https://www.rte.ie/culture/books/en-ieRTÉ 2023-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:44:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1121/1417526-sunday-miscellany-gerald-dawe-visits-dylan-thomass-homeplace/'I couldn't help but hear his voice as we wandered along the streets...'Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1121/1417526-sunday-miscellany-gerald-dawe-visits-dylan-thomass-homeplace/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1117/1417136-the-solace-of-artemis-poet-paula-meehan-talks-to-rte-arena/The Solace of Artemis is a new poetry collection from Paula Meehan, who talked to RTÉ Arena.Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:58:03 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1117/1417136-the-solace-of-artemis-poet-paula-meehan-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1118/1415391-a-lily-azure-read-the-short-story-by-lady-gregory/Over the coming weeks, RTÉ Culture will present a series of five early short stories written by Lady Augusta Gregory (1852-1932)Sat, 18 Nov 2023 07:00:53 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1118/1415391-a-lily-azure-read-the-short-story-by-lady-gregory/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1115/1416692-listen-to-rte-arenas-winter-papers-special/As winter closes in, editors Kevin Barry and Olivia Smith publish their annual arts anthology of fiction, photography, interviews and essays: Winter Papers.Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:48:28 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1115/1416692-listen-to-rte-arenas-winter-papers-special/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1113/1415181-rick-oshea-book-club-launches-2023-xmas-appeal/The Rick O'Shea Book Club is Ireland's largest book club with 40,000 members in over 100 countries - and they've just launched their annual Xmas Appeal.Mon, 13 Nov 2023 07:00:07 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1113/1415181-rick-oshea-book-club-launches-2023-xmas-appeal/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1114/1416248-blindboy-on-his-new-book-life-on-the-autism-spectrum/In an illuminating and wide-ranging chat with Patrick Kielty on The Late Late Show, Blindboy talks about potentially running out of bags, his new book and bird sh*t...Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:00:46 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1114/1416248-blindboy-on-his-new-book-life-on-the-autism-spectrum/the late late showhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1114/1415874-pure-filth-aidan-matthews-on-his-new-poetry-collection/'A two-year's gestation of 67 poems (one for every year in my life) is frantic by this plodder's standards...' Acclaimed writer Aidan Matthews introduces his latest volume of poetry, entitled Pure FilthTue, 14 Nov 2023 06:00:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1114/1415874-pure-filth-aidan-matthews-on-his-new-poetry-collection/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1112/1413430-first-quarter-architect-john-tuomeys-autobiography-extracted/In a reflective and enriching memoir, John Tuomey navigates the places and memories of his life over the scope of twenty-five years.Sun, 12 Nov 2023 07:00:56 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1112/1413430-first-quarter-architect-john-tuomeys-autobiography-extracted/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1111/1414907-death-in-irish-prehistory-by-gabriel-cooney-read-an-extract/This is a book about life and death over 8,500 years in Ireland.Sat, 11 Nov 2023 08:00:40 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1111/1414907-death-in-irish-prehistory-by-gabriel-cooney-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1111/1398768-early-lady-gregory-short-stories-to-feature-on-rte-culture/Over the coming weeks, RTÉ Culture will present a series of five early short stories by Lady Augusta Gregory (1852-1932)Sat, 11 Nov 2023 08:00:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1111/1398768-early-lady-gregory-short-stories-to-feature-on-rte-culture/Irish Writershttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1108/1413427-the-world-unmade-by-frank-ormsby-read-an-extract/Subtitled Writings from the Ireland Chair of Poetry, in The World Unmade Frank Ormsby explores the poetic diversity of Northern Ireland.Wed, 08 Nov 2023 07:00:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1108/1413427-the-world-unmade-by-frank-ormsby-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1107/1414297-gods-dont-cry-unsung-tales-of-irelands-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.Tue, 07 Nov 2023 13:00:36 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1107/1414297-gods-dont-cry-unsung-tales-of-irelands-forgotten-immortals/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1106/1412919-i-was-ten-when-i-woke-up-and-decided-id-be-an-author/Author Courtney Smyth introduces their debut novel, a 'fantasy mystery' entitled The Undetectables.Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:00:58 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1106/1412919-i-was-ten-when-i-woke-up-and-decided-id-be-an-author/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1105/1412921-the-undetectables-by-courtney-smyth-read-an-extract/Be gay. Solve crimes. Take naps.Sun, 05 Nov 2023 07:00:45 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1105/1412921-the-undetectables-by-courtney-smyth-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1102/1408976-the-professor-of-forgetting-dermot-bolger-on-poet-greg-delanty/Author, playwright and poet Dermot Bolger celebrates the work of poet Greg Delanty, whose new collection The Professor of Forgetting is out now.Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:00:09 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1102/1408976-the-professor-of-forgetting-dermot-bolger-on-poet-greg-delanty/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1102/1409812-without-waking-up-by-carolina-schutti-read-an-extract/Raised in an unfamiliar country by her taciturn great-aunt, Maja has brief moments of connection with her fading past through her childhood friendship with Marek, a Polish refugee with his own stories of love and loss in the face of war and displacement.Thu, 02 Nov 2023 07:00:22 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1102/1409812-without-waking-up-by-carolina-schutti-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1027/1413434-twiggy-woman-oein-debhairduins-spooky-tale-for-halloween/Especially for Halloween, we present an extract from Twiggy Woman, the new book from award-winning author Oein DeBhairduin.https://epic.rtegroup.ie/epic/b/1413434#clipperFri, 27 Oct 2023 20:26:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1027/1413434-twiggy-woman-oein-debhairduins-spooky-tale-for-halloween/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1022/1173245-dracula-listen-to-the-classic-rte-players-production/We creep into Dead Man's Month with a chilling classic from the archives: Dracula by Bram Stoker, adapted for radio by the late, great P.J. O'Connor...Sun, 22 Oct 2023 14:10:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1022/1173245-dracula-listen-to-the-classic-rte-players-production/Bram Stoker Festivalhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1025/1412509-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.Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:00:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1025/1412509-this-plague-of-souls-by-mike-mccormack-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1029/1409367-extracted-professor-luke-oneills-fascinating-new-book/To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before is 'a joyous journey through all of science'Sun, 29 Oct 2023 10:00:30 +0000https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1029/1409367-extracted-professor-luke-oneills-fascinating-new-book/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1028/1410102-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.Sat, 28 Oct 2023 07:00:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1028/1410102-dirty-linen-by-martin-doyle-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1025/1412806-michael-magee-awarded-2023-rooney-prize-for-irish-literature/Michael Magee has been awarded the 2023 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature at a ceremony in Trinity College Dublin for his novel Close to Home, set in the author's native West Belfast.Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:53:06 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1025/1412806-michael-magee-awarded-2023-rooney-prize-for-irish-literature/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1026/1409411-supper-for-six-by-fiona-sherlock-read-an-extract/From the author of Twelve Motives for Murder comes another immersive murder mystery, this time, told through the lens of a podcast.Thu, 26 Oct 2023 08:00:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1026/1409411-supper-for-six-by-fiona-sherlock-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1024/1412453-black-irish-legends-trailblazers-everyday-heroes-celebrated/Ray D'Arcy talked to Leon Diop and Briana Fitzsimons of the Black & Irish Podcast and authors of the new book Black & Irish: Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday HeroesTue, 24 Oct 2023 08:00:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1024/1412453-black-irish-legends-trailblazers-everyday-heroes-celebrated/the ray darcy showhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1017/1411410-jessica-traynors-poetic-history-of-an-offaly-town/In the Lyric Feature on RTÉ lyric fm, poet Jessica Traynor sets out to write a poetic history of the town of Banagher in County Offaly.Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:17:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1017/1411410-jessica-traynors-poetic-history-of-an-offaly-town/The Lyric Featurehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1019/1409815-when-sandy-kelly-met-johnny-cash-her-new-autobiography-extracted/From her magical childhood being reared in a family of travelling entertainers to building a career as a music star, Irish Queen of Country Music Sandy recounts the highs – and lows – of a lifetime in music.Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:00:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1019/1409815-when-sandy-kelly-met-johnny-cash-her-new-autobiography-extracted/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1020/1411572-claire-keegan-in-conversation-listen-to-the-rte-arena-special/Live from the Pavilion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire, author Claire Keegan chats to Sean Rocks about her latest book, So Late in the Day.Fri, 20 Oct 2023 07:00:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1020/1411572-claire-keegan-in-conversation-listen-to-the-rte-arena-special/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1019/1411534-shortlist-revealed-for-an-post-irish-book-awards-2023/The winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 will at announced tonight (Wednesday November 22nd) at a ceremony in the Convention Centre, Dublin.Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:30:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1019/1411534-shortlist-revealed-for-an-post-irish-book-awards-2023/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1018/1409384-myth-understood-natalie-haynes-on-kick-ass-greek-goddesses/We have been hearing recently from TikTok how bothered men are about the Roman Empire, thinking on it once a day! RTÉ Arena welcomed a woman who - we are in no doubt - thinks about the Greek myths at least once an hour.Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:00:19 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1018/1409384-myth-understood-natalie-haynes-on-kick-ass-greek-goddesses/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1012/1410507-luke-oneill-scientists-are-human-beings-like-everyone-else/The cover of Professor Luke O'Neill's new book To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before describes his as 'The science teacher you wish you had' - and we couldn't put it better ourselves.Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:47:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1012/1410507-luke-oneill-scientists-are-human-beings-like-everyone-else/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1014/1410559-dirty-linen-martin-doyle-on-the-troubles-in-his-homeplace/'These are tragic stories, whose telling deeply moved me. But I also felt privileged to be in the presence of people whose resilience and undying love restored my faith in humanity.'Sat, 14 Oct 2023 08:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1014/1410559-dirty-linen-martin-doyle-on-the-troubles-in-his-homeplace/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1014/1410467-book-of-the-week-so-late-in-the-day-by-claire-keegan/On the surface, very little happens in this 47-page-long novella...Sat, 14 Oct 2023 07:00:48 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1014/1410467-book-of-the-week-so-late-in-the-day-by-claire-keegan/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1013/1410701-colum-mccann-book-subjects-heartbroken-by-return-of-conflict/With the Israel-Hamas conflict now entering its sixth day Katie Hannon spoke to writer Colum McCann, who made many trips to the region during research for his Booker Prize longlisted novel Apeirogon.Fri, 13 Oct 2023 12:11:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/news/upfront/2023/1013/1410701-colum-mccann-book-subjects-heartbroken-by-return-of-conflict/Upfronthttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1012/1410463-first-thought-talks-three-female-versions-of-belfast/There has been a remarkable flowering of female writing in Northern Ireland over the last 20 years.Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:56:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1012/1410463-first-thought-talks-three-female-versions-of-belfast/In Conversationhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1004/1409001-meet-the-king-of-cosy-crime-richard-osman-talks-to-brendan/Richard Osman tells Brendan O'Connor about his new novel The Last Devil to Die, the latest in The Thursday Murder Club series.Wed, 04 Oct 2023 17:16:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1004/1409001-meet-the-king-of-cosy-crime-richard-osman-talks-to-brendan/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1008/1408979-showbusiness-with-blood-eamon-carr-on-irish-boxings-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 Tyson Fury and Katie Taylor.Sun, 08 Oct 2023 08:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1008/1408979-showbusiness-with-blood-eamon-carr-on-irish-boxings-golden-age/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1006/1408567-irish-poets-on-writing-yourself-home-the-lyric-feature-returns/The Lyric Feature returns to the airwaves on RTÉ lyric fm on Sunday 8th of October at 6 pm.Fri, 06 Oct 2023 11:56:09 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1006/1408567-irish-poets-on-writing-yourself-home-the-lyric-feature-returns/The Lyric Featurehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1006/1409359-a-coat-of-many-colours-colm-o-briain-remembered/We present an extract from A Coat of Many Colours, a new collection of essays celebrating the life and work of the late Colm Ó Briain.Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:04:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1006/1409359-a-coat-of-many-colours-colm-o-briain-remembered/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0930/1404017-when-tommie-potts-met-sean-connery-claddagh-records-celebrated/We present an excerpt from Real to Reel: Claddagh Records & Garech Browne, the new book by James Morrissey.Sat, 30 Sep 2023 08:00:47 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0930/1404017-when-tommie-potts-met-sean-connery-claddagh-records-celebrated/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0814/1399715-a-soldiers-song-by-donall-mac-amhlaigh-read-an-extract/Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:06:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0814/1399715-a-soldiers-song-by-donall-mac-amhlaigh-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1005/1408566-come-sit-awhile-by-alice-taylor-read-an-extract/We present an extract from the latest book by much-loved author Alice Taylor.Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1005/1408566-come-sit-awhile-by-alice-taylor-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1005/1408613-my-doppelganger-and-me-author-naomi-klein-talks-to-brendan/Being mistaken for someone else can sometimes be funny, sometimes annoying.Thu, 05 Oct 2023 06:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1005/1408613-my-doppelganger-and-me-author-naomi-klein-talks-to-brendan/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1003/1408573-he-loved-who-i-was-my-dad-comic-jason-byrne-on-his-new-memoir/Jason Byrne chatted to Brendan Courtney about the second instalment of his autobiography, Memoirs of a Wonky Eyed Man: The Dad knows Best Years.Tue, 03 Oct 2023 07:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/1003/1408573-he-loved-who-i-was-my-dad-comic-jason-byrne-on-his-new-memoir/RTÉ Radio 1https://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2023/1002/1408499-rtejr-book-club-october-2023/Our friends at Children's Books Ireland have some great book recommendations here.Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:21:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2023/1002/1408499-rtejr-book-club-october-2023/RTÉjr Book Clubhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0926/1403924-brains-author-john-devolle-on-making-science-fun-for-kids/Writer and illustrator John Devolle introduces the latest installment of his popular Big Science for Little Minds series of childrens' books.Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:00:57 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0926/1403924-brains-author-john-devolle-on-making-science-fun-for-kids/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0925/1393797-you-could-be-so-pretty-by-holly-bourne-read-an-extract/In Belle and Joni's world there are two options for girls...Mon, 25 Sep 2023 10:00:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0925/1393797-you-could-be-so-pretty-by-holly-bourne-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0927/1407553-booktok-books-readers-tiktok/BookTok's influence over the publishing industry and what young people (and especially young women) are reading is staggeringWed, 27 Sep 2023 07:24:56 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0927/1407553-booktok-books-readers-tiktok/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0924/1403925-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!Sun, 24 Sep 2023 08:00:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0924/1403925-the-light-thieves-search-for-the-black-mirror-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0923/1403557-book-of-the-week-lazy-city-by-rachel-connolly/There's an expectation that all novels coming out of the Northern Ireland are only about the 'Troubles'.Sat, 23 Sep 2023 08:00:07 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0923/1403557-book-of-the-week-lazy-city-by-rachel-connolly/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0921/1405282-woman-of-winter-poet-vona-groarke-talks-to-rte-arena/Poet Vona Groarke's latest work Woman of Winter is a new version of the 'Lament of the Hag of Beara' from the 9th century Irish.Thu, 21 Sep 2023 13:00:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0921/1405282-woman-of-winter-poet-vona-groarke-talks-to-rte-arena/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0920/1406327-read-tadhg-hickeys-portrait-of-the-ps-artist-as-a-young-man/Comedian and actor Tadhg Hickey introduces an extract from his new memoir, A Portrait of the P**s Artist as a Young Man.Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:12:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0920/1406327-read-tadhg-hickeys-portrait-of-the-ps-artist-as-a-young-man/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0920/1405946-sunday-miscellany-a-poem-for-daniel-oconnell/Daniel O'Connell's Funeral Cortege 1847: a found poem from the Freeman's JournalWed, 20 Sep 2023 13:00:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0920/1405946-sunday-miscellany-a-poem-for-daniel-oconnell/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0919/1406166-dublin-book-festival-returns-with-stacked-shelf-of-irish-authors/Programme Director Julianne Mooney introduces the programme for this year's Dublin Book Festival, which returns to the capital this September.Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:16:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0919/1406166-dublin-book-festival-returns-with-stacked-shelf-of-irish-authors/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0913/1405072-the-seventh-son-author-sebastian-faulks-imagines-the-future/The author of Birdsong, Charlotte Gray, A Week in December and Bond novel Devil May Care, Sebastian Faulks is as close to a Renaissance Man as English fiction comes - he talks to RTÉ Arena above.Wed, 13 Sep 2023 14:36:31 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0913/1405072-the-seventh-son-author-sebastian-faulks-imagines-the-future/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0916/1405140-book-of-the-week-ordinary-human-failings-by-megan-nolan/When Megan Nolan announced that her second novel would be a noirish tale of a murdered child and a journalist's frantic hunt for answers, fans of her acclaimed debut were thrown.Sat, 16 Sep 2023 06:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0916/1405140-book-of-the-week-ordinary-human-failings-by-megan-nolan/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0917/1404639-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 hereSun, 17 Sep 2023 07:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0917/1404639-thirsty-ghosts-by-emer-martin-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0913/1403769-zadie-smiths-the-fraud-a-dazzling-depiction-of-colonial-england/The Fraud by Zadie Smith: a dazzling depiction of colonial EnglandWed, 13 Sep 2023 08:00:25 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0913/1403769-zadie-smiths-the-fraud-a-dazzling-depiction-of-colonial-england/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0912/1403488-sinn-fein-and-the-long-game-aoife-moores-new-book-extracted/We present an extract from The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin, the new book from award-winning journalist Aoife Moore.Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:00:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0912/1403488-sinn-fein-and-the-long-game-aoife-moores-new-book-extracted/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0910/1402866-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 Jane Cassidy.Sun, 10 Sep 2023 07:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0910/1402866-the-desire-line-by-jane-cassidy-an-extract-from-the-new-thriller/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0909/1403552-book-of-the-week-anne-enrights-the-wren-the-wren/When the Man Booker Longlist was announced last month, conversation erupted on social media around how many Irish writers were on the list.Sat, 09 Sep 2023 08:00:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0909/1403552-book-of-the-week-anne-enrights-the-wren-the-wren/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0908/1403345-stranger-things-author-john-connolly-chats-to-brendan/Writer John Connolly chats to Brendan about his new book The Land of Lost Things and the songs that changed his world. Listen back above.Fri, 08 Sep 2023 07:00:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0908/1403345-stranger-things-author-john-connolly-chats-to-brendan/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0911/1404585-aisling-books-irish-traits-archetype-characteristics/Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen's books have deftly captured a unique Irish archetype and modern heroineMon, 11 Sep 2023 12:24:21 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0911/1404585-aisling-books-irish-traits-archetype-characteristics/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0830/1402566-rte-arena-remembers-the-life-and-work-of-seamus-heaney/RTÉ Arena remembers the life and work of the poet Seamus Heaney on the 10th anniversary of his deathWed, 30 Aug 2023 20:53:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0830/1402566-rte-arena-remembers-the-life-and-work-of-seamus-heaney/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0906/1403336-sunday-miscellany-a-10th-anniversary-tribute-for-seamus-heaney/Earthed lightning, letters of freedom and a late love poem: a celebration of the late Seamus Heaney to mark his 10th anniversary, with Grace Wells, Gerald Dawe, Denise Blake, Mícheál McCann, Seamus Heaney and Marie HeaneyWed, 06 Sep 2023 11:00:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0906/1403336-sunday-miscellany-a-10th-anniversary-tribute-for-seamus-heaney/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2023/0906/1403714-rtejr-book-club-september-2023/Our friends at Children's Books Ireland have some more great reads for you all.Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:33:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/kids/book-club/2023/0906/1403714-rtejr-book-club-september-2023/RTÉjr Book Clubhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0626/1391227-poem-of-the-week-new-poems-by-patrick-kehoe/We present a new series of poemsMon, 26 Jun 2023 14:59:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0626/1391227-poem-of-the-week-new-poems-by-patrick-kehoe/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401467-heaney-remembered-the-arts-show-celebrates-seamus-heaney-at-70/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401467-heaney-remembered-the-arts-show-celebrates-seamus-heaney-at-70/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0906/1403710-tolkien-ireland-galway-burren-middle-earth/The Lord of the Rings' author had many connections to the Burren, Galway and ConnemaraWed, 06 Sep 2023 10:46:04 +0100https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0906/1403710-tolkien-ireland-galway-burren-middle-earth/Culturehttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399876-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaney-talks-district-and-circle/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399876-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaney-talks-district-and-circle/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399873-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaney-at-the-poetry-now-festival/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399873-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaney-at-the-poetry-now-festival/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399878-heaney-remembered-stepping-stones-with-heaney-odriscoll/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399878-heaney-remembered-stepping-stones-with-heaney-odriscoll/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401462-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaneys-collected-poems-celebrated/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401462-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaneys-collected-poems-celebrated/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399874-listen-seamus-heaney-celebrates-his-65th-birthday-with-rattlebag/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399874-listen-seamus-heaney-celebrates-his-65th-birthday-with-rattlebag/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401472-heaney-remembered-professor-heaney-at-harvard/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401472-heaney-remembered-professor-heaney-at-harvard/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401483-heaney-remembered-professor-heaney-at-oxford/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401483-heaney-remembered-professor-heaney-at-oxford/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399858-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaney-reading-the-future/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1399858-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaney-reading-the-future/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0826/1399716-book-of-the-week-elsewhere-by-yan-ge/The short story form is by its nature made to focus on those on the fringes of society, or so says Frank O'Connor.Sat, 26 Aug 2023 07:00:17 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0826/1399716-book-of-the-week-elsewhere-by-yan-ge/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401471-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaney-celebrated-by-sunday-miscellany/To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Seamus Heaney, RTÉ presents a series of essential recordings from the archives.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1401471-heaney-remembered-seamus-heaney-celebrated-by-sunday-miscellany/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1402232-remembering-seamus-heaney-in-10-selected-broadcasts/At the time of his 10th anniversary, it is only natural to turn again to the work and to the voice of Seamus Heaney.Tue, 29 Aug 2023 11:10:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0829/1402232-remembering-seamus-heaney-in-10-selected-broadcasts/Seamus Heaneyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0821/1399718-alan-nolan-on-resurrecting-bran-stoker-and-molly-malone/Writer, cartoonist and occasional Culture contributor Alan Nolan introduces his latest children's book, the latest in a series which pairs an unlikely duo of Dublin iconsMon, 21 Aug 2023 07:00:42 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0821/1399718-alan-nolan-on-resurrecting-bran-stoker-and-molly-malone/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0819/1398923-book-of-the-week-open-up-by-thomas-morris/Tackling issues of modern masculinity through the prism of childhood can be difficult.Sat, 19 Aug 2023 08:00:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0819/1398923-book-of-the-week-open-up-by-thomas-morris/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0819/1397867-the-dawn-of-the-flapper-irelands-jazz-age-revisited/We present an extract from A Year of Glory and Gold: 1932, Ireland's Jazz Age, the new book from bestselling social historian Kevin C. Kearns.Sat, 19 Aug 2023 08:00:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0819/1397867-the-dawn-of-the-flapper-irelands-jazz-age-revisited/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0817/1396898-unsinkable-the-man-who-swam-the-length-of-ireland/We present an extract from the new book from by Alan Corcoran.Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:00:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0817/1396898-unsinkable-the-man-who-swam-the-length-of-ireland/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0816/1398752-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 sister of one of her old school friends.Wed, 16 Aug 2023 08:00:32 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0816/1398752-the-reckoning-by-martina-murphy-her-new-thriller-extracted/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0809/1398738-sunday-miscellany-meeting-frank-oconnor-by-eamon-keane/Eamon Keane describes meeting the great writer, for the first time, in Dublin in the 1940'sWed, 09 Aug 2023 10:00:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0809/1398738-sunday-miscellany-meeting-frank-oconnor-by-eamon-keane/Sunday Miscellanyhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0809/1398730-vital-signs-festival-in-a-van-brings-poetry-to-the-people/Poet Martin Dyar anticipates an unconventional tour for his anthology Vital Signs: Poems of Illness and HealingWed, 09 Aug 2023 08:00:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0809/1398730-vital-signs-festival-in-a-van-brings-poetry-to-the-people/Festivalshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0814/1398747-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 itself.Mon, 14 Aug 2023 