Carol Drinkwater: ‘I consider myself Irish rather than British – Irish-Mediterranean’
The actress and writer talks about her latest novel, One Summer in Provence, her beloved olive farm and her family roots
The best books for summer 2025: our critics’ top picks
Sarah Moss, Joseph O’Connor, Wendy Erskine, John Banville, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and other authors and reviewers choose their top reads for the holidays
Amelia Loulli wins Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize
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Forget the guide book: Immerse yourself in these location-based novels
From Elena Ferrante in Italy to Hervé Le Tellier in France and Orhan Pamuk in Turkey, enrich your travelling experience with works immersed in your chosen setting
Gráinne O’Hare on Belfast’s literary boom: ‘It’s a city of great storytellers’
O’Hare talks about her first novel, Thirst Trap, the a new wave of Belfast writers and more
Claire Adam on childhood summers in Ireland: ‘My grandmother from Skibbereen lived to 108’
The author on her upbringing in Trinidad, childhood summers in Cork, and William Trevor’s advice to her
Two Irish writers up for Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize
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Poem on ecology and friendship wins Caterpillar Poetry Prize 2025
Winner Laura Theis grew up in a German town where each street was named after a fairy tale
Tim MacGabhann: ‘I had a fairly mad recurrence of withdrawal symptoms’
Author talks about his new memoir of addiction and recovery, and the best writing advice he’s heard
Bloomsday was a sporadic, boozy and ill-mannered affair before becoming an annual event in 1994
In 1954 Flann O’Brien, Patrick Kavanagh and Anthony Cronin embarked on a drunken pilgrimage including public urination on Sandymount Strand
‘I wanted to do something radical’: Wendy Erskine on her debut novel, which deals with class, rape and parenting
The writer on the necessity of humour amid bleakness, how she likes to challenge her readers, and misogyny in the North
Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women’s Prizes
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Sarah Maria Griffin: ‘I will be trying to figure out what the internet means to me for the rest of my life’
The author on her new novel, Eat the Ones You Love; the importance of libraries; and her love of video games
Siobhán Flynn and Sarah Davy win Mairtín Crawford Awards
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Ciara Geraghty: Author of 10 novels on turning to children’s books
‘I recently kayaked to Holy Island on Lough Derg to visit Edna O’Brien’s grave ... and thanked her for her bravery’