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An Irishwoman’s Diary on agreeing with Garth Brooks
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For the creator of the Tom Gates character, reader’s imagination is as important as her own in the books
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Solar Bones by Irish author Mike McCormack library users’ most popular adult book
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Fed up of her work going uncredited in children’s books, Sarah McIntyre decided to act
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Your book may be a page-turner, but it probably won’t be a money-maker
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Most popular books borrowed include ‘Echoland’ by Joe Joyce and Roald Dahl classic ‘The BFG’
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Book about Irish country girl in the Big Smoke pips children’s author to top slot
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Word-of-mouth sensation has made the novelist $10m in the last year, outselling George RR Martin, but still earning a fraction of James Patterson’s $95m
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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ makes top 100 for first time, but ‘Wimpy Kid’ dominates charts
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Dodie Smith’s classic ‘I Capture the Castle’ never loses its appeal
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