Gutter Dalkey
@gutterdalkey.bsky.social
Dalkey branch of The Gutter Bookshop at 20 Railway Road (opp. Finnegan's). Local bookshop with books, gifts & stationery. Marta & May post randomly.
Gutter Dalkey turned 12 today! 💚📚
What started as a pop-up (that never popped-down) evolved into the most gorgeous haven for bookworms.
Thank you to all of you beauts who have supported us through it all accepting grumpy recommendations, sulky replies, and reluctant smiles (and that's only Marta).
What started as a pop-up (that never popped-down) evolved into the most gorgeous haven for bookworms.
Thank you to all of you beauts who have supported us through it all accepting grumpy recommendations, sulky replies, and reluctant smiles (and that's only Marta).
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Gutter Dalkey turned 12 today! 💚📚
What started as a pop-up (that never popped-down) evolved into the most gorgeous haven for bookworms.
Thank you to all of you beauts who have supported us through it all accepting grumpy recommendations, sulky replies, and reluctant smiles (and that's only Marta).
What started as a pop-up (that never popped-down) evolved into the most gorgeous haven for bookworms.
Thank you to all of you beauts who have supported us through it all accepting grumpy recommendations, sulky replies, and reluctant smiles (and that's only Marta).
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I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
I've written a novel, Experts in a Dying Field. It's out on Penguin Sandycove in June. It's about about a band and a tragedy & art for art's sake & aging & loss & community & Dublin. There's a fox in it. & sheet music. The beautiful cover's by Jack Smyth. You can preorder: linktr.ee/expertsinady...
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Tomorrow is today! Open for your Sunday browsing
Plans for the weekend? We're open today until 6pm, tomorrow noon until 5pm
November 23, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Tomorrow is today! Open for your Sunday browsing
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Flat lay time! Here are nine of my most recent books. I think they look amazing together. How many have you read?
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Flat lay time! Here are nine of my most recent books. I think they look amazing together. How many have you read?
It's that time of year where the Christmas shopping madness starts. Unsure what to get your child? Check out the books on our Santa list!🎄🎅
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's that time of year where the Christmas shopping madness starts. Unsure what to get your child? Check out the books on our Santa list!🎄🎅
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The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a visceral tale of witchcraft
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a visceral tale of witchcraft
The author of The Employees goes back to 17th-century Denmark for an intensely poetic portrait of everyday sorcery and female solidarity
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The Wax Child by Olga Ravn review – a visceral tale of witchcraft
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Favourite books for 7 year olds, chosen by children. Including titles by Jeff Kinney, Tom Fletcher, Harriet Muncaster, Dav Pilkey, Roald Dahl, Adam Blade, Martin Handford, Dermot O'Leary & Francesca Simon schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-fa... #teachersofx #kidlit
Books for 7 year olds
Books for 7 year olds - favourites chosen by children including titles by Jeff Kinney, Dav Pilkey, Roald Dahl, Francesca Simon & Humza Arshad
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Favourite books for 7 year olds, chosen by children. Including titles by Jeff Kinney, Tom Fletcher, Harriet Muncaster, Dav Pilkey, Roald Dahl, Adam Blade, Martin Handford, Dermot O'Leary & Francesca Simon schoolreadinglist.co.uk/childrens-fa... #teachersofx #kidlit
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Latest newsletter, and on a subject dear to my heart.
#Comics, #Manga and how to get kids reading.
danacea.ghost.io/comics-manga...
#Comics, #Manga and how to get kids reading.
danacea.ghost.io/comics-manga...
Comics, Manga and Reading
Many years ago, I had someone tell me I’d never be published because ‘everything I read was crap’. Every time they saw me with a fantasy book, or with something happy and simple, they’d tell me that i...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Latest newsletter, and on a subject dear to my heart.
#Comics, #Manga and how to get kids reading.
danacea.ghost.io/comics-manga...
#Comics, #Manga and how to get kids reading.
danacea.ghost.io/comics-manga...
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16 years ago today we opened the doors to Dublin's newest bookshop.That @gutterbookshop.bsky.social continues to thrive today brings me so much joy. We created something that brought people together & celebrated books & reading. I feel like I added something good to the world & I'm so proud of that.
November 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
16 years ago today we opened the doors to Dublin's newest bookshop.That @gutterbookshop.bsky.social continues to thrive today brings me so much joy. We created something that brought people together & celebrated books & reading. I feel like I added something good to the world & I'm so proud of that.
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A real treat, and possibly my favourite Irish indie Nazi vampire comic of all time! A must for any discerning reader.
It’s Spooky season once again, so not better time to pump my WWII Vampire tale Nazferatu. It was once described by @seamas.bsky.social as “A lovely offering of Pulpy delights for you to sink your fascist-bashing teeth into”
It’s available to buy here
www.roguecomicsireland.com/roguestore/n...
It’s available to buy here
www.roguecomicsireland.com/roguestore/n...
