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Voices

Opinion: I had fun jobs, crap jobs, redundancies, got fired - and then I wrote my first book

Lizzy Dent describes the adventures that brought her to her first novel.

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Apr 24th 2021, 7:00 AM

# Prize

One Irish author makes shortlist for €100k Dublin Literary Award

Six books are on this year’s shortlist. Previous winners include Anna Burns for Milkman, and Mike McCormack for Solar Bones.

13.2k

Mar 25th 2021, 7:31 AM

Voices

'It reinforced my sense of belonging': One Dublin One Book author Rónán Hession on his life in reading

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.

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Mar 9th 2021, 7:30 PM

# Books

Four Irish authors on longlist for prestigious €100k Dublin Literary Award

Previous winners include Anna Burns for Milkman, and Mike McCormack for Solar Bones.

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Feb 4th 2021, 12:52 PM

# beautiful world

New novel from Normal People author Sally Rooney to be published in September

Beautiful World, Where Are You follows two best friends as they navigate love, friendship and sex heading into their thirties.

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Jan 12th 2021, 5:18 PM

# page turners

Non-fiction to watch out for in 2021

Memoir, biography, essays and more.

12.8k

Jan 9th 2021, 7:00 AM

# Publishing

Champagne Football was the biggest-selling Irish-published book in 2020

Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan’s book sold over 49,300 copies.

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Jan 5th 2021, 5:11 PM

# Preview

Irish books to watch out for in 2021

Here are some names to remember for your book shopping next year.

25.5k

Dec 31st 2020, 8:00 PM

# imagination

Quiz: How much do you know about Roald Dahl and his books?

The theme of the Toy Show was ‘the wonderful world of Roald Dahl’ – let’s take a closer look at that world.

28.9k

Dec 31st 2020, 11:00 AM

# comfort reads

Open thread: What books gave you comfort in 2020?

We fill you in on what worked for us.

13.6k

Dec 31st 2020, 9:30 AM

# comfort reads

The books that brought writers like Roddy Doyle and Tana French comfort in 2020

Irish and Ireland-based writers, including Roddy Doyle, Sinéad Gleeson and Tana French, tell us about the books that soothed them this year.

14.7k

Dec 30th 2020, 6:30 PM

# get reading

Book lovers - here's the international fiction to watch out for in 2021

From Irish to international authors, we have you covered.

28.2k

Dec 27th 2020, 8:30 PM

# Books

'Our online orders went up overnight - we sold a lot of classics': How Covid-19 affected Irish book shops

Booksellers say that people turned to fiction in lockdown – and book sales are up 4% on last year.

23.0k

Dec 25th 2020, 8:00 PM

# Shortlist

Which of these 5 sports books will win the prestigious William Hill prize?

‘Born Fighter’ and ‘The Rodchenkov Affair’ are among the contenders.

4.9k

Nov 29th 2020, 7:45 AM

# an post ibas

'It's a huge thing for a writer': Donal Ryan and Keelin Shanley among Irish Book Awards winners

“It’s just a privilege,” Eason Novel of the Year winner Donal Ryan told us.

19.9k

Nov 25th 2020, 8:35 PM

# get reading

What are the best Irish reads of 2020? The Irish Book Awards are on tonight - and you can tune in

Here’s how you can tune in – and who’s nominated in TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category.

25.5k

Nov 25th 2020, 7:00 AM

# bedtime stories

6,000 books gifted to children in direct provision, hospitals and homeless services across Ireland

There are over 2,100 children in direct provision and over 2,500 experiencing homelessness.

8.3k

Nov 23rd 2020, 2:06 PM

Voices

'Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill scooped up handfuls of her lover's blood, drank, then threw back her head and howled'

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.

64.4k

Oct 31st 2020, 8:00 PM

# Irish book awards

Keelin Shanley, Luke O'Neill and Mary McAleese among this year's Irish Book Awards nominees

Once again, TheJournal.ie is sponsoring the Best Irish Published Book award.

14.2k

Oct 20th 2020, 2:33 PM

# Well read

Here are the 15 sports books longlisted for the William Hill prize

David Walsh’s The Russian Affair is among the contenders for the big prize.

