Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride win Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary PrizeBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Mar 27 2026 - 16:07
Neil Tully’s The Visit: ‘I wrote the sort of novel I like to read – a small town, a sense of trouble lurking’The first-time novelist talks inspiration, the influence of JFK on Ireland, and troubled outcastsSun Mar 22 2026 - 04:16
Seán Hewitt on Dylan Thomas Prize shortlistBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Mar 20 2026 - 12:58
Anna Burns: ‘When I got damaged in surgery, nothing else mattered. I’ve always lived in survival mode’The Booker Prize-winning author on writing through the pain, growing up in Belfast’s Murder Triangle and getting sober after leaving the ‘boozy’ city for LondonSun Mar 15 2026 - 05:36
Sarah Crossan: ‘Meeting amazing teenagers was a highlight of being Laureate na nÓg’Author’s new novel Gone for Good is one of three verse thrillers and is based in the Adirondack mountainsSun Mar 15 2026 - 04:56
Cúirt festival line-up revealedBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Mar 13 2026 - 16:36
€11,000 Moth Poetry Prize 2026 shortlist revealedRead the shortlisted poems: After Athenry by Ronald Carson; The Fall, 1989 by Elena Croitoru-Reed; Delinquent by Juleus Ghunta; and Shazaya by Adam OliverThu Mar 12 2026 - 09:00
Author Henrietta McKervey: ‘I do like a good murder’Author’s new novel, The Woman in the Water, is inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s RebeccaSat Mar 07 2026 - 04:32
Gethan Dick wins Kate O’Brien Award Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Mar 06 2026 - 12:02
Two Irish authors on Women’s Prize for Fiction longlistKit de Waal and Wendy Erskine nominated for award worth £30,000 Wed Mar 04 2026 - 14:00
Here’s what you’ll be reading in 2026, according to Irish booksellersWith new titles due from the likes of Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Colm Tóibín and Donal Ryan, booksellers expect 2026 to be a ‘bumper year’Mon Mar 02 2026 - 04:34
Author Cathy Kelly: ‘I doubt there’s a writer alive who hasn’t used personal battles in their work’If you’re absolutely full of fear and anxiety, sit down and find a pen/laptop, says seasoned novelistSun Mar 01 2026 - 04:03
Big book deals for three Irish writers Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pages Fri Feb 27 2026 - 06:00
International Booker Prize 2026: The longlist in fullLonglist features two books first published in their original languages more than 30 years agoTue Feb 24 2026 - 14:00
Charleen Hurtubise: ‘People fall into relationship patterns that feel familiar rather than good’The US-born author on how Ireland has shaped her language around parenthood, the antidote to ‘the cruelty and chaos of Ice’ and her opposition to ‘the obscene accumulation of wealth’Sat Feb 21 2026 - 04:45
Colm Tóibín and Tana French among big names at International Literature Festival DublinBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Feb 20 2026 - 12:53
Sally Rooney and Niamh Ní Mhaoleoin longlisted for Dublin Literary Award Award-winning writers Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alan Hollinghurst and Ocean Vuong are also nominated for the awardTue Feb 17 2026 - 06:00
Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize shortlist revealedShortlist ‘highlights the depth of analysis brought to bear on various aspects of recent Irish history’, says Prof Roy FosterMon Feb 16 2026 - 09:59
Author Ian McGuire: ‘Historical fiction is able to encourage the longer view’The historical novelist on his latest book, White River Crossing; his desire to hobble the tech bros; and his Fermanagh grandfatherSun Feb 15 2026 - 04:19
Close to Home is to be adapted for TVBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Feb 13 2026 - 11:26
Elly Griffiths: ‘A magic trick is like a crime novel: lots of misdirection before the final reveal’The author on new book The Killing Time, writing ‘kick-ass older women’, and her fascination with Victorian times Sun Feb 08 2026 - 04:24
Children’s Books Ireland Awards shortlist revealedPaul Howard takes on a united Ireland; lots more book news and events; and please take part in our books newsletter surveyFri Feb 06 2026 - 13:08
Madeline Cash: ‘Greater truths are often best articulated through humour. The fool can make real change’The author on her debut novel Lost Lambs, tech billionaires, and the worst things about LondonSat Jan 31 2026 - 04:20
Author Dave Rudden: ‘My earliest memory is passing a Border checkpoint, at once fascinated and terrified by the soldiers’The Cavan-born author on new novel Sister Wake, his Doctor Who books and the ‘highest compliment’ he gets from young readers Sat Jan 24 2026 - 04:14
St Brigid inspires First Graphic Novel Award winner The latest news, a preview of tomorrow’s pages and your chance to have your say on developing this books newsletterFri Jan 23 2026 - 17:11
