http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bbc-banned-enid-blytonrsquos-work-for-30-years-14563913.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bbc-banned-enid-blytonrsquos-work-for-30-years-14563913.html?r=RSS <p> Children's author Enid Blyton was banned from the BBC for nearly 30 years because the corporation thought she was a &ldquo;second-rater&rdquo; whose work &ldquo;lacked literary value&rdquo;. </p> Local & National Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:33:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/pound1m-for-lsquofritzlrsquo-book-14563859.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/pound1m-for-lsquofritzlrsquo-book-14563859.html?r=RSS <p> An Irish writer has hit the big time with a novel inspired by the Josef Fritzl case in Austria. </p> Books Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:30:47 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/duprsquos-secret-plot-to-oust-ian-paisley-14555175.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/duprsquos-secret-plot-to-oust-ian-paisley-14555175.html?r=RSS <p> Ian Paisley&rsquo;s abrupt resignation as First Minister came amid secret DUP plotting to ease him out of office, a controversial new book claimed today. </p> Politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/did-this-picture-really-end-ian-paisleyrsquos-reign-14555174.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/did-this-picture-really-end-ian-paisleyrsquos-reign-14555174.html?r=RSS <p> The Belfast Telegraph&rsquo;s David Gordon on the tumultuous events that saw Ian Paisley lose the leadership of the DUP and, overleaf, an exclusive extract from his new book </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:27 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/palin-set-for-belfast-booksigning-14551843.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/palin-set-for-belfast-booksigning-14551843.html?r=RSS <p> Monty Python star Michael Palin has a record that will never be broken to boast about when he drops in on Belfast tomorrow. </p> Books Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:09:30 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/portrait-of-a-lost-age-14548382.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/portrait-of-a-lost-age-14548382.html?r=RSS <p> The 2,500-acre island of Inishmore emerges from the upper reaches of Lough Erne. </p> Books Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:11:52 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/irish-authors-incredible-link-to-her-witch-subject-14547968.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/irish-authors-incredible-link-to-her-witch-subject-14547968.html?r=RSS <p> It sounds like a spooky Halloween story but the author of a book about a medieval Irish witch has discovered an incredible coincidence linking her to her subject. </p> Books Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:31:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/quartet-of-irish-writers-on-prestigious-prize-list-14547178.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/quartet-of-irish-writers-on-prestigious-prize-list-14547178.html?r=RSS <p> Four Irish writers have made the longlist for the world's most valuable literary prize for a single work of fiction. </p> Books Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:15:09 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/family-denies-murdered-son-has-links-to-the-ira-14542572.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/family-denies-murdered-son-has-links-to-the-ira-14542572.html?r=RSS <p> The family of Wayne Doherty, who was gunned down earlier this year, have said that their son wasn't connected to the Provisional IRA, amid claims that Dublin's latest killing was revenge for his death. </p> Books Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:52:03 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/eamon-de-valera-was-a-british-spy-14542571.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/books/eamon-de-valera-was-a-british-spy-14542571.html?r=RSS <p> A new book to be published next month makes the shocking claim that Eamon de Valera, the founding father of the Irish Republic, was under the control of the British. </p> Books Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:49:21 +0000