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Justin Myers, previously best known for writing ‘the gay Bridget Jones’, proves he is no one-hit wonder
Justin Myers, previously best known for writing ‘the gay Bridget Jones’, proves he is no one-hit wonder
Curtis Sittenfeld’s latest novel is catnip to anyone who wonders if Hillary Clinton had no choice but to subjugate herself to her husband’s career in order to advance her own, or whether it was all a mistake
Marisa Meltzer finds that an investigation into the life of the founder of Weight Watchers helps her to better understand her own complicated relationship with food and dieting
Humourist and essayist Samantha Irby has moved into a more settled phase of her life, but her observations are still riotously funny
Catherine Cho’s story of how internal demons compelled her to want to kill her newborn son is gripping and harrowing
The resumption of Ireland’s festivals is not as far away as you might fear, as dozens of enterprising organisers and artists have devised new and innovative ways to entertain you this summer
As the lockdown grinds on, kids are watching more television at home than ever before – leaving parents in a quandary about how much is too much, and what should and shouldn’t be watched
Michelle Gallen announces her arrival on the Northern Irish literary scene with this humorous and gritty first novel
Stuart Maconie argues that the nanny state of the 1960s and 70s was not, as some portray it, a wretched time, but an age of opportunity
Mhairi McFarlane’s new novel is not your average flighty romantic comedy
Ann Napolitano’s new novel Dear Edward is by turns devastating and touching
The American author’s first novel is a compelling and readable tale of contemporary racial attitudes in the US
Nadine O’Regan and Tanya Sweeney pick their favourite reads of 2019 in the categories of arts, culture and fiction
It’s almost impossible to believe that a book that charts a man’s childhood sexual abuse, depression, suicide attempts, racial bullying and eating disorders would be heartening and hilarious, and yet here we are