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escapist novels

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Armchair voyager: 8 travel books perfect for a little escapism right now

Friendly reminder that lockdown restrictions don't apply to your imagination... Yesterday we went to Disneyland, South Africa and…

By Amanda Cassidy

Books

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These 3 books were made for bedtime reading

I read so many new books every month that nighttime offers me what I'm scarcely afforded during the…

By Jennifer McShane

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8 brilliant books worth reading (that you may have missed)

 With so many brilliant books out in the past 12 months, there's every chance you might have missed…

By Jennifer McShane

books to read 2021

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6 brilliant new books to put on your reading lists

2021 brings an array of literary talent and fresh voices and because we need a Covid distraction more…

By Jennifer McShane

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These are the 6 must-read books from the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 Shortlist

The six titles on this year’s shortlist for the £30,000 Women’s Prize for Fiction are all must-reads. The…

By Jennifer McShane

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4 more brilliant books you need to read next

By Jennifer McShane

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4 new books to get stuck into this April

By Jennifer McShane

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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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‘The crime itself is usually always the focus… I was interested in the trauma afterwards’

By Jennifer McShane

what's on this weekend

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What’s on this weekend: March 5-7

By Lauren Heskin

EDITORIAL

12 beautifully poignant poem lines worth reading and remembering

For years, poetry has struck me in a way that I've found difficult to explain. While skillfully written…

By Jennifer McShane

EDITORIAL

The 5 modern Irish books we should add to the school curriculum

It's time for school reading lists to reflect the thought-provoking, modern Irish literary scene, writes Ruth Elwood We…

By IMAGE