I couldn’t resist Thirst Trap given how many debuts from young Irish women have hit the spot for me in recent years. Gráinne O’Hare’s novel is about ...

This is the latest in a series of occasional posts featuring books I read years ago about which I was wildly enthusiastic at the time, wanting to ...

I was delighted when Sarah Moss’s Ripeness popped through my letter box. It’s the eighth book by her I’ve reviewed on this blog, starting way back in ...

I loved both The End We Start From and The Harpy which made me keen to read Megan Hunter’s Days of Light. She’s a poet whose use of language is often ...

Ireland seems to be home to a limitless supply of writing talent. Knowing that an author is Irish is usually enough to persuade me to read their book ...

I remember Clare Sestanovich’s short story collection, Objects of Desire, being much praised when it was published which is what made me want to read ...