Another round of applause for the winners of The O'Brien Press' Bookseller of the Year Award 2026, Liam Donnelly and Tony Hayes of @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social 🏆 Credit Aoife @ Aidona Photography @thebookseller.com

Congratulations to Liam Donnelly and Tony Hayes, newly crowned O’Brien Booksellers of the Year. As custodians of Hodges Figgis they run an amazing bookshop. Well deserved winners. @theobrienpress.bsky.social @thebookseller.com

Coming this March!

Congratulations to Liam Donnelly and Tony Hayes of Hodges Figgis Bookshop, Dublin, who were named The O’Brien Press Booksellers of the Year 2026 at the Bookselling Ireland Conference in Waterford this evening! @thebookseller.com

‘an exquisitely illustrated and gentle tale of determination and friendship’ www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Happy publication day to ‘That's It, Said the Dandelion’ written by Nicola Reddy and illustrated by @roisinhahessy.bsky.social As a dandelion turns from seed to flower to fluffy puffball, she wonders what life is all about. A tender tale of growth and change that’s perfect for bedtime reading.

New Book Review now on the website of this forthcoming novel from @theobrienpress.bsky.social and @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social Review by a 4th Class pupil. www.seomraranga.com/2026/02/book... #gifted

‘Blowing the Whistle’ by Gerard Siggins and ‘Run Home, Little Fox’ by Tom McCaughren, @erikamcgann.bsky.social and @shannonbergin.bsky.social have been selected for Eason and CBI’s Recommended Irish Reads and you can find them in Eason stores around the country. Happy reading!

Thank you Tracy from Waterford Libraries for the fab recommend! @roisinhahessy.bsky.social

New book review of this #picturebook from @theobrienpress.bsky.social now available to read on the website www.seomraranga.com/2026/02/book... #gifted

New book review of this #picturebook from @theobrienpress.bsky.social now on the website - Irish Legends www.seomraranga.com/2026/02/book... #gifted

New book review of this #picturebook from @theobrienpress.bsky.social now available to read on the website www.seomraranga.com/2026/02/book... #gifted

Muireann ní Chíobháin & Paddy Donnelly’s adorable Irish language picture book Scúnc Agus Smúirín will soon be available in English for the very first time - Skunk and Sniffy will hit shelves in March!

We are delighted to see Jamie Carroll's debut picture book shortlisted in this year's Waterstones Children's Book Prize, in the Illustrated Books category! Congratulations, Jamie! #WCBP26

‘The Doomsday Club’ by Kevin Moran has been shortlisted for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2026! Jack, Conan, Jerry and Yash will be back in Autumn 2026 with a hair-raising new adventure in ‘The Doomsday Club: Bog Bodies’ – stay tuned! @kmoranwrites.bsky.social

Presenting the shortlist for this years KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 🤩 These 10 titles will compete for six awards at the award ceremony on May 19th. Congratulations to this years long and shortlistees. The standard was exceptional. ⭐️ 🔗 childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

Coming this March, an un-bee-lievably sweet new picture book by Eoin O’Brien and Estrela Lourenço 🐝 @estrelalourenco.bsky.social @eoinkenobi.bsky.social

What a fantastic event in Bantry Bookshop yesterday, with our very own Jo Kerrigan. A wonderful opportunity for readers to hear more about Kerrigan’s bestselling titles ‘Irish Fairy Forts’ and ‘Brehon Laws.’

Coming this April 🎭

How exciting it is to see Jamie Carroll’s debut picture book as a stunning paperback! Milo wants to climb the Mountain. He really does. But the Mountain is HUGE and Milo is scared. Can he ever reach the top? Yes, he can. With just a little help from his friends! Out now!

As a dandelion turns from seed to flower to fluffy puffball, she wonders what life is all about. A tender tale of growth and change that’s perfect for bedtime reading coming this February. @roisinhahessy.bsky.social

Lovely recommends from Waterford Librarian Tracy McEnaney on today’s @rteradio1.bsky.social 📚

Laura Keohane’s debut is coming this May – stay tuned!

Wohooo!! Our Mimi is almost out!!

Spring in nearly here, and it'll bring little Mimi dancing into the bookshops! Woohoo!

