Paraic O’Donnell

Gliff by Ali Smith

The world is on fire, but first responder Ali Smith is on hand to instruct us…

It feels like ages since I announced anything, so I thought I’d go crazy and announce…

Jeanette Winterson has some thoughts on the afterlife and the digital age. They’re somewhat peculiar.

I was thrilled to speak to Helen Macdonald and Sin Blaché about their extraordinary novel, Prophet.…

Emma Donoghue demythologises early Christian Ireland in a flinty tale of hardship and fanaticism.

We’ve seen some unfortunate takes on the Holocaust novel in recent years. Catherine Chidgey offers a…