Nick Hornby

Donald Clarke: Come the post-Brexit woes, we’ll all love a good round-up, right?

A frustrated Rose Byrne and menacing fan-boy Chris O’Dowd in seaside town so lovely we yearn to call it Richard-on-the-Curtis

Owen Booth’s original debut gives a profound account of life, family and fatherhood

The Boyle star on his tough-guy role in ‘Get Shorty’ and his county’s referendum journey

I don’t like soccer, I only like the World Cup. Have you got that?

Frenchman had a profound impact on club and while he lost his touch he kept his values

Writers and stars of ‘anti-cop show’ look back at a series that changed TV for ever

The ‘Brooklyn’ writer and Arsenal fan reveals the highlights of his cultural radar

Now it is unacceptable to brag about spending, bosses turn to the summer reading list

‘There are intellectual football-lovers but those who go to stadiums and bookshops are different’

Lenny Abrahamson’s Room and John Crowley’s Brooklyn vie for the best picture Oscar this weekend. They are part of a grand tradition

‘Brooklyn’, ‘Room’ and ‘The Secret Scripture’ all have unapologetically literary sources

The 10-million-selling author is happy to be toga-free and exploring new empires after spending 12 years writing his ancient Roman trilogy

As the film of ‘Brooklyn’ gets good reviews, Tóibín’s status at home and abroad rises yet another notch

Blonde Barbarella Helene Fischer is the undisputed golden girl of German language pop

Saoirse Ronan says she ‘gets very emotional’ talking about Tóibín adaptation