Great St. Patrick's Day Reads for Adults

by John Banville

Beautifully written, perversely entertaining and well worth a close look. Full review >

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by Maeve Binchy

Binchy has her formula down pat, and only a curmudgeon could resist this master of cheerful, read-by-the-fire comfort. Full review >

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by Clare Boylan

Lovely, deeply felt fiction, with a subterranean vein of wry humor that helps make bearable even its most pained moments. Full review >

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by Emma Donoghue

Wrenching, as befits the grim subject matter, but also tender, touching and at times unexpectedly funny. Full review >

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by Roddy Doyle

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by Patrick McCabe

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by Colm Tóibín Colm Toibin

Likely to rank with the best story collections of the year. Full review >

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by William Trevor

Arresting images and troubling questions—Trevor is a master. Full review >

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by Bill Barich

A refreshing draught for Irish aficionados, but not as serious as the subtitle suggests. Full review >

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by Philip Freeman

A solid grounding to the saint’s life that provides the footing necessary to explore more speculative works like, for... Full review >

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by Hugh Leonard

Powerful, funny, and moving: an effortless series of incidents full of droll wisdom. Full review >

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by Evan McHugh

For those with a terrible thirst for foamy Hibernian whimsy. Full review >

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by David Monagan

A penetrating, droll embrace of an Ireland in the midst of tumult. Full review >

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by David Yeadon & illustrated by David Yeadon

A treasure chest of images that coalesce into a distinct, original sense of place and time. Full review >

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