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Books are my business: Literary agent Faith O’Grady 
Books are my business: Literary agent Faith O’Grady 
My job is to find authors whose work I am excited about and to sell their work to publishers

Sat, 01 Mar, 2025

Karl Whitney: A story is a deal but a book is not an aubergine
Karl Whitney: A story is a deal but a book is not an aubergine
Conventional story structures often feel tired and even off-putting, but writing can be so much richer

Fri, 28 Feb, 2025

Books are my business: Gill Books commissioning editor Sarah Liddy
Books are my business: Gill Books commissioning editor Sarah Liddy
An internship at Lilliput Press  was the lucky break that got Sarah Liddy in the door of a publishing house and she has built her career from that 

Sat, 22 Feb, 2025

Books are my business: Children’s Books Ireland CEO Elaina Ryan
Books are my business: Children’s Books Ireland CEO Elaina Ryan
We have a very simple vision which is ‘every child a reader’

Sat, 15 Feb, 2025

Books are my business: Picture book illustrator and author Paddy Donnelly
Books are my business: Picture book illustrator and author Paddy Donnelly
Most of the time, I illustrate other people’s stories — for every three or four I do for someone else, I do one of my own

Sat, 08 Feb, 2025

Books are my business: Dubray bookshop Cork manager Emma Shannon
Books are my business: Dubray bookshop Cork manager Emma Shannon
'There’s no better feeling than when a customer comes back and lets you know they really enjoyed the book you recommended to them'

Sat, 25 Jan, 2025

using a laptop in a cafe
Karl Whitney:  You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll hurl: writing a first draft is never easy
The first draft doesn’t need to be perfect. It’s about preserving the flow of the text rather than getting everything right first time

Fri, 24 Jan, 2025

Books are my business: Freelance editor and writer Seán Farrell
Books are my business: Freelance editor and writer Seán Farrell
I got into editing because of writing; sharing my work with other writers, giving and receiving feedback

Sat, 18 Jan, 2025

Gems to keep an eye on during 2025
Gems to keep an eye on during 2025
Marjorie Brennan reveals the coming releases worthy of your attention and time this year

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025

Books are my business: UCD Press executive editor
Books are my business: UCD Press executive editor
We’re an academic press, and we aim to publish well-researched, beautifully produced books at a price point that’s affordable

Sat, 11 Jan, 2025

Books for 2025: Turn the page after 2024 with the best of Irish fiction and non-fiction
Books for 2025: Turn the page after 2024 with the best of Irish fiction and non-fiction
Crime is to the fore in 2025, from the fictional detective Charlie Parker to a real-life familicide and a daughter’s fight for justice, writes Marjorie Brennan

Fri, 10 Jan, 2025

Books are my business: Publishing Ireland manager Orla McLoughlin
Books are my business: Publishing Ireland manager Orla McLoughlin
Publishing Ireland is a membership organisation representing book publishers in Ireland

Sat, 04 Jan, 2025

Hospital stock
Karl Whitney: How one long day in hospital brought perspective on connection
Thirteen hours in the emergency department gives plenty of time for musing on the nature of waiting for the next step

Fri, 03 Jan, 2025

Books of the year: 2024 shows its literary power with these books
Books of the year: 2024 shows its literary power with these books
From Alan Hollinghurst’s book of the decade to Neil Jordan’s excellent memoir, along with a debut to remember, Sue Leonard selects her books of the year

Fri, 03 Jan, 2025

Books are my business: Brookside Publishing Services sales and marketing manager
Books are my business: Brookside Publishing Services sales and marketing manager
Brookside is a sales and marketing agency serving trade, academic and specialist publishers throughout Ireland

Sat, 28 Dec, 2024

TOLKIEN
Books of the year: Worlds of fantasy and fame brought home to the local
From JRR Tolkien’s letters, and Matthew Gasada’s plays, to Back to the Local by Maurice Gorham, Michael Duggan selects his books of the year

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

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State papers: Taoiseach Jack Lynch confused by plea to bring James Joyce's remains home
Release of 1994 papers reveals that the writer's son, Giorgio Joyce, had raised the issue in 1968

