Arundhati Roy tells Sue Leonard why it took 20 years to write her second novel after her Booker Prize win with her first. She was talking to her characters all that time she explains

As holiday season kicks into gear, a number of broadcasters and authors tell Jonathan deBurca Butler which books they’ll be packing in their suitcase.

Áilín Quinlan rounds up the best new releases to pack in your suitcase this summer

“The novel, as a form, has moved into the slow lane.” Novelist and journalist Will Self, discussing his new novel, Phone, at Dublin’s International Literature festival, had some home truths for booklovers at Smock Alley Theatre.

What I do: I am a soprano and a traditional Irish musician.

Name: Roderic O’Gorman

Criticism is growing against an Indian activist’s hunger strike, with public figures saying it threatens democracy, even as thousands echoed his demands for stronger anti-corruption legislation.

The Shape of the Beast: Conversations with Arundhati Roy

ON October 9, Trinity College Dublin will host an international panel of speakers to debate the merits of America’s current foreign policy.

A civil liberties lobby have today launched a campaign expressing concern about a general clampdown on civil liberties. The group says the clampdown has begun here following September 11 events.

Booker Prize winning novelist Arundhati Roy was convicted of contempt by India’s Supreme Court today and taken to jail to serve a one day sentence.