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An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlist

Here you'll find nearly all of the books shortlisted for this year's An Post Irish Book Awards, across seventeen categories including Novel of the Year, Irish Published Book of the Year, Children's (Junior and Senior) Book of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. 

Please note that only the books currently in stock or available at Kennys are displayed. If a book which has been shortlisted is missing below, it means we may not have it readily available and it will be added back when it is.

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An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlist

Paperback. An innocent mistake. A lifetime of guilt. Susannah is pulled in every direction, every day; as a doctor, a researcher, a professor, a wife, a mother and a woman. She doesn't realise it, but she is at breaking point. After a frantic morning, with a disrupted routine and an emergency call from work, Susannah leaves her young daughter in the car on a hot day. It is hours before she realises her mistake, but it is too late. Adelaide is a reporter covering Susannah's negligence trial. The story is all too familiar, stirring up the ghosts of her own long-buried past. As Adelaide and Susannah circle closer to each other, as the jury considers its verdict, both women are forced recognise that they are both already living out the worst punishment imaginable. But what will the court say?
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
9780751582376
ISBN
9780751582376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 6.75

Paperback. A stunning, powerful new novel about a couple that pushes against traditional expectations, moving with their dogs to the Irish countryside where they embed themselves in nature and make attempts to disappear from society. It is the winter following the summer they met. A couple, Bell and Sigh, move into a remote house in the Irish countryside with their dogs. Both solitary with misanthropic tendencies, they leave the conventional lives stretched out before them to build another--one embedded in ritual, and away from the friends and family from whom they've drifted. They arrive at their new home on a clear January day and look up to appraise the view. A mountain gently and unspectacularly ascends from the Atlantic, "as if it had accumulated stature over centuries. As if, over centuries, it had steadily flattened itself upwards." They make a promise to climb the mountain, but--over the course of the next seven years--it remains un-climbed. We move through the seasons with Bell and Sigh as they come to understand more about the small world around them, and as their interest in the wider world recedes. Seven Steeples is a beautiful and profound meditation on the nature of love, and the resilience of nature. Through Bell and Sigh, and the life they create for themselves, Sara Baume explores what it means to escape the traditional paths laid out before us--and what it means to evolve in devotion to another person, and to the landscape.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Tramp Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781916291485
ISBN
9781916291485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 11.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781398508781
ISBN
9781398508781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.49

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Scholastic
Condition
New
SKU
9780702307355
ISBN
9780702307355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.50

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Sphere
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751582383
ISBN
9780751582383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.43

Paperback. **Growing up in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia, Suad Aldarra never quite felt at home. The daughter of Syrian migrants, she railed against the extreme strictures placed on women in Saudi society. When the opportunity came to study software engineering at Damascus University, she jumped at the chance for a degree of freedom she'd never known. But when the war came, everything changed. Suddenly Suad and her new husband Housam were thrown into a world of relentless pressure; first fleeing to post-Arab Spring Egypt, Suad's work as a data scientist was a saving grace that allowed her to come to Ireland as an economic migrant. Yet reaching safety came at a price... I Don't Want to Talk About Home is not a memoir about war and destruction. It's not about camps or boats. It's about what came before and how to build a life out of the rubble. With great warmth and insight, Suad writes about those left behind, the sacrifices made, and the parts of yourself you lose when integrating into a new world and culture
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ireland Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781781620625
ISBN
9781781620625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.78

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781788493147
ISBN
9781788493147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. **Everyone thinks that Frankie is a dreamer, but she has a secret. When her parents think she's 'in another world', little do they know, she really is. Together with her little brother Fred, Frankie can disappear to Thoughtopolis, a magical world inside her head filled with everything and anything Frankie could ever imagine. Thoughtopolis has always been a magical adventureland but when Frankie gets trapped inside, it stops being her fun refuge. In order to escape, Frankie must journey deep into the heart of Thoughtopolis and confront the secret buried deep inside - Frankie has been refusing to admit that Fred is no longer alive in the real world. Can Frankie come to terms with his loss and learn to keep him in her heart as she returns to her real life?
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Scholastic
Condition
New
SKU
9780702314643
ISBN
9780702314643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 8.82

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Electric Monkey
Condition
New
SKU
9780755503643
ISBN
9780755503643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 8.51

Paperback. The Game is a multifaceted reflection on sport. It is part memoir, outlining Tadhg Coakley’s time as a player and fan, and how sport has shaped his life. But it also tackles sport on a universal scale – the good and the bad – and its immeasurable influence on our world. For fans, sport can be all-consuming and in our modern world we are consuming sport in ever greater quantities, often blindly. Sport also has a dark side; it is rife with corruption, racism, sexism, homophobia, nationalism and a raft of toxic masculine behaviour, and Coakley interrogates his own attitudes on each of these fronts. At the same time sport builds diversely positive connections and communities, and in sport – as in art – people can forget their own identities with grace, imagination and the possibility of what may be. This duality is one of the most fascinating aspects of sport. Written with warmth, openness and keen insight, The Game is an entertaining and thought-provoking meditation on the uniquely intense highs and lows of loving sport in today’s world.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1900
Publisher
Merrion Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781785372971
ISBN
9781785372971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 11.77

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781529417067
ISBN
9781529417067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612199450
ISBN
9781612199450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.18

Hardback. The male body has always been the default body in clinical medicine, making the wrong assumption that women are just smaller versions of men: The Female Factor will change the narrative for female health and provide methods to protect and maximise your health in positive, affirming steps, covering what we eat, how we move, how we sleep and the effects of stress.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Condition
New
SKU
9781529382860
ISBN
9781529382860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 17.41

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781529040982
ISBN
9781529040982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.11

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
John Murray Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781529388268
ISBN
9781529388268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.04