Aurora’s life seems perfect: she's a beauty and fashion icon for her many followers. Below the surface it’s a different story. When her ‘momager’ pushes her towards yet more fame, she decides to make herself disappear. But can she find herself, or is she lost forever? @zainabboladale.bsky.social

Mimi is a tiny bee with a tiny voice. The bees need to find a nice spot for a new hive. Mimi finds the perfect place, but when she tries to tell everybee about it, nobee can hear her. It’s time to dance! Coming March 2026 🐝 @estrelalourenco.bsky.social @eoinkenobi.bsky.social

Fabulous reviews on the Jan/Feb issue of InTouch! @alnolan.bsky.social @emmalarkinbooks.bsky.social

We have just the thing to cheer up your rainy day: ‘That’s It, said the Dandelion’ is here and ready to meet its readers on 9th February!

📗January is nearly over—see which new books are coming out in February in our fully searchable database First Flush!📗 @theobrienpress.bsky.social @mercierpress.bsky.social @charleenhurtubise.bsky.social @bansheepress.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/first-flush-...

“The debut picture book from Dublin author-illustrator Jamie Carroll has a positive message for procrastinators and everyone held back by fear of failure.” Lovely review of Jamie’s ‘Milo and the Mountain’ ⛰️

The long summer stretches out before twins Tim and Deirdre. Their friend Joe is over a hundred miles away in Limerick… but when Deirdre spots a boy who looks exactly like him on a Dublin beach, the twins realise they have a puzzle on their hands! Can the friends solve their biggest mystery so far?

Coming this April! 🎫

Congratulations to our longlisted authors and illustrators: Sophie Kirtley, Ellan Rankin, Paddy Donnelly and Kevin Moran! It is with great excitement that we see their brilliant books longlisted for the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards 2026. @childrensbooksireland.ie

Congratulations Paddy Donnelly, Sophie Kirtley, Ellan Rankin and @kmoranwrites.bsky.social 🎉

It’s 1956. When thirteen-year-old bookworm Rosy Heron and her big sister Martha are sent to Dublin to help their Aunt Toto in her busy bookshop for the summer, their quiet lives change overnight. Out in May 2026!

Old Irish Myths. New Dangers. One chance to be a Legend. Coming this March!

The Arts Council invites expressions of interest for membership of peer panel lists. artscouncil.ie/news/the-art...

We are proud to present three live events with this year's Irish World Book Day artists 📚🌎 Join us in-person or online on Thursday 5th March 2026 from 10:30am at the National Library of Ireland, Dublin.  Please note that in-person spaces are limited.  🎟️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...

Award-winning ‘Run Home, Little Fox’ is back in stock 🦊 Run to the bookstore and grab a copy of this touching tale! @erikamcgann.bsky.social @shannonbergin.bsky.social

Some exciting upcoming children's books from @theobrienpress.bsky.social: @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social's is set in a 1950s Dublin bookshop and @alexdunnewrites.bsky.social's in a magical antique shop (and came complete with a matching, magical cookie)

DESIGN-A-COVER is back! 💥 We are teaming up with @theobrienpress.bsky.social to offer one young artist the chance to help design a new cover for Alan Nolan’s ‘Conor's Caveman - The Amazing Adventures of Ogg’. Full details ⬇️ childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/... 🗓️ Competition closes 17/4/26

A fantastic start to ‘One Mystery, One Town’ with Brian Gallagher’s ‘The Case of the Vanishing Painting’ 🕵️ www.longfordleader.ie/news/picture...

Coming from @theobrienpress.bsky.social in May is The Bookshop Sisters from @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social - partly inspired by the real life Parsons Bookshop at Dublin's Baggot Street Bridge , a hub for the city's literary bohemians for 40 years until 1989. thebookshop.ie/sarah-webb-t...

For each day of the year, we celebrate Irish women, their extraordinary achievements and landmark victories. From stone-throwing suffragists to controversial writers – all determined to shape their own destinies.

Stepping out from their special wee place at the bottom of the garden, Granda and Emily find themselves on bustly city streets, at a roaring waterfall and in a crumbling castle. As they visit all Granda’s favourite places, they become Emily’s favourites too. Available in all bookshops!

“spellbinding (…) a perfect introduction to the world of fantasy” Thank you @childrensbooksireland.ie for this magical review!

“a fun page-turner that any reader who loves magic, history, mythology or adventure stories will really enjoy” Thank you @childrensbooksireland.ie for this review!

“stunningly atmospheric, playing with perspective (…) Donnelly has a knack for bringing nature to life in his stories” Thank you @childrensbooksireland.ie for the lovely review!

“Simple in a way that looks effortless, this is the kind of picturebook that brings smiles to the reader and the audience, as it tells a sweet and rather profound story in well-chosen words and lush images” Thank you @childrensbooksireland.ie for the lovely review!