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Thirteen semifinalists have been selected for the Booker Prize, an award bestowed upon authors of outstanding works first published in either the U.K. or Ireland.

LONDON (AP) — A Canadian is among the semifinalists for the Booker Prize, competing with 12 other authors that also include an Irish writer who has received four previous nominations

Novels from Ann Patchett and James McBride, a biography of the Chinese American movie star Anna May Wong and a handful of edgy thrillers — including one about a scuba driver swallowed by a whale.

We round up some opinions on the finest reads this year which you might think worth bringing on holidays with you

Inside the new edition of Best Of Ireland, you can also look forward to Lisa O'Neill, Andrew Omobamidele, Paul Murray, Shane Daniel Byrne, Megan Nolan, Molly...

Big Dogs, Big Love

Christine Harding, owner of Litchfield’s Toast & Co restaurant, is so emotionally invested in the town’s upcoming signature hot dog competition that she broke her vegetarian diet to taste test hot dogs of various combinations. Harding, who doesn’t normally even sell hot dogs at her breakfast and lunch restaurant, finally came up with a creation she’s calling “The Bee Sting.” So far the hot dog ...

Pickle lemonade, crispy lutefisk steam buns, walleye fritter pops: They're all among the nearly three dozen new food offerings unveiled by the Minnesota State Fair on Tuesday.

Comparing perspectives from different generations of Irish writers, Fintan O'Toole explores the weight of Ireland's 'lovely past', its unaddressed traumas, and their impact on the present. By Gillian Bouras

Part two of our series of suggestions for best books for summer reading has 20 fiction titles