Get ready for one of the biggest books of the year by mega popular Irish author Sally Rooney, murderous angels, a Polish sanatorium in the 1900s, KNIVES OUT meets holiday rom-coms, and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-09-24 11:00:00 UTC ]
After early novels that won international acclaim but were banned at home, the Irish author had a prolific career lasting more than half a centuryThe Irish writer Edna O’Brien, who explored the complications and contradictions of women’s lives in a literary career lasting more than half a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-07-28 16:59:31 UTC ]
The Irish author discusses “Long Island,” the sequel to his 2009 novel “Brooklyn.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2024-05-03 19:34:04 UTC ]
Irish author’s ‘suspenseful and linguistically astonishing’ fourth novel praised for its ‘great wit and humanity’ by judge Bernardine EvaristoThe Irish author Paul Murray has won the inaugural £30,000 Nero Gold prize for The Bee Sting, a comic family saga set in rural Ireland.Murray was... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-03-14 19:30:28 UTC ]
'Prophet Song,' Irish author Paul Lynch's fifth novel, is a study in contemporary literary intensity, winning the Booker Prize for Fiction. The post Ireland’s Paul Lynch Wins the 2023 Booker Prize for Fiction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2023-11-26 22:00:45 UTC ]
The award-winning Irish author on losing his father at 18, the drawbacks of English editors and the theme of imprisonment in his workMike McCormack was born in London in 1965 and raised on a farm in County Mayo in the west of Ireland. He published his first story collection, Getting It in the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-11-11 18:00:01 UTC ]
The much-acclaimed Irish author of Small Things Like These on her quietly devastating new story and why George Saunders wouldn’t read it aloud for a podcastClaire Keegan’s five books to date run to just 700 pages and some 140,000 words. “I love to see prose being written economically,” she tells... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-09-02 17:00:10 UTC ]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Devoted Friend’ is one of the fairy tales for children written by the Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). It was published in the 1888 collection The Happy Prince and Other Tales. ‘The Devoted Friend’ is about a Miller named Hugh, who... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-06-23 14:00:16 UTC ]
The Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award is given annually to the best work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry by a British or Irish author of 35 or under. Here at the British Council, we're proud to work with the Prize to support the selected writers early in their... Continue reading >> [ Source: British Council global | 2023-02-13 14:40:41 UTC ]
Irish author Claire Keegan is one of those U.S. 'discoveries' who have been known back home for years. With 'Foster,' she earns that acclaim and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-11-01 14:00:17 UTC ]
‘The Remarkable Rocket’ is one of the fairy tales for children written by the Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). It was published in the 1888 collection The Happy Prince and Other Tales. ‘The Remarkable Rocket’ is about a firework which is set to be let off as part of the […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-09-12 14:00:19 UTC ]
The Irish author of 'Nora Webster' and 'The Master,' Colm Tóibín, wins the 2022 Rathbones Folio Prize. The post Colm Tóibín Wins the £30,000 Rathbones Folio Prize for ‘The Magician’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2022-03-22 14:42:19 UTC ]
The Irish author of "Beautiful World, Where Are You" has been open about her opposition to Israeli government policies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-10-12 11:46:18 UTC ]
In writing his new novel, the Irish author spent years tracing the secret yearnings of Mann—who, he says, played a lifelong “game between what was revealed and what was concealed.” Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2021-09-13 10:00:00 UTC ]
In her third novel, “Beautiful World, Where Are You,” the Irish author observes her unhappy young protagonists from a notable distance. Continue reading >> [ Source: New Yorker | 2021-09-10 10:00:00 UTC ]
Many shops plan to open early for the arrival of Sally Rooney’s latest novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You next monthWhen they were children they lined the streets in their witch hats and capes, keen to pick up the latest Harry Potter title as bookshops opened their doors at midnight. Now they... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2021-08-28 15:00:00 UTC ]
Bestselling Irish author Lucinda Riley, best known for the Seven Sisters series, has died after battling cancer for four years. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-06-12 03:14:18 UTC ]
Irish author Edna O’Brien is to be named Commander in the French “Ordre des Arts et Lettres” by the French minister of culture, in recognition of her body of work. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-03-05 01:15:23 UTC ]
The Northern Irish author was best known for his story of Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare, which sold more than 50m copiesSam McBratney, the author of the bestselling picture book Guess How Much I Love You, has died at the age of 77.The Northern Irish author died on 18 September, his... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-09-21 14:12:28 UTC ]
Transworld has pre-empted The Playdate from Irish author Andrea Mara, as well as a second title. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-10 16:51:45 UTC ]