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# Reading

Last week
3rd December 2023 - 9th December 2023
Irish teenagers top the list for reading skills across the EU, according to major global study
Ireland was also in the top three for maths and science across the EU in the latest results published by Pisa.
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November 2023
Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for Prophet Song
“It is with immense pleasure that I bring the Booker home to Ireland,” the winning author told the event.
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Nov 26th 2023, 11:02 PM
Wild Ireland: We're at a point in history where we must improve our relationship with nature
Carsten Krieger’s book, Wild Ireland is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 in TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category, Best Irish Published Book of the Year.
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Nov 18th 2023, 7:00 AM
Author: 'There is a magic to literary translation, it matters'
Carolina Schutti, author of ‘Without Waking Up,’ discusses language and translation.
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Nov 4th 2023, 8:00 PM
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Extract: 'She is funny and puts herself down, but in a funny way, so it’s okay'
Mia Döring shares an extract from the new Sunday Miscellany: A Selection 2018-2023 which is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category.
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Oct 24th 2023, 8:00 PM
Extract: We searched for photos of momentous events as well as ordinary people's lives
A Nation Is Born is a new book by Michael B. Barry and John O’Byrne which is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category.
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Oct 21st 2023, 7:30 AM
Parenting: 'I decided that this would be the summer we would give them a love of reading'
Our parenting columnist Margaret Lynch says the more they tried to steer the kids away from devices and towards books, the more they resented reading.
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Aug 26th 2023, 8:00 PM
Excerpt: 'My mother had the babies before marriage - I understand this was the ultimate taboo'
The author shares snippets of her difficult childhood in Cork in her new book, Grand.
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Jun 24th 2023, 7:00 AM
Gill Perdue: From Cagney and Lacey to Bad Sisters, strong female characters are a joy to watch
The author’s new book is built around strong female characters and here, she looks at others who have inspired her.
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Jun 22nd 2023, 9:15 PM
Potential Irish implications as Reading to go part-time following relegation
Grace Moloney and Diane Caldwell were on the Royals’ books for the 2022/23 season.
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Jun 6th 2023, 5:01 PM
Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov wins 2023 International Booker Prize
He shares the prize with the book’s translator Angela Rodel.
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May 23rd 2023, 10:57 PM
Hunt takes over as Guvnor at Reading after Ince is sacked
Reading end Ince’s term after run of eight games without a win.
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Apr 11th 2023, 11:15 AM
Daily Poll: Do you find time to read books?
For many it can be hard to find the time to sit down with a good book.
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Feb 6th 2023, 12:05 PM
Casemiro on the double as Man United progress to FA Cup fifth round
Fred was also on target in a 3-1 win over Reading.
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Jan 28th 2023, 10:22 PM
Will Smallbone hits the net for Stoke and impresses in front of Ireland boss
A 4-0 win for the home team today against Reading.
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Jan 21st 2023, 5:16 PM
The Irish For: Jolabokaflod - a look at Iceland's Christmas books tradition
Darach Ó Séaghdha looks at how people in Iceland focus on books over the holiday season.
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Jan 1st 2023, 8:30 AM
Last year
2022
Here is the fiction to keep an eye out for in 2023
We take a look at the standout books set to be published in the coming six months.
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Dec 30th 2022, 7:30 PM
Books from Pamela Anderson and Frances Haugen among the non-fiction to look out for in 2023
From memoir to biography.
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Dec 29th 2022, 8:00 PM
Ireland goalkeeper back in Reading squad after 'difficult time'
Grace Moloney had been absent since Ireland’s World Cup play-off win in Glasgow last month.
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Nov 19th 2022, 5:19 PM
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize
The winner was announced in a ceremony that was broadcast this evening.
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Oct 17th 2022, 10:06 PM
A mystery novel set during 1816 chosen as the 2023 One Dublin One Book
The Coroner’s Daughter is a novel about a nursemaid who conceals her pregnancy and murders her newborn.
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Oct 12th 2022, 6:47 PM
Mixed emotions for Irish players as Dykes’ birthday brace sees QPR past Reading
Jeff Hendrick’s Royals missed their chance to go top.
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Oct 7th 2022, 10:53 PM
Poll: How often do you read a book?
The longlist for the An Post Bookshop of the Year award was announced yesterday evening.
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Sep 30th 2022, 9:18 AM
Difficult day for Irish duo amidst Manchester United's thrashing of Reading
England Euro 2022 hero Alessia Russo was on target for United, while Maya Le Tissier had a dream debut.
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Sep 17th 2022, 4:00 PM
'A football fairytale' - Shane Long returns to Reading
The Irishman signs on a one-year deal.
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Jul 13th 2022, 3:12 PM
Jeff Hendrick departs Newcastle for Reading on a season-long loan
New boss Paul Ince has expressed admiration for the versatile Ireland midfielder.
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Jul 12th 2022, 12:37 PM
Poll: How often do you read a book?
The 27th winner of the Dublin Literary Award will be announced this afternoon.
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May 23rd 2022, 9:56 AM
Paul Ince back in management after taking interim reins at Reading
Veljko Paunovic was sacked despite winning 3-2 at Preston on Saturday.
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Feb 19th 2022, 7:20 PM
New James Joyce artefacts and personal letters donated to British university
Joyce’s grandson, Stephen James Joyce, and his wife Solange, have donated a collection to the University of Reading.
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Feb 2nd 2022, 7:45 AM
All time
Irish fiction to look forward to in 2022
Here are the books to look out for next year.
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Dec 25th 2021, 8:00 PM
Extract: 'The Point', 'What? You mean the 3Arena?' I felt like Rip van Winkle
Dubliner Emily Bell writes about returning to live in the city after 20 years and finding that all the names have changed – and yet stayed the same.
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Dec 24th 2021, 8:00 PM
Larry Donnelly: 'Who the f*** reads newspapers?' Society would be better off if young people did
Worrying stats show how little interest young people have in the news, writes Larry Donnelly – but this is bad for all of us.
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Nov 27th 2021, 7:00 PM
Andy Carroll signs short-term deal with Reading
The former England striker has committed his future to the Berkshire club until mid-January.
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Nov 15th 2021, 6:27 PM
Declan O'Rourke: 'I think we all have these ghosts and figures lurking in the past'
The Irish songwriter has written a book about the Famine, something that he never expected to do, he tells us.
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Nov 10th 2021, 8:00 PM
Ismaila Sarr at the double as Watford take step closer to Premier League return
The Hornets were 2-0 winners at home to Reading.
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Apr 9th 2021, 10:12 PM
'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
Aoife Martin: Forget Twitter doom-scrolling. Books help you escape the lockdown blues
Our columnist says she found it hard to read books last year when the world was falling apart, but 2021 has so far reminded her of her love of reading.
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Feb 18th 2021, 7:00 AM
Ireland keeper Moloney signs two-year contract extension with Reading
The deal will run until at least 2023.
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Feb 16th 2021, 3:17 PM
Kirby double sees Chelsea extend WSL lead to five points after 5-0 win
Meanwhile, Reading and Everton played out a 1-1 draw.
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Feb 14th 2021, 5:46 PM
Late brace sees Brentford go top and extend unbeaten run to 21 league games
Josh Dasilva and Ivan Toney grabbed the crucial goals to ensure a 3-1 win over Reading.
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Feb 10th 2021, 9:58 PM
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