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Ben Simon's collection of oral histories of the Lagan conjures up rural idylls and model asylums
Whether it's apathy across the water or sighs down south, the authors at Aspects agree things are only getting worse
The Scottish crime writer hints Rebus may have another story to be told
Two different writers, two different styles, one common theme - mothers and fathers.
Garden poems in a garden setting delight Jill Black, but the poet's thoughts on Jane Eyre are the highlight
Monsters are ten-a-penny in crime novels, Neville writes humans and makes them so much worse
No Alibis' David Torrans hosts an evening with acclaimed crime writers John Connolly and Alan Glynn
The Belfast poet contemplates mortality at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
The rocker turned scribe on his love of travel and campaign to free the West Memphis Three
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Remembering the great endeavours of Ireland's most intrepid
An admirable exploration of Belfast's engineering heyday
Crime writers make the case for historical fiction
Poets and prose writers keep the Crescent Arts Centre audience entertained
A whistle-stop tour of Derek Hand's thesis, touching on Edgeworth, Joyce and Bell
The Booker Prize winner Anne Enright continues to explore the anatomization of women's lives
Adrian McKinty lives up to his reputation as 'the toughest, the best' Northern Irish crime writer
A 'meticulous and enthralling' exploration of Irish musicians in 1980s Britain
The professional grandfather of poetry on wedding dresses, the wonders of childhood and remembering Ronan Kerr
The Waterboys frontman reads from his forthcoming autobiography - but the audience want more
Turkey provides the setting for Ian McDonald's near-future science-fiction epic. It is the 'one SF book to read this year', says Gerard Brennan
Michael Longley expertly explores the passing of a generation in his latest collection, writes Ross Moore
A 'well organized and accessible' compendium of eyewitness accounts by Stephen Douds
Ireland's financial ruin provides a new narrative, but the influence of the old masters still pervades
John Gray discovers new writing from Tara West, Lesley Richardson and Tanya Ravenswater at Finaghy Library
The performance poet proves to be a most charming man at the Out To Lunch Festival
Sam Keery's autobiographical novel delves into the constricting world of 1940s Belfast
WR Rodgers' radio play is reissued with illustrations and a recording of the original production
Patrick McCabe returns to 'a macabre world and a lost way of life'
Learn about the secret history of Cave Hill from the people who lived there
Newtownards poet Moyra Donaldson engages with Enlightenment ideals in her fourth collection
Author of The Star of the Sea 'has a candle burning' for Richard and Judy
Apathy and Auntie Maeve make this a night to forget
One woman's remarkable story of surviving Auschwitz through friendship, determination, luck and dance
'A good-natured pastiche of the detective novel' from Colin Bateman, writes Tammy Moore
'A gorgeously understated' new collection from Seamus Heaney, writes Ross Moore
The Poet Laureate of Strangford Lough takes a gentle dander through his past with Fionola Meredith at Aspects Literature Festival
County Tyrone writer Francis Hagan mixes sci-fi elements and apocalyptic vision in his debut novel with almost Orwellian results, argues Joanne Savage
The writer and comedian helps to revolutionise book publishing by launching his autobiography live from the Royal Festival Hall, writes Andrew Johnston
Inspired by the Joseph Fritzl case this novel moves beyond the gruesome aspects of imprisonment to create a story of love and growing up, says Julie Harvey
Darach MacDonald enjoys digressions in the road as well as on the page
The bookies' favourite for the Man Booker Prize renews Peter Geoghegan's faith in the English novel
Markethill master of the crime thriller Stuart Neville delivers another gruesome page-turner, writes Joanne Savage
Jenny Cathcart learns from this 'valuable resource' by former editor of the Ulster Herald
It starts with a body, a missing boy and a vigilante group. After that, Brian McGilloway's new novel really starts to pick up
Howard Wright is wonderfully irreverent in his first poetry collection, writes Joanne Savage
The rock-poet Paul Durcan packs out the Dark Horse - Fionola Meredith never looks at her watch once
Drug dealer turned raconteur Howard Marks' is compelling, but his charm doesn't win over Andrew Johnston
Tammy Moore gives her opinion on the fifth edition of The Yellow Nib
Ben Simon gets spruced up for a jaunt through Belfast's woodland history
Tammy Moore and Ian Sansom investigate The Bad Book Affair
John Connolly's Gates of Hell are about to open - mind the gap
John Gray reviews the latest novel from author Ciaran Carson
Leading light of the Belfast Group returns to the place of his poetic birth
The author keeps the Belfast crowd entertained
John Gray is moved by Brian Keenan's memoir of his Belfast childhood
Philip Hammond is in a minority of one at the Waterfront Hall - or is he?
John Gray reviews the second in Patrick Taylor's series of Irish country novels. Watch a video with Taylor below
Timothy Knatchbull's investigation into the IRA bombing of Earl Mountbatten takes a profound journey into personal and Irish history
Nick Laird's second novel proves that these days, everyone's a critic
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