Ruth Ennis
Ruth Ennis chooses new books for early readers
Books for early readers are all about challenges and overcoming difficulties. This seems fitting, as newly independent...
Seán Ronayne, Graham Norton, Donal Ryan, Eilish Fisher, Jane Casey & Johnny Sexton
Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan has won the An Post Irish Book of the Year 2024
Peachicks, Penguins, and Pigs—Ruth Ennis on picture books
Ruth Ennis
As we reach the end of the year, it’s a good time to...
The Lost Past of Billy McQueen|Neil Alexander|Embla Books
A strong sense of nostalgia and hope—The Lost Past of Billy McQueen
by Susan McKeever
Revolutionary Times: Ireland 1913-23: The Forging of a Nation|Mike Cronin and Mark Duncan|Merrion Press
A sumptuous production and a compulsive book to dip into—Revolutionary Times
Anna Heussaff on three recent books in Irish for teens—Éanna Corr, Oiread na Fríde, and Heartstopper
by Anna Heussaff
Lively, contemporary novels in Irish...
Tristan Rosentock talks all things bookish in the companion series to our popular podcast
A book from your early days?
A living artefact that records a very real present—Ghostgirl, by Annemarie Ní Churreáin
by Aoife Lyall
Ellen Orchard’s essay, ‘How Can a Poem Bear...
Little Island sign two English titles by leading Irish-language author Máire Zepf
Little Island Books have announced the acquisition of the English-language debut by leading Irish-language author...
Coming of age, at every age – YA novels as Gaeilge
by Úna Nic Cárthaigh
The Young Adult reading category is generally defined as...