This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Crux by Gabriel Tallent and Jean by Madeleine Dunnigan.

The former Britain’s Got Talent comedian and impressionist reveals how men abusing power affected them both.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash and Stowaways by Andre Aciman.

From making your own pastes to whipping out the slow cooker, Dan Toombs gives his advice for nailing your next dinner.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford and A Guardian And A Thief by Megha Majumdar.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Vigil by George Saunders and Glyph by Ali Smith.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Welcome to the Neighbourhood by Jane Fallon and Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy

Having travelled to all the corners of the globe in his work as a doctor, Cork-based Dr Patrick Treacy tells CHRIS DUNNE why he decided to document his adventures in a book

Youghal sporting legend Eddie O’Sullivan tells CHRIS DUNNE why he has swapped scrums for scrumptious recipes for his winning soda bread - and published a book on how to do it. 

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Departure(s) by Julian Barnes and Evil Bones by Kathy Reichs.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino and Grace by Chika Unigwe.

Cork poet Róisín Leggett Bohan tells JENNIFER HORGAN about her lifetime of passion for the artform, and about what drives her creativity

Cork author Cónal Creedon tells MARY McCARTHY about his love for his native Cork city, and why his next novel, due out in 2026, will be his last. 

Proud mum and newly-minted author AISLING DE BARRA, from Mallow, reveals the thought process behind her debut children’s book, which has an important message for all youngsters. 

Ahead of the Cork International Short Story Festival this month, MARY MCCARTHY talks to three experts of the form about why it appeals to us

Cork author Betty O’Mahony, 72, tells CHRIS DUNNE about her journey into writing in later life, and about her new short story, which is a trip down memory lane in her first car

Cork author Charlie Drake tells CHRIS DUNNE about his new book, his chance encounter with President Higgins, and about dealing with his diagnosis of dementia

Banshee Press is the only Irish nominee in the prestigious UK book publishing awards next week. JANE MC NAMARA finds out the heart-warming story behind the 10-year-old company.

TV and radio presenter Jeremy Vine tells Ella Walker about venturing into ‘cosy crime’, and hitting the big 6-0.

A new book, Happy Days And Hard Times, mines the memories of Irish people about what life in the countryside used to be like

Eyeries-based Claire O’Connor tells CHRIS DUNNE how she achieved her dream of becoming a published author, and about her work of fiction based on cult groups

Cork novelist William Wall tells AISLING MEATH about his latest book, set in the pandemic, and about his own journey from Italy back home when the covid lockdowns began five years ago

Sarah Gannon’s book is inspired by her seven-year-old daughter Ciara who has Charge syndrome and is deafblind.

In her new book with Richard Mills,  JO KERRIGAN tries to separate fact from myth as she tells the story of this country’s fairy forts... and says never touch them - 'tis bad luck

Cork poet and teacher Jennifer Horgan is poised to launch her debut poetry collection, Care, later this month. Here, she talks about how the collection came about and the messages in the book.

A Cork lecturer has published a new book which casts an eye over Cork city’s built environment, says COLETTE SHERIDAN

Right-back Book captained City as they won four major trophies

Rockstar-turned-cheesemaker Alex James reflects on tearing himself from his Cotswolds farm to get the band back together.

Cork author Eibhlis Carcione launches her second children’s book at Waterstones on November 5, writes COLETTE SHERIDAN

Seán Ronayne almost died of meningitis, and was later diagnosed with autism, but he tells COLETTE SHERIDAN his love for wildlife helped him through

Author Eamonn Duggan explains why his latest book is dedicated to a Corkman who was a true patriot and played a huge role in the Anglo-Irish War

“Poetry came to me,” Bernadette Gallagher, of Lissarda, tells CHRIS DUNNE, as she releases her debut collection after years of writing prose

A new novel revisits the Ireland of the recent past, to tell the story of a family feud - COLETTE SHERIDAN talks to its author, Sue Lewando

The Dublin author speaks about returning to the character of Paula Spencer for his latest novel.

The TV funnyman talks about his fear of being cancelled, and moving on as his real self. By Hannah Stephenson.

Escape To The Country star Nicki Chapman tells HANNAH STEPHENSON about time in the music industry, antics with the Spice Girls, Take That, and judging with Simon Cowell

Photographer Joe Healy recently released his book, ‘Cork In Decades Past’. JENNIFER HORGAN chats to him about his career, his new publication, and showcasing his work at Cork Public Museum, with a special display for Culture Night

As her memoir Dancing In The Rain is published, Amy Dowden talks to Abi Jackson about what’s got her through some ‘very dark’ times.

As both the writer and illustrator of a new book for kids, Regina Grosbois explains how the process came to fruition

The TV presenter talks about menopause and her mid-life journey

Cork mum Ann Marie O’Sullivan has written and illustrated a children’s adventure set in London’s Underground, which was inspired by her visits to the city as a young woman

Blarney author Michelle McDonagh tells CHRIS DUNNE about her second novel, in which a story unfolds about a disappearance and death in Ireland of the past

Dublin-born, Cork-based poet David McLoghlin chats to JENNIFER HORGAN about his roots, his love of poetry, and his reasons for releasing a very personal collection, exploring the sexual abuse he suffered as a teenager

The Irish Historic Towns Atlas of Cork is a gold-mine of information about the city’s long history, reaching back in time to map out the changing landscape, says SARAH GEARTY, cartographic editor of the volume

Released as part of Cork World Book Fest, and to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Mercier Press, Ceoltoiri Chualann: The Band That Changed The Course Of Irish Music, by Peadar Ó Riada is a remarkable tome about Cork’s musical heritage, says LINDA KENNY

A Dunmanway author’s reissued book on the years of starvation in the 1840s makes for grim but fascinating reading, says DAVID O’MAHONY

Tracy Connolly has published three books of poetry, which has inspired her to begin writing songs. CHRIS DUNNE catches up with the woman who has had a varied career

A book on the first ever female freemason, who lived in Cork, is being optioned for a TV series. COLETTE SHERIDAN caught up with the author Kathleen Aldworth Foster to hear more

TARA MAHER chats to Nadine Hughes Campbell, who has written her first book, Noah’s Cork Adventures

Awoken, is the second novel by Cork author Denis McCarthy, to hit the book shop shelves