Sarah Bannan

Bully for modern fiction, where we get inside the baddie’s head

We love to loathe our literary bullies, argues Sarah Bannan. But modern novels, from Wonder to Skippy Dies, are also interested in understanding the angst of the antagonist

The writing ritual: from blank page to Booker contender

Doughnuts and cigarettes or blindfold, earmuffs and earplugs? Writers can have odd ways of getting ready for their working day – or night. Gavin Corbett, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Henrietta McKervey, Thomas Morris and Paul Murray take us into their creative worlds

Polly Samson’s trouble and strife

The writer of ‘The Kindess’ has lived a life – featuring Pink Floyd, grief, motherhood and a tumultuous family history – that’s a novel in itself

The L factor: a literary ambassador for Ireland

Thirty-four authors have made the longlist for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction

Who should become the first Laureate for Irish Fiction?

Eimear McBride, Jennifer Johnston and Kevin Barry are some of the names that have been suggested in response to the Arts Council’s call for nominees for its new three-year, €150,000 role. The judges will announce their decision in January

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