We present an extract from The Irish Writers Handbook 2025, the essential guide to writing and getting published, with ...

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My dear friend David, a prolific writer, wrote a funny poem recently about half lives that made me rethink my own thoughts about birthdays. About how when we’re kids, we’re always rounding up to seem ...

In Friday St. Paul show, expect the talented group to take on the issues of the day without much care for who might be ...

The Oscar winner has made it his mission to bring the works of August Wilson, the great American playwright whose work elevated the everyday lives of Black folks, to the big screen. But the team ...

A novel within a novel fueled her hit thriller, “The Plot.” Keeping the stories straight was even harder for “The Sequel.” ...

The Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that is celebrated every year. Contrary to popular belief, the ...

F rom Julia Roberts to Reese Witherspoon, there are several rom-com queens scattered throughout the kingdom, but Meg Ryan's ...

The First World War inspired profound poetry, words in which the atmosphere and landscape of battle were evoked perhaps more vividly than ever before. The First World War poets – many of whom lost ...

Looking for a book to jump-start discussion with your tweens and teens? Or something you could use for a kid-friendly book club choice? Then look no further: This list is full of great titles to talk ...

Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. Compiled by Jeremy Engle and Michael Gonchar As the votes are counted, we invite ...

These memoirs, thrillers, romance, literary fiction, nonfiction and short stories focus on Native and Indigenous stories, in recognition of National American Indian Heritage Month ...