Donal Ryan: ‘I’ve got one or two sneering reviews from fellow writers’I felt they’d barely skimmed the books but were bitter about my ‘success’, says the novelistSun Aug 16 2020 - 06:00
Where in the world are you? How second World War letters inspired a novelHistorical novelist Hazel Gaynor turned a family tragedy into an exploration of lossWed Aug 12 2020 - 05:26
Cathy Sweeney and daughter Lucy Sweeney Byrne shortlisted for Butler Literary AwardA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Aug 06 2020 - 12:20
Historians pay tribute: ‘Today we live in John Hume’s Ireland, and thank God for that’‘His extraordinary impact reflects the exceptional political leader and person he was’Tue Aug 04 2020 - 11:36
John Hume: ‘He was our own Martin Luther King’What John Hume meant to me: Irish writers, from Michael Longley to Lisa McGee, pay tributeTue Aug 04 2020 - 11:29
Book quiz: Which Irish author has won Britain's top crime fiction prize?10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Aug 02 2020 - 05:30
The 40 best Irish fictional characters – in orderFrom Nidge and Connell Waldron to Gretta Conroy, Rashers Tierney and Pegeen MikeSat Aug 01 2020 - 05:00
Akin by Emma Donoghue is this Saturday’s Irish Times Eason offerA preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of the latest literary newsThu Jul 30 2020 - 17:39
Booker Prize 2020: Colum McCann on longlist heavy with debuts and US authorsHilary Mantel looks on course for Booker hat-trick with final part of Wolf Hall trilogyTue Jul 28 2020 - 00:01
Which books are likely to make this year’s Booker longlist tonight?There are several strong Irish contenders for this year’s prizeMon Jul 27 2020 - 11:59
The books quiz: Whose debut novel was The Hunt for Red OctoberTest your literary knowledge with 12 questions for 12 monthsSun Jul 26 2020 - 06:00
Belfast author Adrian McKinty wins major crime fiction prizeTheakston Old Peculier award goes to a Belfast author for two years in a rowThu Jul 23 2020 - 19:15
Fleishman Is in Trouble is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offerA preview of tomorrow’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Jul 23 2020 - 12:37
‘I think because of the pandemic readers are choosing propulsive and absorbing reads’Olivia Kiernan on her latest novel, her writing life and the books she lovesThu Jul 23 2020 - 05:47
The books quiz: Fever Pitch is about Nick Hornby’s love for which club?10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jul 19 2020 - 06:00
Fleishman Is in Trouble is this week’s Irish Times Eason book offerA preview of tomorrow’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsFri Jul 17 2020 - 15:56
The books quiz: Who adapted his own crime novel for a BBC TV series?10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jul 12 2020 - 06:00
Sarah Gilmartin and Alan Weadick win Mairtín Crawford awardsA preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of the week’s literary newsThu Jul 09 2020 - 17:32
The books quiz: Zadie Smith is married to which Irish writer?10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jul 05 2020 - 06:00
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead is this week’s Irish Times Eason offerA preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of the week’s literary newsThu Jul 02 2020 - 20:00
Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award won by Irish author for two years runningA Q&A with This Happy author Niamh Campbell, winner of £30,000 short story prizeThu Jul 02 2020 - 16:00
Books of 2020: Max Porter, Emilie Pine, Sara Baume and more pick the best reads of the year so farMaggie O’Farrell, Curtis Sittenfeld and Doireann Ní Ghríofa feature in our summer-friendly titlesTue Jun 30 2020 - 06:10
The books quiz: Who was the alcoholic priest in Strumpet City?10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jun 28 2020 - 01:00
Colson Whitehead: ‘I lacked imagination to conceive how terrible Trump would be’The winner of two Pulitzer prizes on the exhausting task of writing about racismSat Jun 27 2020 - 06:31
Adrian Duncan wins inaugural John McGahern Book PrizeColm Tóibín praises ‘pitch perfect debut’ Love Notes from a German Building SiteFri Jun 26 2020 - 00:01
