Christmas with the In-Laws: A Survivor's Guide
Christmas ... the season not only of goodwill but of some negotiation to make sure that mothers-in-law and their sons and daughters-in-law all get along. Luisa Dillner, author of The Complete Book of Mothers-in-Law, has some top tips. More
Follow that Star!: Alternative Versions of Christmas Classics
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Soundtrack your Christmas with this selection of festive greats and seasonal turkeys, chosen by John Grindrod for the year's essential book of music lists, Hang the DJ. Then maybe suggest your own playlist over on the blog. More
The Christmas Cards: by Sebastian Barry
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A nostalgic Christmas treat - a short essay by Sebastian Barry, originally commissioned by the Irish Post, in which he recalls fondly the transporting magic of letters and stamps, and his affection for his great-aunt Annie Dunne. More
Competitions:
Keep an eye out for our Competitions. Prizes are usually books, often signed or exclusive, but we do occasionally have something a little more off-the-wall to be won:
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Podcast Highlights: Junot Diaz:
'The deeper into Oscar's life we push, the more present his history becomes, and it's history he's completely unaware of, and never becomes aware of. The only person who gets to assemble all the pieces is the reader.' More
Podcast Highlights: Peter Carey:
'I don't want to say we're this nation that began with a concentration camp for criminals, but yet I think that we do in Australia have a fondness for the outlaw, and we love Ned Kelly because we believe Ned Kelly in some sense represents us.' More
Podcast Highlights: Frances Wilson:
'When she says "I looked out the window and saw them coming to tell me it was over" - what does she mean "it was over"? The wedding was over? Her life was over? Then she has this moment of terrible realisation - what she sees confirms her relationship with William is over.' More
Podcast Highlights: Mark Thompson:
'When you think of Flanders and the Western Front, you think about mud, and when you think about the Italian Front you need to think of stone, and having to build, having to excavate and blast trenches out of solid limestone.' More
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