A lovely shout out for Louisa in @ravenbooks.bsky.social in Pricewatch @conorpope.bsky.social in @irishtimes.com today!

Our Christmas opening hours. Please note the shop will be CLOSED from 2pm on Christmas Eve to 10am on January 2nd! 🎄

Peter Donnelly at the Dead Zoo Lab exhibition reading from his latest book ‘The Great Discovery’ where Nigel (!) the pug digs up a bone in a Dublin garden that end up in the museum. Available for Christmas at @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social and all great bookshops #DeadZooLab @nmireland.bsky.social

A sanctuary from the rain!

1/ Our December Subscriptions will be posted this week! It’s not too late to order a Subscription to be sent this month - it’s a great gift for a reader - from babies to Young Adults! Our final date for Subscriptions is Dec 9th….

We have the amazing Annie Atkins @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social on Sunday Dec 7th for a Santa Letter Workshop at 4pm. Age 6+ Still a few tickets left - the perfect family day out to celebrate Christmas! Book your tickets here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/events/

As a children’s bookseller I spent quite some time every week explaining two things - why visual literacy is important and why comic books are ‘real’ books. And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.

We are excited to reveal a new collection to our #GiftOfBooks range - our Christmas classics collection presented in a beautiful gift box. There are a few options to choose from, starting from €50 for 4 beautiful Christmas books! See more information here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/Firs...

It’s Ladies’ Night in Greystones this Thursday night! We’ll be open in the evening from 6-8:30pm. We’ll have 10% off our books, toys and gifts as well as a €5 Lucky Dip! Everyone who shops with us on the night will be entered into a draw to win this lovely Christmas gift box!

Thank you so much @conorpope.bsky.social & @irishtimes.com for including us in this brilliant list of the best 100 Irish website for Christmas- we really appreciate it! You can checkout our website at halfwayupthestairs.ie or visit us in store in Greystones!

Join us for our annual Books of the Year Online event on Monday 24th November. Check out the fab line up of authors we’ll be talking to below! And we will be giving out a 10% discount code on the night! Book your free ticket here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2411... @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social

We are delighted to reveal the cover of our good friend Paddy Donnelly’s new book, The Upside-Down Lighthouse, publishing in March 2026 - the latest in the Meara & Grandad series. You can order a signed dedicated copy here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... @theobrienpress.bsky.social

Delighted to reveal the cover of War, the latest graphic novel by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin & Giovanni Rigano! This timely and thoughtful graphic novel for children of all ages publishes August 2026. Available to preorder here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... Published by Hodder Books.

Just finished The Lone Husky by Hannah Gold - this is a wonderful adventure full of heart - I’d highly recommend it. Stunning illustrations by Levi Pinfold add to the atmosphere. I am determined to visit the Arctic some day! Available in store and online halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9780...

@eilishfisher.bsky.social just popped in to sign copies of Fia and the Last Deer (now out in a beautiful paperback edition!) and also the The Waters and the Wild! Available in store and online at www.halfwayupthestairs.ie

This record player from @myirishbooks.ie will make a great gift! Choose from 36 tracks with extras available to purchase. Available in store and online halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/5392...

We are running our Lucky Dip right through midterm! So pop in this week to choose a surprise book for only €5, or order online here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/Luck...

Loved having @sineadohart.bsky.social and @unawoods.bsky.social visit us for lots of Ellora fun yesterday!

A lovely evening celebrating six years with the team - old and new! @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social @amandadunne.bsky.social

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Join us to celebrate #IrishBookWeek and our 6th birthday on Saturday- we’ll have lots of brilliant promotions on throughout the day, as well as an author event at 3pm with Sinéad O’Hart and Úna Woods!

Thanks so much to Natasha Mac a’Bhaird for calling in to sign copies of her books, The Tower Ghost and her latest, The Vanished Girl, yesterday! We love this mystery series set in a boarding school in Donegal!

‘The idea of home has evolved for me—it’s not so much about looking back, but looking forward’ 📗Catch Dagogo Hart at the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social on Friday 07th November📗 @rurooie.bsky.social @childrensbooksireland.ie @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/dagogo-hart/

Seeing as it's #IrishBookWeek, I've put together a Starter Pack of bricks 'n' mortar bookshops. Terrified I've forgotten someone obvious so please let me know of additions go.bsky.app/G4kmxVq

The Irish Invented Halloween, so Where are Our Stories? From Pookas to Pagan Gods, Spirits to Selkies, Irish children’s books bring spooky season back to its roots Article by Ellen Ryan discoveririshkidsbooks.ie/the-irish-in... Image by Úna Woods from Have You Seen the Dublin Vampire?

