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Verbal Magazine: The Vampire Slayer of Lisburn
Why is a Northern Ireland writer turning the searchlight on Twilight, the bestselling vampire romance? Clive Price investigates -
INTERVIEW: Garrett Carr
Garrett Carr, author of The Badness of Ballydog, talks about inspiration, publishing and seagulls -
Emily DeDakis Reading from The Yellow Nib
Emily DeDakis' contribution to The Yellow Nib was an extract from her unfinished novel How I Was Taught -
Wild Geese Festival - Memoir, Myth and Troubadours
The Write! Down writing collective's annual festival in County Down -
The Pen Friend: It's Been A Long Time
Read a chapter from Ciaran Carson's new novel -
Ciaran Carson: The Pen Friend
As his new novel The Pen Friend is published, Ross Moore talks to Ciaran Carson about writing, music and fountain pens -
Literature in 2009
William Crawley on his favourite books of the year -
The Day of the Jack Russell
Joanne Savage is partially satisfied by Colin Bateman's latest offering -
Bob Shaw
He was acclaimed by the science fiction cognoscenti and adored by his fans. Mik Duffy remembers the life and work of SF author Bob Shaw -
The Atheist's Guide to Christmas
Joanne Savage finds the godless full of festive cheer -
David Peace
Forgettable conversation with acclaimed author. Click Play Audio to listen to a podcast from Peace's reading -
Ian Rankin
After 25 years writing at least a novel a year, and fast approaching 50, Rankin reckons it’s time to go travelling. -
Task Force Helmand
Captain Doug Beattie serves and survives in wartorn Afghanistan. Watch a video interview below -
Northern Lights: Jennifer Johnston
Garbhan Downey recalls reading about a Derry he recognised and why Johnston should be a figurehead of Derry's City of Culture campaign -
Colm Tóibín
Before his Belfast appearance, the two-time Booker-shortlisted author offers his take on criticism, the craft of writing, and the childishness of Jeff Koons -
Belfast Festival: Marcus du Sautoy
Science writer explains why maths rocks and 42 is the magic number -
Belfast Festival: David Peace
Yorkshire's finest on story-telling, Brian Clough and why post-war Japan has lessons for us all -
Literary Strangford
Peter Geoghegan takes the scenic route through the lough and its writers. Click Play Audio to listen to a podcast on Literary Strangford -
Verbal Magazine: Forgotten Irish Female Writers
Darran Anderson examines the lives of some of Ireland's ignored women writers and asks why so many are all but forgotten -
Fear and Loathing in Dublin
Joanne Savage reviews Aodhan Madden's story of sex, drink and journalism in 1970s' Dublin
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