Peter CostelloThe World of Books by the books editor
Category: Reviews
New site offers help to ease our journey through Lent
Courtney McGrailWebwatch
Different portrayals of religious life
Brendan O’ReganI thought I detected a faint distaste on the scriptwriter’s part towards the nuns and religious life.
Fear stalks the teenagers of leafy suburbia
Aubrey MaloneIt Follows (16)
Canon Sheehan restored to the Pantheon of Irish literature
Revisiting Canon Sheehan of Doneraile 1852-1913: Author, Activist, Priest ed. by Gabriel Doherty (Smenos Publications, €25.00 + p&p)
Talking out our real problems in the parish
Hold Your Head Up High: Conversations about Controversies in a Catholic Parish by Fr Patrick Delargy (Shanway Press, £10.00; contact john@shanway.com)
A gangster state: The truth about Putin’s Russia
Red Notice: How I Became Putin’s No. 1 Enemy by Bill Browder (Transworld Books, £13.99)
Open the envelope, the suspense is killing me!
The Oscars
50 Shades of Grey treated like a bit of a lark
There was a revolting hoopla surrounding the release of the film at the weekend
The creator of modern Ireland
Sean Lemass by Robert J. Savage (University College Dublin Press, €17)