Thursday 13 May, 2021
The historical novelist spoke to TheJournal.ie about his new novel, The Second Sleep.
Irish author Kevin Barry had made the longlist for the 2019 awards. However, he did not make the shortlist.
Making primary school books free every year would “significantly reduce financial stress” on parents, SVP has argued.
Story-time is a great way to teach preschoolers píosa Gaeilge, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.
The International Dublin Literary Award is organised and sponsored by Dublin City Council.
Sally Rooney and Bernard MacLaverty are among the 10 shortlisted nominees.
Photos show priests carrying a basket of books and other items including an African-styled face mask.
It’s not too early to start building that pile of books beside your bed for summer.
This was actually a headline that ran.
Book clubs are my lifeline. When we first floated the idea of a festival of books, I thought it was idle dreaming but it was a total success, writes Bridgit McGinnity.
Tana French’s latest novel marks a departure from the successful author’s usual crime fiction- turning from the detective to the potential suspect.
Geraldine Quigley was 54 when her first book was published – and it’s all about growing up in Derry.
Now that they’ve scrapped fees, you can go back without fear of judgment.
Entertain your mind for a sec.
The new measure kicked in yesterday.
It was a big year in entertainment.
US photographer Susan Wood has been capturing Irish life for the last 50 years.
The book combines landmarks and landscapes from both city and county.
Here are this year’s winners.
The Memory Man’s collection includes books and magazines from as far back as the 1960s.
Immunologist Luke O’Neill writes about how death fascinates us all, but once upon a time it was sometimes a tricky thing for a doctor to confirm.
141 works by authors from 41 different countries were nominated for the 2019 award.
The Met Éireann forecaster’s new book, The Great Irish Weather Book, explains what weather is and how it happens.
The42 is represented twice on the longlist.
A cup of coffee changed my path, writes Cian Byrne during Irish Book Week.
November kicks off with the first ever Irish Book Week.
New book on Dún Laoghaire pier takes the reader down memory lane.
You can vote for your favourites across the categories.
Bookseller Lorraine Levis advises parents on how to raise a book-loving child in a screen-loving era.
Looking for something new to read?
Sally Rooney, Donal Ryan and Anna Burns will all compete for the award.
An Post has taken over as sponsor of the annual awards for the next three years.
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award will now be known as the Children’s Literature Legacy Award.
Don’t leave it to the last minute.
We spoke to the author of a new book on the topic.
It’s part of a proposal to increase the number of people using libraries.
The award was launched on 7 April 1995 and is now in its 23rd year.
