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Stuck for something new to do, see, read or watch? David Roy rounds up the latest TV, films, books, theatre and live music coming our way throughout January...

Irish Examiner books editor Michael Moynihan selects his books of the year from a double dose of real-life crime to a Burton-Taylor bodice-ripper

The critics top eight best books of 2023 based on Christmas selections in UK national newspapers and magazines and publications

From psychological thrillers to gothic mysteries and everything in between

It’s okay to gloat about our artistic accomplishments, fruits of a period of social turmoil

Many of the ‘golden ages’ in history were actually gilded ages. And yet, there are people and leaders who are more obsessed with the ‘halcyon’ past than the present. To them, the present is the ‘always postponed future.’

Our man in the library, Pat Carty, selects the books that floated his boat over the last year.

Including: Maryse Condé, Daša Drndić, Mark O’Connell, Kathryn Scanlan, Adania Shibli, Masha Tupitsyn, and Marguerite Young.

Nicola Lagioia delves into the darkest corners of the Italian capital to explore a real-life case where a young man was tortured to death

Tragicomic family saga secures top prize on top of Novel of the Year award