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Top Irish authors contribute to new book to help adult literacy Publication in plain English marks 40 years of the National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA)

One night only? Culture Night’s ambitions go much further What began in Dublin in 2006 is now a national behemoth on a cultural mission

The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Irish Pages: words for a time when hope and history no longer rhyme The current edition of Northern Ireland’s literary journal marks 20 years of the Belfast Agreement – and the overriding mood is one of disillusionment and despair

Frank McNally: The story of Ireland’s German internment camp of the first World War Guests of the Nation – An Irishman’s Diary

The work-write balance: five authors talk about balancing the books Never mind the pram in the hall, what about the day job? How do writers manage to create while working full-time to make ends meet? Sarah Bannan talks to four fellow authors

The Projectionist: The Story of Ernest Gébler, by Carlo Gébler: a great read This cool, forensic examination of a writer’s psychology by his son, is a great read

Leading writers take on a different canvas Seamus Heaney, John Banville and others are inspired by the National Gallery’s art in a new anthology

Imagination in the classroom – and how, in the past, schools destroyed creativity Forget the inspirational teachers and creative encouragement that many writers experienced at school. Playwright Frank McGuinness recalls a schooling in the 1950s and 60s that sickens his stomach, and ‘beat the lining out of any love for exploring the intricacies of language’

NI Arts Council funds Lough Derg: the musical and Hurricane Higgins: the novel Colin Bateman and Eoin McNamee among four artists to receive £15,000 awards

How to get published: tips from the pros Find your own voice, write from the heart, and know when to cut your losses. Writers and industry figures give their advice

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