‘I didn’t touch my book deal money for a year. I was afraid they’d made a mistake’ – The Irish Times

On a rainy day in a rainy month in Dublin, Edel Coffey sits in a quiet corner of a city-centre hotel, dressed all in black, but emanating sunshine. The author, until recently books editor of The Gloss magazine, and a regular contributor to these pages, is explaining the concept of a shadow artist. “It’s where … Read more

Irish Booker winner Paul Lynch makes the cut – The Irish Times

Seventy-one books were nominated by 83 libraries around the world for the Dublin Literary Award. All 71 were read by each of the five judges – God bless them – who chose this shortlist. Three authors are North American, one from Argentina, one Irish, and one Dutch. The 2025 Dublin Literary Award shortlist Not a … Read more