Opening Night (Granta, July) by Sara Baume explores the writer’s friendship with artist Mollie Douthit, broadening into an exploration of art and nature. In An Asylum for My Affections (New Island, February), edited by Molly Hennigan, writers reflect on Maeve Brennan. A Hosting: Irish Writers and Writing: 1991-2025 (Lilliput, April) is a collection of more than 50 of my interviews with Irish authors. The Irish Soldier (Four Courts, November), edited by Thomas Bartlett, reviews the Irish military experience throughout the world over the past 1,000 years. In Banshee: Mythological Irish Women Retold (John Murray, February) edited by Ailbhe Malone, Irish female writers breathe new life into ancient Irish myths, reclaiming the stories of women.
