THAT BOOKER PRIZE LONGLIST – IRISH WRITERS DOMINATE AS USUAL

Date: August 7, 2025 - Craic & Codology

Roddy Doyle

Roddy Doyle


by Phil More-Pages FANS OF unflinching dystopian literature have hailed the continuing dominance of home-grown novelists on the 2025 prestigious Booker Prize longlist. Although there are no Irish-born authors among this year’s nominees, Trinidadian-Irish writer Claire Anon, whose mother is from Cork, has allowed us to shamelessly plug her inspiring story, Love in the Title…. Read more »

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