Tumbling Through the Void – A Conversation with Rob Doyle
It could be said that Rob Doyle’s first novel, Here Are the Young Men, caused
Literary Fiction
A Soundtrack to my Summer: Kevin Curran on Citizens
Putting the finishing touches to my second novel, Citizens, over the summer, I hit a
How to Catch the Sun by Donal Ryan
Short stories are sly. They act all benign and friendly and companionable and then when
Researching Miss Emily by Nuala O’Connor
When I have the first draft of a novel complete, I like to travel to
Putting in the Groundwork: Generation by Paula McGrath
My novel, Generation, will be published at the end of July. Its journey to publication
Sarah Griffin Talks Tender With Belinda McKeon
Belinda McKeon’s first novel, Solace, won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Sunday Independent Best
Paul O’Reilly: Addiction, Therapy and Fiction
Why write? Why turn perfectly sunny days into hours sitting in a darkened room, waiting,
Discovering Mrs. Engels by Gavin McCrea
Gavin McCrea was born in Dublin in 1978 and has since travelled widely, living in
Caitriona Lally on Eggshells
I began 2014 with an almost-completed first novel, Eggshells, pieced together from jottings on scraps
Debunking The Myth Of The ‘Real’ Writer by Máire T. Robinson
The novelist, E. L Doctorow, said that writing “… is like driving a car at
Colm Tóibín talks ‘Nora Webster’ to Sue Leonard
Colm Tóibín talks to Sue Leonard about growing up without a father, being a writer
Blessed by a Swan – Liz McManus on ‘A Shadow in the Yard’
It had taken me twenty-four years to write my second novel. The first novel, Acts
Mary Costello’s Debut Novel: Academy Street
Mary Costello is one of those lovely softly spoken writers who is has been quietly
A History of Loneliness: John Boyne
After his sweeping international success with the stunning The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, John
Tramp Press Launch Title: Flight by Oona Frawley
I was the stereotype of a writer-in-training for a long, long time. I wrote in
A Search for Self-Love in Edna O’Brien’s Masterful ‘The Love Object’
Edna O’Brien’s definitive story collection The Love Object is a compelling tome that bears testimony
It’s All About Thinking: Here In No Place by A. W. Timmons
The journey begins with a dedicated English teacher and ends with a published novel. Along
Keeping it Short: Eddie Stack on Quare Hawks
I grew up in a small pub in West Clare. A friend of my parents,
Blood a Cold Blue: James Claffey talks to Alison Wells.
James Claffey is an Irish writer originally from County Westmeath now living in Carpinteria, California,
Ending Up With a Collection; Colin Barrett on Young Skins
There is a collection of work, a book, a book of short stories – with
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