Ten great opening lines in literatureThese are some of our favourite opening lines - could you write one of your own? Post it in the comment box below. We might even find a suitable prize for the best or funniestFri Mar 21 2014 - 00:01
What sort of Shakespearean villain are you?‘That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain.’ Take our personality test and find out which Shakespearean swine you most resembleWed Mar 19 2014 - 01:00
A series of unsaintly PatricksWith the week that’s in it, read up on the literary characters who take their name, if not their morals, from our patron saintTue Mar 18 2014 - 15:33
Rare journey of alternate paths2013 Costa Novel Award winner is sharp, funny, intricate, unorthodox and very gratifyingSat Mar 15 2014 - 01:00
Ebooks: As length’s no longer an issue, how about some novella thinking?Publishers often trial new writers and experimental material in digital format. Ebooks can then be reborn as paper versions if demand is high enoughSat Feb 22 2014 - 01:00
Book world could be your oyster with unlimited-access servicesEbook subscription sites offer members the chance to have within their possession, if only ephemerally, more books than they could ever imagine – and all at the same timeSat Jan 25 2014 - 01:00
An Irishman's DiaryA COUPLE of months late for the World Poker Series, I arrived in Las Vegas on a hot afternoon a while back, confident that previous…Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00