John Boyne

Missed milestone: How will schools mark their pupils’ final days?

Schools are planning virtual graduation celebrations for their sixth class students

Covid-19: Calls to let sixth class students say their goodbyes

Celebrities join campaign to send messages to pupils missing out on the end of primary school

Irish writers on Covid-19: ‘We’re all having a shockin’ dose of the wombles’

‘It’s unexpectedly romantic,’ says John Boyne. ’It shows us our true selves,’ says Patricia Scanlan

John Boyne reopens Covid-19 story contest after over 4,000 children enter

Isolation Diaries: The novelist also tells us about his experience of the coronavirus shutdown

John Boyne sets up short-story competition for kids cooped up at home

Cecelia Ahern joins judging panel and helps fund prizes for contest for six- to 18-year-olds

In a Word . . .

. . . novel. Patsy McGarry

Costa Book of the Year 2019 is announced

The Volunteer by former war reporter Jack Fairweather takes the prize

Can a work of fiction about the Holocaust be inaccurate?

There’s a large quantity of new Holocaust fiction, and experts are worried about quality

Avoid John Boyne’s Holocaust novel, Auschwitz Museum advises

Twitter spat follows author’s criticism of proliferation of books with ‘Auschwitz’ in title

Last Stories by William Trevor is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offer

A sneak preview of this Saturday’s books pages

Fintan O’Toole: I am a cis man with cis privilege

Transgender rights are human rights. They don’t require a hierarchy of victimhood

‘A minefield’: John Boyne talks transgender language with Tubridy

Novelist opens up on ‘cis privilege’ irk while the host issues a plea for education

John Boyne deletes Twitter account after trans article backlash

Bestselling author reiterates support for trans community and blames ‘online trolls’

The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offer

A sneak preview of Saturday’s books pages

Dublin Literary Award: Two Irish authors shortlisted for world’s most valuable books prize

Sally Rooney and Bernard MacLaverty shortlisted for the €100,000 prize

John Boyne on his marriage breakdown, award-winning house and 78in TV

Back to Yours podcast: Róisín Ingle chats to the Boy in the Striped Pyjamas author

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