The An Post Irish Book Awards 2024 winners have been announced—find all the titles here!
AN POST BOOKSHOP OF THE YEAR
Little Acorns Bookstore, Derry
THE JOURNAL.IE BEST IRISH-PUBLISHED BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Irish Words You Should Know, by Hector Ó hEochagáin (Gill Books)
DUBRAY BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
Nature Boy: A journey of birdsong and belonging, by Seán Ronayne (Hachette Books Ireland)
HODGES FIGGIS HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR
Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New Perspectives, by Hélène O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy (Cork University Press)
WHSMITH NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR
Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets, by Clair Wills (Allen Lane)
EASON NOVEL OF THE YEAR
Heart, Be at Peace, by Donal Ryan (Doubleday, Penguin Random House)
BOOKSELLING IRELAND FOOD & DRINK BOOK OF THE YEAR
Irish Food History: A Companion, by Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire & Dorothy Cashman (Royal Irish Academy)
BOOKSTATION LIFESTYLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
Gaeilge i Mo Chroí – Irish In My Heart: Your Guide to Loving and Living the Irish Language, by Molly Nic Céile (Hachette Books Ireland)
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION OF IRELAND AUTHOR OF THE YEAR
Sally Rooney
EASON SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR
Obsessed: The Autobiography, by Johnny Sexton (Sandycove, Penguin)
Gradam Love Leabhar Gaeilge Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana
Geansaithe Móra, by Gearóidín Nic Cárthaigh (LeabhairCOMHAR)
SPECSAVERS CHILDREN’S BOOK OF THE YEAR—JUNIOR
The Golden Hare, by Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press)
Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Senior
Fia and the Last Snow Deer, by Eilish Fisher, illustrated by Dermot Flynn (Puffin, Penguin Random House Children’s)
International Education Services Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year, in honour of John Treacy
Something’s About to Blow Up, by Sam Blake (Gill Books)
Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year
A Stranger in the Family, by Jane Casey (Hemlock Press)
Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year
The Coast Road, by Alan Murrin (Bloomsbury Circus)
Ireland AM Popular Fiction Book of the Year
Frankie, by Graham Norton (Coronet)
The Last Word Listeners’ Choice Award
The Last Disco: The Story of the Stardust Tragedy, by Sean Murray, Christine Bohan and Nicky Ryan (Eriu)
