An Post Irish Book Awards

Here is the 2025 longlist for the An Post Bookshop of the Year!

Designed to acknowledge the significant role played by independent bookshops & local branches of bookshop chains in helping their local communities to find & savour the titles of their choice.

Discover the longlist: irishbookawards.ie

06.10.2025 10:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

📚 Voting is now open for the An Post Bookshop of the Year 2025!

Support your local bookshop by casting your vote, and you could win 1 of 3 €100 One4all vouchers.

Voting closes 19 Sept at midnight.

Vote now: bit.ly/45Uxsil

#APIBA #BookshopOfTheYear

01.09.2025 11:38 — 👍 6    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 2

Submissions are now OPEN for the 2025 @anpostofficial Irish Book Awards! 📚✨

Celebrating the best in Irish literature and now in our twentieth year, we would love to see a record number of submissions in this special year for the Awards.

Find out more: irishbookawards.ie/submissions/

01.07.2025 09:32 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Book Club podcast: Jennifer Johnston talks to Eileen Battersby Irish Times Book Club: The distinguished author discusses her life and work

Book Club podcast: In a wide-ranging interview with Eileen Battersby, the then Literary Correspondent of The Irish Times, recorded in 2017 at the Irish Writers Centre in Parnell Square, Dublin, Jennifer Johnston discusses her long and distinguished literary career

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

26.02.2025 09:10 — 👍 16    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jennifer Johnston, the esteemed Irish novelist and playwright.

In 2012, we presented her with a Lifetime Achievement Award, celebrating her remarkable contributions to the literary world. Her legacy will continue to inspire for generations to come.

03.03.2025 09:41 — 👍 16    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Rick O’Shea: Five books in translation to take you out of your comfort zone You might think it unusual for me to start a new weekly column on books and reading with a film, but bear with me. Bong Joon-Ho, when he won his Best Picture Oscar for Parasite, said “once you overcom...

Today it is, bafflingly, one year since I started the weekly book column in the @independent.ie ...

www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

24.02.2025 15:37 — 👍 30    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1

Introducing our February Book of the Month: The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes 🍃

Complex, witty and bittersweet, this Irish masterpiece swirls around subjects like the climate crisis, class, and political representation. #booksky @oneworldbooks.bsky.social

Join the club: bit.ly/3RimXhD

19.02.2025 09:18 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Hey there 👋 #nbMagazine is now here on Bluesky, celebrating the very best new and notable reads. Daring debuts, translated fiction and powerful stories are our bag, sharing daily author interviews, reviews and insights. Follow along 🥳

18.02.2025 16:17 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Dia duit 👋 The #IrishBookAwards are now here on Bluesky, bringing you Ireland's biggest celebration of Irish books and authors. Follow along 🎉

17.02.2025 10:09 — 👍 599    🔁 67    💬 10    📌 4