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5 seriously creepy books to read this Halloween

The rain, the wind, the chill in the air... Halloween is here. Hate horror films but interested in…

By Jennifer McShane

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16 must-read books you’ll want to devour next

If you’re looking for a great story to get stuck into next, the 16 books announced on the…

By Jennifer McShane

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Shifting perspectives: 5 books especially worth reading during the pandemic

Jennifer McShane looks back at some of her recent favourite reads; those which offer a different way to…

By Jennifer McShane

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8 page-turning reads worth devouring during long summer nights

Here are eight favoured reads Jennifer McShane revisits while the long evenings are here. The Million Pieces of…

By Jennifer McShane

Sara Baume’s writing style is one that’s all her own: lyrical, rhythmic, and tartly observant.
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Sara Baume: On my desk, I have a family of nine small objects, my talismans

Sophie Grenham sits down with author Sara Baume to hear about life in a farmhouse outside Skibbereen, her…

By Sophie Grenham

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4 brilliant Margaret Atwood books to devour ahead of season 4 of The Handmaid’s Tale

By Jennifer McShane

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Books you should read by the time you’re twenty-five

As children, most of us are voracious bookworms. I couldn't fall asleep without reading when I was younger,…

By Erin Lindsay

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel voted best Women’s Prize for Fiction winner

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's novel Half of a Yellow Sun has been voted the best book to have won…

By Jennifer McShane

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Let’s talk about the books we buy but never read

Did you know you're likely sitting on top of a literary graveyard? That's right, in your own home.…

By Jennifer McShane

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Can’t seem to finish that book? Try these 5 bite-size short stories instead

Even with the extra time we have on our hands, it can be hard to concentrate on a…

By Jennifer McShane

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#IMAGEReads: 5 brilliant novels you simply must devour again

A truly great book is more than just a fantastic read; the story stays with you long after…

By Jennifer McShane

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‘It was only in my thirties I started to compare myself to my friends in ways I hadn’t done before’

Anna Hope's much talked about third novel Expectation is simple in its premise. Three friends, Hannah, Cate and Lissa,…

By Jennifer McShane