The Mind Electric: Stories of the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains by Pria Anand. Keen observations and evocative storytelling
A valuable addition to the canon of medical writing, with keen observations and evocative storytelling
By Des McMahon
Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland: Dexys star gives a powerful account of his life
The Work We Need by Hilary Cottam: An ambitious call to rethink work
‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth Norton: A dive into 1690s messy relationships
Author Joseph Birchall: ‘Crime fiction can bring us something we don’t often see in reality - justice’
My Sister and Other Lovers by Esther Freud: Tender, fragmented tapestry of memory
Busy and Wrecked: an affirming self-help read from Dermot Whelan
The Disaster School: writing your way out of crisis
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Beating Time: the Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely – a forensic examination of a much-neglected instrument
By Siobhán Long
The World of the Cold War by Vladislav Zubok: Three decades on, echoes remain in today’s turbulent world
By Seamus Martin
Gwyneth: The Biography review - Gwyneth Paltrow’s world is notoriously hard to break into. This book takes a shot
By Emma Brockes
The Root of All Evil by Cormac Moore: An insightful guide to how the Border came to be where it is
By Matthew O’Toole
Booker Prize longlist 2025 ‘alive with great characters and narrative surprises’, says chair of judges Roddy Doyle
By Martin Doyle
The Colonialist: Gruelling but impressive portrait of the virulent racist who bankrolled Parnell
By Andrew Lynch
Harbour to odyssey: New poetry from Bebe Ashley, Paul Farley, Moya Cannon and Afric McGlinchey
By Vona Groarke
