TransAtlantic is a tale of Ireland and America. Two airmen exorcise their terrible experiences in the first world war by rebuilding a Vimy and flying it across … [Read more...]

The multi-voiced narrative is clearly IN this year. Donal Ryan, Colum McCann and now Ruth Ozeki. I’m not reading the longlist in any particular order - maybe … [Read more...]

Donal Ryan is not about to give up writing. This is his first novel, he’s already written his second and he’s just been longlisted for the Man Booker. The … [Read more...]

A Novel of Beauty and Fire  Set against the enclosure acts, when common lands were enclosed for the benefit of the landowner, Harvest tells the story of a … [Read more...]