The Latest Breaking News from Louise Kennedy

Stations by Louise Kennedy review – a superb follow-up to Trespasses

This tale of broken hearts and broken people moves from the Troubles of 1980s Northern Ireland to an unforgiving London of squats and payphones

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29

‘We left Ireland because there wasn’t work – and we wanted to get the hell away’: Trespasses author Louise Kennedy

Her Troubles-set debut became a hit TV series starring Gillian Anderson. Now the novelist has returned to her teen years for a follow-up. She talks about her journey from chef to author, and how her cancer diagnosis inspired her to write

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Paul Costelloe death: Princess Diana’s former personal designer dies, aged 80

‘We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paul Costelloe following a short illness,’ announced his label

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

Trespasses review – Lola Petticrew’s captivating performance elevates this tale of forbidden love during the Troubles

4/5 Channel 4’s adaptation of Louise Kennedy’s novel, which also stars Gillian Anderson, feels like grown-up fare in tone and substance

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025

From The Housemaid to Hamnet, these are the book to screen adaptations I’m genuinely excited for

From Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet to Frieda McFadden’s The Housemaid, don’t miss these movies at the cinema

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025

Maggie O’Farrell leads sales ahead of Women’s prize for fiction announcement

Historical novel The Marriage Portrait has sold 72,819 copies – more than any other title on the 2023 Women’s prize shortlist

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023

Teen who died after being hit by wing mirror of van as she got off school bus was 'in prime of her life'

No criminal prosecution will arise out of the death of Aisling Kennedy, 13, an inquest has heard.

Irish Mirror · Jun 9, 2023

Trespasses by Louise Kennedy audiobook review – love across the sectarian divide

Actor Bríd Brennan narrates this debut novel about a dangerous love affair between an Irish Catholic teacher and a Protestant lawyer

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023: the novelists and their books in the running

From stories about the US opioid crisis, to novels set in 16th century Italy, this year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist has something for everyone

Evening Standard · Apr 26, 2023

Louise Kennedy: ‘I read Wuthering Heights twice and found it demented’

The Irish author on the power of Edna O’Brien, Zola’s lust, and struggling with Emily Brontë

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2023