October 28, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A real treat, and possibly my favourite Irish indie Nazi vampire comic of all time! A must for any discerning reader.
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It's sunday so I am finally reading the links I opened during the week. Or possibly last week. Anyway, this one is worth your time (should be a free link, it was for me at least). Katherine Rundell on reading for pleasure. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
There is a silver bullet for childhood happiness: a love of reading
Bestselling children’s author Katherine Rundell says to reverse the reading crisis we must let young people rediscover the enjoyment of books — whatever they may be
www.thetimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It's sunday so I am finally reading the links I opened during the week. Or possibly last week. Anyway, this one is worth your time (should be a free link, it was for me at least). Katherine Rundell on reading for pleasure. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...
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Congratulations to Vidyan Ravinthiran, who has jointly won (with Karen Solie) the Forward Prize for Best Collection with Avidyā (Bloodaxe). Its brilliant final poem, "as a child", describes how an early speech impediment led him to be "a scrutineer of sound" with a love of "the avid void of English"
October 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Congratulations to Vidyan Ravinthiran, who has jointly won (with Karen Solie) the Forward Prize for Best Collection with Avidyā (Bloodaxe). Its brilliant final poem, "as a child", describes how an early speech impediment led him to be "a scrutineer of sound" with a love of "the avid void of English"
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Something rather exciting is coming in three short weeks – a beautiful collection of excerpts, poems, short stories, scenes from all the authors we’ve published in our first five years.
📚 All proceeds to our Bookbanks scheme.
renardpress.com/books/renard...
#beautifulbooks #booksky
📚 All proceeds to our Bookbanks scheme.
renardpress.com/books/renard...
#beautifulbooks #booksky
October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Something rather exciting is coming in three short weeks – a beautiful collection of excerpts, poems, short stories, scenes from all the authors we’ve published in our first five years.
📚 All proceeds to our Bookbanks scheme.
renardpress.com/books/renard...
#beautifulbooks #booksky
📚 All proceeds to our Bookbanks scheme.
renardpress.com/books/renard...
#beautifulbooks #booksky
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Notes for Working Class Zine Makers (and why you should be one too) ✍️
If you've caught me at a zine fair lately you might have seen one of my new zines. Well now they're up on the online store - with cheaper copies available for working class people. #DIYzines
penfightdistro.com/shop/notes-f...
If you've caught me at a zine fair lately you might have seen one of my new zines. Well now they're up on the online store - with cheaper copies available for working class people. #DIYzines
penfightdistro.com/shop/notes-f...
October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Notes for Working Class Zine Makers (and why you should be one too) ✍️
If you've caught me at a zine fair lately you might have seen one of my new zines. Well now they're up on the online store - with cheaper copies available for working class people. #DIYzines
penfightdistro.com/shop/notes-f...
If you've caught me at a zine fair lately you might have seen one of my new zines. Well now they're up on the online store - with cheaper copies available for working class people. #DIYzines
penfightdistro.com/shop/notes-f...
Halloween is just around the corner, with plenty of trick-or-treating to be done! Take a break from the cavities and come to the shop and check out our Halloween and Autumn reads! 👻🎃
#bookshop #autumnreads #halloweenreads #loveyourbookshop #bookshoplove #bookshopsofireland
#bookshop #autumnreads #halloweenreads #loveyourbookshop #bookshoplove #bookshopsofireland
October 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Halloween is just around the corner, with plenty of trick-or-treating to be done! Take a break from the cavities and come to the shop and check out our Halloween and Autumn reads! 👻🎃
#bookshop #autumnreads #halloweenreads #loveyourbookshop #bookshoplove #bookshopsofireland
#bookshop #autumnreads #halloweenreads #loveyourbookshop #bookshoplove #bookshopsofireland
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." 😂🫰)
("We like the music you're playing! Makes us feel at home." 😂🫰)
September 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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." 😂🫰)
("We like the music you're playing! Makes us feel at home." 😂🫰)
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury
Keep reading, friends. 📚
Keep reading, friends. 📚
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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.”
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
August 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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.”
PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”
CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *
CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
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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 [email protected] by 24th August 2025.
#jobfairy #gutterteamdreamteam #mustlovedogs
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 [email protected] by 24th August 2025.
#jobfairy #gutterteamdreamteam #mustlovedogs
August 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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 [email protected] by 24th August 2025.
#jobfairy #gutterteamdreamteam #mustlovedogs
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 [email protected] by 24th August 2025.
#jobfairy #gutterteamdreamteam #mustlovedogs
Few snaps from the shop today, such a lovely summer's day.
August 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Few snaps from the shop today, such a lovely summer's day.
Such a lovely day and only a tiny bit windy.
August 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Such a lovely day and only a tiny bit windy.
When Marta visits.
July 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
When Marta visits.
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Private Eye hits the nail on the head
July 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Private Eye hits the nail on the head
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"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)
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…
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May 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"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.
May 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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.