Bite-sized reviews of new work by Biddy McLaughlin, Katharina Volckmer, Asne Seierstad, Barbara Kingsolver, Marni Appleton and Eimear Chaomhánach
The author on Nesting, her novel about coercive control; her complicated identity; and misogyny on social media
The author and her daughter Lily Kingsolver have written an illustrated children’s book together
‘It makes us very proud to see our own produce on the plate’
Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list
This stunning and fearless debut novel is about adoption and the desire to belong
Not since Lincoln has there been a president so fundamentally shaped by reading and writing as Barack Obama
An Australian writer’s powerful take on climate change and emotional loss creates a buzz
Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington says having a baby is her greatest feat but is motherhood that big an achievement, asks Anthea McTeirnan?
The Appalachian writer Ron Rash brings his dark southern tales to the Kilkenny Arts Festival
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
