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Read all about it! The 27 best new books to get lost in

From Salman Rushdie’s terrifying story of surviving a stabbing to David Nicholls’ latest must-read romantic novel, Saskia Kemsley shares her pick of the best new fiction and non-fiction releases for the summer

Evening Standard

Rory Stewart, Jeanette Winterson and Marlon James announced for Hay festival 2024

The UK literary festival unveils 29 taster events next year and plans to focus on ‘global themes and the impact of issues on the world’

The Guardian - UK

‘There were very, very few openly queer kids in my year group’: Joe Lycett, Colm Tóibín and more on how gay life has changed

Six high-profile queer figures talk frankly

The Guardian - UK

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On my radar: Colm Tóibín’s cultural highlights

The Irish writer on New York’s hidden music scene, poetry and the wonders of Peru

The Guardian - UK

A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín review – words never fail him

The clarity of the novelist’s descriptive ability shines through essays on topics ranging from his treatment for cancer to the joys of an empty Venice

The Guardian - UK

A Guest at the Feast by Colm Tóibín review – a writer’s roots

Droll, careful reflections on Ireland, illness and religion in a welcome collection of essays

The Guardian - UK

Colm Tóibín quits role at Irish literary festival in row over volunteers

Future of Listowel Writers’ Week in question amid allegations of ‘toxic’ culture

The Guardian - UK

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Books of the month: From Jonathan Coe’s Bournville to Bob Dylan’s essays

Martin Chilton reviews November’s biggest books for our monthly column

The Independent UK

I’m not stoned, I’m just writing an opera! Colm Tóibín on how he got diva fever

From schoolboy trips to booze-ups with New York garbage men, the novelist recalls how he fell for the fabulous world of opera – and managed to break in, with a staging of his book about Henry James

The Guardian - UK

Irish novelist Colm Tóibín wins Rathbones Folio prize for The Magician

Fictionalised biography of writer Thomas Mann beats Booker prize-winner Damon Galgut to £30,000 award

The Guardian - UK

The best recent poetry – reviews roundup

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head by Warsan Shire; Vinegar Hill by Colm Tóibín; Unexhausted Time by Emily Berry; Some Integrity by Padraig Regan

The Guardian - UK

Damon Galgut and Colm Tóibín join ‘rich and large’ Rathbones Folio prize shortlist

Galgut’s Booker winner and Tóibín’s fictionalised biography of Thomas Mann are two of eight titles selected by the judges

The Guardian - UK

Colm Tóibín is named new Irish fiction laureate in ‘exciting time to be a reader in Ireland’

The award-winning writer takes over the role intended to encourage engagement with high quality fiction

The Guardian - UK

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