The Shortlist is in!

From gripping fiction and remarkable memoirs to fascinating history and unforgettable sporting stories, the An Post  Irish Book Awards shortlist celebrates the very best in Irish writing and storytelling. Explore this year's standout titles, discover your next great read and see which books are in the running for top honours!

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Sophie's Swaps Homemade Wins: Choose Better, Spend Less & Make Healthy Eating Effortless Sophie's Swaps Homemade Wins: Choose Better, Spend Less & Make Healthy Eating Effortless
Sophie's Swaps Homemade Wins: Choose Better, Spend Less & Make Healthy Eating Effortless Sophie Morris
€ 19.99 € 27.50 RRP
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Happy, thank you. More, please.: How I got grateful, stayed mortified, and learned to trust the universe
Happy, thank you. More, please.: How I got grateful, stayed mortified, and learned to trust the universe Kyla Cobbler
€ 17.99 € 21.24 RRP
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Finding Joy: Words to capture the beauty of ordinary life | THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
Finding Joy: Words to capture the beauty of ordinary life THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
Dearbhla Mescal
€ 13.99 € 16.24 RRP
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Best of Ireland: An Insider Guide to the Real Ireland
Best of Ireland: An Insider Guide to the Real Ireland Cassie Stokes
€ 19.99 € 25.00 RRP
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Eva Pau's Asian Cookbook: 80 authentic recipes for every day Eva Pau's Asian Cookbook: 80 authentic recipes for every day
Eva Pau's Asian Cookbook: 80 authentic recipes for every day Eva Pau
€ 21.99 € 27.50 RRP
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Now You Are Wonderful: A Celebration of Age, Freedom and Wisdom
Now You Are Wonderful: A Celebration of Age, Freedom and Wisdom Mary Kennedy
€ 18.99 € 22.49 RRP
My Greatest Race My Greatest Race
My Greatest Race Ciara Mageean
€ 21.99 € 22.99 RRP
The Story of Us: Independent Ireland and the 1926 Census
The Story of Us: Independent Ireland and the 1926 Census Orlaith McBride
€ 21.99 € 28.74 RRP
Hungry: A biography of my body
Hungry: A biography of my body Katriona O'Sullivan
€ 14.99 € 21.24 RRP
All In All In
All In Peter O'Mahony
€ 24.99 € 31.25 RRP
Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir: The autobiography of Ireland's most admired taoiseach Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir: The autobiography of Ireland's most admired taoiseach
Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir: The autobiography of Ireland's most admired taoiseach Ronan McGreevy
€ 19.99 € 27.50 RRP
White Lines: A Rugby Life Broken and Rebuilt White Lines: A Rugby Life Broken and Rebuilt
White Lines: A Rugby Life Broken and Rebuilt Ryan Caldwell
€ 16.99 € 21.24 RRP
Not the Perfect Victim: My Fight for Survival, Truth and Justice
Not the Perfect Victim: My Fight for Survival, Truth and Justice Nikita Hand
€ 17.99 € 22.49 RRP
Said the Dead: The #1 Irish Times bestseller from the author of A Ghost in the Throat
Said the Dead: The #1 Irish Times bestseller from the author of A Ghost in the Throat Doireann Ní Ghríofa
€ 15.99 € 18.74 RRP
A Bigger Life
A Bigger Life Louise O’Neill
€ 17.99 € 21.24 RRP
Seeing What's Hidden: Uncovering Ireland's Ancient Ways of Knowing
Seeing What's Hidden: Uncovering Ireland's Ancient Ways of Knowing Manchán Magan
€ 19.99 € 24.71 RRP
A Rebel and a Traitor: A Fugitive, the Manhunt and the Birth of the IRA A Rebel and a Traitor: A Fugitive, the Manhunt and the Birth of the IRA
A Rebel and a Traitor: A Fugitive, the Manhunt and the Birth of the IRA Rory Carroll
€ 15.99 € 18.74 RRP
Zeebs: The gripping tell-all autobiography from a true rugby original
Zeebs: The gripping tell-all autobiography from a true rugby original Simon Zebo
€ 21.99 € 27.50 RRP
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The Walls The Walls
The Walls James McClean
€ 22.99 € 27.50 RRP
A Letter Home: Irish Correspondence from America 1818–1972
A Letter Home: Irish Correspondence from America 1818–1972 Kerby A. Miller
€ 23.99 € 32.24 RRP
Catalpa: The epic story of the greatest prison rescue in Irish history
Catalpa: The epic story of the greatest prison rescue in Irish history Michael B. Barry
€ 23.99 € 26.86 RRP
A Sheepdog Named Oscar: Love and Companionship in Rural Ireland A Sheepdog Named Oscar: Love and Companionship in Rural Ireland
A Sheepdog Named Oscar: Love and Companionship in Rural Ireland Dara Waldron
€ 15.99 € 18.74 RRP
Mackey and Ring
Mackey and Ring Arthur James O'Dea
€ 21.99 € 26.86 RRP
Brian Cowen: Anatomy of a Taoiseach Brian Cowen: Anatomy of a Taoiseach
Brian Cowen: Anatomy of a Taoiseach Gary Murphy
€ 21.99 € 27.50 RRP
Irish Sport in 100 Objects
Irish Sport in 100 Objects Siobhán Doyle
€ 21.99 € 28.74 RRP
The Lost Sportswriter: A Life up close with Irish sporting greatness
The Lost Sportswriter: A Life up close with Irish sporting greatness Vincent Hogan
€ 21.99 € 26.86 RRP
Opening Night
Opening Night Sara Baume
€ 15.99 € 18.74 RRP
NO ONE TELLS YOU: The Last Years of Edna O'Brien
NO ONE TELLS YOU: The Last Years of Edna O'Brien Carlo Gébler
€ 18.99 € 23.74 RRP
Talk to Joe: Life, Liveline and Me Talk to Joe: Life, Liveline and Me
Talk to Joe: Life, Liveline and Me Joe Duffy
€ 22.99 € 28.74 RRP
A History of Ireland in 100 Stamps
A History of Ireland in 100 Stamps Max Barrett
€ 24.99 € 29.99 RRP
John McGahern: A Writing Life
John McGahern: A Writing Life Frank Shovlin
€ 26.99 € 31.25 RRP
The Plot Against Ireland: The Forger, Spies, Conmen and Terrorists Who Conspired Against Irish Home Rule
The Plot Against Ireland: The Forger, Spies, Conmen and Terrorists Who Conspired Against Irish Home Rule Myles Dungan
€ 18.99 € 21.24 RRP

Best Non-Fiction Books

Delve into rich cultural history, eye-opening biographies or relive the glory of our sporting icons with some of the Best Irish Non-Fiction Books of 2026.

NON-FICTION SHORTLISTS 2026

Lifestyle Book of the Year

History Book of the Year

Sports Book of the Year

Irish Published Book of the Year

Biography of the Year

Non-Fiction Book of the Year

ALL SHORTLISTED NON-FICTION