Booker shortlist: potential showdown between two of the year’s finest novels

British and US authors dominate Man Booker shortlist

No Irish authors make the cut but two US writers feature for the first time

Summer books that sizzle – whether it’s sunny or not

It’s hard to beat the pleasure of settling down on a sun lounger or sofa with a good book. Here are 25 of the season’s best to choose from

A good place to start: how to find the idea that can drive a novel

Irish authors tell us how and where they find inspiration for an idea strong enough to sustain a book, and how they go about turning that into an extended narrative

Impac winner Jon McGregor is big draw on European Literature Night

MacGill Summer School and West Cork Literary Festival news