Mark O\u2019Connell, Eimear Ryan and editors Lucinda Jacob and Sarah Webb along with illustrator Ashwin Chacko nominated for significant accolade<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Winner will be revealed during one-hour television special presented by Oliver Callan on RT\u00c9 One on Wednesday 6th<\/sup> December<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Books by Liz Nugent, Paul Murray, Katriona O\u2019Sullivan, Mark O\u2019Connell, Eimear Ryan and editors Lucinda Jacob and Sarah Webb along with illustrator Ashwin Chacko are in the running for the accolade of \u2018An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023\u2019.<\/p>\n
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The six titles competing for the overall An Post Irish Book of the Year Award were drawn\u00a0from the category winners at the An Post Irish Book Awards, and were chosen on the principle\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0the highest number of votes secured during the shortlist voting process across all categories.<\/p>\n
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The six nominated titles are:<\/p>\n
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\n- Strange Sally Diamond<\/em> \u2013 Liz Nugent (Sandycove)<\/li>\n
- The Bee Sting<\/em> \u2013 Paul Murray (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House)<\/li>\n
- Poor <\/em>\u2013 Katriona O\u2019Sullivan (Sandycove)<\/li>\n
- A Thread of Violence<\/em> \u2013 Mark O\u2019Donnell (Granta Books)<\/li>\n
- I Am the Wind: Irish Poems for Children Everywhere<\/em> \u2013 Edited by Lucinda Jacob and Sarah Webb, illustrated by Ashwin Chacko (Little Island Books)<\/li>\n
- The Grass Ceiling<\/em> \u2013 Eimear Ryan (Sandycove)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The overall \u2018An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023\u2019 winner will now be decided by a distinguished panel of judges, including a literary editor, a bestselling novelist, a broadcaster with RTE, Director of International Trade with An Post, the CEO of Children\u2019s Books Ireland and a bookstore general manager.<\/p>\n
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The judging panel consists of:<\/p>\n
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\n- Madeleine Keane \u2013 Literary editor of the Sunday Independent, lecturer at University College Dublin and Board Member of Children\u2019s Books Ireland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Sinead Moriarty \u2013 Award-winning author of 16 novels and three children\u2019s books. Sinead is the books ambassador for Eason Must Reads book club and founded and co-hosted the podcast \u2018What\u2019s In The Water\u2019<\/em> with fellow author Anna McPartlin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Rick O\u2019Shea \u2013 Broadcaster with RT\u00c9 Gold, Rick runs The Rick O\u2019Shea Book Club on Facebook and chooses the Eason Must Reads list four times a year. He is also literary curator for the annual UCD Festival and a board member of Fighting Worlds NI in Belfast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Cyril McGrane \u2013 A certified public accountant by profession, Cyril has worked with An Post for the last 26 years, holding a succession of senior roles in retail, operational and logistics management. Cyril is An Post\u2019s key liaison lead with IPC and UPU and he is leading An Post\u2019s Customs 2020 and Brexit programmes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- Elaina Ryan \u2013 CEO of Children\u2019s Books Ireland and Co-Artistic Director of Tower and Tales Children\u2019s Books Festival in Co. Wexford<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n- T\u00f3mas Kenny \u2013 General Manager of Kenny\u2019s bookshop, Tom\u00e1s has worked in Kenny\u2019s for over 20 years, dealing with purchasing, marketing and the selling of new, second hand and rare books along with archive material. He has served on the committee of Bookselling Ireland since 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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One of the six titles will be revealed as the \u2018An Post Irish Book of the Year 2023\u2019 during a one-hour television special hosted by Oliver Callan on RT\u00c9 One on Wednesday 6th<\/sup> December at 10:35pm.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Since its inception, the An Post Irish Book of the Year Award has been won by a series of landmark titles which have gone on to become Christmas bestsellers and firm favourites with readers.<\/p>\n
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Previous winners of the An Post Irish Book of the Year Award <\/em>include Sally Hayden for My Fourth Time, We Drowned<\/em>, Fintan O\u2019Toole for We Don\u2019t Know Ourselves<\/em>, Doireann N\u00ed Ghr\u00edofa for A Ghost in the Throat,<\/em> the late Vicky Phelan for Overcoming,<\/em> Emilie Pine for Notes to Self<\/em>, John Crowley, Donal \u00d3 Drisceoil, Mike Murphy and John Borgonovo for Atlas of the Irish Revolution<\/em>, Mike McCormack for Solar Bones<\/em>, Louise O\u2019Neill for Asking For It<\/em>, Mary Costello for Academy St<\/em>, Donal Ryan for The Spinning Heart<\/em>, Michael Harding for Staring at Lakes<\/em>, and Belinda McKeon for Solace<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Tune into RT\u00c9 One at 10:35pm on Wednesday 6th December to find out who wins the<\/strong><\/p>\nAn Post Irish Book of the Year Award 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