Rob Doyle: ‘I’m 43, but I’m still going into my own guts and exposing the weird and the shameful stuff’The Dublin author on his multilayered new novel, Cameo, how he avoids making his working-class roots an ‘identity spectacle’ and why he quit alcoholSat Jan 17 2026 - 05:24
Myles Dungan on former pupil Tom Dunne: ‘When I read his first essay I accused him of getting his big sister to write it’The author (and one-time teacher) on new book The Red Branch, his distaste for Tricolours in Kells, and why he, an atheist, converted to Church of IrelandSat Jan 17 2026 - 04:47
Books newsletter: Patrick McCabe succeeds Naoise Dolan as IPUT Writer-In-ResidenceAuthor of The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto was selected by Colm Tóibín-chaired committeeFri Jan 16 2026 - 15:22
The best fiction of 2026 to look forward to: Books from Louise Kennedy, Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry and moreA comprehensive round-up of fiction from Irish and international authors due out this yearSun Jan 11 2026 - 04:26
Nonfiction books coming in 2026: From a new memoir by Louise O’Neill to Roy Keane’s impact on modern IrelandAmong promising titles are a book about France’s dark side and Jon Ronson’s exploration of multimillionaires searching for meaning in New EnglandSat Jan 10 2026 - 04:21
Doolin Writers’ Weekend returnsBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jan 09 2026 - 06:00
‘Some nights I do not sleep’: Families remember 16 sectarian killings in 24 hours in NorthRelatives reflect on 50th anniversary of Kingsmill, O’Dowd and Reavey murdersSat Jan 03 2026 - 06:00
Cork World Book Fest line-upBooks newsletter: the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Jan 02 2026 - 14:20
The Let Them Theory is Ireland’s bestselling book of 2025Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan and The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor are bestselling Irish titlesWed Dec 31 2025 - 12:29
Sturgeon and O’Hagan to pick 2026 Irish Novel of the YearBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Dec 19 2025 - 10:13
Nicola Pierce: ‘I started to write Great Irish Wives without any idea I would be a widow by the time it went to print’The author on losing her husband, writing two books about the Titanic, and her love of Jo MarchSun Dec 14 2025 - 04:29
German author researching climate change wins Moth Nature Writing Prize 2025Guardian country diarist Mark Cocker judges novel excerpt winner of prize worth €1,000 and a week at Moth’s Irish writing retreatFri Dec 12 2025 - 10:00
Joseph O’Connor wins Irish Book of the Year 2025 with The Ghosts of RomeSequel to My Father's House is the second in the Escape Line trilogy, inspired by the true story of Fr Hugh O’FlahertyThu Dec 11 2025 - 23:15
Mary Beard to chair Booker Prize juryBooks newsletter: a preview of Saturday’s pages and a wrap of the latest newsThu Dec 11 2025 - 16:36
Gráinne O’Brien: ‘I was anxious about things most authors wouldn’t even dream could happen’Debut author and bookseller on her award-winning novel, Solo, which is written in verseSat Dec 06 2025 - 04:21
Irish Writers Centre novel winners revealedBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Dec 05 2025 - 15:52
Tom Paulin wins PEN Heaney Prize for NamanlaghPoet honoured for his 10th collection, his firs tin more than 10 yearsWed Dec 03 2025 - 09:54
Caroline Grace-Cassidy on fate: ‘Let’s all believe that our World Cup place is meant to be’The author on her new Christmas novel; her hopes of it becoming a Hallmark movie; and her belief in fateSat Nov 29 2025 - 04:39
Books of the year 2025: Authors and critics pick their favouritesRoisín O’Donnell’s Nesting, Helen Garner’s How to End a Story and Liadan Ní Chuinn’s Every One Still Here are among the year’s top choicesSat Nov 29 2025 - 04:04
Kate O’Brien Award now worth £5,000Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and a preview of tomorrow’s pagesFri Nov 28 2025 - 16:14
Irish Book Awards 2025: Roisín O’Donnell, Claire Gleeson and Manchán Magan among winnersJacqueline Connolly, Andrew Porter, Cecelia Ahern, Andrea Mara, Elaine Feeney, Joseph O’Connor and Michael D Higgins also honouredThu Nov 27 2025 - 22:50
Annemarie Ní Churreáin: ‘There’s a deep respect embedded in Gaeltacht culture for troublemakers’Poet reflects on how here upbringing has shaped her works, including her latest collection Hymn to All the Restless GirlsSat Nov 22 2025 - 04:47
Claire Power is new Poetry Ireland headBooks newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of Saturday’s pagesThu Nov 20 2025 - 18:21
Hugo Hamilton: ‘I love speaking Irish. It places me in a less aggressive country full of musical links to an ancient past’ The author on his new novel, Conversation with the Sea; his German heritage; and how Germany is in denial about GazaSat Nov 15 2025 - 04:14
Christine Falls by John Banville is One Dublin One Book choice for 2026Initiative aims to encourage everyone in Dublin to read a designated book connected with the capital city during the month of AprilFri Nov 14 2025 - 10:58
