Through a series of accessible essays, lectures, and reviews that rove from Jane Austen to Brian Moore—many of which appeared in either the London or New York Review of Books— Tóibín explores the ...

In the past seven years, celebrated Irish writer Colm Tóibín has published two novels (“The Magician,” about the German writer Thomas Mann and “House of Names,” a retelling of the ancient tale of ...

In a Q interview, the award-winning Irish writer tells Tom Power about his new short story collection, The News from Dublin.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Author Colm Toibin poses for photographers during the photo call for Brooklyn, in London, Oct. 12, 2015. “The Magician” by ...

One of the lingering mysteries about the German writer Thomas Mann is how there could have been any lingering mystery about his repressed –make that sublimated– sexual desire for beautiful young men.

Colm Tóibín is the author of eleven novels, three short story collections and several works of nonfiction. He has written countless articles, plays, an opera libretto and a collection of poetry, and ...

Montauk, on Long Island, where Colm Toibin's new novel is set - Tetra How does a writer revive their best-loved characters? How do they pay service to a story for which hundreds of thousands of ...

Walking into solitude is not so difficult — even nowadays, with the digital contrails of voicemail and instant messaging. “I live alone now and I work hard,” writes a character in Colm Tóibín’s newest ...

Colm Toibin, the great Irish poet and novelist, joins us now. So let's not fritter away any more time before he reads a poem. Colm, could you please read "Prayer To St. Agnes"? COLM TOIBIN: (Reading) ...

Voices, cadence, pacing: These 8 sublime audiobooks do everything right. By Lauren Christensen Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. Now a suburban married mother, Eilis ...

FILE - Author Colm Toibin poses for photographers during the photo call for Brooklyn, in London, Oct. 12, 2015. The Magician by Irish writer Colm Toibin has won Britains Rathbones Folio Prize for ...