They’re classics now, but what did we think of books by Yeats, Behan and Binchy at the time?How The Irish Times reviewed Irish literary greats, from WB Yeats to Anne EnrightSat May 01 2021 - 05:00
How The Irish Times reviewed ‘an impressive young Ulster poet’ named Seamus Heaney in 1966Michael Longley’s review of Death of a Naturalist was not entirely uncriticalFri Apr 30 2021 - 06:00
Ruth Gilligan on RSL Ondaatje Prize shortlistA preview of Saturday’s pages and round-up of literary newsThu Apr 29 2021 - 15:52
‘Ulysses was a large stomachful.’ How The Irish Times reviewed James Joyce in the 1920sOur original review of Finnegans Wake said the book was ‘exciting in its impenetrability’Thu Apr 29 2021 - 06:00
Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021: Two sets of twins among the pearls on shortlistTwo debuts and three second novels are in the running for £30,000 awardWed Apr 28 2021 - 18:30
Looking for a great read? Here are 10 new books we loved in AprilMust-read titles from Louise Kennedy, Kevin Power, Emma Dabiri, John Cameron and moreMon Apr 26 2021 - 06:00
The Books Quiz: Where is Anne Enright’s The Pleasure of Eliza Lynch set?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Apr 25 2021 - 06:00
Booker International shortlist spans not just globe but outer spaceBooks on six-strong shortlist for £50,000 prize set in Europe, Latin America and spaceThu Apr 22 2021 - 17:00
Diane Louie wins 2021 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry PrizeA preview of Saturday’s pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Apr 22 2021 - 10:26
The Books Quiz: What is the name of Hilary Fannin’s poignant 2015 memoir?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Apr 18 2021 - 06:15
Shortlists for Dalkey Literary Awards 2021 revealed€30,000 prize fund for Irish writers to be awarded at Dalkey Book Festival in JuneFri Apr 16 2021 - 06:00
Irish writers longlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize and RSL Ondaatje PrizeA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Apr 15 2021 - 15:29
Special needs assistants need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as soon as possible, says unionHome quarantine among compromises to be discussed by MinistersMon Apr 05 2021 - 13:28
The Books Quiz: Who wrote the epigraph in Donna Tartt’s The Secret History?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Apr 04 2021 - 06:10
Booksellers ask Taoiseach to be classed as essential retail and allowed to reopenEason offer; Saturday’s book pages; Seamus Heaney Award for New Writing; NI VoicesThu Apr 01 2021 - 15:46
The Books Quiz: What is that Long Kesh poitín called in In Praise of Poteen?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Mar 28 2021 - 06:00
Book prize news and Eason book offerRathbones Folio; Dylan Thomas; Francophonie; Republic of Consciousness prize listsThu Mar 25 2021 - 15:15
The Books Quiz: Irish winners of the Whitbread and Costa Book AwardsThe weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Mar 21 2021 - 06:00
The great Irish books you may never have heard ofOverlooked gems, dead bird poems and an ‘unrepentant Fenian b***ard’ – you’ve been missing outSat Mar 20 2021 - 00:00
Irish author on Carnegie Medal shortlist; Irish Bookshop and Small Press of the YearFish Short Story Prize; Eason offer; Saturday’s books pages; Cúírt New Writing PrizeThu Mar 18 2021 - 14:55
The Books Quiz: Who is Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s erotic ‘lesbian vampire’?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Mar 14 2021 - 06:10
Paschal Donohoe among judges for Dalkey Literary AwardsNovel of the year winner, to be announced in June, will receive €20,000 prizeThu Mar 11 2021 - 17:40
Children’s Books Ireland Awards; AIS creative writing award; Irish Times Eason offerGalley Beggar Prize; new book on Joyce; UCD writers’ series; One Dublin One BookThu Mar 11 2021 - 16:34
Two Irish authors on 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction longlistSix debuts and one previous winner are in contention for £30,000 awardWed Mar 10 2021 - 18:00
The Books Quiz: A world map as seen from Corkadoragha shows which US cities?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Mar 07 2021 - 06:00
Kate O’Brien Award; Niamh Mulvey book deal; Eason Must Reads and book offerA preview of Saturday’s books pagesThu Mar 04 2021 - 16:32
Edna O’Brien honoured with France’s highest cultural distinction90-year-old author joins Bono and Heaney as Commandeur of Ordre des Arts et LettresTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:15
Eason book offer; Saturday’s pages; Walter Scott and Jean Monnet Prizes; Cairde WordA round-up of the latest literary newsThu Feb 25 2021 - 11:30
The Books Quiz: What is Rumpole’s favourite poetry book?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Feb 21 2021 - 06:00
Irish children’s authors and bookshops up for prizes; Saturday’s books pages previewA round-up of the latest literary newsThu Feb 18 2021 - 11:14
The Books Quiz: Which Irish writer was once lead singer with Toasted Heretic?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Feb 14 2021 - 06:05
‘There’s an Ireland that rarely gets into books: the lower-middle class who play golf and bridge’In a powerful new novel, Conor O’Callaghan follows an emigrant’s road trip with his daughterSat Feb 13 2021 - 06:00
Johnny Rogan, leading music biographer, dies, aged 67London Irish writer was famous for his attention to detail and clash with MorrisseyFri Feb 12 2021 - 11:08
Liz Nugent receives UCD’s Literary and Historical Society James Joyce awardSaturday’s books pages; Literature Ireland podcasts; RoC longlist; BND Magazine; Between The Red LinesThu Feb 11 2021 - 10:59
Three Irish writers on £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize shortlistWinner will be announced on March 24thWed Feb 10 2021 - 19:20
The Books Quiz: Who wrote The Dig, now adapted for Netflix?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Feb 07 2021 - 06:15
A round-up of the latest literary news and preview of Saturday’s books pagesEason book offer; TCD Beckett archive; Listowel deadline; HarperCollins appointmentThu Feb 04 2021 - 13:29
The Books Quiz: Who is the poet laureate who read at Joe Biden’s inauguration?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 31 2021 - 06:15
Danielle McLaughlin: ‘I’m anxious and an introvert. That can be helpful when making fiction’Cork writer on her heralded debut novel, self-doubt and writing with autismSat Jan 30 2021 - 05:57
Monique Roffey wins £30,000 Costa Book of the Year AwardA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:34
A host of books to watch out for in 2021 – all from independent publishersFrom an Irish coastal atlas to unsettling tales, civil war and Neil Jordan’s runaway slaveMon Jan 25 2021 - 06:00
The Books Quiz: What is Bram Stoker’s Dracula short story called?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 24 2021 - 06:00
Naoise Dolan and Caoilinn Hughes on Dylan Thomas Prize longlistA roundup of the latest literary news and preview of Saturday’s books pagesThu Jan 21 2021 - 13:21
The Books Quiz: What is the name of Sally Rooney’s new novel?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 17 2021 - 06:00
Irish writer on Costa short story shortlist; Irish Times Eason offer: The Hungry RoadA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jan 14 2021 - 16:29
New Sally Rooney novel announced for SeptemberBeautiful World, Where Are You follows Normal People and Conversations with FriendsTue Jan 12 2021 - 14:00
The Books Quiz: Maria Edgeworth’s Castle Rackrent is set in which county?The weekly challenge: 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jan 10 2021 - 06:15
John Delaney exposé top Irish 2020 title as Old Ireland in Colour makes €1m salesThe Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse is overall bestsellerTue Jan 05 2021 - 17:18
Eavan Boland wins posthumous Costa Poetry AwardTrinidadian authors Ingrid Persaud and Monique Roffey win novel awardsMon Jan 04 2021 - 19:30
