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According to the Irish Post in London 'Kennys ready for battle in war of the words'...

We were very happy to have featured in London's Irish Post in the past few days.  With the awards coming up on the 11th May, Fiona Audley reports on Kennys nomination as Bookseller of the Year.


A LITERARY David and Goliath-style battle will play out in London this month when an independent Irish bookstore goes up against Waterstones for an industry award.

On May 11 the family which has run Kennys Bookshop in Galway since it was founded in 1940 will be in the capital for Britain’s annual event The Bookseller Awards.

For the first time in their 75-year history the Kenny family business has been nominated in the Book Retailer of The Year category – an honour they claim they “never expected”.

But on the night – where they will enjoy a glitzy awards ceremony at the Hilton Park Lane hotel – they will be up against three British industry stalwarts who are also shortlisted for the title.

Read more on The Irish News Website...

[PHOTO CAPTION: Conor Kenny and the Kennys.ie team will be in London next month for The Bookseller Awards. Photo: Mike Shaughnessey]

Conor Kenny and the Kennys.ie team will be in London next month for The Bookseller Awards

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