The 50 best Irish-language books of the century so far – The Irish Times
The absence of any Irish-language titles from last year’s survey in The Irish Times of what Irish critics,…
Edged in Blue: A Rock & Roll Odyssey with Rory Gallagher
Edged in Blue: A Rock n’ Roll Odyssey with Rory Gallagher Author: Dónal Gallager with Jamie Dickson ISBN-13:…
Irish Book Awards: Maggie O’Farrell, Vincent Browne, Sally Hayden and Louise Kennedy on shortlist – The Irish Times
A strong year for Irish writing is reflected in the expansion of the shortlists in several categories of…
The Comets by Eoin McNamee: Enlightenment in darkness – The Irish Times
The Comets: Collected Short Fiction Author: Eoin McNamee ISBN-13: 9781529449952 Publisher: Riverrun Guideline Price: £22; 224pp In this…
Elif Shafak: ‘This is the age of anger, anxiety, and AI’ – The Irish Times
Stories live on all of humanity’s lips, from a mundane report of a day’s work to the terror…
On the Equality of All Things by Carlo Rovelli: A sceptical eye on humanity’s grand claims – The Irish Times
On the Equality of All Things: Physics and Philosophy Author: Carlo Rovelli trans. Simon Carnell ISBN-13: 978-0241733707 Publisher:…
Why it Matters to be an Island by Michael Cronin: Stirring, provocative, unashamedly cerebral – The Irish Times
Ireland: Why It Matters to Be an Island Author: Michael Cronin ISBN-13: 978-1802050516 Publisher: Royal Irish Academy Guideline…
Sensation by Colin Graham: A compact, echoing and suggestive memoir – The Irish Times
Sensation Author: Colin Graham ISBN-13: 978-1-9161509-8-0 Publisher: Paper Visual Art Books Guideline Price: €15 There is a moment…
The Pathless Walk: Why has Ireland the worst countryside access in Europe? – The Irish Times
The Pathless Land: Finding a Way Across Ireland Author: Tim Hannigan ISBN-13: 978-1035908455 Publisher: Apollo Guideline Price: £25;…
Compelling and unsettling: The Last Years of Edna O’Brien by her son Carlo Gébler – The Irish Times
No One Tells You: The Last Years of Edna O’Brien Author: Carlo Gébler ISBN-13: 9781835940570 Publisher: New Island…
About to Fall Apart by Ashley Hickson-Lovence: A hilarious meditation on writing and family – The Irish Times
About to Fall Apart Author: Ashley Hickson-Lovence ISBN-13: 978-0-571-39268-1 Publisher: Faber & Faber Guideline Price: £12.99, 158pp Abandoned…
Ghost Month by Simon Wroe: Odd, thoughtful inquiry into possibility of living alongside loss – The Irish Times
Ghost Month Author: Simon Wroe ISBN-13: 9780571394708 Publisher: Faber & Faber Guideline Price: £16.99; 416pp In the film…