Nominations sought for next Laureate na nÓg
CBI is currently inviting nominations for Laureate na nÓg 2012 -2014. This important initiative was instigated in 2010 with the inauguration of Siobhán Parkinson as Ireland’s first children’s literature laureate. Siobhán will complete her imaginative and successful term in May…
Irish Top Ten Week Ending 23/07/2011
Boy, that was a blow out week last week for A Dance With Dragons. Oddly enough, it hasn’t held on for a second week instead coming in at number twelve with only 696 sales. On the other hand, the first…
Briefly Noted | E-reader ownership doubles in six months | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project
The percent of U.S. adults with an e-book reader doubled from 6% to 12% between November 2010 and May 2011. Hispanic adults, adults younger than age 65, college graduates and those living in households with incomes of at least $75,000…
Roderick Hunt Most Borrowed Author In Irish Libraries in 2010
Roderick Hunt, author of over 300 titles in the Oxford Reading Tree series, is Ireland’s most borrowed author for the second successive year with over 115,000 library loans. Daisy Meadows, creator of the Rainbow Magic series, was the second most-borrowed…
Friday Comment: Irish Booksellers Are Missing Out On Digital Sales
Last week a new science-fiction and fantasy title, A Dance With Dragons, sold 2,200 copies in hardback in Ireland. What’s more, it did so at over €20 per copy. An impressive result and a great boost for the booksellers who…