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The Book Corner: Strout gem
Leo Powell
Familiar characters make an impactful return in Elizabeth Strout’s newest offering, writes Leo Powell.
18 September 2024 l2
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the Irish Country Living team this week.
11 September 2024 Features
Break the Cycle: ‘I have learned to manage my OCD’
Rebecca Ryan’s journey from debilitating rituals to recovery offers hope for others with OCD, writes Soma Biro.
Plotting perfection: Irish crime fiction star
Karen Fitzgibbon’s debut introducing private investigator, Lana Bowen is hard to put down, writes Leo Powell.
4 September 2024 Books
The Book Corner: 'masterpiece is an unsettling read'
New book Parade by Rachel Cusk is a challenging book that will divide opinions, writes Leo Powell.
7 August 2024 Books
Giving children the confidence to cook
What started off as sharing tricks for cooking at a mother and toddler group, has since turned into a whirlwind of opportunities for writer Jolene Cox and her daughter Lily, writes Sarah McIntosh.
31 July 2024 Features
The Book Corner: Barry's brilliance showcased in latest masterpiece
Kevin Barry cements his reputation as a top writer of international standing with his latest offering, writes Leo Powell.
10 July 2024 Books
Andrea Mara: serial thriller queen
Andrea Mara never dreamed of becoming a writer but having reinvented herself after redundancy, she is now Ireland’s thriller queen, writes Maria Moynihan.
19 June 2024 Features
The Book Corner: Colm Tóibín is at his best with Long Island
Another classic from the acclaimed Irish novelist, with a sequel to his best-selling book Brooklyn, some 20 years later, writes Leo Powell.
5 June 2024 l2
Celebrating literary love in Carlow
Ahead of the Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas, writer and presenter Olivia O’Leary talks to Olivia Hamilton about a lifetime in journalism and the path of poetry for women.
29 May 2024 Living Life
The Book Corner: fans of 'One Day' will be eager to read Nicholls' new novel
A touching tale of finding love and connection in nature, Leo Powell chats about his book of the month 'You Are Here' by David Nicholls.
15 May 2024 Living Life
Booker prize winner Paul Lynch playing by the book
Paul Lynch may have gotten kicked out of his English Leaving Cert class but that didn’t stop him from going on to become a Booker Prize winner, writes Dee Laffan.
24 April 2024 Features