DURING his live concerts, Dave Grohl keeps a clock timer to the side of the stage.

FICTION Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty is published in hardback by Michael Joseph, priced £20 (ebook £9.

A POEM that comes in a dream is "a marvel the awake mind has lost" argues poet Cherry Smyth who once dreamt she was taken to a deserted house by the IRA and tied to a chair, about to be shot.

:: Department Story, October 20 to 31, live at a Royal Avenue location and online PRESENTED by Big Telly Theatre, Jack Hardiker and Zoe Seaton's Department Story is one of the most intriguing performances on offer at this year's Festival.

TUNE into most contemporary panel shows and comedian Josh Widdicombe will have at some point made an appearance.

A NEW book aims to shed further light on the case of a missing Co Dublin boy who was last seen almost 35 years ago while making his way to school.

FROM working with London fashion designer Vivienne Westwood to being a lead knitwear designer with outdoor clothing company Timberland and later becoming head gardener at Mount Stewart, Comber-based artist Eoin Lane has certainly found success in more than one medium of artistic expression.

FICTION The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman is published in hardback by Viking, priced £18.