Thousands of ‘indecent’ and ‘obscene’ books once banned by State to go on public view
The Censorship of Publications Board’s last meeting to ban a book was as recent as 2016.
Everyman by Antara Haldar: A book that strives to change the course of civilisation
The author’s bold aim - to ‘provide a bold new vision for rewriting the plot of capitalism, and our lives’ - doesn’t quite stick
Booker Prize 2026: M John Harrison wins for The End of Everything
Talk to Joe: Memoir lacks back-and-forth energy that made for memorable radio
Fiction in translation: Harrowing aftermath of terrorist attack, and an eloquent threnody
Jonathan Coe: ‘I’ve plunged headfirst into it: putting things into people’s mouths that they never said’
Books in brief: works by Jan Carson, Ben Okri, and Sima Samar with Sally Armstrong
I’ve read the Booker 2026 shortlist. Two novels are brilliant on living through the mess of the 2020s
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Author Clíodhna O’Sullivan: ‘I’m baffled by the disparity of reward for jobs. It causes real suffering’
By Martin Doyle
Resetting the Republic. How to Build a Better Ireland: an engaging analysis of how we got here, and a vision for the future
By Gerard Howlin
This Modern Love by Emma Gilleece: Running the rule over most important modernist buildings countrywide
By Eoin Ó Broin
Reckless Laughter: A Biography of Ian Cochrane: Author deserving of another day in the sun
By Jan Carson
How I’ve Tried to Change the World by Alexei Sayle: The godfather of alternative comedy looks left
By NJ McGarrigle
Gaza’s Gravediggers: A valuable historical document if, or when, Israel is finally held to account
By Kevin Gildea
All In by Peter O’Mahony and Zeebs by Simon Zebo: An authentic account of a life in rugby, and a dose of cheery insouciance
By John O’Donnell
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