A brilliant book of fiction keeps breathing somewhere in the mind long after you close it
The so-called ‘quiet novel’ is rarely quiet in effect; it is only quiet in its refusal to perform spectacle
By Patrick Holloway
New music books: From redreaming My Bloody Valentine to throwing shade on Taylor Swift
Regime Change: The chaos of Donald Trump exposed in blow-by-blow accounts of highly sensitive meetings
Author Dave Eggers on AI, staying creative and the daily role of Sinéad O’Connor in his life
Crime fiction: Hitchcockian flair in modern Ireland, and a note-perfect Mexican noir
Slightly Magical Irish Poetry and the Long 1990s: Thorn trees, wells and ‘railroad revelries’
ETA and the ‘Basque Problem’: A British perspective
Graeme Armstrong: ‘You could call Raveheart an alternate history’
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POETRY
The Cornucopia Story: Dublin’s wholefood institution is about much more than legumes
By Harry Higgins
The Red Mouth by Sheila Armstrong: A dazzling second novel as layered as the bog itself
By Neil Hegarty
The Celtic World: A History – Were they superstitious, warlike hotheads as often depicted?
By Chris Doyle
Opening Night by Sara Baume: Deep insights into her own psyche, with respect for the creative process
By John Boyne
Author Faith Hogan: ‘The thing I truly believe in life is that there is no one like your own sister’
By Martin Doyle
The German-Russian Century by Stefan Creuzberger: Impressive account of an age-old enmity
By Ian Thomson
The 21st-Century Brain by Hannah Critchlow: How to maintain mental acuity in this digital era
By Andrew Lynch
A Better Locksmith by Jane Coyle: Chronicle of an astonishingly fecund time in the theatre of Northern Ireland
By Ben Barnes
