Mike McCormack
Mike McCormack is an acclaimed Irish novelist and short story writer known for his innovative narrative style and exploration of themes such as temporality and the human experience. His breakthrough work, 'Solar Bones,' received widespread recognition, including winning the Goldsmiths Prize, after being initially overlooked by mainstream publishers. McCormack's writing often reflects the nuances of contemporary Irish life and the complexities of individual identity in relation to community and history.
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The anthology features the best of up-and-coming and established voices, including Mike McCormack.
Christmas gift ideas for book lovers of every stripe – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-12-14
Among the writers portrayed are Claire Kilroy, Bernard MacLaverty, Disha Bose, Mike McCormack and Christine Dwyer Hickey.
Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-04
Mike McCormack is noted as a writer Tóibín admires.
‘All the emotion I was suppressing, that I didn’t know what to do with, was grief’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-07
The successes of the boom generation of Irish writers, from Sally Rooney to Mike McCormack, are not just attributable to the genius of the writers.
A new generation of Irish artists is teaching us that we are global citizens – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-24
Mike McCormack said people are amazed when he tells them he was part of putting a Bowie concert on.
Why David Bowie slept on platform at Stockport train station
United Kingdom· 2025-04-27
Mike McCormack is mentioned as a writer encountered at a reading in 1996.
‘There is a sense of an Irish writing culture exploding around the world’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-06
Mike McCormack is a member of the Guyana Human Rights Association.
Dozens keep up protest against Commissioner of Information
Guyana· 2025-04-05
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack saw the biggest shift downwards in the ranking.
Irish Times readers pick Claire Keegan’s Small Things Like These as the best Irish book of the 21st century – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-26
Solar Bones by Mike McCormack (2016) was in third place.
Vote for the best Irish fiction of the 21st century – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-20Mike McCormack had been dropped by his London publisher for poor sales and could not find a home for his masterpiece Solar Bones until a small Irish publisher took a chance on it.
renewing the canon – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-15