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Belfast-based poet Sinéad Morrissey's Parallax is one of five books shortlisted for best collection
Read a short story from a new anthology inspired by music and written by students from Derry~Londonderry
The festival dedicated to Samuel Beckett returns to Enniskillen from August 22. View the full programme
Tom Thompson on how the Belfast shipyards informed the work of Thomas Carnduff, Sam Thompson and Wilson John Haire
The restaurant critic holds court in Belfast's Crescent Arts Centre. His style is not to Fionola Meredith's taste
Deirdre Madden explores how old photographs can stir long-forgotten memories in her latest novel. 'It really challenged ideas I had about the past'
View the 2013 festival programme and plan your literary wanderings this June
Sheena Wilkinson's award-winning novel is 'devastating and beautifully written'
Derry~Londonderry's Joe Campbell retells the aviator's story in comic book form. 'These stories can now emerge'
Kerouac, Ginsberg, Borroughs and others are the focus of a series of film screenings as part of the Belfast Book Festival
The acclaimed author and 'chronicler of the human condition' waxes lyrical in Derry~Londonderry
The County Tyrone author talks about her latest novel, juggling jobs and using Northern Ireland as a literary backdrop
Colm McCann's epic new novel spans generations, focusing on historic crossings between Ireland the USA
Composer Philip Hammond struggles to relate as Glenn Patterson spins vinyl from the Good Vibrations soundtrack
Innovative new digital publishers releases Bernie McGill short story collection, Sleepwalkers, as ebook
Absurdist jokes, ruminations on rambling and 'dizzying, synaesthetic' descriptions of London are the order of the day
County Down poet confronts death and embraces nature in a prose and poetry reading at the Crescent Arts Centre
Author Lucy Caldwell curates a week of screenings at Queen's Film Theatre that explore the connection between film and literature
The Australian-born director of the Prison Arts Foundation passes away suddenly aged 60
100 copies of All the Beggars Riding, have been hidden around the city as Belfast gears up for the One City One Book reading initiative
Derry Journal reporter Julieann Campbell discusses her Ewart-Biggs Prize-winning book about the Bloody Sunday Justice Campaign
Novelist Lucy Caldwell discusses her latest novel, chosen as the focus for the One City One Book Belfast reading initiative
Australians Alison Lester and Boori Monty Pryor give workshops in Belfast and Derry~Londonderry during Easter for the Story, Book, Grow initiative
Leontia Flynn and Sophie Collins continue a series of free readings on the Belfast Barge
Watch video featuring the Belfast author reading from the follow-up to his tremendously successful 2010 memoir, Paperboy
The County Down author on writing dialogue whilst mucking out the horses and being indebted to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Quercus Ensemble and Roddy Doyle perform at the inaugural children's book festival in Derry~Londonderry
A host of arts sector luminaries, including Lucy Caldwell, Ralph McLean and David Park, reveal their all-time favourite reads, from 'How Music Works' to 'David Copperfield'
Derry~Londonderry plays host to Roddy Doyle, Julia Donaldson, Rasta Mouse and many more from March 7 - 9
Belfast poet Medbh McGuckian came to terms with her mother's demise by writing her latest collection. Despite the limitations of the English language, she found catharsis in creativity
Browse the full programme of events taking place in libraries across Northern Ireland during March 2013
Adrian Kerr's history of protest and resistance in the maiden city 'is a valuable addition to the Troubles canon'
Lucy Caldwell on her new novel, being the focus of the One City One Book Belfast reading initiative and steering clear of surgical procedures
Academics commemorate the life and work of prolific writer and poet Sylvia Plath
Lucy Caldwell's new novel, All the Beggars Riding, will be the focus of a series of talks, tours and events to get people reading this May
Shan Bullock's 1924 novel is republished by Turnpike Books, but is Bullock really 'the Thomas Hardy of Fermanagh'?
Patricia Craig delves into her mixed Irish ancestry to discover Republican activists and the founder of the Orange Order
James Doyle, founder of Turnpike Books, on reprinting the Fermanagh writer's final novel and his hopes to do the same with other 'lost' authors
Initially hesitant, the once 'notoriously combative' critic, essayist and poet eventually finds his voice on a return visit to Belfast
The Derry poet mines her love life, and stands up for the Northern Irish weather, in her latest collection published by Guildhall Press
The Poetry Chicks' Abby Oliveira supports the London-based poet and hip hop artist at Out To Lunch. 'Think Hemingway in a hoodie'
Literary agent Susan Feldstein laments the lack of opportunities for new writers in a celebrity-obsessed industry
A forthcoming afternoon poetry reading at the Ulster Museum, featuring Michael Longley, is inspired by artist John Luke and poet John Hewitt
Peter Smyth fails to confront the political inequalities that characterised our wee country during the 1950s
Marilynn Richtarik's definitive biography pays tribute to the 'greatest playwright the city of Belfast has ever produced'
At what stage in a career is it prudent to publish a retrospective of your work? The poet from Newtownards let others decide
The multilingual poet, author and musician describes surviving a stray bullet as 'happenstance' and muses on aislings, Asimov and other worlds
15 academics explain the city's rise to industrial prominence, but author Glenn Patterson's contribution wins out
Belfast's salacious literary scene provides the backdrop for Tony Bailie's latest crime story, which is short, sharp and sleazy
Following the bombing of her family home during the Troubles, Eina McHugh spent years in therapy. Her new memoir details a very personal journey
The author of We Need to Talk About Kevin on Raynaud's disease, what happens when we die and being humbled by the writers on Breaking Bad
Read an extract from the glossy new history and discover how visual artists, playwrights and authors depicted the city up until the 1960s
Listen to academic and author Marilynn Richtarik read from her 'definitive' biography of the late Belfast playwright
The Belfast-based poet and crime writer ventures away from Lagan Press to dip his toe into self-publishing
Author Carlo Gebler intuitively choses fiction as a mirror unto the self as the World Literature series continues at Queen's University
A 'poignant and powerful' examination of bereavement in a changing Derry City by author Dave Duggan
The Belfast poet on etymology, translations and his new collection of poems after the French master Arthur Rimbaud
The second instalment in Ian McDonald's Infundibulum series for young adults is a riveting ride through time and space
After Hilary Mantel scooped the Booker Prize for the second time, author Andrew Pepper considers the form that continues to intrigue
The Belfast writer and poet recalls falling in love with the form and seeing the stars perform at Queen's University
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