One of the hallmarks of a great music book is that it tells you umpteen things you didn’t know
Sport: Angels With Dirty Faces, By Jonathan Wilson, Orion Books, €13.50
The map of Latin America in general would look rather different without Irish people
NON -FICTION; The Isis Hostage, By Puk Damsgârd, Atlantic Books, €20
RTÉ has certainly had its moments during Rio 2016
What goes up must come down. But when?
We’ll All Be Murdered In Our Beds! by Duncan Campbell
The former Juventus midfielder leads his Italy team into battle against Ireland on Wednesday
A powerful, if dense, analysis of the US's many hushed-up little conflicts
Without the magnificent visuals, you’d be left with pretty thin gruel
David Hepworth’s musical tastes tend strongly towards the singer-songwriterish
Fiction: The Blade Artist; By Irvine Welsh; Jonathan Cape, €17.25
Music; Boys In The Trees: A Memoir; By Carly Simon; Constable, €27
It dragged like an interminable parent-teacher meeting with seven teachers instead of one
Reynolds remains self-deprecating to the very last page.
