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Orwell prize for political writing awarded to novelist killed in Ukraine war

Victoria Amelina wins with her unfinished book Looking at Women Looking at War while Donal Ryan takes the award for political fiction with an intimate portrait of an Irish town

The Guardian - UK

2024 Nero book awards shortlist announced to celebrate ‘extraordinary writing talent’

The second run of the UK/Irish awards covers adult and children’s fiction, debut novels and nonfiction, with tales that stretch from surreal expeditions to lost sailors and schoolboy lizards

The Guardian - UK

Story showcasing ‘voices’ of Ireland among novels nominated in Nero Book Awards

Three Irish authors have been nominated this year including Calm With Horses writer Colin Barrett.

The Independent UK

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Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan review – old grudges die hard in rural Ireland

The Irish author’s follow-up to his 2012 novel The Spinning Heart revisits its characters 10 years on in a story notable for its rough-edged poetry

The Guardian - UK

Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan review – bravura small-town chorus

The inner thoughts of an Irish community speak volumes about the state of the nation in Donal Ryan’s sequel to The Spinning Heart

The Guardian - UK

Review: 'The Queen of Dirt Island,' by Donal Ryan

FICTION: A short, powerful novel about Irishwomen who meet heartache with resolve and dark humor.

Tribune News Service

The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan review – fierce tale of family strife

Young Saoirse comes from a line of strong women forced to fight for their land in this luminous story of prejudice and patriarchy

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5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Change by Kirsten Miller and The Queen Of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan.

The Independent UK

From a Low and Quiet Sea review – lyrical staging of Donal Ryan’s novel

In a series of monologues, four characters in a small Irish town try to make their peace with painful pasts

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