Essays
The Past is a Place
Stories from the North about trying to stay ahead of the past
History or Herstory?
A dazzlingly adventurous fusion of fiction and memoir from Belfast
Death Attracts Us
A compassionate portrayal of the professionals of the dying trade
Mad About Poetry
Translating the poem, and the reader into the world of the poem
Homo Oblivious
Words and stories to defend the truth against Russian lies and propaganda
Strength, not Power
Combating oppression and injustice with clarity rather than anger
Cold War Culture
Orwell, Koestler and the democratic left’s crusade against Stalinism
Too Much, Not Enough
A meditation on time and the pressure to use it productively
From the Home Front
The letters of an American woman living in wartime Northern Ireland
Darts of Thought
An exploration of the complexities of identity and relationships
The Spin of Things
Darkly optimistic poems salvaged from the suburban humdrum
A Contented Heart
Poems of love and loss articulated in a spirit of quiet affirmation
A Diplomatic Odyssey
The ‘soft power’ of promoting the literary heritage of Ireland abroad
A Tonic for Our Times
Margaret Atwood’s astute, sparkling takes on social and literary matters
‘I Gave Them a Sword’
The Watergate affair and the cover-up that brought down Richard Nixon
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