Wish upon a star – Alison Healy on unanswered prayers

An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks

Liz Pichon: Probably the most famous author you have never heard of

For the creator of the Tom Gates character, reader’s imagination is as important as her own in the books

List of most borrowed library books revealed

Solar Bones by Irish author Mike McCormack library users’ most popular adult book

Illustrators who refuse to be left out of the picture

Fed up of her work going uncredited in children’s books, Sarah McIntyre decided to act

A tale of poverty and survival: the economic reality of being a writer

Your book may be a page-turner, but it probably won’t be a money-maker

Over €360,000 of library fines issued across Dublin for 2017

Most popular books borrowed include ‘Echoland’ by Joe Joyce and Roald Dahl classic ‘The BFG’

Oh My God! Aisling beats David Walliams to coveted Christmas bestseller slot

Book about Irish country girl in the Big Smoke pips children’s author to top slot

Girl on the Train author Paula Hawkins makes world's richest writers list

Word-of-mouth sensation has made the novelist $10m in the last year, outselling George RR Martin, but still earning a fraction of James Patterson’s $95m

‘Strumpet City’ most borrowed book from public libraries in 2013

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ makes top 100 for first time, but ‘Wimpy Kid’ dominates charts

To be honest: School libraries are not up to scratch

Children’s Books: Still capturing the castle – and teenage readers – 65 years on

Dodie Smith’s classic ‘I Capture the Castle’ never loses its appeal

‘The Help’ was most popular adult fiction library book in 2012

Nineteen million books loaned out last year