Writing.ie is delighted to announce that we are sponsoring the An Post Irish Book Awards Writing.ie Short Story of the Year Award again this year. Roisin O’Donnell won in 2018 for...

The big news this week, of course (in book terms, anyway), is the new release of another Dog Man book! These are fun, popular books with their catchy classic puns: For Whom...

George R.R. Martin, the world-renowned author and creative force behind A Game of Thrones, is to receive The An Post International Recognition Award as part of this year’s An Post...

Mary Robinette Kowa, Tomi Adeyemi, Jeanette Ng and Becky Chambers each won Hugo Awards in Dublin at An Irish Worldcon. The Calculating Stars, an alternate history of climate change and...

This week we’ve still got David Walliams at the top of the charts with The World’s Worst Teachers 3; whilst The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is still making waves, eighteen months after...

The whole publishing world is talking about this incredible book – for it’s unique concept as well as Adrian McKinty’s amazing journey from losing his house, becoming an Uber driver...

Hazel Gaynor’s The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter (HarperFiction) has been longlisted for the 2019 HWA Gold Crown for the best historical novel published in the last year, as announced recently by the Historical Writers Association. The judges called The...

In a rather wonderful sweep, three of the six authors shortlisted  for the prestigious Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award are Irish – Danielle McLoughlin, Kevin Barry and Louise Kennedy. The...

Last month we reported how Irish writers dominating the longlist for this year’s Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, accounting for six out of the eighteen stories. Now we can...

As the summer peaks, the charts seem to be feeling lethargic from the heat, as there’s little movement and no brand new entries. Walliams clings on to the top spot...