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Literature

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Seamus Heaney honoured with 'Poetry House' in hometown of Bellaghy
The Irish author of Uncle Silas was honoured with a Google Doodle today
Two Irish novelists have been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Here are the 'pro-gay' kids books Singapore is clamping down on
Short Story: Whalesong
Barbara Leahy
Short Story: The Chamber Pot
Richard Ball
Short Story: The Oyster Catchers
Beth Tyrrell
The 10 best books of the year (so far), according to Amazon
11 people who haven't read Ulysses either
Bloomsday breakfasts, walks, talks and music celebrate Joyce's iconic work
Extract: Dubliners 100, a modern re-telling of Joyce's tales of life in the capital
Elske Rahill
Irish author Eimear McBride wins £30,000 Baileys Prize for her debut novel
Radars used to hunt for remains of Don Quixote author
Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize-winning writer, has died
Meet the Kerry author chosen to take part in Twitter's literary festival
Column: What is Fan Fiction – and why is it making people nervous?
Stephen Downes
Column: It’s time to break down the barriers around poetry
Stephen Downes
J.K Rowling says that Harry and Hermione should have ended up together
'Wearable' book lets you experience characters' emotions while reading
Here's what you'll be reading, watching and listening to in 2014
Extract: Colm McCann on Dublin, Ulysses and friendship
Colm McCann
John Banville to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Irish Book Awards
Roddy Doyle, Eamon Dunphy and Claudia Carroll among book of the year nominees
Irish author Colum McCann’s moving ode to Robbie Keane
Alice Munro declines Nobel awards invite due to poor health
Eleanor Catton becomes the youngest ever winner of the Booker Prize
Canadian Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize, doesn't answer her phone
Author Tom Clancy dies aged 66
Dublin: One City One Book choice for 2014 is revealed...
Literary history of Dublin brought to life with new Storymap app
In pictures: The funeral of Seamus Heaney
The life and times of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney in pictures
Poet Seamus Heaney passes away aged 74
JD Salinger may publish five more books despite his death in 2010
Column: To be a successful writer nowadays, you have to embrace social media
Stephen Downes
Truly terrifying - horror series Goosebumps turns 21 this year
Three Irish authors make Man Booker Prize longlist
Beckett manuscript sells for €1.1 million
Kevin Barry’s City of Bohane wins the prestigious IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award
Original manuscript of Samuel Beckett's first novel for sale