A Woman in the World: Colm Tóibín on the Short Fiction of Mary Lavin

A Woman in the World: Colm Tóibín on the Short Fiction of Mary Lavin

“She had spent her life describing others and finding strategies to create versions of herself on the page; it was not easy to categorize her.”

By Colm Tóibín | March 3, 2026

Colm Tóibín on What It Means to Return to an Idea 20 Years Later

Colm Tóibín on What It Means to Return to an Idea 20 Years Later

The Backstory and Creative Process Behind A Long Winter

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Colm Tóibín on the Greatest Short Story Ever Written

By Colm Tóibín | October 30, 2018

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