Publisher Full Set has acquired Little Oases, a memoir by debut author Carol Ballantine, which is set to publish in spring ...

The Booker Prize 2026 longlist has now been announced – a selection of 13 superb works of long-form fiction, chosen from 163 titles written in English and published in the UK and/or Ireland ...

David Yearsley, author of the Cloverdaisy series: how my granddaughters inspired me to write books for children . . . “We’ve read Narnia, Pops, and Alice in Wonderland. Please do something new for ...

Application deadline: 31st August 2026 A brand-new international literary and creative festival, The Binding, is coming to Longford, Ireland this November. As part of The Binding festival, ...

Most people, on discovering that we are partners in crime (writing), are astonished that a married couple could stay married after writing four novels together as Ellery Lloyd. ‘If we tried, it ...

Alysoun Owen, Editor of Editor of the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook and the Children’s Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, on how best to commit to your writing . . . Be a committed writer. Write ...

Ava Glass is the CWA Dagger-shortlisted author of Alias Emma (The Chase), The Traitor and The Trap. She is an American-born novelist based in England, and a former crime reporter ...

Writing.ie is the only place that you’ll find the Irish bestsellers online each week, and it’s been a busy week for thrillers! When the world is (literally) on fire, many people turn ...

Never to be Found is a great read. I’d like to think I was the first to say that but I am not, everyone is talking about this book and the reason is very simple, it’s a really great read. Jo Spain ...

Bookselling Ireland (the Booksellers Association (BA) in Ireland), together with Publishing Ireland, is delighted to announce details for this year’s Irish Book Week campaign, which will run from ...

From Tonn Tuile to Flood Tide: the daughter and translator relates. Eithne O’Neill on translating her father’s Tonn Tuile: a landmark of mid-century Irish fiction, now in English for the first time.