Policing the borderlands of fiction and non-fiction
For serious writers, invention in reportage remains taboo
For serious writers, invention in reportage remains taboo
Round-up: Digital publishers have been quick to spot the potential in brief reads that help shorten journeys
Novel is terrific and tells story of rural community faced with the coming of enclosure
English-language fiction, currently overshadowed by the quality of translated writing, needed an outstanding work and Crace has written one, argues Eileen Battersby
‘Harvest is my lucky book,' says the 2015 Impac winner. 'It is also my most English book, but it’s funny, it’s also been my most universal. People see their own country’s situation reflected. It’s always the case, the rich man comes in and pushes the ordinary people out’
Themes of war and real life dominate Dublin Literary Award shortlist
‘A Girl Is A Half-formed Thing’ author has already won Goldsmiths Prize and been shortlisted for Baileys, Folio and Desmond Elliott prizes
Brian Boyd and Emma Somers root through a bumper crop of TV, film and music to find gift ideas for the loved one who thinks they’ve seen it all
‘The Luminaries’ trumps Irish writer Colm Tóibín’s ‘The Testament of Mary’, his third nomination
A sprawling narrative from the 19th-century has taken the last Booker prize of its kind
Gambling on culture is big business – and there’s an extra incentive for manipulating the odds
Although The Voyage, by Murray Bail, failed to make even the longlist, this is an exciting selection
New Zealand author Eleanor Catton is not yet 28, but her second novel is one of the favourites for this year’s Man Booker Prize
Irish writer makes Man Booker shortlist again as McCann and Ryan lose out
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices