Summer reading hitlist: New novels, classics and nonfiction books recommended by writers
Gripping thrillers, sport memoirs and the best recent fiction to pack in your holiday suitcase
Edel Coffey
Writer
Author Mary Costello: ‘Gaza has disabled me. I think, how could I go into a room and make up stories?’
As her latest novel is published, the acclaimed Irish author has turned her attention to non-fiction, still writing ‘what obsesses, consumes and distresses’ her
Event guide: David Byrne, Kojaque and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead
March 7th-13th, 2026: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
‘It was quiet. Too quiet’: A trial run at the empty nest
‘I will return to grumbling about empty cereal bowls and endless analysis of Love Island’
Edel Coffey: ‘I didn’t touch my book deal money for a year. I was afraid they’d made a mistake’
Now three books in, as she says, the author and journalist spent many years as a ‘shadow artist’, circling the thing she loved
Tanya Sweeney: ‘It was a massively stressful time... I fell into a bit of a depression’
Journalist’s debut novel is being pitched as Baby Reindeer from the stalker’s perspective
The best fiction of 2026 to look forward to: Books from Louise Kennedy, Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry and more
A comprehensive round-up of fiction from Irish and international authors due out this year
Books of the year 2025: Authors and critics pick their favourites
Roisín 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 choices
Read this and weep: Books that made writers cry
John Boyne, Edel Coffey, Ferdia Lennon, Sarah Gilmartin and a dozen other authors and critics on books that had a profound emotional effect on them
Burnout nation: how has breaking point become normal?
For many of us, breaking point is now the default baseline from which we live our day-to-day lives
Hooking up in a modern world: ‘Is a smile enough’ to convey consent?
Consent, pornography, #MeToo, asexuality – the sexual landscape has changed significantly
You’ll never beat the Irish, if you find them
Many grocery brands that appear to be Irish are not manufactured here
Radio: Head to heads that just made you want to hear a woman’s voice
In the first week of Pat Kenny versus Seán O’Rourke, Irish stations should remember that life’s not all about men
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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