First awarded in 2006, the An Post Irish Book Awards celebrate and promote Irish writing to the widest range of readers possible. Each year it brings together a vast community passionate about books \u2013 readers, authors, booksellers, publishers and librarians \u2013 to recognise the very best of Irish writing talent and 2023 is no different.<\/p>\n
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The 2023 winners, outlined below, were announced earlier this week:<\/p>\n
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Eason Novel of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The Bee Sting \u2013 Paul Murray (Hamish Hamilton, Penguin Random House)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nTheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Sunday Miscellany: A Selection 2018 – 2023 \u2013 Edited by Sarah Binchy (New Island Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Bookselling Ireland Biography of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Poor \u2013 Katriona O\u2019Sullivan (Sandycove)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nCookbook of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Flavour \u2013 Mark Moriarty, photography by Cliodhna Prendergast (Gill Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nBookstation Lifestyle Book of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The Hike Life – Roz Purcell (Black and White Publishing)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Dubray Non-Fiction Book of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- A Thread of Violence \u2013 Mark O\u2019Connell (Granta Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nEason Sports Book of the Year in association with Ireland AM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The Grass Ceiling \u2013 Eimear Ryan (Sandycove)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nLibrary Association of Ireland Author of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Claire Keegan (Faber and Faber)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nIrish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Strange Sally Diamond – Liz Nugent (Sandycove)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nNational Book Tokens Popular Fiction Book of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- My Hot Friend \u2013 Sophie White (Hachette Books Ireland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Kala \u2013 Colin Walsh (Atlantic Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nForas na Gaeilge Irish Language Fiction Book of the Year Award<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Imram agus Sc\u00e9alta Eile \u2013 R\u00f3ise N\u00ed Bhaoill (\u00c9abhl\u00f3id)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nThe Last Word Listeners\u2019 Choice Award<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Poor \u2013 Katriona O\u2019Sullivan (Sandycove)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nNew Voices: The An Post Writing Prize<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The Border \/ \u041a\u043e\u0440\u0434\u043e\u043d – Valeriia Shmyrova<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nInternational Education Services Teen and Young Adult Book of the Year, in honour of John Treacy<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Black and Irish: Legends, Trailblazers and Everyday Heroes \u2013 Leon Diop and Briana Fitzsimons, illustrated by Jessica Louis (Little Island Books and Black and Irish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nSpecsavers Children\u2019s Book of the Year \u2013 Junior<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- The President\u2019s Dog \u2013 Peter Donnelly (Gill Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nSpecsavers Children\u2019s Book of the Year \u2013 Senior<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- I Am The Wind: Irish Poems for Children Everywhere \u2013 Edited by Lucinda Jacob and Sarah Webb, illustrated by Ashwin Chacko (Little Island Books)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nWriting.ie Short Story of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Such A Pretty Face \u2013 Mo\u00efra Fowley (Eyes Guts Throat Bones, Orion)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nListowel Writers\u2019 Week Poem of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Vectors in Kabul \u2013 Mary O\u2019Donnell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nAn Post Bookshop of the Year<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Halfway up the Stairs \u2013 Greystones, Co. Wicklow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nFor further information, please visit to the An Post Irish Book Awards website or social media channels:<\/strong><\/p>\nwww.anpostirishbookawards.ie<\/a><\/p>\nFacebook: @AnPostIBAS<\/strong><\/p>\nInstagram: @anpost_irishbookawards<\/strong><\/p>\nTwitter: @AnPostIBAS<\/strong><\/p>\nTikTok: @anpost_irishbookawards<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Books by Liz Nugent, Paul Murray, Katriona O\u2019Sullivan, Mark O\u2019Connell, Eimear Ryan and editors Lucinda Jacob and Sarah Webb along with illustrator Ashwin Chacko nominated for significant accolade \u00a0 Winner will be revealed during one-hour television special presented by Oliver Callan on RT\u00c9 One on Wednesday 6th December Books by Liz Nugent, Paul Murray, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5399"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5399"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5401,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5399\/revisions\/5401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uniquemedia.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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