08:00:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0814/1398747-the-city-of-god-by-michael-russell-read-an-extract/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0813/1397868-inside-out-julie-ann-rowells-poems-on-life-with-chronic-illness/The poems in this remarkable collection offer a fearless account of an individual grappling with the physical, emotional and social challenges of living with chronic illness.Sun, 13 Aug 2023 08:00:34 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0813/1397868-inside-out-julie-ann-rowells-poems-on-life-with-chronic-illness/Poetryhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0812/1397862-book-of-the-week-kala-by-colin-walsh/Colin Walsh's debut Kala is part literary fiction, part whodunnit thriller, and it's all the more enjoyable for this hybridity.Sat, 12 Aug 2023 08:00:54 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0812/1397862-book-of-the-week-kala-by-colin-walsh/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0727/1396903-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.Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:50:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0727/1396903-the-seventh-passenger-by-angie-rowe-murder-on-the-titanic/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0806/1395129-the-irish-merchant-of-alicante-michael-gerards-historical-epic/Author Michael Gerard introduces his new novel The Irish Merchant of Alicante, the tale of a family who helped to shape the complex history of Ireland and were themselves shaped by that history.Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:00:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0806/1395129-the-irish-merchant-of-alicante-michael-gerards-historical-epic/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0805/1397575-book-of-the-week-my-hot-friend-by-sophie-white/If you were to casually flick through Sophie White's latest novel, you'd never guess that her last work, Where I End, a blood-curdling tale of family and neglect, scooped this year's Shirley Jackson Award for horror fiction.Sat, 05 Aug 2023 09:00:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0805/1397575-book-of-the-week-my-hot-friend-by-sophie-white/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0801/1397568-four-irish-authors-make-up-third-of-booker-longlist/Four Irish authors feature on the Booker prize 2023 longlist of 13 books.Tue, 01 Aug 2023 09:55:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0801/1397568-four-irish-authors-make-up-third-of-booker-longlist/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0727/1396895-i-could-read-the-sky-revisited-the-story-of-a-picture/Timothy O'Grady and Steve Pyke's I Could Read the Sky, a novel made of p,ictures and words, has been acclaimed as a classic since it first appeared twenty-six years ago.Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:24:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0727/1396895-i-could-read-the-sky-revisited-the-story-of-a-picture/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0729/1396224-book-of-the-week-crisis-actor-by-declan-ryan/In 1964, New-Journalism pioneer Gay Talese wrote a sensational piece for Esquire on two-time heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson.Sat, 29 Jul 2023 07:00:49 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0729/1396224-book-of-the-week-crisis-actor-by-declan-ryan/Book Of The Weekhttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0725/1396441-ordinary-human-failings-rte-arena-on-megan-nolans-new-novel/In 2021, Megan Nolan made her name as a gifted author with her first novel Acts of Desperation, the tale of a young woman's difficult romance set in the Dublin arts scene.Tue, 25 Jul 2023 15:38:08 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0725/1396441-ordinary-human-failings-rte-arena-on-megan-nolans-new-novel/RTÉ Arenahttps://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH10000974-23-0080The village of Borris in County Carlow is where the Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas is held each year. The 11th Festival of Writing and Ideas brought together some of the top writers, musicians and thinkers in the country, some of whom gave talks andTue, 25 Jul 2023 11:54:13 +0100https://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH10000974-23-0080Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0724/1395365-the-art-of-reading-luke-cassidy-talks-to-colm-toibin/The Art of Reading is a monthly book club hosted by Colm Tóibín, the Laureate for Irish Fiction.Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:00:01 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0724/1395365-the-art-of-reading-luke-cassidy-talks-to-colm-toibin/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0723/1394033-maylis-besseries-scattered-love-and-the-ghost-of-w-b-yeats/We present an extract from Scattered Love, the new book by Maylis Besserie, translated by Clíona Ní Ríordáin.Sun, 23 Jul 2023 06:00:39 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0723/1394033-maylis-besseries-scattered-love-and-the-ghost-of-w-b-yeats/Bookshttps://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0722/1395007-david-mccullagh-on-the-murders-that-shocked-ireland-40-years-on/David McCullagh reviews a pair of new books exploring a notorious chapter in Irish history.Sat, 22 Jul 2023 07:00:18 +0100https://www.rte.ie/culture/2023/0722/1395007-david-mccullagh-on-the-murders-that-shocked-ireland-40-years-on/Books