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Books Ireland
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Established 1976. Reviews, news, features on Irish books and writing, database of all upcoming books each month. Podcast #BurningBooks. Editor Ruth McKee.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 22h
"Aisling agus Tóir: An Slánú i bhFilíocht Shomhairle MhicGill-Eain by Máire Ní Annracháin...convinced me that scholarship plays an invaluable role in preserving, renewing and transmitting a language’s literary tradition."

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Q&A with Marie Whelton - Books Ireland
Marie Whelton talks all things bookish in our companion series to Burning Books.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 22h
'...an ambitious novel that sets out to depict love in a time of oppression'

Anna Heussaff reviews Fiche, by Colm Ó Ceallacháin
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Dark humour and depth—Fiche, by Colm Ó Ceallacháin - Books Ireland
This is an ambitious novel that sets out to depict love in a time of oppression.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 10d
📕Lots of new releases coming in October!
Here is just a small sample (of over 150 titles)—check out our fully searchable database First Flush 📕
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🌟Jessica Traynor reads from her forthcoming collection New Arcana (Bloodaxe Books) over on Books Ireland today!🌟

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🔥New Arcana launches 02 October @gutterbookshop.bsky.social 🔥

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Jessica Traynor reads from her new collection, New Arcana - Books Ireland
Jessica Traynor reads from her new collection, New Arcana (Bloodaxe).
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 22d
⭐️Murder One festival hosts a wealth of international crime writing talent—including bestselling authors Gill Perdue, Jane Casey, Andrea Mara, Catherine Ryan Howard, and many more⭐️

📕Running from the 17 – 19 October📕
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Murder One Festival kicks off in October - Books Ireland
Crime Writing Festival Murder One runs from the 17 – 19  October.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 25d
⭐Fab new reading guide from Children's Books Ireland - download it for free and find it in participating bookshops and libraries nationwide!⭐

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Children's Books Ireland launch guide to the best books of 2025 - Books Ireland
Children's Books Ireland launch annual reading guide The Best Irish Books of 2025.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Sep 8
⭐The Irish monthly bestseller charts are out!⭐

We ALWAYS link to Irish bookshops when a book is available (no Amazon affiliate links here!)

📕See the top 10 in fiction, non-fiction & children's📕
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Irish monthly bestsellers - Books Ireland
The Irish monthly bestseller charts are out!
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Sep 1
⭐️Nominations for the An Post Bookseller of the Year are now open!⭐️

Once you nominate your favourite bookshop, you will also be entered into a draw to win 1 of 3 €100 One4all vouchers.

Nominations close at midnight on Friday, 19 September.
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Nominations are open for An Post Bookshop of the Year 2025 - Books Ireland
The search is on to find An Post Bookshop of the Year 2025.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Aug 19
📕 Redefining Love—Ruth Ennis chooses Irish YA fiction 📕

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Redefining Love: New Irish Young Adult Fiction - Books Ireland
Ruth Ennis chooses new Irish Young Adult Fiction.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Aug 18
We do love a dog who steals the show! Pictured are Ailbhe Gerrard, founder of the Field Exchange festival, and dog Rikki 🐕‍🦺

Field Exchange takes place at Brookfield farm on the shores of Lough Derg, Co. Tipperary, from September 5—7.

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Field Exchange Festival—a deeper connection to land and place - Books Ireland
Field Exchange is a festival which brings together farmers, artists, agricultural experts and food producers to discuss creative approaches to farming and food production.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Aug 13
Should the Basic Income for the Arts continue?

Should selection be based on economic need, merit, or random selection?

Should it stay at €325 per week?

You can answer these questions in a quick, anonymous survey here: tinyurl.com/3dvjrkrs

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Have your say on Basic Income for the Arts - Books Ireland
Give your views in an anonymous survey about the Basic Income for the Arts.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Aug 11
'You cannot really go back; to return does not mean to rerun.'

Damien Donnelly on what he loves about his work with @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social, how he got there, why going back to Paris was a mistake, and what the future holds 📕

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Industry Profile—Damien Donnelly - Books Ireland
It took me 45 years to see my first poetry pamphlet make its way to a publisher. Just before its release, I’d moved back from Paris to Dublin and overnight
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Aug 1
It's open folks!!
Time to start agonising over that synopsis...
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International Debut Novel Competition—submissions open - Books Ireland
The Irish Writers Centre International Debut Novel Competition is now open.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 31
'Perhaps we are indeed too late, he seems to say—but look closely, listen carefully to what remains.'

Maya Kulukundis reviews To Avenge a Dead Glacier, by Shane Tivenan @lilliputpress.bsky.social
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A writer attuned to a fracturing world—To Avenge a Dead Glacier - Books Ireland
To Avenge A Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan is a sensitive exploration of human psychology.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 30
'He takes her hand again and places it on the handle of her racquet, twisting her fingers around it. He’s so close she can smell him, aftershave and this morning’s coffee.'

Love All, by Michelle Walshe
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Love All—a short story by Michelle Walshe - Books Ireland
How she loathed London when she first arrived, that single bed in the dormitory at Viktor’s academy, her body stiff and her muscles aching from the relentless training.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 23
⭐️ Books at One have announced the 21 Irish bookshops who will receive up to €5000 to bring community ideas to life ⭐️

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Bookshops win grants to bring community ideas to life - Books Ireland
Books at One announce the 21 Irish Bookstores who will receive up to €5000 to bring community ideas to life.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 22
⭐️All change at the Irish Writers Centre who welcome seven new members to their Board of Directors ⭐️

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Irish Writers Centre appoints new board members - Books Ireland
The Irish Writers Centre welcomes seven new members to its Board of Directors.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 17
⭐️Longford Library Services launch innovative Padraic Colum Competition for writers, artists and illustrators⭐️
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Padraic Colum Competition launched - Books Ireland
Longford Library Services launch innovative Padraic Colum Competition.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 17
Dublin Book Festival has some gorgeous FREE activities and readings from beautiful books—a lovely line-up for all the family on Sunday 03 August 📕🎨🎼

Find out more over on Books Ireland: tinyurl.com/2x8dyyft
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 15
📗Bookselling Ireland announce ambassadors for Irish Book Week 2025 📗
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'Bookshops are hubs of creativity, discovery, and connection'—Irish Book Week announced - Books Ireland
It might feel like autumn is still a long way off, but the preparations for Irish Book Week are well underway, with Bookselling Ireland today revealing their
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 10
It's that time of year again folks...you can start pulling your hair out over your synopsis (why are they so hard?) from the start of August. Good luck! 📕
(Read more here: surli.cc/wvfqjg)
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 10
📕Ruth Ennis chooses books for young readers with plenty of twists and turns📕
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Mice, Monsters, & Machines—Mysteries for Young Readers - Books Ireland
Ruth Ennis chooses books for young readers with plenty of twists and turns.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 7
Children’s Books Ireland has published a new report which shows almost a quarter of teenagers do not read for pleasure, and that 1 in 5 children under 4 are not being read to.
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Plummeting reading rates among young people in Ireland - Books Ireland
A report by Children's Books Ireland shows almost a quarter of teenagers don't read for pleasure.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 4
Ruth Ennis talks to writer and illustrator Nene Lonergan about early drafts, being believed in, and the line of sight 🎨

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Line of Sight—Ruth Ennis talks with artist Nene Lonergan - Books Ireland
Nene Lonergan talks about early drafts, being believed in, and the line of sight.
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Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jun 30
‘...when community is lost, landscape is left with little choice but to throw shade and speak for itself.’

Seaghan Mac an tSionnaigh reviews the new collection by Diarmuid Johnson 📗
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