The Irish Times

11 of the best TV shows to watch this week

Dark crime drama Sharp Objects features Amy Adams, while Picnic at Hanging Rock is given a six-part treatment

Sun Jul 08 2018 - 06:00

10 of the best: Scottish fiction

As Scots go to the polls to vote on independence, we select our favourite Scottish novels

Wed Sept 17 2014 - 18:21

Rock fable that strikes chord as pure pop fiction: The Thrill of It All

Review: Joseph O’Connor has swapped his high style for a talky approach in this homage to rock’n’roll

Sat May 17 2014 - 01:00

Ten great opening lines in literature

These are some of our favourite opening lines - could you write one of your own? Post it in the comment box below. We might even find a suitable prize for the best or funniest

Fri Mar 21 2014 - 00:01

Versatile writer and pragmatic socialist

Iain Banks: Born Feb ruary 16th 1954; Died June 9th 2013

Sat Jun 15 2013 - 00:01

Scottish author Iain Banks dies from cancer aged 59

He was best known for his novels The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road and Complicity.

Sun Jun 09 2013 - 17:02

Young British novelists: The best young writers who have been taken for Granta

Granta has published its list of the best young British novelists, but can one publisher define a generation and what do young writers have over their older colleagues?

Mon Apr 15 2013 - 21:01