The books quiz: What is the name of Anne Enright’s first novel?10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jun 21 2020 - 06:00
‘I started writing because as an actor you need others’ permission to work’Ros na Rún star Domhnall O’Donoghue on the influences that fed into his new novelTue Jun 16 2020 - 05:47
Book quiz: Which coffee chain is named after Capt Ahab’s first mate?The weekly quiz ... 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jun 14 2020 - 06:00
Christine Dwyer Hickey wins £25,000 Walter Scott PrizeThis year’s Dublin One City One Book author wins for novel about artists Edward and Jo HopperFri Jun 12 2020 - 19:45
Louise Kennedy, Niamh Campbell, Adrian McKinty and Michelle Gallen shortlistedA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a roundup of the latest literary newsThu Jun 11 2020 - 17:00
Book quiz: What is Boo Radley’s first name in To Kill a Mockingbird?Are you on first-name terms with authors and characters? 10 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun Jun 07 2020 - 12:50
Niamh O’Donnell is new Poetry Ireland directorA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu Jun 04 2020 - 15:29
Father Ted creator to publish spoof Dominic Cummings diaryFaber to release Arthur Mathews’s satire on controversial British government adviserThu Jun 04 2020 - 10:33
Fergal McNally is first Irish winner of Caterpillar Poetry PrizeRoger McGough chooses winning poem for children who ‘sometimes feel out-of-step with the world’Thu Jun 04 2020 - 09:00
Paddy Raff: Comedy star of the coronavirus lockdownA young Belfast comedian is taking social media by storm with his lockdown-life skitsWed Jun 03 2020 - 05:38
Prize book quiz: test your knowledge to win a €200 books hamperWelcome to The Irish Times prize book quiz: 50 questions to test your literary knowledgeSun May 31 2020 - 06:30
€10,000 Michel Déon Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist revealedA preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of the latest literary newsThu May 28 2020 - 09:00
Shortlists for €30,000 Dalkey Literary Awards revealedDalkey Book Festival cancelled but prizes recognise Irish writing is having a momentSat May 23 2020 - 05:00
Twenty-seven-year-old Irish debut novelist signs six-figure dealLouise Nealon was spotted by top agent after her story was published in The Irish TimesFri May 22 2020 - 09:00
Edna O’Brien, Billy O’Callaghan and David Keenan shortlisted for major prizesA preview of Saturday’s books pages and round-up of the latest literary newsThu May 21 2020 - 14:15
Women win big at KPMG Children’s Books Ireland AwardsMáire Zepf, Sarah Crossan, Ashling Lindsay, Kim Sharkey and Meg Grehan honouredTue May 19 2020 - 12:30
‘I am deeply interested in Ireland’s complex past’‘I have a ritual of making tea, lighting a candle and then I am gone into my fictional world’Fri May 15 2020 - 05:50
Book news round-up: Rónán Hession shortlisted for major prizeA preview of Saturday’s pages; Pigott Poetry Prize; BAIS prize; Trócaire Poetry Ireland competition; ILFD podcasts; Cruinniú na nÓg; Irish Writers’ ArchiveThu May 14 2020 - 13:31
Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year shortlist revealedA preview of Saturday’s books pages and a round-up of the latest literary newsThu May 07 2020 - 12:53
Former state pathologist Marie Cassidy to publish memoir in OctoberA preview of Saturday’s books pagesFri May 01 2020 - 14:46
Gruffalo’s Axel Scheffler illustrates free children’s book explaining Covid-19Gill Books download ‘explains the coronavirus in a colourful and calming way’Fri May 01 2020 - 10:33
A €10,000 poem: read Nave, winner of the Moth Poetry PrizeJudge Claudia Rankine explains why she chose Australian poet Damen O’BrienThu Apr 30 2020 - 18:30
Eavan Boland: ‘Pathfinder, farewell’ – tributes to ‘a pillar of Irish poetry’‘I will cherish her exemplary life for the rest of my own life’Tue Apr 28 2020 - 17:42
Eavan Boland, leading Irish poet and champion of the female voice, dies aged 75Poet, who returned last month from teaching at Stanford University, suffered a strokeMon Apr 27 2020 - 20:52
Irish booksellers boosted by An Post deal and reopening of key wholesale supplierA preview of Saturday’s books coverage and a roundup of this week’s literary newsThu Apr 23 2020 - 14:09
