A Brian May super-fan has told of his delight after a photo he submitted was selected for the Queen guitarist’s new book. Belfast Telegraph …

Aine Toner speaks to four Belfast authors about their favourite parts of Belfast: Belfast Telegraph …

A twitter post showing a bookshop table with the heading Books We Pretend We’ve Read led Review to wonder what are the classic tomes that so many of us like to think we know… even if we haven’t gotten past the first chapter. Belfast Telegraph …

A new book documenting the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s explosive departure from the Royal Family has claimed NI golfer Rory McIlroy’s performance in a competition “suffered” after dinner and drinks with Meghan Markle. Belfast Telegraph …

The award-winning author, Bernard MacLaverty, will be in conversation with Dr Eamonn Hughes, former Assistant Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at Queen’s University, Belfast, as part of the Look North! Festival. Belfast Telegraph …

Bloody Sunday in 1972 was a pivotal moment in the Troubles, extinguishing as it did the peaceful civil rights movement and paving the way for decades of violent, deadly conflict. Belfast Telegraph …

The Magician is on my list as one of 2021’s most impressive and involved reads. Containing observations on life as much as literature, it’s a family saga of a different dimension, almost biographically thorough, and — of course — a beautifully written story of the German essayist, author and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Belfast Telegraph …

Born in Belfast, Alan Parkinson has spent most of his academic career in England. His historical interests, however, have remained strongly rooted in his home place. Belfast Telegraph …