Peter CostelloSons and Fathers edited by Kathy Gilfillan, introduction by Colm Tóibin, foreword by Bono (An Irish Hospice Foundation Book / Penguin Ireland, €20)
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An improbable farce, too clever by half
Courtney McGrailThe Mark and the Void by Paul Murray (Hamish Hamilton, £18)
Science and the mysteries of creation
Inventing the Universe: Why We Can’t Stop Talking About Science, Faith and God by Alister McGrath (Hodder & Stoughton, £20.00)
A kindly, secret soul
Counting My Blessings: Francis Brennan’s Guide to Happiness by Francis Brennan (Gill & Macmillan, €14.99)
The Power and the Glory
Éamon de Valera: A Will to power by Ronan Fanning (Faber & Faber, £20.00)
An artist born to sing for the nation
An Poc ar Buile: The Life & Times of Seán Ó Sé by Seán Ó Sé with Patricia Ahern (Collins Press, €17.99.
Oriental delights made plain
Japanese Food Made Easy by Fiona Uyema (Mercier Press, €24.99)
Coping with the loss of a loved one
Living with Grief: Walking the Spiral by Bairbre Cahill (Redemptorist Publications, £7.95)
From the heart of Palestine
A Month by the Sea: Encounters in Gaza by Dervla Murphy (Eland, £12.99)
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