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World Book Day: My Favourite Book
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' -
Humdinger! Children's Book Festival in Derry~Londonderry
Derry~Londonderry plays host to Roddy Doyle, Julia Donaldson, Rasta Mouse and many more from March 7 - 9 -
Libraries NI Celebrate Creativity Month
Browse the full programme of events taking place in libraries across Northern Ireland during March 2013 -
One City One Book Belfast 2013
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 -
Painting Meets Poetry
A forthcoming afternoon poetry reading at the Ulster Museum, featuring Michael Longley, is inspired by artist John Luke and poet John Hewitt -
Belfast 400: People, Place and History
Read an extract from the glossy new history and discover how visual artists, playwrights and authors depicted the city up until the 1960s -
Stewart Parker: A Life - Listen to a Reading
Listen to academic and author Marilynn Richtarik read from her 'definitive' biography of the late Belfast playwright -
Continuing Communities
The 'significant contribution' made by artists to life in Belfast celebrated at Queen's University with new series of courses -
My Favourite John Hewitt Poem
Watch video of Seamus Heaney, Sinéad Morrissey and others reading their favourite verses ahead of the 2012 John Hewitt International Summer School -
Fifty Shades of Blue
Librarian Dewey Decimal on our erstwhile reading habits and the potential for 'a new climax in erotic literature' -
Poet Pádraic Fiacc Honoured at John Hewitt
A plaque dedicated to the iconic Belfast writer placed him 'on the Belfast Literary Trail' -
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
Watch video of author Jen Campbell talking about her bestselling book in Waterstone's, Belfast -
One City One Book Tour
Author Glenn Patterson visits some of the Belfast locations mentioned in his book The Mill for Grinding Old People Young -
One City One Book: Belfast's Historic Public Houses
Author and historian Gary Law hosts a pub quiz at the Grove Library in Belfast -
One City One Book and Glenn Patterson
The Mill for Grinding Old People Young, the latest novel by author Glenn Patterson, has been selected as Belfast’s first ‘One City One Book’ read. Watch video of him reading from his novel and find out what events are coming up. -
Glenn Patterson Curates Film Season at QFT
Queen's Film Theatre show a series of films chosen by the author of The Mill For Grinding Old People Young -
One City One Book: Watch Glenn Patterson Reading from his Latest Novel
Find out what talks, tours and film screenings are happening near you this month -
Happy Days Enniskillen International Beckett Festival
The inaugural festival kicks off August 23. Watch video and book tickets now -
Literary Lunchtime Readings at The Ulster Hall
Four lunchtime readings showcasing works by celebrated Irish writers -
Sam Burnside MBE
Poet and founder of the Verbal Arts Centre receives New Year honour -
Blackbird Book Club Returns to Queen's
Northern Ireland literati set to read for students on the Open Learning course -
Literary Belfast Launches With Gala Evening
New website, iPhone app, tours and exhibitions to be launched in the Ulster Hall -
NI Poet Scoops Top Award
Read a poem by Andrew Jamison -
Belfast Book Festival
A unique seven-day celebration of the book, the reader and the writer -
Belfast Through Writers' Eyes
Literary Belfast? There's an app for that -
Literary Belfast
Literary tourists can now find out about Belfast’s exciting literary scene long before they arrive -
Literary Belfast Reading List
Want to know more about Belfast in fact and fiction? Here's a list of some of the best books around -
Cross-Border Scheme Launched by Children's Laureate
Siobhan Parkinson emphasises the importance of reading and writing at a young age -
Great Irish Writers: Anita Robinson on Brian Friel
A Libraries NI initiative saw four Irish writers make the case for four Irish writers. Read the third speech and give your opinion -
Belfast Girls
Read an extract from Gerry McCullough's novel, Belfast Girls -
Great Irish Writers: Brian McGilloway on Seamus Heaney
A Libraries NI initiative saw four Irish writers make the case for four Irish writers. Read the second speech and give your opinion -
World Book Day Comes to Belfast
The John Hewitt Society invited bookworms of all ages to the Waterfront Hall on March 5. Watch a video of the day's events -
Great Irish Writers: Carlo Gebler on Francis Stuart
A Libraries NI initiative saw four Irish writers make the case for four Irish writers. Read the first speech and give your opinion -
Arts Council Honours NI Artists
Peter Rosser, Ian Sansom, Dave Duggan and Allan Hughes receive individual awards -
Short Story: Michael McLaverty Award Winner
The Micheal McLaverty Short Story Award is administered by the Linen Hall Library. Read the winning entry, Scandal, by Dublin-based author Michele Forbes -
Seamus Heaney Centre Poetry Prize
English poet Sian Hughes scoops the inaugural award -
Derek Landy
Author of the Skulduggery Pleasant book series on being in the right place at the right time - and topping it all off with a well-deserved holiday -
Conor O'Clery
Ahead of his appearance at the Benedict Kiely Literary Weekend, Garbhan Downey talks to the master journalist about rejecting the KGB, writing about 9/11 and Queen's in its heyday -
Emerging Butterfly Launches New Book
Author Bernie McGill launches her book Butterfly Cabinet -
Short Story: Christmas
A short story by e-published author Jamie Guiney -
Stuart Neville: From Armagh to LA
From ThugLit to Hollywood in two not so easy books, Gerard Brennan talks to the Armagh author -
INTERVIEW: Ken Bruen
The internationally renowned crime writer shoots the breeze with Gerard Brennan -
SHORT STORY: To The Limit
Story by Margaret Irish, shortlisted for the Michael McLaverty Short Story Competition in 2008 -
VERBAL MAGAZINE: Michael Faulkner
Book blogging for fame and fortune. This one-time lawyer overcame the technological disadvantages of life on an otherwise uninhabited island to be shortlisted for the inaugural Author Blog Awards. He talks here about his forays into the virtual world… -
Hay-on-Belfast 2010
Get a taste of the famous literary festival at The Black Box -
Olive Broderick
County Down based poet wins Hennessey XO Literary Award for Emerging Poetry -
INTERVIEW: Carol Coffey
The Butterfly State author speaks to Lyra McKee on writing about ordinary people facing extraordinary difficulties -
SHORT STORY: Congo
A disturbing look at things that can never be put right by gothic author Jaki McCarrick -
The Battle of Tory Island
Read an extract from Battles Fought on Irish Soil (Londubh Books, 2010) by Sean McMahon -
FLU
Read an extract from Wayne Simmons' novel -
Where Are You Really From?
Race, republicanism and a mothers love in Tim Brannigan's memoir -
A Salute from the Banderol
Sam Hanna Bell's non-fiction is polished and precise but strikes a reactionary note, argues Joanne Savage -
Requiems for the Departed
Some of Northern Ireland’s big name crime-writers reimagine Celtic myths in Requiems for the Dead, an anthology from Morrigan Books -
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
Philip Pullman offers a realist's view of the Jesus story -
The Writers Group by Michael Shannon
Extract from The Writers Group by Michael Shannon, part of Accidental Theatre's Rehearsed Reading series at Blick Studios -
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
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