News - Books Ireland

The First Page—Brendan Casey reads from She That Lay Silent-Like Upon Our Shore

29 September 2023

A Battle on Two Fronts—We Need to Talk, by Dr Tony Holohan

28 September 2023

Introducing The Irish Writers Handbook!

26 September 2023

“Stories are medicine, I believe they can heal us”—Emer Martin talks about her...

25 September 2023

Irish Children’s Book Challenge announced!

21 September 2023

NEWS

An Post Bookshop of the Year longlist is revealed

28 September 2023

Twelve bookshops around Ireland have made the longlist for this year's An Post Bookshop of the...

Shortlists galore, Culture Night, Dublin Book Festival and more—plus Bob Johnston...

22 September 2023

‘There is power in a book’—Children’s Books Ireland launches Reading Matters

19 September 2023

Vampires, monsters, and the undead take centre stage at Goethe-Institut exhibition

18 September 2023

poetry

Poetry Happening—Maurice Devitt

21 July 2023

Open call—Branar and The Ark seek writers and songwriters for Pop-Up Poetry

20 July 2023

Poetry Ireland announces ‘Ireland Is’—a spoken word and live music tour

10 July 2023

Mark Pajak wins The Seamus Heaney First Collection Poetry Prize

28 June 2023

Interviews

“Stories are medicine, I believe they can heal us”—Emer Martin talks...

25 September 2023

"Stories are medicine, I believe they can heal us"—Catherine Murphy talks to Emer Martin about her new...

Burning Books Q and A—Gavin McCrea

4 September 2023

Gavin McCrea talks all things bookish for the companion series to our popular podcast, Burning Books

‘I write the little guy winning’—Eithne Shortall talks to Sophie Grenham

22 August 2023

Burning Books Q and A—Brendan Casey

8 August 2023

Clara Kumagai on myth, time, and navigating the debut experience

7 August 2023

Unconscious uncoupling—Lauren Mackenzie talks to Sophie Grenham

19 July 2023

Monthly bestsellers—FICTION

3 August 2023

Monthly bestsellers—OVERALL

3 August 2023

Monthly bestsellers—NON-FICTION

3 August 2023

Monthly bestsellers—CHILDREN’S

3 August 2023

children's books

Irish Children’s Book Challenge announced!

21 September 2023

‘There is power in a book’—Children’s Books Ireland launches Reading Matters

19 September 2023

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Irish Children’s Book Challenge announced!

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‘There is power in a book’—Children’s Books Ireland launches Reading Matters

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Vampires, monsters, and the undead take centre stage at Goethe-Institut exhibition

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