Twin sisters Emily and Amelia Nagoski say we all suffer exhaustion. They offer tips on how to recognise it and overcome it, writes Suzanne Harrington.

This year’s shortlist for the revered Man Booker novel prize had good news and disappointment for Irish writers. Sally Rooney — considered a favourite — and Donal Ryan didn’t, for the judges, make the grade, while Belfast’s Anna Burns did.

Marian Keyes, Eimear McBride, and Edna O’Brien join JK Rowling and Harper Lee on a list of the 100 essential books by female writers from the past 100 years, according to a new poll.

Writers are gathering in Cork this week to launch a monthly event bringing local authors and budding writers together, writes Marjorie Brennan.