Booker Prize 2026: M John Harrison wins for The End of Everything
‘It’s a disaster story in which the disaster is the failure to comprehend,’ British author says of his post-apocalyptic novel
Author Clíodhna O’Sullivan: ‘I’m baffled by the disparity of reward for jobs. It causes real suffering’
The romantasy writer on the runaway success of her debut novel, Her Hidden Fire; her love of Ursula K le Guin, and why she has felt like Wile E Coyote
Louise Kennedy is 2027 IPUT Writer-in-Residence
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Flanders fields and the Somme: a short break with heavy historical baggage
Ypres today is a handsome, prosperous town but the war’s brutal legacy is everywhere
‘Mogging’ is Collins’ Word of the Year for 2026. What does it mean?
Generations Z and Alpha have embraced the word as a form of playful teasing
The 50 best Irish-language books of the century so far
The Irish Times surveyed 35 experts on their favourite books as Gaeilge published since 2000
Tara Bergin wins Forward poetry prize
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Author Emma Heatherington: ‘Losing a parent as a child shapes your life right into adulthood’
The writer on new novel Together for Christmas, the Omagh bombing, and writing Country Girl: The Musical
Eason celebrates 140th anniversary
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Irish Book Awards: Maggie O’Farrell, Vincent Browne, Sally Hayden and Louise Kennedy on shortlist
Debutant Djamel White, whose literary crime thriller was longlisted for the Booker Prize, is up for two awards
Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley sign letter supporting Sally Rooney after UK books withdrawn
Cultural figures back Irish novelist after publisher decides to stop distribution of her books in the UK due to anti-terrorism legislation
Ben Barnes: ‘I would extend the basic income scheme to all professionally trained working artists’
Theatre and opera director on his new book, Side Stage: Theatre Writing 1984-2025; his wariness of celebrity actors; and his admiration for John Cleese
IMRAM Irish-Language Literature Festival line-up revealed
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Will Sally Rooney’s books now be removed from shops across the UK?
Rooney’s Normal People has sold one million copies in UK while her first and third novels have each sold over 500,000 copies
Alan Davies in Dublin review: Confessions of a mature comic can be challenging
The QI star hits comedy pay dirt when he asks the audience which decade they are from