A tabloid approach to literary demises
Non-fiction; The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End; By Katie Roiphe; Virago, €22.60
Non-fiction; The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End; By Katie Roiphe; Virago, €22.60
Multitudes is Lucy Caldwell’s first collection of short stories, and it’s brilliant
Colours Other Than Blue, by Anthony Glavin
Scarcely a sentence couldn’t have been tightened up by a stringent editor
Fiction; The Maker of Swans; By Paraic O’Donnell; Wiedenfeld & Nicolson, €17.50
FICTION; Avenue of Mysteries; By John Irving; Doubleday, €20
"Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive," by Charles Duhigg
The gags in Netflix's new offering are sometimes funny, sometimes not
Madness, murder and death in the modern welfare state
Caustic and grim portrait of city
Reacher Said Nothing: Lee Child and the Making of Make Me
Barnes works with consummate artistry
Fiction; The High Mountains of Portugal; By Yann Martel; Canongate, €22.60