Fri, 27 Dec, 2024

Woman reading a book and drinking coffee at christmas
Life Hack: Five short books to read to reach your reading goal before the end of the year
Most of these books clock in at well under 150 pages

Wed, 25 Dec, 2024

Books are my business: Journalist, author and podcast co-host Simon Akam
Books are my business: Journalist, author and podcast co-host Simon Akam
The 'Always Take Notes' podcast has featured more than 200 guests, from Anne Enright to Lee Child and Frederick Forsyth

Sat, 21 Dec, 2024

Books of the year: Ryan ascends to the top table of writers with his latest novel
Books of the year: Ryan ascends to the top table of writers with his latest novel
From the best Irish novelists to great nature writing, and a memorable US ambassador to France, Jack Power selects his books of the year

Fri, 20 Dec, 2024

'Heart, Be at Peace' by Donal Ryan named An Post Irish Book of the Year 2024
'Heart, Be at Peace' by Donal Ryan named An Post Irish Book of the Year 2024
Novelist from Nenagh, Co Tipperary, was announced as the author of the winning book during tonight's television special on RTÉ One

Thu, 19 Dec, 2024

Roddy Doyle joins Sarah Jessica Parker on Booker Prize 2025 judging panel
Roddy Doyle joins Sarah Jessica Parker on Booker Prize 2025 judging panel
Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle is the chairman of next year’s panel

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

Books are my business: Artist, illustrator and designer Dermot Flynn
Books are my business: Artist, illustrator and designer Dermot Flynn
'Everything I do starts with a drawing, sketching an initial rough idea of how something is going to look'

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Books of the year: Classics of a different kind are all worth looking back on
Books of the year: Classics of a different kind are all worth looking back on
Gripping memoirs, unhappy artists, and a pilgrimage to an island are all featured among the books of the year selected by Alannah Hopkin

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Books are my business: Poet and Dedalus Press editor Pat Boran
Books are my business: Poet and Dedalus Press editor Pat Boran
He has published more than a dozen books of poetry and prose and is a member of Aosdána

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Irish Book Awards winners revealed, including Irish Examiner journalist
Irish Book Awards winners revealed, including Irish Examiner journalist
Here's the full list of winners from tonight's ceremony

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Books are my business: Conservator Louise O'Connor
Books are my business: Conservator Louise O'Connor
Louise is conservator of Special Collections and Archives at UCC and previously worked for the National Library

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Dingle Literary Festival serves up another feast for booklovers
Dingle Literary Festival serves up another feast for booklovers
It was also heartening to hear our native language being spoken on the streets and in the establishments of the town, writes Marjorie Brennan

Sat, 23 Nov, 2024

Karl Whitney: In the gold rush of writing, choose your shovel wisely
Karl Whitney: In the gold rush of writing, choose your shovel wisely
People are always interested in learning about the craft of writing. Karl Whitney recommends some books on that very subject.

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Book are my business: Book blogger Mairéad Hearne
Book are my business: Book blogger Mairéad Hearne
Mairéad is also a digital marketing assistant, and PA at writing.ie, the website founded by Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Books are my business: Literary translator Deirdre McMahon
Books are my business: Literary translator Deirdre McMahon
'I like the fact that I’m working with really beautiful words and concepts. I don’t have to think up my own plots, and that’s a help'

Sat, 09 Nov, 2024

Books are my business: Illustrator Shannon Bergin
Books are my business: Illustrator Shannon Bergin
'It's a collaborative process, with a little bit of back and forth. I love working with authors'

Sun, 03 Nov, 2024

Young woman working on a laptop in a loft
Karl Whitney: Why it’s a good idea for writers to jot down all their random thoughts
Ideas are fleeting. Record them before they are lost, because any finished work, article or novel, began with one notion, says Karl Whitney

Mon, 28 Oct, 2024

Books are my business: Founder of Cuala Creative Katie Meegan
Books are my business: Founder of Cuala Creative Katie Meegan
Meegan came across the concept of virtual assistants when she took some time out to travel last year

