# Novel

Last year

2022

# the coroner's daughter

A mystery novel set during 1816 chosen as the 2023 One Dublin One Book

The Coroner’s Daughter is a novel about a nursemaid who conceals her pregnancy and murders her newborn.

13.7k

Oct 12th 2022, 6:47 PM

# idol

Louise O'Neill: 'Be an influencer? I couldn't think of a job I'd dislike more'

In her sixth novel, the West Cork writer brings us the story of wellness guru and influencer Samantha Miller, whose perfectly curated life is shattered by a friend’s allegation.

40.7k

May 15th 2022, 7:00 PM

All time

# casting

Cast for TV series of Sally Rooney's novel Conversations With Friends announced

The series is hoped to follow in the footsteps of smash hit Normal People, which was aired in 2020.

30.2k

Feb 17th 2021, 4:29 PM

# Shortlist

One Irish author on shortlist for €100k International Dublin Literary award

Three of the shortlisted novels are in translation.

13.8k

Sep 3rd 2020, 6:10 AM

Voices

Extract: 'Millennials, they call them. Oh, I’m so offended at this, that and the other thing'

Catch up with what Ann Devine is up to in the latest novel from Colm O’Regan.

31.8k

Jul 25th 2020, 7:45 AM

# sally rooney

Quiz: How well do you know the Normal People book?

Be warned, there are spoilers for the book and TV show in this quiz.

28.4k

May 1st 2020, 9:30 PM

# a thousand moons

Sebastian Barry on his acclaimed new book: 'If I was wise I'd probably have done something else... but I'm not a wise man'

We speak to the Irish author and Laureate for Literature about his new novel, set in 1870s USA.

24.0k

Apr 4th 2020, 9:00 PM

# heather morris

'I'm honouring her and other women who were abused': Tattooist of Auschwitz author returns with Cilka's story

We spoke to the best-selling New Zealand author during her recent trip to Ireland.

22.1k

Nov 10th 2019, 9:00 PM

# omgwaca

'I really hope this becomes an annual thing': Aislings queue up at Eason to mark Aisling Day

Book three in the Oh My God What A Complete Aisling series came out today.

21.8k

Sep 12th 2019, 5:30 PM

# colm o'regan

Meet Ann Devine - the Irish mammy to beat all Irish mammies

We talked live to Colm O’Regan about his debut novel, Ann Devine: Ready For Her Closeup.

13.1k

Mar 26th 2019, 7:00 PM

# what a complete aisling

'We never expected it': How the OMGWACA authors dealt with becoming a phenomenon

We talked to authors Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen about the book’s incredible success.

18.8k

Sep 29th 2018, 10:45 AM

# turned off

Bad Sex Award 2017: Here's the worst example of writing about sex this year

The Bad Sex in Fiction Award goes to an outstandingly bad sex scene description in an otherwise good novel.

32.3k

Dec 1st 2017, 1:32 PM

# whitby

How a former Riverdance star is turning Dracula into a mysterious stranger

A new play premiering next week ignores the usual Dracula tropes, making the story even more eerie.

15.5k

Oct 22nd 2017, 10:00 PM

# congrats are in order

Two Irish writers have been longlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize

Mike McCormack and Sebastian Barry are two of the 13 writers who made the longlist.

13.3k

Jul 27th 2017, 12:31 AM

# hennessy awards

'Crouched Burial': An award-winning poem before bedtime

A poem from this year’s Hennessy Awards Winner for Emerging Poetry, Una Mannion.

10.8k

Mar 29th 2017, 7:30 PM

# days without end

'It was such a shock, I no longer feel 61 but 22 again': Barry's delight at scooping major book award

Barry won the Costa Book of the Year award for Days Without End last night.

9.8k

Feb 1st 2017, 12:59 PM

# solar bones

This author's one-sentence novel is the best Irish book of 2016

It has been a massive year for Mike McCormack, and his publishers Tramp Press.

20.2k

Dec 14th 2016, 10:59 AM

# Changes

Ronnie O'Sullivan: I could be the new JK Rowling!

