Sinister experiments and girl-power cults feature in August’s young adult titles
Works by Kathryn Clark, Lauren Wilson, Mary Watson, Daniel Tawse and Becki Jayne Crossley
Why Irish romance fiction deserves its happily ever after
Poem of the Week: My Mother at the Window
Discriminations by AC Grayling: A simple take on the culture wars
Gratefully and Affectionately. Mary Lavin and the New Yorker: A rich trove of insights
Unbroken: Secrets, Lies and Enduring Love - a couple’s riveting account through the UK justice system
The Mind Electric: Stories of the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains by Pria Anand. Keen observations and evocative storytelling
Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland: Dexys star gives a powerful account of his life
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POETRY
‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth Norton: A dive into 1690s messy relationships
By John Gallagher
Author Joseph Birchall: ‘Crime fiction can bring us something we don’t often see in reality - justice’
By Martin Doyle
Beating Time: the Story of the Irish Bodhrán by Fintan Vallely – a forensic examination of a much-neglected instrument
By Siobhán Long
The World of the Cold War by Vladislav Zubok: Three decades on, echoes remain in today’s turbulent world
By Seamus Martin
Gwyneth: The Biography review - Gwyneth Paltrow’s world is notoriously hard to break into. This book takes a shot
By Emma Brockes
The Root of All Evil by Cormac Moore: An insightful guide to how the Border came to be where it is
By Matthew O’Toole
Booker Prize longlist 2025 ‘alive with great characters and narrative surprises’, says chair of judges Roddy Doyle
By Martin Doyle
