The acclaimed author of The Country Girls, which was burned in the market square of her home town, has died aged 93. Here, Irish novelists pay tribute to a titanic figure who liberated their country’s fiction

Leading authors including Bernardine Evaristo, Armistead Maupin and Alice Roberts recommend books to read this summer

Leading authors recommend the best recent books, from a forbidden love affair at the Western Front to a murder mystery set in Egypt

From sensational memoirs to sublime poetry, Douglas Stuart, Ali Smith, Colm Tóibín and others share lesser-known books about queer life that deserve to be classics

The Irish writer on New York’s hidden music scene, poetry and the wonders of Peru

From schoolboy trips to booze-ups with New York garbage men, the novelist recalls how he fell for the fabulous world of opera – and managed to break in, with a staging of his book about Henry James

Authors recommend their favourite recent reads, from addictive novels and fascinating cultural history to a game-changing graphic memoir