In this book, “elements of the old-fashioned traditional ghost story blend with a modern setting … It has no shortage of imagination and is certainly a work which has plenty of heart,” writes our reviewer.
A documentary maker’s memoir explores his relationship with the aquatic world, with tales of shallow dives and far-flung adventures that break on gentle waves of poetry and images of coast and wildlife.
Narcissus Marsh amassed a collection of 150 books in Hebrew and Yiddish, and over the centuries the library added about 100 more Jewish books to his original collection.
“If ever a book was destined to have Corkonians rubbing their hands together in glee while Dubliners roll their eyes, this is it,” writes our reviewer.
In this book, journalist Caelainn Hogan “sheds light on the darkest corners of our recent history in Ireland, but also holds up a mirror to today”, our reviewer writes.
Úna-Minh Kavanagh’s memoir tells of her adoption in Vietnam, upbringing in Kerry and move to Dublin – and it’s a celebration of the Irish language, writes our reviewer.
This novel is “a worthy and much-needed effort that cements Amitav Ghosh’s position as a master of the genre of climate-change fiction”, writes our reviewer.
In this memoir, Gillies Macbain tells of arriving in Ireland in the 1960s and embarking on a life of domestic service among the declining Anglo-Irish ascendancy.
A burnt-out journalist witnesses a murder near the graves of two exiled taoisigh in Rome in an impressive thriller marrying modern corruption with early Christianity.
“In her poetry, Ethna MacCarthy appeared unafraid of challenging the hardships of the time, yet there are sparks of humour and a real sense of playfulness, too.”
“Like a volcano, overtourism has been threatening to erupt for a very long time” and about three years ago it did, this new collection of academic essays on the subject says.
Those working in Dublin’s north inner-city reflect on its “golden age” of community development – and draw varied lessons that resonate today.
