And there is a Q&A with Nicola Pierce, author of the award-winning Great Irish Wives: Remarkable Lives from History. This weekend’s Irish Times Eason offer is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, just €5.99, a €6 saving. *Celebrated classicist, writer and broadcaster Mary Beard is to chair the judging panel for next year’s Booker Prize. Beard said: “I’m hugely looking forward to being part of the Booker team this year, and to getting down to business with my excellent fellow judges. Their team of booksellers, Trish, Sarah, Susan and Grace, carefully selected their favourite books in each category: picture books, age 6+, age 8+, age 10+, teens, YA (age 15+), Irish language books, gift and information books.

Source: The Irish Times December 11, 2025 22:37 UTC