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A Poem for Ireland Last September, RTE launched A Poem for Ireland to promote the wealth of words and images that have made up Ireland’s wonderful catalogue of poetry over the last 100 years. The judges have pored over the suggestions…

Penguins in Black Tie To celebrate 80 years in the publishing business, Penguin have produced 80 Little Black Classics for just 80p each. These books are special edition snippets of some of the most classic of classics. Each one is bound…

Charles Dickens Role Play This teacher loves Charles Dickens so much, she has dedicated her classes to trying to get students to feel the same way. Regardless of Dickens' rambling, Victorian prose she has devised some interesting tactics…

The Prophets are Weeping President Michael D Higgins has released a new poem tackling extremism and displacement inspired by the flight of people in Northern Iraq and Syria. The poem was completed before the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris…

Go Set a Watchman released by Harper Lee Go Set a Watchman, a new book by Harper Lee and the sequel to the iconic To Kill A Mockingbird, will be released this summer, a mere 55 years after the release of the 88 year old’s award winning…

Hennessy New Irish Writing Award moves to the Irish Times New Irish Writing, founded in 1946 by writer David Marcus, has long been a showcase for some of Ireland’s most acclaimed literary talent. Traditionally published in The Irish…

Photons, the first collection of poetry from Peter Donnelly, published by Appello Press is a process of exploration, a compilation of careful observations told in pensive, tantalising and often humorous ways. The name of the book echoes…

Guantánamo Diary A Guantanamo Bay prisoner has released a book after 6 years of legal disputes surrounding its publication, and 2,500 redactions. 'Guantanamo Diary' reveals the author’s experiences during his 13 years of detention.…

Michel Houllebecq Michel Houllebecq, author of Soumission (Submission), the novel that appeared on the cover of Charlie Hebdo the day of the massacre at their French offices in Paris, has halted the promotion of his book in the…

Joan Didion Becomes The New Face Of Céline French magazine Céline, the embodiment of all that is chic and cool in fashion has upped its game by releasing an ad campaign framing the face of iconic writer and literary journalist, Joan…