Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest novel is superbly written and deeply meditative

Louise Nealon’s hugely enjoyable debut novel is about a naive but clairvoyant country girl from a dysfunctional family making her way through college life in an unfamiliar and unfriendly city

Owen O’Shea’s meticulously researched history of an IRA ambush during the War of Independence where five men died reveals the complexity of the operation and the similar histories of the men on either side

The English historian’s new book details the many ways in which women have been failed by the medical profession down the years

The food writer on working with Anthony Bourdain, the late chef, and the destinations that have captured her heart

In her new book Anthro-Vision, financial journalist and anthropology PhD Gillian Tett argues that by studying consumer behaviour through an anthropological lens, companies and institutions can revolutionise the way they do business. In this extract, she describes how this approach had startling results for the executives of Primrose Schools in Georgia in the US

The singer’s new autobiography is a reminder of what a vital voice she has been during her three and a half decades in the public eye

Taylor Jenkins Reid’s eagerly awaited follow-up to her 2019 breakthrough Daisy Jones and the Six does not disappoint

Marie Aubert’s debut novel about a bickering family loses nothing in the translation from the original Norwegian

Journalist Jonathan O’Brien goes back to the humble beginnings of the European Championship in an impeccably researched and lovingly written account of one of our most popular football tournaments

An in-depth study

John Higgs’s new book is a fascinating deep dive into the life and work of ‘far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced’

RTÉ presenter and history buff Myles Dungan looks back at his family’s involvement in one of the most violent episodes in the War of Independence

Irish novelist Jamie O’Connell focuses on the drowning of a young woman and its effects on a diverse group of characters as their lives overlap between Dublin and Dubai

At almost 600 pages, Maggie Shipstead’s new novel is a vast endeavour of drama, romance, heroism and loss

Margaret Atwood’s feminist classic The Handmaid’s Tale, which some teachers want removed from the Leaving Cert English curriculum, was the hot topic on last week’s Liveline

A woman lives in fear in an almost deserted housing estate during Ireland’s last recession in Liza Costello’s suspenseful novel

Patrick Magee struck up a remarkable friendship with the daughter of one of his victims but, as his memoir demonstrates, they have to work hard to meet half way

The hunt for a rare orchid leads The Garden’s wayward characters into a fight for their lives in Paul Perry’s atmospheric first solo novel

Michael O’Loughlin’s latest collection of prose and verse explores the creation of the capital’s tallest building from an original and unusual angle