A blast from the past: 'Yeats is Dead'

Yeats is Dead (2001) is a best-selling crime novel with a difference: each of its 15 chapters was written by a different Irish writer.

'Emerald Noir' in the Attic Sessions

Irish crime fiction comes under the spotlight in the latest Attic Sessions video podcast. Presenter Nessa O'Mahony talks to authors Louise Phillips and Paul Perry, one half of the "Karen Perry" duo. In the final 10 minutes or so they also read from their recent work.

More video podcasts at theatticsessions.tv

Anthony Horowitz talks about 'New Blood'

Bestselling author and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz, creator of Foyle's War, talks about New Blood, his new series that begins on BBC 1 on 9 June at 9 pm.

Irish authors make CWA Daggers longlists

There is very strong Irish interest in the longlists for this year's Crime Writers’ Association Daggers, Jake Harrington reports.

Peter Harness on adapting Wallander for the BBC

Kenneth Branagh returns tonight as Inspector Kurt Wallander in the first of three new feature-length episodes of the BBC series.

Peter Harness, who wrote all three episodes of the 2012 season and two episodes from this season, talks about the final series and Henning Mankell's novels.