literature
Armagh musician Gareth Williams is capturing the soundtrack of Irish literature - and tackling long Covid
From the melancholy of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes to the crescendo of Molly Bloom’s soliloquy at the close of Joyce’s Ulysses, Armagh musician and composer Gareth Williams’s Songs from the Last Page finds new musical beginnings from the ending of stories. He chats to Jenny Lee about finding musical inspiration from literature and how he’s helping people living with long Covid
Michael Morpurgo - ‘I am so excited that War Horse is finally coming to Northern Ireland - but it should have happened years ago’
The phenomenal War Horse is galloping into Belfast next year for its long-awaited Northern Ireland premiere. Gail Bell spoke to award-winning author Michael Morpurgo on whose beloved book the hit show is based
Belfast born poet and academic Gerald Dawe has died aged 72
The award-winning poet often drew on his Northern Irish roots in his work
‘Belfast is quite punk’ - Argentine writer, journalist and Netflix chart-topper Luciana De Mello on living and working in the periphery
Ahead of the annual Belfast Book Festival Sophie Clarke chats to Luciana De Mello about the importance of bringing art and literature to those living on the margins
Michael Magee: West Belfast author’s fiction packs a real punch
Jane Hardy talks to Michael Magee about Irish identity, his writing process and keeping it ‘pretty autobiographical’
Winners of National Book Awards announced
The ceremony took place in Glasgow on Thursday night.
Queen’s unveils plans for new £4.9m Seamus Heaney Centre
The original centre was opened at the university campus by the Nobel Prize-winning poet in 2004.
2023 Booker Prize longlist: Four Irish authors among nominees
Four Irish writers are included on this year’s list, making up a third of all nominees.
Arts Q&A: Author Neil Hegarty on Derry Girls, his favourite Brontë sister and why we shouldn’t hoard books
Jenny Lee puts performers and artists on the spot about what really matters to them. This week, Derry author Neil Hegarty
‘Lightweight’ Betjeman overlooked for poet laureate
Newly-released government files reveal bitter in-fighting over the prestigious literary appointment.