@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

We have selected our favourite books to start a young child’s library. These are enduring classics that are dear to our hearts and are presented in a beautiful gift box, and include an exclusive print from “Good Night Like This” by Mary Murphy. Prices start from €50. Available in store & online.

We are excited to be hosting the launch of @eilishfisher.bsky.social’s new book, The Waters and the Wild, on Fri 26th at 4pm in Greystones Library. We can’t wait for this book, which is beautifully illustrated by #DavidRooney. To attend the launch, please email us at [email protected]

Alan Nolan launched his fabulous new children’s book this Saturday at @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social and what a fantastic event it was! Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate ‘The Grand Central Cinema Club’ and congratulations to the amazing Alan 🎬 📷: Rebekah Wade

We can’t wait to welcome @oliviahopewriter.bsky.social to the shop on Saturday 13th September at 3pm to celebrate her new book, The Only Lonely Dinosaur, illustrated by Anna Sussbauer, published by Gill Books. Olivia will read and draw from the book 🦕 . Age 4+

1/What an absolutely brilliant launch yesterday for our good friend @alnolan.bsky.social ‘s super new book The Grand Central Cinema Club!! There was a MASSIVE turnout - a testament to the high regard Alan is held in!! …

Join us for the launch of @alnolan.bsky.social ’s new book, The Grand Central Cinema Club, on Saturday in Halfway up the Stairs at 4pm! All welcome. @theobrienpress.bsky.social @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social

1/ We have created a series of innovative gift ideas for children of all ages. Choose from a Monthly Subscription or Book of the Month Club membership, a First Library gift box or a bespoke gift box, or simply buy a voucher to gift a child the experience of visiting our shop in Greystones! …

Vote for your favourite independent bookshop here! www.anpost.com/Irish-Booksh...

Our super selection for our August Book of the Month Club, which includes brilliant books by friends of the shop Shane Hegarty, Sheena Dempsey and Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick. Find out more about the Book of the Month Club here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/Book... @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social

Tomorrow at 3pm!

We can’t wait to welcome Mary Murphy back to celebrate the publication of Let’s Be Earthlings, her absolutely gorgeous new picture book! Come along at 3pm this coming Sat (30th Aug) at 3pm for storytelling and more fun! You can order Let’s Be Earthlings here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781...

A great activity for the last few days of the holidays! Drop in to Halfway up the Stairs to sign up!

Have you done our Puffling Seaside Nature Trail?! A great activity for these last few summer weeks! Pop in to us store to sign up

Can’t wait for this launch with @alnolan.bsky.social !

In case you hadn't heard...a HUGE well done to @sineadohart.bsky.social , @rurooie.bsky.social & EVERYONE who donated & supported. €9000 raised for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social !!!!! You are all the very best of humans.