Wednesday 28 September, 2022
Read an extract from Andrew Meehan’s latest novel, Instant Fires, published by New Island.
The Galway bookshop has given us this hamper to give away to a lucky reader.
The 27th winner of the Dublin Literary Award will be announced this afternoon.
Here are the books to look out for next year.
Dubliner Emily Bell writes about returning to live in the city after 20 years and finding that all the names have changed – and yet stayed the same.
Eilis Ní Dhuibhne writes about how women writers in Ireland faced a range of barriers up until recent decades.
Authors Alice Taylor and Sophie White share their experiences and advice with us this week.
Supply chain issues are already impacting supplies this year.
Priced at €12, Behind the Lines contains 18 more great Irish sports stories from The42.
The awards will take place at a ceremony on 23 November.
The Nobel Prize for Literature will be announced today.
Dahl’s books have been translated into 63 languages and sold more than 300 million copies worldwide.
Rooney’s third novel Beautiful World, Where Are You is out today.
Lizzy Dent describes the adventures that brought her to her first novel.
Six books are on this year’s shortlist. Previous winners include Anna Burns for Milkman, and Mike McCormack for Solar Bones.
Author Rónán Hession’s debut novel Leonard and Hungry Paul is this year’s One Dublin One Book selection – here, he writes about the joy reading has brought to his life.
Previous winners include Anna Burns for Milkman, and Mike McCormack for Solar Bones.
Beautiful World, Where Are You follows two best friends as they navigate love, friendship and sex heading into their thirties.
Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan’s book sold over 49,300 copies.
Here are some names to remember for your book shopping next year.
The theme of the Toy Show was ‘the wonderful world of Roald Dahl’ – let’s take a closer look at that world.
We fill you in on what worked for us.
Irish and Ireland-based writers, including Roddy Doyle, Sinéad Gleeson and Tana French, tell us about the books that soothed them this year.
From Irish to international authors, we have you covered.
Booksellers say that people turned to fiction in lockdown – and book sales are up 4% on last year.
‘Born Fighter’ and ‘The Rodchenkov Affair’ are among the contenders.
“It’s just a privilege,” Eason Novel of the Year winner Donal Ryan told us.
Here’s how you can tune in – and who’s nominated in TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category.
There are over 2,100 children in direct provision and over 2,500 experiencing homelessness.
Author and poet Doireann Ní Ghríofa is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards – here she writes about how ghosts inspired her nominated book.
Once again, TheJournal.ie is sponsoring the Best Irish Published Book award.
David Walsh’s The Russian Affair is among the contenders for the big prize.
Has Covid-19 made it easier or more difficult to get stuck into some books?
John Bolton’s memoir is due out on Tuesday.
Man Who Didn’t Call by Rosie Walsh tops the list for e-books.
The Harry Potter author said she wrote The Ickabog 10 years ago.
We’ve picked out a few good rugby reads and want to hear your recommendations.
