It has been said that Ireland is arguably the literary capital of the world. Ireland is home to no less than four Nobel laureates, five Booker Prize winners and literary superstars across the ages, from James Joyce and Samuel Beckett to modern day literary Irish success stories such as Colm Tóibín and Sally Rooney.
An important element of the Irish Success initiative is to celebrate the richness of Irish literary heritage and writing creativity by showcasing a handpicked selection of books by talented Irish authors each month. Explore the latest picks and support the vibrant literary talent of Ireland and at the same time support the Irish Success initiative. If you choose to pick a book from the picks below Amazon will pay a small commission at no extra cost to you.
The long-awaited new work from the author of Foster , Small Things Like These is an unforgettable story of hope, quiet heroism and tenderness.
"Claire Keegan makes her moments real - and then she makes them matter." - Colm Tóibìn
"A moral tale that is unsentimental and deeply affecting, because true and right." - David Hayden
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The Irish author explores bereavement and age-gap relationships in a breathtakingly intimate tale of two brothers and the women they turn to.
Intermezzo is an accomplished continuation of the writing that made Sally Rooney a global phenomenon. It’s also more philosophically ambitious, stylistically varied, disturbing at times and altogether stranger.
With almost mathematical rigour, symmetries draw our attention to the reversal of roles and doubled traits. Rooney’s art keeps its classic counsel in this way, its control lending gravitas to all that is raw, muddled, mistaken.
Winner of the Booker Prize 2024
A team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect meteorological data, conduct scientific experiments and test the limits of the human body. But mostly they observe. Together they watch their silent blue planet, circling it sixteen times, spinning past continents and cycling through seasons, taking in glaciers and deserts, the peaks of mountains and the swells of oceans. Endless shows of spectacular beauty witnessed in a single day.
If you love a top notch psychological thriller that will have you questioning your own sanity, then this 5-star read is for you" - NetGalley reviewer
FIVE STARS "What a wild ride!!! Freida definitely delivered the best twisty ending... Gripping from start to finish... honestly, I just could not put it down... An absolutely mind-blowing shocker that kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat literally until the very end" - Goodreads reviewer
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