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John Banville: ‘You cannot censor me. They would try it now with all this wokeist nonsense’
The author on his latest novel, Venetian Vespers, how Graham Greene treated him ‘very badly’, and his support for Israelis
Tom Cox: ‘Getting out of a journalistic mindset enabled me to write fiction I believed in’
The author on his new novel, Everything Will Swallow You; why he fears repeating himself; and being scarred by England’s defeat by Argentina at the 1986 World Cup
John Boyne wins novel of the year in France
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Aisling series authors: ‘It’s jarring to see the clothes I wore in my early twenties referred to as ‘vintage’’
Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght reveal what readers can expect from next release Our Deadly Summer
Natalie Haynes: ‘A warring couple who weaponise their children against one another never stops being relevant’
The author on her new novel, about the quest for the Golden Fleece; why you should never insult a woman from Lemnos; and why you should never use a leaf-blower in her presence
Caoilinn Hughes: on BBC short story award shortlist
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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
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
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
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
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
Julia Roberts to narrate Leonard and Hungry Paul
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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
Moira Buffini wins YA Prize
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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
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