Irish authors

Exile Aimeé Walsh

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Read an extract from Aimée Walsh’s debut title, Exile

The newly released debut from Belfast author Aimée Walsh centres around a young woman as her life is…

By Sarah Gill

Meeting Mae Karen O'Connor

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Page Turners: ‘Meeting Mae’ author Karen O’Connor

Ahead of the publication of her debut novel, Meeting Mae, we caught up with Karen O’Connor to discuss…

By Sarah Gill

Meeting Mae Karen O'Connor

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Read an extract from Karen O’Connor’s upcoming title, Meeting Mae

Meeting Mae is a tale of family, friendship, and secrets that poses the question, does the truth really…

By Sarah Gill

kevin barry the heart in winter

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Read an extract from Kevin Barry’s new title, The Heart in Winter

Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, The Heart in Winter is a savagely funny and…

By Sarah Gill

Ravelling - Estelle Birdy

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Read an extract from Estelle Birdy’s debut, Ravelling

Revolving around the sometimes chaotic lives of five teenage boys in the Liberties, Estelle Birdy’s Ravelling channels the…

By Sarah Gill

Evenings and Weekends Oisin McKenna

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Read an extract from Oisín McKenna’s debut novel, Evenings and Weekends

Drogheda-born, London-based author Oisín McKenna's debut novel, Evenings and Weekends, is on shelves now — and it's hotly…

By Sarah Gill

The Weekend Break

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Read an extract from ‘The Weekend Break’ by Ruth O’Leary

A newly released title from debut author Ruth O’Leary, The Weekend Break was inspired by the many weekend…

By Sarah Gill

2024 books

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24 book releases to look forward to in 2024

From a long-awaited sequel to Colm Tóibín’s Brooklyn to a new title from Marian Keyes, 2024 is shaping…

By Sarah Gill

SJP Irish books

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The three Irish authors listed among SJP’s top books of 2023

What can we say? The woman clearly has taste. Earlier this year, we looked into every book on…

By Sarah Gill

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17 forthcoming Irish titles to add to your autumn reading list

From memoirs and political analysis to coming of age fiction and long-awaited sequels, here are the Irish books…

By Sarah Gill

Ordinary Human Failings Megan Nolan

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Read an extract from Megan Nolan’s new novel, Ordinary Human Failings

Megan Nolan’s gripping second novel has just hit the shelves, so we’re sharing an excerpt from the story…

By Sarah Gill

Jenny McCarthy

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Social Pictures: The launch of Jenny McCarthy’s debut book, ‘The Wedding’

The Westbury Hotel was transformed into an oasis of wedding bliss for the launch of renowned photographer Jenny…

By Sarah Gill