Irish Book Award Shortlisted Books Archives - Page 2 of 4

Browse some of the fabulous books that have been shortlisted for this year’s Irish Book Awards. There’s 10% off which makes them even better books!

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A Plot to Die For : Murder is blooming in Abbeyford by O’Hanlon, Ardal
Original price was: £14.99.Current price is: £13.49.
Author: O’Hanlon, Ardal

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 7 May 2026 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the A Blooming Murder Mystery’ series.

Hardback | 480 pages
163 x 243 x 38 | 644g

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The Newer World : ‘a near-miracle of storytelling’ Guardian by Barry, Sebastian
Original price was: £14.99.Current price is: £13.49.
Author: Barry, Sebastian

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 10 September 2026 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 272 pages
162 x 242 x 30 | 470g

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Everything She Didn’t Say by Casey, Jane
Original price was: £13.99.Current price is: £12.59.
Author: Casey, Jane

Crime & mystery

Published on 16 July 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Hemlock Press).

Paperback |
151 x 233 x 27 | 420g

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Deerheart : A gripping and suspenseful modern Irish fairy tale with stunning illustrations from two award-winning creators by Colfer, Eoin
Original price was: £14.99.Current price is: £13.49.
Author: Colfer, Eoin

Fantasy & magical realism (Children’s/YA)

Published on 13 August 2026 by Walker Books Ltd (Walker Studio) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Walker Studio’ series.

Hardback | 176 pages
171 x 216 x 18 | 500g

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Irish Sport in 100 Objects by Doyle, Siobhan
Original price was: £22.99.Current price is: £20.69.
Author: Doyle, Siobhan

Social & cultural history

Published on 29 September 2026 by Merrion Press in Ireland.

Hardback | 240 pages
227 x 187 x 18 | 730g

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Best of Ireland : An Insider Guide to the Real Ireland by Stokes, Cassie
Original price was: £20.00.Current price is: £18.00.
Author: Stokes, Cassie

Ireland

Published on 1 October 2026 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd (DK Travel) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 224 pages
224 x 178 x 21 | 678g

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A Bigger Life by O’Neill, Louise
Original price was: £16.99.Current price is: £15.29.
Author: O’Neill, Louise

Biography: general

Published on 24 September 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HQ).

Paperback |
233 x 153 x 27 | 406g

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The Catalpa Rescue : The gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison story in Australian and Irish history by FitzSimons, Peter
Original price was: £19.99.Current price is: £17.99.
Author: FitzSimons, Peter

Western Australia

Published on 3 October 2019 by Little, Brown Book Group (Constable) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 464 pages
153 x 233 x 31 | 556g

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Seeing What’s Hidden : Uncovering Ireland’s Ancient Ways of Knowing by Magan, Manchan
Original price was: £21.99.Current price is: £19.79.
Author: Magan, Manchan

Ireland

Published on 17 September 2026 by Gill (Gill Books) in Ireland.

Hardback | 320 pages
216 x 135 | 430g

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Milly McCarthy and the Doggy Daycare Drama : The seventh totally brilliant book in the bestselling Irish series: (Milly McCarthy, 7) by Forde, Leona
Original price was: £9.99.Current price is: £8.99.
Author: Forde, Leona

Ireland

Published on 3 September 2026 by Gill (Gill Childrens) in Ireland.

Paperback | 176 pages
128 x 197 x 15 | 162g

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Happy, thank you. More, please. : How I got grateful, stayed mortified, and learned to trust the universe by Cobbler, Kyla
Original price was: £16.99.Current price is: £15.29.
Author: Cobbler, Kyla

Memoirs

Published on 1 September 2026 by Hachette Books Ireland in Ireland.

Paperback | 320 pages
234 x 153 | 0g

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A Nation Once Again by Howard, Paul
Original price was: £15.99.Current price is: £14.39.
Author: Howard, Paul

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 27 August 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Sandycove) in Ireland.

Paperback | 400 pages
153 x 236 x 31 | 488g

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White Lines : A Rugby Life Broken and Rebuilt by Caldwell, Ryan
Original price was: £16.99.Current price is: £15.29.
Author: Caldwell, Ryan

Memoirs

Published on 27 August 2026 by Hachette Books Ireland in Ireland.

Paperback | 336 pages
232 x 154 x 26 | 416g

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Where Are the Kings by Ryan, Donal
Original price was: £16.99.Current price is: £15.29.
Author: Ryan, Donal

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 13 August 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 224 pages
224 x 146 x 23 | 334g

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The Plot Against Ireland : The Forger, Spies, Conmen and Terrorists Who Conspired Against Irish Home Rule by Dungan, Myles
Original price was: £16.99.Current price is: £15.29.
Author: Dungan, Myles

History

Published on 13 August 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) (Apollo).

Paperback | 400 pages
232 x 154 x 32 | 484g

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All Them Dogs : One of the most anticipated debuts of 2026: A heartbreaking literary thriller from one of Ireland’s most exciting writers by White, Djamel
Original price was: £15.99.Current price is: £14.39.
Author: White, Djamel

Ireland

Published on 26 March 2026 by John Murray Press (John Murray) in GB.

Paperback |
151 x 234 x 19 | 302g

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My Greatest Race by Mageean, Ciara
Original price was: £21.99.Current price is: £19.79.
Author: Mageean, Ciara

Autobiography: sport

Published on 18 June 2026 by Gill (Gill Books) in Ireland.

