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Shari Lapena: ‘I’ve always read and loved thrillers, but I didn’t think I could write one’
Having enjoyed a big hit with The Couple Next Door, the author has just submitted her 11th crime novel
Michel Déon Prize shortlist revealed
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Author Faith Hogan: ‘The thing I truly believe in life is that there is no one like your own sister’
The writer on her latest novel, why the internet is her enemy, and living in the west of Ireland
International Booker Prize fund doubles
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Dermot Bolger: ‘In Slane I was pinned to a squad car until I recited two Francis Ledwidge poems’
The Dublin writer on his new short story collection, his literary pilgrimage to Meath, and the latest betrayal of Ireland’s youth
Claire Connolly wins Robert Rhodes Prize
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‘Of course I’m bloody anxious, having grown up in a place that told me I wasn’t good enough’
The South African-born author on her murderous new book The Lover, moving to the west of Ireland, and the advice that has stuck with her for decades
Aoife K Walsh is new head of MoLI
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Chris Haughton: ‘Children’s books are underappreciated in general. It’s short-sighted’
The new Laureate na nÓg on inspiring hope, combating injustice, and his upcoming court appearance
Trinity graduate wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
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Debut novelist Jessamine O’Connor: ‘Trying fiction was really refreshing. I have been doing poetry for 20 years’
The writer on her housing-crisis novel Somewhere, her collaborative work, and playing Countdown in the pub
Author Stephen Daly: ‘So little is acknowledged of the wounds people still carry from the past’
The YA author on his debut novel, the impact of the Belfast Agreement, and why queer voices are essential for young people finding their own identities
Séamas O’Reilly: ‘As I’ve grown older I’ve realised how formative the Troubles were’
Author’s debut novel, Prestige Drama, channels humour, anger and sadness in story about a TV show set during the Troubles
Children’s Books Ireland Award winners revealed
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