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

📚 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

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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/

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

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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.

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

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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

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 🥳

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