The snooker star compared himself to Harry Potter author while promoting his new novel.

7.1k

Nov 15th 2016, 3:04 PM

# sky warriors

How an erotic sex scene may have ruined this Australian MP's career

Dennis Jensen lost his party’s nomination earlier this month.

41.1k

Apr 23rd 2016, 5:00 PM

# moviewatch

There's a big-screen version of chilling Irish novel inspired by crimes of Josef Fritzl

And it looks like it’s going to be pretty special.

22.8k

Jul 31st 2015, 9:30 AM

# BGEIBA

Obsession, sex, weight and women - welcome to the world of Only Ever Yours

Louise O’Neill’s debut novel has been getting rave reviews.

27.2k

Nov 9th 2014, 6:30 PM

# procrastination

The Internet is stopping the next great novel from being written

Lots of writers in a survey said they have used funny animal views to help them get through a creative block…

6.2k

Nov 1st 2014, 7:45 AM

# it's only words

What does it take to translate a best-seller into another language?

We asked an award-winning author and his translator what it’s like to translate a best-seller from Spanish to English.

8.3k

Jun 15th 2014, 4:00 PM

# Accomplished

The first Irish memoir written using eye-gaze technology has been published

The author, Simon Fitzmaurice, was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2008.

9.8k

Jun 8th 2014, 12:15 PM

# Congrats

Irish author Eimear McBride wins £30,000 Baileys Prize for her debut novel

She spent more than a decade trying to get it published – and now it’s won one of the biggest prizes in literature.

6.2k

Jun 5th 2014, 9:37 AM

Voices

Extract: Colm McCann on Dublin, Ulysses and friendship

“The book that I return to, when I return to Ireland, is always Ulysses… Death takes away a lot of things, but it can’t ever take away our stories.”

126

Dec 27th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Robert Galbraith

JK Rowling 'angry' after her law firm admits leaking her alter ego

The Sunday Times newspaper revealed that the ‘Harry Potter’ author had penned the book under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

15.2k

Jul 19th 2013, 5:47 PM

# having the ride

Alan Shatter: Minister for Sex

The follow up to “Laura”?

3.4k

May 22nd 2013, 11:49 AM

Voices

Column: Here's why I decided to make a graphic novel about Jim Larkin

Jim Larkin is an iconic figure in Irish history, yet when I was in school the Lockout only received a minor mention on the history syllabus – we wanted to make him more accessible, says Rory McConville.

208

May 18th 2013, 7:00 PM

# Books

Author Iain Banks has late stage cancer, says he has less than a year to live

The Scottish novelist said that he did not expect to live beyond a year.

12.4k

Apr 3rd 2013, 4:03 PM

# Legend

'The Damned United' author agrees to write Bill Shankly novel

David Peace has chosen the story of Liverpool’s legendary manager for his next project.

2.3k

Jan 15th 2013, 5:42 PM

# bestselling

Maeve Binchy’s final book tops Amazon’s pre-order list

Binchy’s long-term agent Christine Green said it was a bittersweet day because “we want to celebrate the book but we want her to be here too”.

10.8k

Nov 8th 2012, 4:27 PM

# Pop quiz

Can you identify these Irish literary quotations?

Go on, give it a go…

9.7k

Oct 13th 2012, 9:15 AM

# perfect opening line

Is this the worst possible opening sentence to a novel?

A US university has announced the winner of a contest to find the worst-possible opening sentence to a novel. Warning: it’s pretty bad.

15.7k

Aug 14th 2012, 10:52 AM

# Work Can Wait

VIDEO: Is this what you imagined when you read The Great Gatsby?

The first trailer of Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation is out…

3.0k

May 23rd 2012, 2:24 PM

# James Joyce

Joyce copyright lifted from tomorrow

The copyright on the works of James Joyce expires on 1 January 2012 – meaning that for the first time, his published and unpublished writings will be in the public domain.

7.2k

Dec 31st 2011, 12:43 PM