Gutter Dalkey

Our booksellers aren't psychic, but one of them DOES play the Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack on loop often enough that there is a non-zero chance of Korean tourists walking into the shop just as the Saja Boys start serenading customers.

("We like the music you're playing! Makes us feel at home." 😂🫰)

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury

Keep reading, friends. 📚

In the bookshop this morning:

PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”

CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *

CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”

Fancy joining #TheGutterTeam?
We are hiring! 📚💚
• Bookseller positions available across Temple Bar & Dalkey shops
• 2-4 days a week
• 1-2 years bookselling experience essential
• email CV & cover letter to info@gutterbookshop.com by 24th August 2025.

#jobfairy #gutterteamdreamteam #mustlovedogs

Few snaps from the shop today, such a lovely summer's day.

Such a lovely day and only a tiny bit windy.

*splutters* dear lord

When Marta visits.

Private Eye hits the nail on the head

Kazuo Ishiguro Reflects on Never Let Me Go, 20 Years Later While I’d been busy writing my fourth and fifth novels, my study had mysteriously transformed itself around me into a kind of miniature indoor jungle. Everywhere were dusty mountains of scribbled-o…

"But if someone pleads 'Never let me go,' they’re not only asking for the impossible; they must know, even as they make the request, that they’re asking for something beyond anyone’s gift." (via @literaryhub.bsky.social‬)

Book club book of the month is @joannechocolat.bsky.social's "Vianne"! Prequel to "Chocolat" and a fantastic read that recaptures and enhances the aura of the first. Had to make a li'l shrine for it at the till, of course.

Selfie of Bob with YA writer Ruth Ennis & Marta Gutterbookshop.

Photo of Erin Fornoff holding her new epic verse tale We Are An Archipelago in the festival bookshop.

5 mins before I had to run for a Dart & I got to congratulate @rurooie.bsky.social on her forthcoming #YA verse novel #shorelines w/ @littleislandbooks.bsky.social, give Marta @gutterbookshop.bsky.social a hug, & celebrate @erinfornoff.bsky.social 's new epic verse tale launching this evening! #busy

Front cover of Joanne's book

signature inside the book, by Joanne Harris

First through the door was SIGNED copies of "Vianne" the new book by the awesome
@joannechocolat.bsky.social .

This is a return to the world of Joanne's bestselling Chocolat!

I've already packed up all the pre-orders, but I have a few left.

ORDER HERE.

biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

Shall we see you this weekend? Shall we tempt you with new reads? Shall we lovingly smile and pat your dog?
Oh yes, we so shall!
#Dalkey #Books

YouTube video by Natural World Publishing 1 month to the publication of 'Arabella Pepper, The Wild Detective'

🕵️‍♀️🔍 1 month to go! #ArabellaPepperBook by @ermurray.bsky.social (words) & Monika Pollak (pictures) is almost here! A nature-loving investigator, a missing pets mystery, and a pet crow named Blue—get ready for a wild adventure! 🌿🖤 youtu.be/yqouHG9jSoU

#ComingSoon #MiddleGradeReads #kidslit

Happy Ides of March to those who celebrate

Crew launched to relieve stuck astronauts from ISS NASA and SpaceX yesterday launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station that opens the door to bringing home US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the...

I'm sure I'm not the only one who, after reading Orbital, understands a story like this with greater empathy for the astronauts
www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...

The RTE Short Story Competition 2025 is now open for entries! Very glad to be a judge this year, alongside Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social and Tristan Rosenstock.
@rteradio1.bsky.social

Photograph of a utility box depicting an Egyptian woman in Celtic ornaments and a green cloak, holding a spear. Behind her are the pyramids and the Sliabh Mis mountains, and the sea. It reads "Ón Éigipt...Go Ciarraí" and the name "SCOTIA"

Side view of the box, painted gold with "SCOTIA" in ogham

Side view of the other side of the box, with "CIARRAI" in ogham

Doodled some new box art in Tralee of Scotia, the Egyptian royal from Irish mythology who, while pregnant, fought in a battle and died just outside Tralee - her grave is said to be marked by a large stone in Scotia's Glen. Thanks @nonfaction.com for coordinating!

Ten small comic panels: 1. The writer, anxiously hunched over his laptop, unhappily struggling to create. 2. "I've finished my book" he says. Arms aloft in celebration. 3. The agent says "It's great! I have a few notes." 4. And so... The writer is back at his laptop, unhappily struggling to create. 5. "I've finished my book" he says. Arms aloft in celebration. 6. The editor says "It's great! I have a few suggestions." 7. And so... The writer is back at his laptop, unhappily struggling to create. 8. "I've finished my book" he says. Arms aloft in celebration 9. The readers says "It's great! We need a sequel." 10. And so... The writer is back at his laptop, unhappily struggling to create.

My cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com books

Happy Galentine's Day! To warm up your hearts we have site-specific treats for you chosen by our wonderful staff: Lucky Dip in #TempleBar and Mystery Date with a Book in #Dalkey.

We couldn't do Blind Date with a book as people started asking if them were books for blind people. Oh, humanity...

Thank you @penguinbooksireland for an amazing #MeetTheAuthors event!
#TeamGutter had a brilliant time chatting with authors and elbowing other booksellers out of the way to grab precious proofs (not Marta, she stayed behind eating all the spring rolls, the woman has priorities).

If you're near Cow's Lane or Dalkey, do pop your head in, we're clearing the shelves a bit.
#Sale #BargainsGalore

Oh God, Marta @gutterbookshop.bsky.social - this is actually me in the Gutter isn't it?... Whereas @gutterdalkey.bsky.social can be seen from space... By the excellent @tomgauld.bsky.social in today's @theguardian.com ... bit.ly/3VFWwFs #bookshops

What a splash of colour to see on a cold night ❤️

#Christmas window in #Dalkey, how amazing is it? May did such a fantastic job!

Aww, sure 'tis us! Look how we've grown 💚

A few days ago Marta brought hail with her...
@martaofthegutters.bsky.social

Celebrating @dubraybooks Rathmines 30th birthday with Sinéad Moriarty, @sineadgleeson.bsky.social and John Connolly. There was giddiness #books #reading

Good evening lovelies.