Literomathic synergy for Bloomstime

That’s Maths: many authors use mathematical metaphors with great effect

The rules of new year reading: pick a long novel, make sure it’s ‘difficult’, no swearing at dense paragraphs

Endless novels from the 19th century and earlier are there waiting to eat up the pre-Easter gloom

Stephen King’s prolific writing will leave future generations grateful

Donald Clarke: Problem is not with the writer but with the smallness of the critics’ minds

The Power of the Dog: Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst in a gripping psycho-western

Film review: Jane Campion teases an impressive cast towards their best work yet

Should Joyce be ‘cancelled’ for misogyny; Conrad for racism?

Do ideas embraced by some writers in the past mean we should stop reading them?

Aoife Kelleher: ‘At my 30th my friends had to rescue the party from my morose playlist’

Soundtrack of My Life: The director on her lockdown listening, Francophilia, and Peppa Pig

10 great films directed by women

International Women's Day: Why is the film industry still resistant to female directors?

In a Word . . .

. . . novel. Patsy McGarry

Pioneering spirit – An Irishman’s Diary on feminist and trade unionist Louie Bennett

Fintan O'Toole: The big question of the last decade is...

The Decade in Culture: t’s up to us to reclaim the private self from Google and Facebook

Don’t judge a book by its coverage

Donald Clarke: BBC’s ‘novels that shaped our world’ list is terrible in a very particular way

Yes, you should feel bad for not finishing (insert classic novel here)

Donald Clarke: Guilt is an important aspect of life and a vital part of the reading experience

The forgotten artist behind Ireland’s favourite painting

Frederic William Burton disappeared from the cultural radar within a few years of his death

Private Citizens review: ‘Middlemarch’ for millennials

Tony Tulathimutte offers a comic portrait of privilege and friendship in noughties ’Frisco