Authors and critics pick their favourites – The Irish Times
John Banville If you think the rise of the far right in the United States is a new…
David Szalay wins for Flesh – The Irish Times
David Szalay’s novel Flesh, a meditation on male sexuality and violence, migration, class and power, has won this…
John Boyne ‘disappointed’ at withdrawal of UCD James Joyce award – The Irish Times
The author John Boyne has accused University College Dublin’s Literary and Historical Society of “cowardice” following its decision…
Why are Irish artists such as Graham Linehan, Sally Rooney so prominent in UK free speech wars? – The Irish Times
I recently asked ChatGPT to rank Irish writers for page, stage and screen by their international cultural impact…
LGBTQ+ literature prize ‘paused’ this year after mass boycott over inclusion of John Boyne
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John Boyne cites 'bullying' after authors pull out of LGBTQ+ prize due to his inclusion in longlist – The Journal
John Boyne cites ‘bullying’ after authors pull out of LGBTQ+ prize due to his inclusion in longlist The Journal…