Signed copy of The Importance of Being Earnest fetches $362,500 at Sotheby's
A signed first edition of Oscar Wilde’s play was bought for several times the estimate at a Sotheby’s auction in New York.
View ArticleColumn: Why Irish ‘chick lit’ is the true barometer of our time
Following in the footsteps of Maeve Binchy, Irish female authors are capturing what really matters to people today, writes novelist Michelle Jackson.
View ArticleInterview: Challenges have always existed for writers, but now they need even...
It’s easy to see why young writers could be put off by projects with no guarantee of success but new playwrights need to make a leap of faith – they are the future of theatre, says Thomas Conway.
View ArticleVideo column: Remembering one of Ireland’s most controversial writers
In this the penultimate episode in The Dubliners series, Brendan Behan’s godson fondly remembers him.
View ArticleTwo Irish novelists have been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
So was Englishman David Mitchell, who lives in Co Cork.
View ArticleAn Post’s anniversary tribute to Seamus Heaney is beautiful
For when you want to rest the squat pen between finger and thumb and, you know, write a letter…
View ArticleThese 7 Irish novels have been nominated for the world’s most valuable...
160 books were nominated by libraries in 118 cities and 44 countries worldwide.
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