The Butchers: novel set in Irish BSE crisis wins Ondaatje prize
Ruth Gilligan’s thriller about eight men who cull cattle in rural Ireland wins £10,000 for books that ‘best evoke the spirit of a place’
April 2020
The Butchers by Ruth Gilligan review – scepticism v superstition
Top 10s
Top 10 Irish gothic novels
December 2018
Tell me more: a conversation special
Teenagers trade personal stories: 'It's great to find you are not alone'
These students from Birmingham and Limerick have only just met. What did a weekend of sharing their most intimate stories teach them?
November 2016
Listen up: a conversation special
From me, with love: the lost art of letter writing
Three years ago, novelist Jon McGregor invited strangers to send him a letter in the post. Scribbled notes and love letters are still landing on the doormat...
July 2016
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan by Ruth Gilligan review – tales of the Irish-Jewish experience
This complex historical novel follows in the footsteps of Joyce, ranging from the arrival of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants to the London diaspora
