Looking at feedback, I'm being told it is seriously good & assured and I can't believe I missed the proof - putting it on my TBR pile right now. @eriu_books.bsky.social @gillhessltd #TheVisit #NeillTully #IrishFiction #APIBA
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Neill Tully called in with his debut novel The Visit - New Ross, 1963 - a Garda sergeant, a young man on the edge & JFK's historic visit looming over everything. Colm Tóibín called it 'brilliant and intriguing'. @eriu_books.bsky.social @gillhessltd #TheVisit #NeillTully #IrishFiction #APIBA
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Sheila O’Flanagan was with us at Chapters yesterday signing Secrets Between Friends - 3 women, 3 lives at a turning point - my w/end reading is sorted! Set across Ireland, Italy & France.
My weekend reading is sorted!
Headline Books #SheilaOFlanagan #IrishFiction #APIBA
"It was a middle-of-the-night idea... I didn't know half of them existed."
It was such a pleasure to speak with @nicolapierce.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social History Book of the Year, with her book 'Great Irish Wives'.
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
Tonight’s the night! 📚✨
Set your alarms and get ready for a thrilling reveal – the WINNER of the 2025 An Post Irish Book of the Year is about to be announced!
Tune in to RTÉ One at 10:15pm for a one-hour special... see you there!
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
A Time for Truth is a powerful account of the night Sarah Corbett Lynch’s father was killed, and the years she and her brother fought for justice. A heartbreaking, hopeful story of resilience.
📺 BOTY winner revealed on RTÉ One, 11 Dec, 10:15 pm.
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📚✨ The moment is nearly here!
The 6 books most loved by Irish readers are in the running for An Post Irish Book of the Year.
📺 Tune in to the one-hour special hosted by Oliver Callan, RTÉ One, 11 Dec at 10:15pm, to see who wins!
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
"They're like a lighthouse to guide us in these difficult times."
We spoke with Joseph O’Connor, #APIBA winner and now nominated for the 2025 An Post Irish Book of the Year. The Ghosts of Rome is a gripping thriller set in Nazi-occupied Rome.
📺 RTÉ One, 11 Dec, 10:15pm.
We are honoured to present Former President Michael D. Higgins with the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award – a tribute to his lifelong dedication to the arts, championing Irish creativity, and shaping our cultural legacy. From poetry to public service, his work inspires generations 💚
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"What happens to you doesn't define you as a person."
We had the pleasure of speaking with Jacqueline Connolly, who won the Irish Book Week Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2025, for her book 'Deadly Silence'.
@hachetteuk.bsky.social #APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
"My big fear is getting to the end and not knowing."
It was lovely to speak with @AndreaMaraBooks, winner of @TheBookCentres Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2025, in association with the @Independent_ie, with her book, 'It Should Have Been You'.
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
We are delighted to announce this year's nominees for the overall An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year!
The list of 6 compelling books is made up of the highest polling category winners from our vote. The winner will be revealed on 11/12 on RTÉ One.
#APIBA #BookOfTheYear
👉 Gift someone an RIA publication this Christmas: shop.ria.ie/products/iri....
#RIAPublications #IrishFoodHistory #12PubsOfChristmas #APIBA #GourmandAward
The WINNER of the 2025 Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year is...
@elainefeeney.bsky.social
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 Eason Novel of the Year is...
Nesting, Roisín O'Donnell (Scribner, @simonandschuster.bsky.social)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 The Book Centre Crime Fiction Book of the Year, in association with The Irish Independent is...
It Should Have Been You, @andreamara.bsky.social (Bantam)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 @whsmithofficial.bsky.social Popular Fiction Book of the Year, in association with Ireland AM is...
Paper Heart, Cecelia Ahern (Harper Fiction)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
Táimid ar bís é a fhógairt gurb é ‘Bódléar’ le Darach Ó Scolaí a bhuaigh Gradam Love Leabhar Gaeilge Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana 2025 ag na @irishbookawards.bsky.social
Comhghairdeas ó chroí 👏
#APIBA #LoveLeabharGaeilge
@leabharbreac.bsky.social @forasnagaeilge.bsky.social
No win - what harm! #APIBA
The WINNER of the 2025 Gradam @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana is...
Bódléar, Darach Ó Scolaí (Leabhar Breac)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year is...
Show Me Where It Hurts, @cmgleeson.bsky.social (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 New Irish Writing Best Short Story, in association with the Irish Independent is...
"All The Birch Trees Were Waving", Pádhraic Quinn
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 New Irish Writing Best Poetry, in association with the Irish Independent is...
“There’s never a crowd at the poetry section”, Vincent Barton
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 An Post Bookshop of the Year is...
@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 International Education Services Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year, in honour of John Treacy is...
Solo, @grainneobrien.bsky.social (Little Island Books)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 @specsaversie.bsky.social Children’s Book of the Year - Senior is...
Animalopedia, Kathi and John Burke (Gill Books)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 @specsaversie.bsky.social Children’s Book of the Year - Junior is...
Run Home, Little Fox, Tom McCaughren & @erikamcgann.bsky.social, Illustrated by @shannonbergin.bsky.social (@theobrienpress.bsky.social)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
Congratulations to @nicolapierce.bsky.social & to @theobrienpress.bsky.social Such a deserving winner!! This is a fascinating, important, beautiful book! #APIBA
The WINNER of the 2025 The Last Word Listeners’ Choice Award is...
The Ghosts of Rome, Joseph O'Connor (Harvill)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
The WINNER of the 2025 Dubray Biography of the Year is...
A Time for Truth: My Father Jason and My Search for Justice and Healing, Sarah Corbett Lynch (Hachette)
#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