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

Revealed: Irish Examiner writers among those shortlisted for Irish Book Awards
Revealed: Irish Examiner writers among those shortlisted for Irish Book Awards
Public asked to cast votes for best books of the year

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Books are my business: Hubb16 bookshop manager Bronwynne Malone
Books are my business: Hubb16 bookshop manager Bronwynne Malone
'We do our best to support people from the town and locality ... we try and cater for everyone'

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Books are my business: Crime writing festival director Bert Wright
Books are my business: Crime writing festival director Bert Wright
Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin and Bert founded the Murder One festival in 2018: 'The fun part is getting your favourite writers together and thinking of a theme to discuss'

Sat, 12 Oct, 2024

Kieran Connell: Lessons to be learned from historical experiences of Irish
Kieran Connell: Lessons to be learned from historical experiences of Irish
During the 1960s, the inner-city, working-class areas of Britain’s major cities were becoming increasingly multicultural

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

Books are my business: Illustrator and author Úna Woods
Books are my business: Illustrator and author Úna Woods
My favourite part of making picture books is when I finally get to see a book I have made printed

Sat, 05 Oct, 2024

Books are my business: Writer and translator Frank Wynne
Books are my business: Writer and translator Frank Wynne
Wynne has translated novels from every country in South America bar Venezuela, but also from Ivory Coast, Senegal, Morocco, and Lebanon

Sat, 28 Sep, 2024

David O'Mahony: Gatekeepers for screen adaptations of books should leave the rest of us to enjoy them
David O'Mahony: Gatekeepers for screen adaptations of books should leave the rest of us to enjoy them
Fine, if you're unhappy about a screen adaptation of your favourite book; hate changes to the stories and characters, by all means be unhappy about it. But don’t deliberately get in the way of somebody else enjoying it

Sat, 28 Sep, 2024

Karl Whitney: An interview is intimate and both parties must open up
Karl Whitney: An interview is intimate and both parties must open up
An interviewer has to reveal something personal if they are to get their subject to reciprocate, to develop an easy rapport as they might with a stranger in a pub

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

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Books are my business: Secondhand bookshop owner Jim Reid
Running a bookshop was a lifelong dream for Reid and he thought that his hometown of Waterford deserved a good secondhand bookshop

Sat, 21 Sep, 2024

Books are my business: Commissioning editor with Merrion Press Síne Quinn
Books are my business: Commissioning editor with Merrion Press Síne Quinn
A cousin working in publishing was the catalyst for Síne's career choice: 'it was like a lightbulb moment for me and I knew it was what I wanted to do'

Sat, 14 Sep, 2024

Books are my business: Head of published collections at the National Library of Ireland
Books are my business: Head of published collections at the National Library of Ireland
Eoin McCarney developed his love for libraries at Maynooth University and has worked in many different libraries since then

Sat, 07 Sep, 2024

Books are my business: Head of literature at the Arts Council
Books are my business: Head of literature at the Arts Council
Sarah Bannan is responsible for every aspect of the Arts Council’s literature policy and strategy and its implementation, so her role is very varied 

Sat, 31 Aug, 2024

Henry Miller
Karl Whitney: Are my lunchtime walks to the shop part of the writing process?
Finding the balance of being productive and obtaining inspiration can be a tricky one for a writer

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

New voices: Meet 20 authors identified as an exciting generation of Irish writers
New voices: Meet 20 authors identified as an exciting generation of Irish writers
The An Post Irish Book Awards will promote their works in the run-up to this year’s ceremony

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

Books are my business: writer, academic and editor Eoghan Smith
Books are my business: writer, academic and editor Eoghan Smith
Dedalus Books is a small, independent publisher, which is very interested in European fiction, especially in translation

Sat, 24 Aug, 2024

Books are my business: Bookouture publicity manager Jess Readett
Books are my business: Bookouture publicity manager Jess Readett
With an Instagram account where she reviewed books Jess Readett realised her passion, so she got a job with a digital publisher and hasn't looked back since

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

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