Hardback | 320 pages
223 x 147 x 30 | 462g

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The Weight of Angels by Boyne, John
Original price was: £15.99.Current price is: £14.39.
Author: Boyne, John

Of specific Gay interest

Published on 1 October 2026 by Transworld (Doubleday).

Paperback |
234 x 153 | 900g

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Author: O’Hanlon, Ardal

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 7 May 2026 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the A Blooming Murder Mystery’ series. Hardback | 480 pages163 x 243 x 38 | 644g

Author: Barry, Sebastian

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 10 September 2026 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom. Hardback | 272 pages162 x 242 x 30 | 470g

Author: Casey, Jane

Crime & mystery

Published on 16 July 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Hemlock Press). Paperback | 151 x 233 x 27 | 420g

Author: Colfer, Eoin

Fantasy & magical realism (Children’s/YA)

Published on 13 August 2026 by Walker Books Ltd (Walker Studio) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Walker Studio’ series. Hardback | 176 pages171 x 216 x 18 | 500g

Author: Doyle, Siobhan

Social & cultural history

Published on 29 September 2026 by Merrion Press in Ireland. Hardback | 240 pages227 x 187 x 18 | 730g

Author: Stokes, Cassie

Ireland

Published on 1 October 2026 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd (DK Travel) in the United Kingdom. Hardback | 224 pages224 x 178 x 21 | 678g

Author: O’Neill, Louise

Biography: general

Published on 24 September 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HQ). Paperback | 233 x 153 x 27 | 406g

Author: FitzSimons, Peter

Western Australia

Published on 3 October 2019 by Little, Brown Book Group (Constable) in the United Kingdom. Paperback | 464 pages153 x 233 x 31 | 556g

Author: Magan, Manchan

Ireland

Published on 17 September 2026 by Gill (Gill Books) in Ireland. Hardback | 320 pages216 x 135 | 430g

Author: Forde, Leona

Ireland

Published on 3 September 2026 by Gill (Gill Childrens) in Ireland. Paperback | 176 pages128 x 197 x 15 | 162g

Author: Cobbler, Kyla

Memoirs

Published on 1 September 2026 by Hachette Books Ireland in Ireland. Paperback | 320 pages234 x 153 | 0g

Author: Howard, Paul

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 27 August 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Sandycove) in Ireland. Paperback | 400 pages153 x 236 x 31 | 488g

Author: Caldwell, Ryan

Memoirs

Published on 27 August 2026 by Hachette Books Ireland in Ireland. Paperback | 336 pages232 x 154 x 26 | 416g

Author: Ryan, Donal

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 13 August 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom. Hardback | 224 pages224 x 146 x 23 | 334g

Author: Dungan, Myles

History

Published on 13 August 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) (Apollo). Paperback | 400 pages232 x 154 x 32 | 484g

Author: White, Djamel

Ireland

Published on 26 March 2026 by John Murray Press (John Murray) in GB. Paperback | 151 x 234 x 19 | 302g

Author: Mageean, Ciara

Autobiography: sport

Published on 18 June 2026 by Gill (Gill Books) in Ireland. Hardback | 320 pages223 x 147 x 30 | 462g

Author: Boyne, John

Of specific Gay interest

Published on 1 October 2026 by Transworld (Doubleday). Paperback | 234 x 153 | 900g

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Published on 7 May 2026 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the A Blooming Murder Mystery’ series.

Hardback | 480 pages
163 x 243 x 38 | 644g

Published on 10 September 2026 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 272 pages
162 x 242 x 30 | 470g

Published on 16 July 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Hemlock Press).

Paperback |
151 x 233 x 27 | 420g

Published on 13 August 2026 by Walker Books Ltd (Walker Studio) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Walker Studio’ series.

Hardback | 176 pages
171 x 216 x 18 | 500g

Published on 29 September 2026 by Merrion Press in Ireland.

Hardback | 240 pages
227 x 187 x 18 | 730g

Published on 1 October 2026 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd (DK Travel) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 224 pages
224 x 178 x 21 | 678g

Published on 24 September 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HQ).

Paperback |
233 x 153 x 27 | 406g

Published on 3 October 2019 by Little, Brown Book Group (Constable) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 464 pages
153 x 233 x 31 | 556g

Published on 17 September 2026 by Gill (Gill Books) in Ireland.

Hardback | 320 pages
216 x 135 | 430g

Published on 3 September 2026 by Gill (Gill Childrens) in Ireland.

Paperback | 176 pages
128 x 197 x 15 | 162g

Published on 1 September 2026 by Hachette Books Ireland in Ireland.

Paperback | 320 pages
234 x 153 | 0g

Published on 27 August 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Sandycove) in Ireland.

Paperback | 400 pages
153 x 236 x 31 | 488g

Published on 27 August 2026 by Hachette Books Ireland in Ireland.

Paperback | 336 pages
232 x 154 x 26 | 416g

Published on 13 August 2026 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Doubleday) in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 224 pages
224 x 146 x 23 | 334g

Published on 13 August 2026 by Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) (Apollo).

Paperback | 400 pages
232 x 154 x 32 | 484g

Published on 26 March 2026 by John Murray Press (John Murray) in GB.

Paperback |
151 x 234 x 19 | 302g

Published on 18 June 2026 by Gill (Gill Books) in Ireland.

Hardback | 320 pages
223 x 147 x 30 | 462g

Published on 1 October 2026 by Transworld (Doubleday).

Paperback |
234 x 153 | 900g