The Anthony Bourdain Reader: Part chain-smoking hero, part geeky mensch, firing breathlessly on all cylinders
Not all of this volume is good, but it does him justice as a portrait of a man that has been curated with care
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The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt: Distinct debut questions the nature of desire
James Joyce’s Legacies in Contemporary Irish Women’s Writing by Annalisa Mastronardi: a suit of scholarly armour
Pornocracy by Jo Bartosch and Robert Jessel: Agenda in drag delivered as scholarship
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The Houses of Guinness: Hotbeds of scandal, from Ashford Castle to ‘Heartbreak House’
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Caroline Grace-Cassidy on fate: ‘Let’s all believe that our World Cup place is meant to be’
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Blinding by Mircea Cărtărescu: A deep understanding that dreams are an integral part of our reality
By Declan O’Driscoll
Irish Book Awards 2025: Roisín O’Donnell, Claire Gleeson and Manchán Magan among winners
By Martin Doyle
Betsy Cornwell’s Ring of Salt: A memoir that emotionally winds the reader and floods our minds with beauty
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