"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'.
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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!
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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!
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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'.
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"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'.
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The WINNER of the 2025 Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year is...
@elainefeeney.bsky.social
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The WINNER of the 2025 Eason Novel of the Year is...
Nesting, Roisín O'Donnell (Scribner, @simonandschuster.bsky.social)
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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)
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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)
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The WINNER of the 2025 Gradam @loveleabhargaeilge.bsky.social Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana is...
Bódléar, Darach Ó Scolaí (Leabhar Breac)
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The WINNER of the 2025 Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year is...
Show Me Where It Hurts, @cmgleeson.bsky.social (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social)
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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
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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
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The WINNER of the 2025 An Post Bookshop of the Year is...
@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
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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)
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The WINNER of the 2025 @specsaversie.bsky.social Children’s Book of the Year - Senior is...
Animalopedia, Kathi and John Burke (Gill Books)
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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)
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The WINNER of the 2025 The Last Word Listeners’ Choice Award is...
The Ghosts of Rome, Joseph O'Connor (Harvill)
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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)
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The WINNER of the 2025 @Hodges_Figgis History Book of the Year is...
Great Irish Wives, @nicolapierce.bsky.social (@theobrienpress.bsky.social)
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The WINNER of the 2025 Eason Sports Book of the Year is...
Heart on My Sleeve, Andrew Porter, foreword by Richie Sadlier (Eriu Books)
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The WINNER of the 2025 @bookstationeire.bsky.social Lifestyle Book of the Year is...
Sophie's Swaps, Sophie Morris (Gill Books)
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The WINNER of the 2025 Irish Book Week Non-Fiction Book of the Year is...
Deadly Silence: A Sister’s Battle to Uncover the Truth Behind the Murder of Clodagh and Her Sons by Alan Hawe, Jacqueline Connolly, written with Kathryn Rogers (@hachetteuk.bsky.social)
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The WINNER of the 2025 @thejournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year is...
Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun), Manchán Magan, Illustrated by Megan Luddy (Gill Books)
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We’re thrilled to announce the WINNERS of the 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards! 📚✨
The very best of Irish literature – congratulations to all the writers, illustrators & publishers!
Discover more: anpostirishbookawards.ie
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Wishing the very best of luck & love to all the fab authors, books, bookshops & publishers in tonight's #AnPostIrishBookAwards I’ll be tuning in via live stream (between book events in #Derry at same time) & so excited - all are winners in my book anyway!💚📚🥳🏆 #APIBA #StoriesMakeUs #IrishBookshops
"They'll very much see the face of a changing Ireland..."
It was great to chat with Matt Cooper, author of 'Dynasty: Scandals, triumph, turmoil and succession at the heart of Dunnes Stores', which is shortlisted for the 2025 Irish Book Week Non-Fiction Book of the Year.
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It was great to chat with Sadhbh Devlin, author of 'An Fia sa Choill', which is shortlisted for the 2025 Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year - Junior award.
Find out the winners of the 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards TOMORROW!
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"It was just like getting back to old friends..."
We loved chatting with Patricia Scanlan, author of 'City Girls Forever', which is shortlisted for the 2025 WHSmith Popular Fiction Book of the Year, in association with IrelandAMTV.
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