The Irish Times view on the Washington insurrection: US democracy is still under attack
The divisions that shook the US with such violence at this time last year were reflected in Thursday’s anniversary commemorations
The divisions that shook the US with such violence at this time last year were reflected in Thursday’s anniversary commemorations
In a new memoir, journalist Lara Marlowe recalls the life she shared with her former husband
The dark US pop poet John Murry lives in Ireland. And he’d like a hand with a personal matter
New documentary on partition deals with the everyday experiences of those affected
‘There was widespread agreement that not having to rush for the Tube was an advantage’
America Letter: US landscape is defined by small towns and cities – so too is its politics
Devil All the Time director talks Southern Gothic, Netflix and the high cost of Elvis tunes
The events of the year and the feelings they engendered are still felt to the present day
Amid racial unrest, Donald Trump’s record suggests he will be willing to incite
Author says he was phoned by Swedish Academy number shortly before announcement
From over three million copies a week, magazine has seen business model steadily eroded
Black identity and disability are examined in William Melvin Kelley’s rediscovered classic
My love affair with France has been at times irrational, mysterious and unpredictable
The great American writer on Trump, the #MeToo movement and living the retirement life
Think you still have that novel in you? Take some writing tips from Leo Tolstoy, Muriel Spark, John Steinbeck and other famous authors
Anti-racists should focus less on symbols and more on present-day manifestations
Merger of two schools to promote greater racial mix marks progress from divided past
From Cheever to Ron Rash, Carver to Eudora Welty, O’Connor to Richard Ford, some of the finest American writing is to be found in the short form
‘Jenny Erpenbeck should become the prize’s first German winner with ‘The End of Days’’
‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’ is based on attempt to kill reggae king Bob Marley
Nobel laureates Faulkner, O’Neill, Hemingway and Steinbeck were alcoholics, as were Brendan Behan, Dylan Thomas, Jean Rhys and many more. Anne O’Neill explores why
Brought to Book Q&A: Irish author and academic on how he writes and what he reads
Richard Rankin Russell’s book explores the poet’s fidelity to his birthplace in Co Derry
Lloyd’s grandfather, born the son of slaves, refused to be cowed in a time of deep racial tensions in the US, and something of that steely confidence was passed down to the Memphis great
‘A shimmering debut’ from a ‘dazzling writer’
`Use it or lose it'
Most readers of contemporary fiction would struggle to name 10 Brazilian authors. Novelist João Almino met a group of literature students at Trinity recently to tell us what we’re missing
Colum McCann’s ‘Irish book’ is an emigrant’s take on Frederick Douglass and George Mitchell in Ireland
From its all-star cast and super-yacht backdrops, to the grit and grime of its underground market, Cannes is still the world’s most important film festival
Is it Southern Gothic? Americana? Or just another reason to love Matthew McConaughey? Jeff Nichols is back with the intruguing Mud
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