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- A short history of Lewycka
Sat, May 19, 2012The novelist Marina Lewycka, whose new book is about hippy parents and their rebelliously strait-laced children, tells
ARMINTA WALLACE about triumphalist bankers, doorless toilets and keeping power in check - Chick lit goes a raunchy shade of blue
Mon, May 14, 2012THE PUBLICATION OF EL James’s e-book Fifty Shades trilogy has become one of the big cultural stories of the year. It is notable for several reasons, not least because James, a British debut author, has already been listed as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. - The original Japanese sci-fi story
Fri, May 11, 2012Scrolls depicting one of the oldest Japanese stories are on display in the Chester Beatty, and their beauty, colour and format still effectively tells a very familiar story even several centuries later, writes
GEMMA TIPTON - Joycean joy after library says 'yes'
Mon, May 7, 2012The National Library of Ireland has put its collection of James Joyce manuscripts online, free of charge. It’s an excellent resource, but appears daunting at first – so where should the reader start? - 'Jim should have stuck to the singing'
Mon, May 7, 2012James Joyce had been a professional musician – once sharing the bill with John McCormack – and music played a very important part in his life and work - Who'd be Frankenstein?
Sat, May 5, 2012 APP: A new app allows readers to be the doctor or his monster and make choices that will decide their fate. Could this be the future for classic books? Teenage writers and readers give
HILARY FANNIN their verdict - How to fix your (sex) lifeSat, May 5, 2012 SELF-HELP : . . . and other advice from Alain de Botton’s School of Life.
TOM KELLY tackles the booklist
- Tales from the wrong side of the tracks
Thu, May 3, 2012IRVINE WELSH IS sitting comfortably in the lobby-bar of the Clarence Hotel when I arrive to meet him, on the day his latest novel, Skagboys, hits number one in the UK fiction charts. - Does Cúirt need to go back to the books?
Tue, May 1, 2012Ancillary events and arty spin-offs have become as much a part of the Cúirt International Festival of Literature experience as the big-name readings and discussions - Books in her blood
Sat, Apr 28, 2012A year ago Kathleen MacMahon, a granddaughter of Mary Lavin and an aspiring novelist since girlhood, was enjoying her secret writing life while working as a reporter at RTÉ. But such a legacy couldn’t remain hidden when she received a huge advance, writes
RÓISÍN INGLE - Jackson set to trip the light fantastic againFri, Apr 27, 2012 SMALL PRINT: THERE WERE gasps when the rapper Tupac Shakur showed up onstage at the recent Coachella music festival in the US. Shakur, one of music’s most influential rappers, appeared with Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre – despite being shot dead in 1996.
- A new little literary ideaFri, Apr 27, 2012 SMALL PRINT: LAUNCHED LAST month, the South Circular is a small but significant step in Irish e-publishing.
- Capturing souls, one pic at a timeFri, Apr 27, 2012 SMALL PRINT: JOHN MINIHAN is one of Ireland’s finest photographers, and a new exhibition at the United Arts Club in Dublin celebrates his work.
- The book industry's big show and tell
Wed, Apr 25, 2012The London Book Fair is a mammoth annual event, and while major deals are done – this year’s round included a seven- figure contract – publishers often treat it as a showcase for what is on their books, writes
SINEAD GLEESON - Cúirting with words and poetryWed, Apr 25, 2012TWO YEARS AGO, the infamous ash cloud of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull came between the Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway and its programming. Several participants were stranded at the other side of the Atlantic, and the programme inevitably suffered.
- The career that didn't go like clockwork
Mon, Apr 23, 2012Anthony Burgess was a gifted and prodigious writer of more than 50 books, along with countless articles and criticisms – but it was one slim, ultra-violent novella published 50 years ago that defined his career – much to his chagrin - What book would you share?
Sat, Apr 21, 2012On Monday, to mark World Book Night, publishers will give away a million books by big-name authors.
DECLAN BURKE asks some writers to give us their pick of recent books that slipped under the radar - SplitSat, Apr 21, 2012How slow they are
- Faithful to FalladaSat, Apr 21, 2012 INTERVIEW: A chance encounter with the work of Hans Fallada led Jenny Williams to be his first English-language biographer, writes EILEEN BATTERSBY
- Fangs for the memories: How the count made me the writer I am
Wed, Apr 18, 2012I’M THE BASTARD grandson of Bram Stoker, and proud of it. Of course, I don’t mean that I’m genealogically related to the theatrical manager and sometime author – at least, not to the best of my knowledge. But as a writer who works predominantly in the horror field, and as one who has also worked to a large extent on vampires, I feel as close to Bram Stoker as anyone who is not a blood relative could possibly feel. After all, without his ground-breaking novel about a Transylvanian count, my field might very possibly not even exist.
