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
With success can come unintended consequences. When Madeleine Gray’s debut novel, Green Dot, was published, in early 2024, the Sydney author started receiving emails from women who related strongly to the book’s main character, a 24-year-old content moderator named Hera, who finds herself caught up in an affair with an older married man, a colleague … Read more
Dubliner Tanya Sweeney has a lot to celebrate as we ease into 2026. Her debut novel, Esther is Now Following You, has arrived in bookshops accompanied by the kind of pre-publicity and literary merch (badges and tote bags) most budding authors can only fantasise about. The novel is a pacy, darkly funny and original thriller … Read more