Briefly Noted | And The Nation’s All-Time Favourite is: | | Childrens Books Ireland
Voters across Ireland have chosen John Boyne’s The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as their all-time favourite of the 21 books which have won the annual Bisto Children’s Book of the Year Award since the awards began in 1990! The Bisto…
Four Irish Authors On The IMPAC 2011 Longlist
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,…
Christmas For The Indies
It has been a tough year for the book trade in Ireland with Nielsen figures indicating sales are down nearly €10 million. What about our independent bookstores, how are they doing and what’s selling for them this Christmas? ‘Business has…