A chorus of voices breathe new life into the story of Rudolf Nureyev, one of ballet's greatest performers, in this vibrant, imaginative patchwork of a novel by Irish expatriate McCann (This Side of ...

Irish-born writer Colum McCann’s new book, “Apeirogon,” is classified as a novel — yet parts of it are factual. “Really, it’s a story like any story. Some of it’s imagined but all of it is real,” said ...

May 14—Colum McCann cracks open the rib cage of Palestinian-Israeli violence in his excruciating novel "Apeirogon." Winner of the 2009 National Book Award for Fiction, the Irish American author is the ...

Colum McCann's new novel, Twist, tracks a group at sea tasked with repairing the underwater cables through which we all communicate. Below, the National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great ...

Editor's Note: Our reviewer John Cusatis asked author Colum McCann about his new novel, "Apeirogon." How did you settle on the title for your new novel? An apeirogon is a shape with a countably ...

Colum McCann has made a career out of weaving fascinating, and at times surreal, real-life stories into his novels. Take for example his 2009 behemoth Let the Great World Spin, which won the National ...

Almost 30 years ago, National Book Award-winning author Colum McCann crossed into Idaho from Wyoming on his blue, 18-speed Schwinn bicycle. His panniers were stuffed with clothes, a sleeping bag and a ...

On this episode of The Archive Project, Colum McCann gives a talk he’s titled “Can’t Go On, Must Go On.” Drawing from the famous quote by Samuel Beckett, McCann uses this talk to explore storytelling ...

REVIEW: Irish Oscar-nominated, prize-winning author, Colum McCann has never been one to play it safe. Many of his previous novels defy conventions. For instance, The New York Times bestseller and ...

Admission is free unless otherwise indicated. John Straley presents the third book in his Cold Storage crime series, “What is Time to a Pig?” 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills ...

Marcia Franklin talks with author Colum McCann at the 2025 Sun Valley Writers’ Conference. Host Marcia Franklin talks with author Colum McCann about his books since their last conversation in 2011, ...