Amy Arnold debut examines trauma and the resulting breakdown in communication

Irish writers have poured scorn on a Guardian listing of books that define Ireland

Since Chaucer there has been a rich tradition of writers inspired by religious buildings

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

An extraordinary, powerful debut that looks at the aftermath of a rape

This famous, infamous, beloved and influential novel didn’t break the mould. It made it

Irish author wins one of the £10,000 James Tait Black Prizes, awarded in Edinburgh

Seán Doran and Liam Browne want people in the Border counties to celebrate their shared literary heritge

Scientists analysed sentence lengths in 100 great literary works and found clear patterns

Key environmental issues will be discussed at week-long literary event in Galway

Three British writers among contenders as some big names omitted from final list

Irish author’s ‘The Lesser Bohemians’ faces competition from Atwood, Proulx and others

Will and Rebecca left London to run literary magazine from their refurbished farmhouse

Good week for digital breaks, bad week for digital breakdowns

The awards preserve a system in which Irish work has to be passed on to a UK press

The Irish novelist visited Palestine as part of Breaking the Silence, a campaign by Israeli ex-soldiers against the occupation

There's a nod to visual art, the stage, and even a robot-themed 3D printing company in Gemma Tipton's selection of people to watch in the arts this year

Although the writer’s literary experiments were utterly modern, they were haunted by ghosts, shadows and Irish legends

For its anniversary production, director Annie Ryan settled on a stark Ingmar Bergman drama that does nothing to change the impression of the company as being hard to pin down

A fragmented narrative of childhood repressions shows the disturbed mind of a German judge