Gods Don't Cry - unsung tales of Ireland's forgotten immortals We present an extract from Gods Don't Cry, the new book for YA readers written by Ellen Ryan and illustrated by Conor Merriman. Books • 10 Nov
The Undetectables by Courtney Smyth - read an extract Be gay. Solve crimes. Take naps. Books • 05 Nov
Dirty Linen by Martin Doyle - read an extract Dirty Linen is a personal, intimate history of the Troubles seen through the microcosm of a single rural parish, the author's own. Books • 28 Oct
This Plague Of Souls by Mike McCormack - read an extract We present an extract from the new novel by the acclaimed author of Solar Bones. Books • 25 Oct
Showbusiness with Blood: Eamon Carr on Irish boxing's golden age In Showbusiness with Blood, Eamon Carr beguiles the reader with an insightful account of the world's greatest boxers, from Steve Collins to Mike Tyson to … Books • 08 Oct
The Light Thieves: Search for the Black Mirror - read an extract The energy from the sun is being stolen. It's a catastrophe for the planet and every living thing on it! Books • 24 Sep
Thirsty Ghosts by Emer Martin - read an extract Two families inhabit this immersive polyvocal work, an intergenerational saga announced with Emer Martin's The Cruelty Men (2018) and continued here Books • 17 Sep
Sinn Féin, and The Long Game - Aoife Moore's new book extracted We present an extract from The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin, the new book from award-winning journalist Aoife Moore. Books • 12 Sep
The Desire Line by Jane Cassidy: an extract from the new thriller We present an extract from The Desire Line, the new psychological thriller by former broadcaster, recording artist and folk singer, producer and now crime writer … Books • 10 Sep
The Reckoning by Martina Murphy - her new thriller extracted In an isolated house by Dugort pier a body is found. DS Lucy Golden is shocked to discover that the victim, Sandra Byrne, is a … Books • 16 Aug
The City of God by Michael Russell - read an extract 1943. Garda Inspector Stefan Gillespie, on a diplomatic mission for the Irish government, takes a train from the chaos of German-occupied Rome to the Reich … Books • 14 Aug
The Seventh Passenger by Angie Rowe - murder on The Titanic We present an extract from The Seventh Passenger, the new historical whodunnit by Angie Rowe. Books • 08 Aug
The End of Us by Olivia Kiernan: an extract from the new thriller It all started to go wrong the day the Wrights moved in next door... Books • 09 Jul
The Graces by Siobhan MacGowan - read an extract Touched by the 'Graces,' like her grandmother, Rosaleen Moore's gift of 'seeing,' proves more of a curse than a blessing in Clare, as she grows … Books • 02 Jul
Youth by Kevin Curran - read an exclusive extract Youth dives into the lives of four teenagers in Ireland's most diverse town, Balbriggan. Books • 25 Jun
Fresh Irish fiction: Slant by Katherine O'Donnell extracted We present an extract from the debut novel by Katherine O'Donnell. Books • 19 Jun
When They See Me by Gill Perdue - her new thriller extracted An au pair disappears in the heart of suburbia. When her body shows up, all eyes are on the only witness to her abduction, a … Books • 09 Jun
Night Music - Fergus Cronin's short story collection extracted In these tense, by turns troubling and uplifting stories, Cronin reveals the savagery, the tenderness and the humour that is at the heart of human … Books • 07 Jun
Tell Me What I Am by Una Mannion - read an extract We present an extract from the new novel by Una Mannion, the acclaimed author of A Crooked Tree. Books • 03 Jun
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan - read an extract Meet the happy couple. Luke and Celine, are in mutual unrequited love with each other, set to marry in a year's time. Books • 31 May
How Ireland lost its forests - and how to get them back Author Paul McMahon introduces an extract from his new book Island Of Woods, a comprehensive and engaging overview of the history of Irish forestry Books • 29 May
From Asclepius to Beckett: John Banville on Eoin O'Brien In his new memoir, A Life in Medicine: From Asclepius to Beckett, Eoin O'Brien, an Irish cardiologist and clinical scientist of international repute, offers a … Books • 22 May
Snapshot of a life online: Aoife Barry's Social Capital extracted At the start of the millennium, the Tech Giants landed on Ireland's shores. Dublin, once one of Europe's poorest cities, became a beacon of Silicon … Books • 20 May
Fresh Irish poetry - Everything Gathers Light by Eithne Lannon We present a quartet of poems from Everything Gathers Light, the new collection from Eithne Lannon. Poetry • 17 May
The Paper Man, by Billy O'Callaghan - read an extract 1980s Cork. Jack Shine discovers a shoe box full of love letters in his mother's belongings. Books • 06 May