Backlist Beauties—Follow the Old Road, by Jo Kerrigan

Backlist Beauties—Follow the Old Road, by Jo Kerrigan

Gender no barrier in the next Girls Play Too

Gender no barrier in the next Girls Play Too, just published.

I, Antigone—David Butler on a Greek tragedy, retold

"In the classical world one disobeys a godly injunction at one’s peril."—David Butler on a Greek tragedy, retold.

Claire-Louise Bennett at next Director’s Book Club

Join MoLI on Wednesday, 6 October, at 5pm for the next Director's Book Club.

Novel Fair 2022 open for submissions

Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair 2022 open for submissions.

Under the covers—Sarah O’Flaherty on the joy of a blank slate

Not just a pretty picture—Sarah O'Flaherty talks about the collaborative process of good cover design, and the joy of a blank slate for the next Under the Covers

New imprint releases first novel— Cathal Póirtéir on Madame Lazare, by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin

As the first book from a new imprint it's impossible to resist the proverb 'Tús maith, leath na hoibre.'—Cathal Póirtéir on Madam Lazare, by Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin (Barzaz).

Winners of Trócaire Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition 2021 announced 

Poetry Ireland and Trócaire announce the winners of the 2021 poetry competition, which this year had the theme ‘Pathways to Peace’. 

Who was George Berkeley? Kenneth L. Pearce on a book that breaks new ground

Who was George Berkeley? —Kenneth L. Pearce on a new book about Ireland's most renowned philosopher.

Portlaoise—a visual history

Portlaoise—a visual history. Extract and images from new book by local historian Joe Curtis, published by Wordwell.