Donald Clarke: The B&B paperback is dead
Up to the 1980s, every Irish B&B had bookshelves stuffed with books left by guests
Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story – An entertaining romp that goes beyond the shoulderpads
Admiring documentary works best when it finds parallels between writer and characters
Caroline O’Donoghue: ‘My luck has turned so quickly I have whiplash’
After Cork writer’s double job loss, a big publishing deal was on cards for tarot-focused novel
Daisy Buchanan: Putting the sexy back in literary sex scenes
'Women have appetites and as they sometimes rage out of control, the worst thing we can do is repress them'
Stranger Things ‘meddling kids’ have worryingly gone full-1980s
Patrick Freyne: There’s worse things than having a portal to hell – what do you think the M50 is?
Profits jump at Kelly’s in Rosslare as confidence returns
Hotel resort has spent €3m on capital projects over last few years
'Dear Melania Trump: Good luck. You will need it'
A letter to the new First Lady, urging her to use her outsider status to everyone’s advantage
Chicken soup for the self-help fanatic: my secret library
Reading books aimed at personal growth has always been a furtive activity for many
Jilly Cooper: ‘Everybody was having sex with everybody... it was such a fun time'
At 79, and having endured a stroke and the death of her husband, the indomitable Jilly Cooper is about to unleash her latest horsey bonkbuster
Filthy and disgusting? Thank you Jackie Collins
Anthea McTeirnan on an illustrious career that brought pleasure to at least 500 million people
Bestselling author Jackie Collins dies aged 77
British-born Collins dies of breast cancer at her Los Angeles home on Saturday
Joy breaks out with sun at Electric Picnic
Rainy start to festival fails to dampen spirits, while wheelbarrows ‘an absolute godsend’
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