Hugo Hamilton: ‘I love speaking Irish. It places me in a less aggressive country full of musical links to an ancient past’
The author on his new novel, Conversation with the Sea; his German heritage; and how Germany is in denial about Gaza
Christine Falls by John Banville is One Dublin One Book choice for 2026
Initiative aims to encourage everyone in Dublin to read a designated book connected with the capital city during the month of April
The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year
Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages
Booker Prize 2025: David Szalay wins for Flesh
‘We had never read anything quite like it,’ says judging panel chair Roddy Doyle of the author’s ‘extraordinary, singular’ novel
Ferdia Lennon wins 2025 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature for Glorious Exploits
The €10,000 prize, awarded annually since 1976, celebrates an outstanding body of work by an emerging Irish writer under 40
Author Kevin Smith: ‘Whenever I leave the North I do feel a pull – a hankering for that coded familiarity’
The writer on his latest novel, Injury Time; his favourite funny writers; and the book that always makes him cry
John Boyne wins second top French prize
Books newsletter: Prix Femina; Storylines Europe, Write-Time and Yarn festivals; Prix de Traduction; Goldsmith & Baillie Gifford Prizes
Bernie McGill: ‘I got through an English degree at Queen’s without encountering a single Irish female writer’
The author on parity of esteem, the genius of Hilary Mantel, and the inestimable importance of libraries
Mary O’Malley wins Derek Walcott Prize
Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages
Anne Enright: ‘I’m in a lull. I’m trying to recalibrate after a long decade of elder care’
Anne Enright’s time looking after her parents has given the Booker winner an opportunity to take stock, both personally and creatively
Elizabeth Day: ‘I felt like a total failure – divorced, single at 39 and in the trenches of IVF’
Author and host of the How to Fail podcast on growing up in Northern Ireland, writing a column when she was 12, and her new novel, One of Us
Children’s Booker Prize launched
Books newsletter: Circling the Square; Listowel curator appointed; Ballyscullion Park Book Festival; Bridport Prize for Irish writer
Richard Hawley at 3Olympia review: Love songs, with strings attached
Concert for Coles Corner album’s 20th anniversary is a showcase for Sheffield band’s versatility and virtuosity
Irish Book Awards: Brenda Fricker, Leo Varadkar, Manchán Magan and Andy Farrell shortlisted
Awards ‘remain the cornerstone of Ireland’s literary calendar’ and will be held on November 27th in Dublin
Chloe Michelle Howarth: ‘I saw minimal queer representation growing up, so I didn’t realise it was an option’
The author on her new novel being compared to Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca, growing up in west Cork, and the enduring influence of The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides had on her