Person: Lionel Shriver

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

From the cover of our June 12, 2009 edition.

general

20/20 vision: celebrating two decades of Feelgood

Irene Feighan looks back on two decades of Feelgood, from the hotpants diet to guest editors, fertility issues, and reports on the big issues in our lives

comment-analysis

Should writers only write what they know? What I learned from my research

general

The power of a speech: Who will make some noise at this year's Academy Awards?

general

Sarah Jessica Parker turns her hand to editing and publishing for Hogarth

world

Writer gets two awards in 2 weeks for debut novel

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Irish novelist Eimear McBride wins top fiction prize

My father’s words of wisdom

IN the year that the Cork writer Patrick Galvin died, my own Patrick Galvin was also in his final days. My father wasn’t distinguished or a man of letters: he had worked in the factories of Coventry from his early 30s, as a machinist, been widowed young and raised two daughters.

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013

Arguments just a smokescreen for opponents of e-cigarettes

IT’S an odd one, this concern that Government chief whip Paul Kehoe has with the dangers allegedly posed by electronic cigarettes.

Fri, 16 Aug, 2013

Gillian Flynn novel 'Gone Girl' keeps causing a stir

The macabre Gone Girl, the surprise US bestseller, has been criticised as misogynist, but its author Gillian Flynn’s depictions of women eschew blandness for darker truths, says Suzanne Harrington

Thu, 23 May, 2013

First Thoughts

The New Republic

Sat, 30 Jun, 2012

Beginners Pluck

CLAIRE McGOWAN

Sat, 31 Mar, 2012

Streep and Williams to battle for Bafta

Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher and Michelle Williams’s role as Marilyn Monroe have put them head-to-head at this year’s Baftas.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2012

'We Need To Talk About Kevin' will take your breath away

From the moment it premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay’s bravura adaptation of the award-winning novel by Lionel Shriver has been generating awards buzz.

Wed, 02 Nov, 2011

We need to talk about who’s to blame

The film of Lionel Shriver’s award-winning novel about teen spree killer Kevin examines parental responsibility and nature versus nurture, says Caroline Delaney.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2011

Cannes opens with Woody Allen film

Hollywood veteran Woody Allen kickstarts the Cannes Film Festival tonight with a screening of his new film, 'Midnight in Paris'.

Wed, 11 May, 2011

Ramsey film up for Cannes top prize

Scottish director Lynne Ramsay’s new film is in the running for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2011

3,000 book enthusiasts set their sights on Ennis festival

ABOUT 3,000 book enthusiasts are set to descend on Ennis today for the fifth annual Ennis Book Club Festival.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2011

Allen pulls out of literary event due to 'ill health'

Pop star Lily Allen has been forced to pull out of judging a British book award competition, citing "ill health".

Mon, 07 Apr, 2008

Allen 'too depressed' to fulfil role at book awards

British pop singer Lily Allen failed to show up for an important meeting as a book awards judge because she was too "depressed".

Sat, 29 Mar, 2008

Mass murderers ‘are competing to kill the most’

AUTHOR Lionel Shriver said murderers behind mass school shootings in the US “compete” with each other for the highest body count.

Thu, 19 Apr, 2007

Eight years after Columbine ‘nothing has changed’

THE killings at Virginia Tech university will stir fresh US debate over gun control and what drives people to go on shooting rampages through schools and colleges.

Tue, 17 Apr, 2007

Literary elite to attend Listowel Writers’ Week

DOUBLE Booker Prize winner JM Coetzee will be among the literary luminaries attending Listowel Writers’ Week from May 31 to June 4 next.

Fri, 21 Apr, 2006

Irish novelist nominated for fiction award

An Irish novelist has been nominated for this year's prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2005