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# Books

This week
3rd December 2023 - 9th December 2023
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray is the An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023
The book was among six titles competing for the accolade, all of which were category winners at the 2023 An Post Irish Book Awards.
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26th November 2023 - 9th December 2023
Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize for Prophet Song
“It is with immense pleasure that I bring the Booker home to Ireland,” the winning author told the event.
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Nov 26th 2023, 11:02 PM
Last month
November 2023
Wild Ireland: We're at a point in history where we must improve our relationship with nature
Carsten Krieger’s book, Wild Ireland is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards 2023 in TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category, Best Irish Published Book of the Year.
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Nov 18th 2023, 7:00 AM
The Phoenix Park: 'We became an oasis for a new generation who had never visited parks before'
Donal Fallon’s new book, The Lamplighters of the Phoenix Park is nominated for the An Post Irish Book Awards in TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category.
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Nov 7th 2023, 5:31 PM
Author: 'There is a magic to literary translation, it matters'
Carolina Schutti, author of ‘Without Waking Up,’ discusses language and translation.
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Nov 4th 2023, 8:00 PM
October
October 2023
Extract: 'She is funny and puts herself down, but in a funny way, so it’s okay'
Mia Döring shares an extract from the new Sunday Miscellany: A Selection 2018-2023 which is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category.
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Oct 24th 2023, 8:00 PM
Extract: Our mother was left vulnerable after we lost our father during the kidnapping standoff
Tommy Conlon and Ronan McGreevy share a chapter from their new book about the kidnap of Don Tidey, The Kidnapping.
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Oct 23rd 2023, 7:00 PM
Extract: We searched for photos of momentous events as well as ordinary people's lives
A Nation Is Born is a new book by Michael B. Barry and John O’Byrne which is nominated in the An Post Irish Book Awards TheJournal.ie’s sponsored category.
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Oct 21st 2023, 7:30 AM
Irish Book Awards shortlist unveiled - is your favourite 2023 book on it?
TheJournal.ie Best Irish Published Book of the Year is among the categories.
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Oct 19th 2023, 6:30 PM
Extract: 'With the GAA's nationalist ties, Irish soccer faced a strong challenge'
Conor Curran shares an extract from his book, Soccer and Society in Dublin.
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Oct 14th 2023, 8:00 PM
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2023
Extract: 'This is why you are here', the inner voice repeated. 'Breathe and trust yourself'
Irish open-water swimmer, Nuala Moore shares a chapter from her new book, Limitless.
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Sep 30th 2023, 7:00 AM
Two Irish authors named on 2023 Booker Prize shortlist
Paul Lynch and Paul Murray have been nominated for the prestigious award.
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Sep 21st 2023, 9:22 PM
Excerpt: 'My mother had the babies before marriage - I understand this was the ultimate taboo'
The author shares snippets of her difficult childhood in Cork in her new book, Grand.
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Jun 24th 2023, 7:00 AM
Gill Perdue: From Cagney and Lacey to Bad Sisters, strong female characters are a joy to watch
The author’s new book is built around strong female characters and here, she looks at others who have inspired her.
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Jun 22nd 2023, 9:15 PM
Aoife Martin: Elliot Page's book outlines the damage being closeted can do to your self-esteem
Our columnist shares her thoughts on the new autobiography, Pageboy.
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Jun 8th 2023, 11:46 PM
Extract: 'Gently paced and physically undemanding, the voyage was the essence of slow travel'
Explorer, artist and ecologist Gwen Wilkinson shares an extract from her book The Waters and the Wild.
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Jun 4th 2023, 7:30 AM
Extract: 'My teacher gave me power with that small bundle of towel, flannel, and pants'
Dr Katriona O’Sullivan shares an extract from her new autobiography in which she documents the many challenges she faced growing up in poverty in Birmingham.
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Jun 3rd 2023, 7:00 AM
Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov wins 2023 International Booker Prize
He shares the prize with the book’s translator Angela Rodel.
