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 ...

How lost are we without our devices? Or putting it more simply, as novelist Colum McCann might: just how isolated are we? His new novel "Twist" asks big questions through a story of characters ...

Join Randy Cohen, host of the popular WAMC radio show "Person Place Thing," for an engaging live taping featuring the celebrated Irish author Colum McCann. Colum McCann, known for his award-winning ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Colum McCann stands in the art deco lobby of the old Western Union headquarters in lower Manhattan. On ...

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 ...

On a gray morning in August 1974, a man stepped off the edge of the yet-to-be completed World Trade Center and into history. That morning, Philippe Petit crossed a wire stretched between the towers ...

In “Believing,” The New York Times is exploring how religion and spirituality shape our lives. The reporter behind it found examples in houses of worship, in sports stadiums and at Taylor Swift ...

Although he has lived in America more than half his life, Colum McCann's soft brogue still carries listeners to Ireland, where he spent his early years - and I quote - "causin' all sorts of eruptions ...

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 ...

Host Marcia Franklin talks with author Colum McCann about his books since their last conversation in 2011, which include “American Mother,” “Apeirogon,” and his most recent novel, “Twist.” The two ...

While this century’s technological advancements have made communication easier, they’ve also made more people feel lonely, a trend well underway when the pandemic arrived to make everything worse. Yet ...