The Art of the Glimpse edited by Sinead Gleeson review – 100 Irish short stories
A gloriously varied collection that gives voice to the forgotten and overlooked as well as the famous and familiar
October 2020
Books blog
Bill Bryson says he's retiring – is he really putting away his pen?
The beloved American author will be sorely missed, but some writers find it hard to call time on a literary career
June 2018
Books blog
So Jonathan Franzen is ‘retiring’ – which author hasn’t said that?
Many writers, including Stephen King and Alice Munro, have announced ‘last novels’ before turning out many more
March 2015
Greenslade
Two books about Irish journalism that tell the story of modern Ireland
An anthology of ‘hugely readable’ articles and a perceptive newspaper history
February 2015
Library users firmly focused on fiction
The UK’s most borrowed titles reveal a thirst for thrillers, crime novels and children’s fiction, with Jamie Oliver the only non-fiction title among the top 100
August 2012
Simon Hoggart's week
Simon Hoggart's week: Olympic training in the Beebcave
Felicity Hayes-McCoy: Millions of readers around the world will remember Maeve as a great writer, but for me she was the best of teachers too
Maeve Binchy obituary
One of Ireland's most successful novelists, loved for her kindness and generosity of spirit
Books blog
Maeve Binchy: a big-hearted guide to friendship, love and loss
Greenslade
Maeve Binchy, a journalist whose head was full of stories
Maeve Binchy, bestselling Irish writer, dies aged 72
May 2011
Nicola Jennings's caricatures
Maeve Binchy
Nicola Jennings
author
November 2010
My family values
Maeve Binchy
Stars fall in Amazon protest about ebook prices
March 2010
Lifetime achievement awards for Joanna Trollope and Maeve Binchy
Romantic Novelists' Association presents Maeve Binchy and Joanna Trollope with lifetime achievement awards for their contribution to the genre
July 2008
Maeve Binchy
"In all my books, it is the emotions which start the story."
June 2007
Why I Write
Maeve Binchy
The bestselling novelist of small-town life in Ireland recalls how her career began by accident and continues because her head 'is full of stories'.
October 2003
Not like mother used to make - thank heaven
The meat was boiled until it was grey, and the fish tasted like hedgehog. So, asks a celebrated Irish novelist, how did her country finally learn to love its food?
May 2000
Real life writ large
As queen of romance Maeve Binchy pens her last, is it time to kiss Mr Right goodbye? Joan Smith asks what modern women want between the covers