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May 23rd 2023, 10:57 PM
Author: Building young adult fiction requires a set of strong characters
Sam Blake has had much success with novels in the past and now she has a new YA series hitting the shelves.
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May 21st 2023, 7:00 AM
Extract: Colman Noctor's 4-7 Zone - 'it turns out moderation is key'
The psychotherapist shares an extract from his new book, which encourages the reader to sit with their stress, understand it and re-wire their responses.
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May 17th 2023, 7:00 PM
John Connell: Rural Ireland has been ripe for a 'booktown' - here's why I set one up
The Granard community in Longford has pulled together for its first booktown festival this coming weekend.
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Apr 17th 2023, 7:00 PM
Poll: When was the last time you read a novel?
Get your library cards out of the drawer.
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Mar 29th 2023, 11:03 AM
Cork writer nominated for prestigious Dylan Thomas Prize
The novel Seven Steeples follows a young couple who relocate to the countryside with their dogs for a life of solitude.
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Mar 23rd 2023, 8:36 PM
James Bond novels to be reissued with racial language removed
The “N-word” is used several times in the Bond series, and has been removed almost entirely.
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Feb 27th 2023, 6:56 PM
Poll: What is your favourite Roald Dahl book?
A Willy Wonka prequel film starring Timothy Chalamet is set for release in December.
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Feb 20th 2023, 10:32 AM
Roald Dahl’s books edited to remove potentially offensive language
Edits reportedly include removing the word ‘fat’ from every book.
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Feb 18th 2023, 5:10 PM
Daily Poll: Do you find time to read books?
For many it can be hard to find the time to sit down with a good book.
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Feb 6th 2023, 12:05 PM
Three Irish novels among 70 books nominated for the 2023 Dublin Literary Award
The winner will be announced by Lord Mayor of Dublin Caroline Conroy on 25 May 2023.
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Jan 30th 2023, 2:01 PM
The Irish For: Jolabokaflod - a look at Iceland's Christmas books tradition
Darach Ó Séaghdha looks at how people in Iceland focus on books over the holiday season.
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Jan 1st 2023, 8:30 AM
Last year
2022
Here is the fiction to keep an eye out for in 2023
We take a look at the standout books set to be published in the coming six months.
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Dec 30th 2022, 7:30 PM
Books from Pamela Anderson and Frances Haugen among the non-fiction to look out for in 2023
From memoir to biography.
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Dec 29th 2022, 8:00 PM
Quiz: Can you name the celebrity from the name of their book?
Some of these just didn’t need to be made quite frankly
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Oct 29th 2022, 10:00 PM
Irish Book Awards shortlist unveiled - is your favourite 2022 book on it?
TheJournal.ie Best Irish Published Book of the Year is among the categories.
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Oct 20th 2022, 6:46 PM
Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize
The winner was announced in a ceremony that was broadcast this evening.
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Oct 17th 2022, 10:06 PM
A mystery novel set during 1816 chosen as the 2023 One Dublin One Book
The Coroner’s Daughter is a novel about a nursemaid who conceals her pregnancy and murders her newborn.
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Oct 12th 2022, 6:47 PM
Poll: How often do you read a book?
The longlist for the An Post Bookshop of the Year award was announced yesterday evening.
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Sep 30th 2022, 9:18 AM
Did your favourite bookshop make the Irish Book Awards longlist?
The public is invited to vote for their favourite on the list this month.
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Sep 29th 2022, 6:33 PM
The Irish Read: 'Summers were for plants and foolishness, autumns for oblivion'
Read an extract from Andrew Meehan’s latest novel, Instant Fires, published by New Island.
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Sep 18th 2022, 7:00 PM
WIN: A hamper of summer reads thanks to Kennys.ie
The Galway bookshop has given us this hamper to give away to a lucky reader.
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Jun 9th 2022, 12:30 PM
Poll: How often do you read a book?
The 27th winner of the Dublin Literary Award will be announced this afternoon.
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May 23rd 2022, 9:56 AM
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