With the emergence of Sally Rooney, the popularity of Irish literature has only increased. We explore why there is now an urgent necessity for contemporary Irish women’s voices in literature.

The ‘Normal People’ TV adaptation depicts an authentic sexual intimacy and vulnerability that many shows – and real life relationships – seem to lack these days

Aileen and Victoria have a chat about Sally Rooney’s latest novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You

Books editor Aileen Loftus takes a look at which campus novels accurately reflect student life, from Normal People to A Secret History

Aileen Loftus reviews Snowflake, the latest campus novel being compared to Normal People

Anna Nixon examines whether BBC 3’s move back onto terrestrial television is really worth it

The BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ has recently burst on to our screens and gifted the nation with the perfect escape from the monotony of lockdown

Are influencers genuinely interested in books or is it all just for the ‘aesthetic’?

Sally Rooney has been getting a lot of hype. Urussa Malik reads her latest novel, Normal People, to find out how such a comparatively young writer (she’s written two best-selling books by the age of 26) has been so successful.