1/ We can’t wait to welcome our good friends @sineadohart.bsky.social & @unawoods.bsky.social this coming Sat at 3pm! They will read and draw front their brilliant new book, Ellora McGee, Trainee Banshee. You can order a copy to be signed here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781...

Our Legends of Irish Children’s Literature family event is this Saturday in The Whale Theatre! Come to see Marita Conlon-McKenna, Tom McCaughren and Don Conroy, talking to our Laureate na nÓg, Patricia Forde! Tickets available here: whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Thanks so much for @amyclarkinwrites for dropping in today to sign copies of all three books from her What Walks These Halls series! Order the latest, Where the Shadows Hide, here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... @theobrienpress

We are delighted to have Chris Judge @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social today fir an Evil Duck event. Signed copies available in store!

We can't wait for our special book event at The Whale Theatre in Greystones on Saturday 18th October at 2pm. Hosted by @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social Marita Conlon-McKenna, Tom McCaughren and Don Conroy - in coversation with Patricia Forde. Tickets here: whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Great excitement today for the new Bunny vs Monkey - Intergalactic Monkey Business by @jamiesmart.bsky.social ! This is such a popular series 🐰 🐒 ! Available in store or online halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social

Come to meet Chris Judge this Saturday at 4pm!

Look who’s behind our new Run Home, Little Fox window @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social - by @shannonbergin.bsky.social It’s Trish! The author of this beautiful book, Tom McCaughren (with Erika McGann) will be talking & signing @ The Whale Theatre Sat 18th Oct 2pm with Marita Conlon-McKenna & Don Conroy!

@louiestowell.bsky.social Hello, picked up a signed copy of your latest Loki from our local friendly bookshop @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social The boy loved it, he’s grown up with your books and they’re like going back to an old friend

PS I love halfway up the stairs to much!

1/ Look at this beauty!!! The Waters and the Wild by @eilishfisher.bsky.social, illustrated by David Rooney is now available in store and online from halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9780.... We have some signed copies in store, but if you would like a dedicated copy just leave the name in the Notes.

Another inspirational day at @childrensbooksireland.ie #cbiconf25! This annual event is a tonic for all of us in the Irish Children’s Books world. Well done CBI crew!

At the brilliant annual Children’s Books Ireland Conference with @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social @childrensbooksireland.ie #CBIConf25

Thanks so much @louiestowell.bsky.social for visiting us this rainy Friday afternoon! We now have lots of signed copies of Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Causing Chaos in stock, with a cool Loki keyring with each purchase! halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social

Hear hear! Well done Elaina and @childrensbooksireland.ie !

"Irish creatives are in the limelight and rightly being celebrated. But children’s authors and illustrators in Ireland too often fly under the radar." Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people! ✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Thank you so much to Book at One for their support and this beautiful plaque! The fund enabled us to run our Puffling Seaside Nature Trail over the summer.It was a huge success with many families enjoying the trail around the seafront in Greystones @gerrydalyart.bsky.social @erikamcgann.bsky.social

1/ A very big thank you to @amandadunne.bsky.social for her hard work and dedication to the shop since we opened in October 2019! Amanda has left us to work full time on her PhD in Children’s Literature - no better woman for such important research 💪. As our Subscriptions Coordinator…

We are thrilled to present the Legends of Irish Children’s Literature in The Whale Theatre in Greystones on Sat Oct 18th: Tom McCaughren, Marita Conlon-McKenna and Don Conroy - in conversation with Laureate na nÓg, Patricia Forde. Tickets available here whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

This Saturday 🦖🦖🦖

One of the best ways to encourage any youngster to fall in love with reading? Let them choose their own books and support their choices. Calling kids "reluctant" always feels to me like a form of victim-blaming, and I hate to hear kids shamed for loving the books that bring them joy.

#discoveririshkidsbooks have some fab new posters showcasing Irish books out this month 🌟📚🌟 Delighted to have two books in there - Tír na nÓg with Conor Busuttil AND Puffling and the Stormy Sea with @gerrydalyart.bsky.social