David Cunningham owns and runs Ulysses Rare Books (formerly Cathach Books) on Duke St, Dublin, with his sister Aisling, writes Marjorie Brennan.

So you like Margaret Atwood? Marjorie Brennan offers tips for ten other books with interesting female characters at their core

President Michael D Higgins has donated some 700 books to libraries across Dublin.

There’s nothing better than curling up with a good book over the Christmas holidays, says Kya deLongchamps.

Gerry Fitzgerald runs Bandon Books Plus in Riverview Shopping Centre, Bandon, Co Cork.

Did you know that Monday, September 23, was International Day of Sign Languages? Well, it was a day to celebrate deaf unity, raising awareness of the issues deaf people face in their everyday lives.

John O’Shea has returned to Reading as a first-team coach.

Leafing through a tome for 3.5 hours a week can add almost two years to your life, researchers have found. Margaret Jennings talks to people aged over 50 about their reading habits Reading by the book to expand your lifespan.

Here are this summer's fact and fiction top reads chosen by Richard Fitzpatrick and Marjorie Brennan.

All 20 of the most borrowed books were titles aimed at children with the Harry Potter series still proving hugely popular.

Ahead of World Book Day, Ailin Quinlan rounds up the best reads for kids

Her 'Imagination Library' charity gifts books to children across the world to help children develop a love of reading.

A recent trip to England had Mary Leland fretting for the future of bookshops in the face of the challenge from Amazon

Books are a solace in these uncertain times, an enlightening, entertaining form ofself-medication. I prefer to binge on them than to watch a Netflix series in one go, writes Joyce Fegan.

Children's books have been placed in seat pockets of easyJet aircraft to encourage youngsters to read more.

From the library service — with more than 330 branch libraries and 31 of the mobile variety — comes news that should be celebrated in homes and schools across the country. Its report on borrowings for last year show that most of the top 20 borrowed books were titles for children.

From the tale of Eleanor Oliphaunt to the last stories of William Trevor, Marjorie Brennan offers a range of sizzling suggestions to fill your Kindle or suitcase.

John O’Shea last night spoke of his delight after putting pen to paper on a one-year deal with Championship outfit Reading.

It’s crucial girls are introduced to literary role models, says children’s author Robin Stevens. So what should our daughters be reading? Ailin Quinlan compiles an expert reading list.

In advance of her appearance at Lismore, Katherine Rundell tells Marjorie Brennan how her childhood in Africa has inspired so many of her stories.

The Dublin Literary Award with a prize of €100k is one of the biggest in the business. Alan O’Riordan casts his eye over the nominees.

From Pippi Longstocking to Tracy Beaker, a new campaign for young readers is raising awareness of strong female characters in children’s readers, writes Áilín Quinlan

Ahead of World Book Day, Ciara McDonnell asks well-known Irish parents what they read to their kids. Plus, she compiles a list of top reads for every age.

Some pupils sitting GCSEs, roughly equivalent to the Junior Cert, in Northern Ireland have the reading age of a 13-year-old, a survey says.

In a new book, librarian Annie Spence writes letters to the books that moved her. Here, Irish celebrities write love notes to the tomes that changed their lives, as told to Ciara McDonnell

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John Daly highlights the best business books of 2017