by Tony Clayton-Lea & Mark Cunningham
by Maggie O'Farrell
by Paula Elmore
by Ann Ingle
by Amy Devereux
by Sarah Hannah Walsh
by Alan Nolan
by Sarah O'Connor
by Eoin Colfer
by Harriet Parsons
Ann Ingle has lived in Dublin since the 1960s and is a mother of eight. In 2018, she co-wrote Driven, the memoir of motorsport legend Rosemary Smith, which was shortlisted for an Irish Book Award.
Paula Elmore is a book editor. From Carlingford, County Louth, she now lives in County Westmeath. Place Names of Ireland: From Inishbiggle to New Twopothouse is her first book.
Amy Devereux is a bookseller in Wexford, where she lives surrounded by books with her partner and cats.
Alan Nolan was awarded the 2024 Children's Books Ireland Annual Award for his outstanding contribution to children's books. Alan grew up in Windy Arbour, Dublin and now lives in Bray, Co. Wicklow with his wife and three children.
Maggie O'Farrell is an Irish-British novelist. Her acclaimed first novel, After You'd Gone, won the Betty Trask Award and a later one, The Hand That First Held Mine, the 2010 Costa Novel Award.
Renowned Irish author and literary figure.
An Irish author best known for his Artemis Fowl series of children's fantasy novels. His imaginative storytelling and clever wit have made him one of Ireland's most popular contemporary children's authors.
Sarah O’Connor is a columnist, reporter and associate editor at the Financial Times. She writes a weekly column focused on the world of work, as well as longer features and investigations.
Sarah Hannah Walsh is an author and illustrator from Galway. She’s also a designer for animation and has worked on award-winning children’s TV shows and animated short films.
Tony Clayton-Lea is an award-winning Irish-based freelance journalist/writer/editor who writes primarily on pop culture and travel/hospitality/food for a variety of print and online outlets.
British music journalist, author, copywriter, and audio producer based in Southend-on-Sea, England.
Following the announcement of a second Nell book, Dave Rudden joins the Irish Times Books Podcast to talk about writing for young readers, the enduring appeal of adventure stories, and what fans can expect from the sequel.