Irish Top Ten Week Ending 25/06/2011

29 June, 2011 · by · in ,

After a few weeks where sales seemed to be recovering for the top ten, this week dealt a huge blow with an over 15% drop in sales by volume. That nonetheless offered some bright points as Irish authors still held…

McCann Wins IMPAC

16 June, 2011 · by · in

Colum McCann has won the 2011 IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize for his novel Let The Great World Spin. The award, the richest in the book world, carries a €100,000 prize for the winner. McCann was born in Ireland but has…

2011 Internation IMPAC Award Shortlist Announced

13 April, 2011 · by · in

10 novels have been shortlisted for the International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award, from a total of 162 novels nominated by 166 public library systems in 126 cities worldwide. The award offers one of the largest prizes in the literary world, worth a staggering…

Four Irish Authors On The IMPAC 2011 Longlist

15 November, 2010 · by · in

William Trevor, Colum McCann, Colm Toibin and Peter Murphy have made the longlist for the International Dublin IMPAC Literary Award 2011. Margaret Hayes, Dublin City Librarian announced that a total of 162 titles have been nominated for the €100,000 Award,…

The Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards Shortlist Announced

28 October, 2010 · by · in

The shortlist for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards was announced this evening at an event in the Royal College Of Physicians on Kildare Street. Among those nominated are, Ryan Tubridy, Joseph O’Connor, Roddy Doyle, Colm Toibin, Colum McCann,…