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472272676
ISBN
9781472272676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Hardcover. **Colm O’Regan grew up on a small farm where his family planted lots of trees and grew most of their own food, but his father – who took Dutch elm disease personally – also happened to burn rubbish out the back and loaded the soil with 10-10-20. Now a father himself, Colm O’Regan tries to do his bit by cycling and recycling, but he still ends up putting his foot in the mulch. Most of us would like to live more sustainable lives, but what’s the point in picking up litter if you have to commute 80km just to get to the office? Climate Worrier is a book full of hypocrisies – how in trying to do the right thing, there’s always someone who will point out that, actually, you’re wrong. But even though it’s not easy being green, the important thing is to try. Colm O’Regan is flying the flag for the eco-anxious and the environmentally stressed.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780008534875
ISBN
9780008534875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.15

hardcover. ****In 2021, Charlie Bird was diagnosed with motor neurone disease – a man whose voice was so synonymous with his career faced losing it completely. Yet knowing he had just a short time left with family and friends, what emerged was a great sense of resilience and motivation to take advantage of every moment. Here, Charlie reflects on his life and phenomenal broadcast career through the lense of his diagnosis, as he ponders the big questions and takes stock of the small moments that we so often overlook. Written over the course of 2022 as his health deteriorated, with the help of long-time friend and fellow journalist Ray Burke, this is a candid and unforgettable story about the triumph of the human spirit and, ultimately, what it means to be alive.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Mudlark
Condition
New
SKU
9780008546755
ISBN
9780008546755
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.13

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781787635333
ISBN
9781787635333
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.39

hardcover. * On the Beara peninsula in West Cork, a temperate rainforest flourishes. It is the life work of Eoghan Daltun, who had a vision to rewild a 73-acre farm he bought, moving there from Dublin with his family in 2009. An Irish Atlantic Rainforest charts that remarkable journey. Part memoir, part environmental treatise, as a wild forest bursts into life before our eyes, we're invited to consider the burning issues of our time: climate breakdown, ecological collapse, and why our very survival as a species requires that we urgently and radically transform our relationship with nature. This is a story as much about doing nothing as taking action - allowing natural ecosystems to return and thrive without interference, and in doing so heal an ailing planet. Powerfully descriptive, lovingly told, An Irish Atlantic Rainforest presents an enduring picture of the regenerative force of nature, and how one Irishman let it happen.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
9781399705271
ISBN
9781399705271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. #Millennials are the first generation in Ireland to be worse off than their parents. Trapped in a game of rental roulette, stuck living at home as adults, and many on the brink of homelessness, the Irish housing crisis has defined the lives of an entire generation – and it is set to continue. With housing costs in Ireland the highest in the EU, the property ladder has been kicked from under thousands. So how did we get here … and how do we break the cycle? In Gaffs, housing expert Rory Hearne urges us to think about the people behind the statistics, and shows us that there is a way towards a future where everyone has access to a home.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780008529581
ISBN
9780008529581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 11.00

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780008538972
ISBN
9780008538972
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 15.69

Hardcover. When Gillian Hussey started out in Bridewell District Court in 1984, little did she realise that she would deal with some of the most notorious criminals in Ireland, including the Kinahans, the Cahills, ‘The Monk’ and John Gilligan. As one of Ireland’s first female judges, Gillian was very much a woman in a man’s world. Unafraid to look beyond the courtroom, she always sought to better understand the human – not just the criminal – who stood before her in the dock. Through her work, Gillian spent a lifetime learning about people, society and herself. This fascinating insight into the career of a trailblazing woman reveals the inner workings of Ireland’s criminal courts, explores the changes in Irish society and shares some timeless truths learned from almost 20 years on the bench.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780717192687
ISBN
9780717192687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 14.54

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780717193806
ISBN
9780717193806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 16.17

hardcover. The road to Croke Park can be a long one, but for Leitrim hurler Zak Moradi it was longer than most. Born in a refugee camp in Ramadi, Iraq, at the height of the Gulf War, Zak spent his formative years living under the oppressive regime of Saddam Hussein. Settling in Carrick-on-Shannon aged just 11, Zak couldn’t speak English, but when he discovered a talent for hurling, life suddenly took off. Zak credits the GAA with giving him the opportunity to put down roots, forge lifelong friendships and build his own life.In this brave, touching and uplifting memoir, Zak reflects on his first 20 years in Ireland: the culture shock of landing in small-town Ireland; the plight of refugees worldwide; the skills he learned through sport and the role it plays in a healthy, balanced mind and in creating a community.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780717194667
ISBN
9780717194667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.13

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780717194926
ISBN
9780717194926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.56

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Merrion Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781785374258
ISBN
9781785374258
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 17.01

Publication date
2022
Publisher
Coiscéim
Condition
New
SKU
6660012220069
ISBN
6660012220069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409198741
ISBN
9781409198741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.80

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780008555450
ISBN
9780008555450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.50

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Merrion Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781785374326
ISBN
9781785374326
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 20.60

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Merrion Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781785374395
ISBN
9781785374395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.22

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
9781526608000
ISBN
9781526608000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.78

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781788492768
ISBN
9781788492768
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.77

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008527105
ISBN
9780008527105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.01

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Hachette Books Ireland
Condition
New
SKU
V9781399710480
ISBN
9781399710480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.32

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472223852
ISBN
9781472223852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.19

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Walker Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781406385533
ISBN
9781406385533
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.01

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Gill Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717192595
ISBN
9780717192595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 18.38

Hardcover. KERRY
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781782055396
ISBN
9781782055396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 42.76

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781838951665
ISBN
9781838951665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.07

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Walker Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781406393101
ISBN
9781406393101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.04

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