Conversation with the Sea by Hugo Hamilton: A novel of near-perfect beauty
Emotional and moral depth makes this so refreshing, like meeting the only adult in the room
By Ruby Eastwood
Sebastian Faulks: ‘I’m a very facetious guy in real life’
The Two Roberts by Damian Barr: Eloquent imagining of the lives of artists Colquhoun and MacBryde
The Quiet Ear - An Investigation of Missing Sound: Deafness not as deficit, but a distinctive mode of relating to the world
Sophie White: ‘Staying playful and goofy is the secret of a happy relationship’
We Used to Dance Here by Dave Tynan: Tales of Dublin’s stagnating generation
August’s Young Adult fiction: raising the stakes in sequels
The Sisters by Jonas Hassen Khemiri: Raw, fascinating, relatable to many in modern Ireland
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Intensive Care - True Stories of Healing, Heartache and Hope from Inside Irish Children’s Medicine: Where split-second decisions mean life or death
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War and Power: Who Wins Wars – and Why: A convincing case that war is simply a failure of politics
By Tom Clonan
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