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Ten days in Mexico: ‘Is it dangerous, everyone wants to know’

Ten days in Mexico: ‘Is it dangerous, everyone wants to know’

From mariachi dance parties to traditional trajinera boats, Frida Kahlo’s house and ‘kisses’ of mescal, Mexico is a swirl of joyous activity

Mon Jul 28 2025 - 05:00

American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins: ‘I felt like the entire world was against me but I knew I would emerge’

American Dirt author Jeanine Cummins: ‘I felt like the entire world was against me but I knew I would emerge’

American Dirt author talks about her experience of becoming a hate figure, and writing her latest novel Speak to Me of Home

Sun May 25 2025 - 05:45

Dublin Literary Award winner Michael Crummey on losing his belief in redemption: ‘It feels like a pretty dark time’

Dublin Literary Award winner Michael Crummey on losing his belief in redemption: ‘It feels like a pretty dark time’

Canadian author of The Adversary and winner of €100,000 Irish prize talks about global politics, misanthropy and what makes Newfoundland so interesting

Sat May 24 2025 - 06:00

Water in the Desert Fire in the Night by Gethan Dick: An ambitious, inventive and stirring debut novel about everything

Water in the Desert Fire in the Night by Gethan Dick: An ambitious, inventive and stirring debut novel about everything

Pertinent questions are asked: what does the world look like after the veil of civilisation has lifted? What continues to matter, and what does not?

Fri May 23 2025 - 04:40

Actor Emily Taaffe: ‘There’s an opening-up about the challenges women face when they become mothers’

Actor Emily Taaffe: ‘There’s an opening-up about the challenges women face when they become mothers’

The Irish actor’s upcoming TV series, Little Disasters, delves into dark and underexplored issues that can accompany motherhood

Sat May 17 2025 - 15:33

Author Seán Hewitt: ‘I want to make a small case for bringing beautiful things to the centre of the novel again’

Author Seán Hewitt: ‘I want to make a small case for bringing beautiful things to the centre of the novel again’

The poet and author discusses the aesthetics of his writing, his relationship to Irishness, and his liberating debut novel, Open, Heaven

Sun Apr 20 2025 - 05:45

Surf photographer Alice Ward on her hazardous work, her cystic fibrosis and her new short film

Surf photographer Alice Ward on her hazardous work, her cystic fibrosis and her new short film

Ward's film Salt explores the surf photographer’s health condition and her relationship with the sea

Sun Apr 13 2025 - 05:00

GP and author Claire Gleeson: ‘I have dealt with patients who lose complete touch with reality’

GP and author Claire Gleeson: ‘I have dealt with patients who lose complete touch with reality’

Her debut novel, Show Me Where it Hurts, explores the before and after of an ‘out of the blue’ tragedy to devastating effect

Sun Apr 06 2025 - 05:00

Adrian Duncan: ‘I remember praying for a statue not to move because I didn’t want my world to be destroyed’

Adrian Duncan: ‘I remember praying for a statue not to move because I didn’t want my world to be destroyed’

Berlin-based writer’s latest novel, The Gorgeous Inertia of the Earth, revolves around sculpted objects, absence, death and faith

Mon Jan 27 2025 - 05:00

Irish debut authors 2025: It’s already shaping up to be a vintage year

Irish debut authors 2025: It’s already shaping up to be a vintage year

There are several new books from debut authors to look forward to this year, including work from Garrett Carr, Róisín Lanigan, Elaine Garvey and more

Tue Jan 07 2025 - 05:00

From Anne Enright to Dr Seuss: eight of the best books to read at Christmas

From Anne Enright to Dr Seuss: eight of the best books to read at Christmas

These books will leave both adults and children feeling a little bit more festive

Thu Dec 19 2024 - 05:00

Eight books by Irish authors for children and teenagers, all perfect for Christmas

Eight books by Irish authors for children and teenagers, all perfect for Christmas

Christmas reads for everyone from little adventurers to teen romantacy fans

Fri Dec 13 2024 - 05:00

The best new books to leave under the tree this Christmas

The best new books to leave under the tree this Christmas

Ten books published in 2024 that will make perfect presents for the readers in your life

Wed Dec 11 2024 - 05:00

Moira Buffini: ‘I’ve had this love affair with Ireland, and for a long time I just thought it was unrequited’

Moira Buffini: ‘I’ve had this love affair with Ireland, and for a long time I just thought it was unrequited’

The writer discusses telepathy, the ‘quiet problem’ facing the world and doing the one thing she said she’d never do

Wed Sept 04 2024 - 05:00

Elif Shafak: ‘I wanted to honour water. I think water is the story of our times’

Elif Shafak: ‘I wanted to honour water. I think water is the story of our times’

Prolific British-Turkish author on her latest novel, colonial archaeology, the plight of the Yazidis, her sense of belonging and the complexity of Turkish culture

Sun Aug 04 2024 - 05:00

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