8.2k

Sep 29th 2020, 3:46 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you been reading more books over the past six months?

Has Covid-19 made it easier or more difficult to get stuck into some books?

22.0k

Sep 3rd 2020, 8:35 AM

# john bolton

Trump’s former national security adviser can publish tell-all book, judge rules

John Bolton’s memoir is due out on Tuesday.

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Jun 20th 2020, 5:16 PM

# bookworms

Dublin City Council reveals most popular books borrowed during Covid-19 lockdown

Man Who Didn’t Call by Rosie Walsh tops the list for e-books.

26.4k

May 29th 2020, 9:36 AM

# The Ickabog

JK Rowling announces new fairytale for children will be published free online

The Harry Potter author said she wrote The Ickabog 10 years ago.

22.5k

May 26th 2020, 11:01 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Have you been reading more books than usual lately?

Have your say.

22.2k

May 24th 2020, 9:30 AM

# good reads

Hampson, Woodward, Brennan - 14 recommended rugby books

We’ve picked out a few good rugby reads and want to hear your recommendations.

6.6k

Mar 28th 2020, 9:30 AM

# open thread

Open thread: What are your comfort reads?

What do you turn to when you need to be cheered up or comforted?

22.3k

Mar 21st 2020, 7:00 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you plan to read more books than usual over the next few weeks?

People working from home or self-isolating may find they have more time on their hands than usual.

19.4k

Mar 19th 2020, 9:09 AM

# speculative fiction

'Britain has pride about not succumbing to fascism in the 20th century - I'm suggesting it could happen in the 21st'

In his debut novel The Last Day, QI Elf Andrew Hunter Murray writes about a world that’s half in shadow, half in light.

21.3k

Mar 7th 2020, 10:00 PM

# world book day

Poll: How often do you read a book?

Research to mark World Book Day found that half of children and young people said they enjoyed reading either “very much” or “quite a lot”.

28.6k

Mar 5th 2020, 9:15 AM

# Interview

Anne Enright: 'Pre-Trump, if you had a problem it was your problem. That's another head-wreck'

The author speaks to us as she publishes her latest novel, Actress.

18.6k

Feb 19th 2020, 8:30 PM

# read this

These are the Irish novels to look out for in early 2020

It’s going to be a jam-packed year.

25.2k

Dec 29th 2019, 1:30 PM

# best of 2019

These were our favourite books of 2019 - what were yours?

Let us know in the comments.

21.4k

Dec 26th 2019, 7:00 PM

# Irish book awards

Success for Vicky Phelan, Joe Duffy and Andrea Corr at Irish Book Awards

Here are this year’s winners.

15.4k

Nov 21st 2019, 9:13 AM

# experiments

Professor Luke O'Neill on how to get your children interested in science (plus: two experiments to try at home)

The Irish professor of biochemistry has written a new book aimed at children, which is nominated for an An Post Irish Book Award.

27.1k

Nov 19th 2019, 7:00 PM

# Awards

Eight Irish novels longlisted for 2020 Dublin Literary Award worth €100,000

A total of 156 books have been longlisted for the award.

12.5k

Nov 11th 2019, 2:20 PM

# heather morris

'I'm honouring her and other women who were abused': Tattooist of Auschwitz author returns with Cilka's story

We spoke to the best-selling New Zealand author during her recent trip to Ireland.

22.2k

Nov 10th 2019, 9:00 PM

Voices

'Rock and roll had come to town': The fascinating tale of JP Donleavy and his final posthumous novel

The legendary JP Donleavy’s publisher writes about how the author brought a ‘sprinkle of stardust’ with him when he arrived in Ireland.

10.9k

Nov 7th 2019, 8:00 PM

Voices

'You meet people at the high and low points of their lives': What I learned when I quit my job to become a bookseller

When she handed in her employee badge, she had an ‘Oh God, what have I done?’ moment, writes Dawn Behan of Woodbine Books.

20.6k

Oct 30th 2019, 7:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'Dublin Murders shows how our obsession with crime stories is just part of the human condition'

Author Sam Blake explores how readers got hooked on crime stories – and why it’s no bad thing.

26.6k

Oct 21st 2019, 7:00 PM