Making Ireland Modern by Enda Delaney: a fascinating exploration of Ireland’s path to modernity

For much of the 19th century, Ireland seemed “simply out of time with the modern world”, as Enda Delaney writes in his ...

Niamh Connolly signs six-figure deal

Niamh Connolly, a debut novelist from Cork and winner of last year’s Women’s Prize Discoveries Award, has signed a six-figure, two-book deal with Hodder & Stoughton. The first, a “heartbreaking and ...

Hermitage Sunsets @ Selby Gardens series opens with a viola performance in Sarasota

Joyful Journeys' book club; Sarasota Medieval Fair; VITA seeks support; Sarasota Choral Society; ensembleNEWSRQ; literacy ...
National Security Journal on MSN

The Navy’s New Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Is Now Delayed 2 Years

The U.S. Navy’s next Ford-class aircraft carrier, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), is now facing a two-year delivery ...
Jacksonville Journal-Courier on MSN

A look at what's happening this week around Jacksonville

​ Jacksonville Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-noon, Pathway Plaza, 1905 W. Morton Ave. | Fresh, locally sourced produce, homemade ...
The New York Times

Book Review

Caroline Palmer’s novel, “Workhorse,” emphasizes striving and grit in a debut set at a moment when glossy magazines were losing their cachet. By Elisabeth Egan James Van Der Zee’s baroque, carefully ...