Welcome back to another week in the Irish bestselling books charts, where we’re celebrating Irish women writers this week.

The shortlist for the 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards has been unveiled, featuring a diverse and exciting mix of exceptional writing from both new and established writers across 19 categories.

Now in its 19th year, the An Post Irish Book Awards celebrate and promote Irish writing to the widest range of readers possible. Each year, the An Post Irish Book Awards bring together a vast ...

A columnist and feature writer for the Irish Independent, Tanya Sweeney makes her fiction debut this month with Esther Is Now Following You (Bantam), a captivating plunge into the mind of Esther, who, ...

A WEALTH OF Irish authors from across the island have been named on the shortlist of this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards. There are new and established writers across 19 categories, including Novel ...

Exciting debuts from Naoise Dolan, Megan Nolan and Nicole Flattery suggested a new direction in Irish literature. Now, where will they take it? By Imogen West-Knights In recent years, Irish novelists, ...

ROISÍN O’DONNELL HAS won Novel of the Year for her book Nesting at this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards. The 20th annual awards ceremony was held this year at the Convention Centre in Dublin, and was ...

The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointment of Marcella LA Prince as its new ...

I was born in Buffalo, grew up outside Washington, D.C., and later in East Aurora, New York. I currently reside in the Elmwood Village with my wife. A few of my Irish ancestors settled in Buffalo as ...