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Book Club Pick: Clear by Carys Davies

Set in the 1840s in Scotland against the background of the highland clearances, a Presbyterian minister is sent to a remote Scottish island to persuade the sole remaining inhabitant to leave.
2 September 2025

Staff Pick: Black Gold

Jeremy Paxman brings his whole arsenal of sneering, rabid, vicious, in your face chippiness to Black Gold – The History Of How Coal Made Britain.
1 September 2025

Staff Pick: The Avant Gardists

An enthralling, narrative biography of the art movement that transformed the modern world, tracing the lives and activities of the key protagonists as they set about a revolution in art.
1 September 2025

Dublin Festival of History 2025 Launch

The Dublin Festival of History aims to highlight fresh perspectives on history and its importance in our everyday lives. This year’s festival has attracted best-selling Irish and international historians to Dublin for a high-profile programme of history and debate.
26 August 2025

Staff Pick: The Pull of the Stars

Set over three days in a Dublin maternity fever ward during the Spanish flu outbreak in 1918, this novel is heart breaking, tender and funny.
26 August 2025