Martin Doyle

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Martin Doyle is Books Editor of The Irish Times.

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Colm Tóibín: ‘I am much less sociable now, as I don’t drink any more’

For the author of A Long Winter and Ship in Full Sail, inspiration often comes subliminally. But he has also brought his inner self to the surface through therapy

Sun Sept 07 2025 - 05:32

Julia Kelly: ‘My mum died swimming in the Galápagos at 71. It was a strangely beautiful end for her’

The author on her new memoir, Still; why she always expects a crisis; and her admiration for David Attenborough

Sat Sept 06 2025 - 04:01

Sally Rooney up for Sky Arts Award

Books newsletter: Festival of Italian and Irish Literature in Ireland; Baillie Gifford longlist; Paul Lynch honoured; John Banville celebrated; Knowth wins EAA Book Prize; Cundill History Prize; Norah Houklt plaque; BOY premiere; preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fri Sept 05 2025 - 09:31

Hamnet author Maggie O’Farrell to set new novel in post-Famine Ireland

Land promises to be the award-winning and bestselling author’s most Irish novel yet

Thu Sept 04 2025 - 10:00

Sophie White: ‘Staying playful and goofy is the secret of a happy relationship’

The author on her latest novel, Such a Good Couple; her experiences as a bipolar artist; and her genre-hopping tendencies

Mon Sept 01 2025 - 05:10

Julia Roberts to narrate Leonard and Hungry Paul

Books newsletter: a preview of tomorrow’s pages and a wrap of the latest news

Fri Aug 29 2025 - 09:20

Author Ragnar Jónasson: ‘There are a lot of Irish genes in the Icelandic population’

The Icelandic crime writer on his latest novel, The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer; the trickiest Agatha Christie novel he has translated to Icelandic; and his favourite Irish authors

Sun Aug 24 2025 - 04:50

Moira Buffini wins YA Prize

Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fri Aug 22 2025 - 16:10

Safaris in South Africa: A party of zebras, munching rhinos, dirt roads, spectacular scenery and more

From safari pilgrimages in KwaZulu-Natal to ‘goofy’ surfing in Durban, South Africa offers pleasures rare and enticing

Sun Aug 17 2025 - 07:16

Triona Campbell: ‘Expect betrayals, a heavy body count, twists, heartbreak and romance’

YA author on her new thriller, which is part of a trilogy set in the gamer world

Sun Aug 17 2025 - 05:31

Jennifer Johnston day announced in Dún Laoghaire

Books newsletter: the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fri Aug 15 2025 - 15:38

‘We came home to find our house on fire. I had a newborn and two toddlers at the time’

Amanda Cassidy on her latest thriller, The Stranger Inside; her big US and UK book deal; and her love of the character Tom Ripley

Sun Aug 10 2025 - 05:14

Gate announces cast for Poor

Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pages

Fri Aug 08 2025 - 10:20

Author Joseph Birchall: ‘Crime fiction can bring us something we don’t often see in reality - justice’

With one novel published and two more on the way, the author discusses the investigating duo he created, his brush with cinema success and the best writing advice he’s heard

Sat Aug 02 2025 - 04:35