polish and, a first, HindiThu Apr 07 2022 - 11:24
Keith Ridgway and Luke Cassidy on UK prize lists as Irish Novel of the Year list is revealedA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Apr 07 2022 - 10:54
Book deals and prize success for Irish authorsA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri Apr 01 2022 - 17:47
$165,000 prize won by poet who went underground in Dublin for 40 yearsWong May wins Windham-Campbell Prize for poems that ‘exhilarate and excoriate’Tue Mar 29 2022 - 19:15
Browser: How the idea for a union of European states developedBrief reviews of The Pursuit of Europe by Anthony Pagden, One Body by Catherine Simpson and Otherlands by Thomas HallidaySat Mar 26 2022 - 00:00
32 wonderful Irish books: One set in every county in IrelandSt Patrick’s Week 2022: Not everyone has a book in them, but every Irish county doesThu Mar 17 2022 - 06:00
Sue Divin on Carnegie shortlist; Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize shortlist revealedA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsWed Mar 16 2022 - 15:32
Cúirt New Writing; Children’s Books Ireland Awards; Women’s Prize longlist; book dealsA round-up of the latest literary news and a preview of Saturday’s book pagesThu Mar 10 2022 - 12:36
2022 International Booker Prize longlist revealedTilted Axis, press founded by previous winner Deborah Smith, has three titles on listThu Mar 10 2022 - 09:30
The Books Quiz: Who wrote the 1857 bio The Life of Charlotte Brontë?Plus: Which author was the Irish nominee for the EU Literature Prize?Sun Mar 06 2022 - 06:00
Una Mannion, Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin and Tish Delaney recognised for major awardsA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Mar 03 2022 - 12:32
John Boyne reveals sequel to The Boy in the Striped PyjamasAll The Broken Places by author of bestselling Holocaust novel is out in SeptemberWed Mar 02 2022 - 12:45
Warsan Shire reveals her shortlist for €10,000 Moth Poetry PrizeRead the poems by Aniqah Choudhri, Mark Fiddes, Roz Goddard and Heather TreselerWed Mar 02 2022 - 06:36
The Books Quiz: Which Irish author created UK crime drama Top Boy?Also: ‘The beauty of the world hath made me sad,/ This beauty that will pass’: The poet?Sun Feb 27 2022 - 06:00
Cúirt Festival line-up; Pollard prize shortlist; Irish poets in St Andrews; NI Berlin showcaseA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Feb 24 2022 - 06:00
The Books Quiz: Which Irish author had a recent run-in with Peppa Pig?Plus: Who is the married couple in John Updike’s Rabbit series of novels?Sun Feb 20 2022 - 06:00
Lynn Buckle wins Barbellion Prize; Irish authors and bookshops on several prize listsA preview of Saturday’s pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Feb 17 2022 - 11:57
