Welcome to this week’s Irish bestselling books, where our featured book is the latest novel from Donal Ryan – always a firm favourite and a big seller in the Irish bestselling books charts.

Competition deadline: 28th September 2026 Ireland’s Own is pleased to announce details of our 2026 Writing Competition.

January 1670. London is enduring its worst winter in decades. But for Samuel Pepys, the darkest days are yet to come. ‘The past is never dead,’ to quote William Faulkner. ‘It’s not even ...

Seething Lane by Jack Jewers Seething Lane is a beautifully written historical fiction novel set in 1670`s London just four years after the great fire decimated the city, amid the coldest winter ...

Challenges, challenges, and a few more challenges for the first-time author: Garrie Boldsmith on the importance of marketing your book . . . Some 2 ½ years ago, I embarked upon a journey I had ...

Peter Reynolds, author of the recently published collection of tales, Absurd, on his approach to writing satire . . . I began writing almost by accident, with no intention of ever becoming an ...

Murder One, Ireland’s International Crime Writing Festival, returns to Dublin from the 15th – 18th October 2026. Featuring a host of bestselling and internationally renowned crime-writing stars, ...

Author S. Hati tells us about the inspiration behind her romantic, time travelling fantasy, The Carousel of Forgotten Places. I’ve recently realized that I love writing about ghosts. I could write ...

What Drew Me to Enheduanna, the World’s First Named Author I encountered Enheduanna by chance while reading about her father, Sargon the Great, the world’s first emperor. She was ...

Six Books, Several Headaches and One Small Press In March 2026, I launched Oakleaf Press at Ireland’s Publishing Show in County Clare. That makes it sound all very serious and strategic, doesn’t ...

Pitch Perfect! Got a great book idea? Think you can pitch it in ten minutes flat? Then, O’Brien Press want you! This Culture ...

Michael Morrissey takes top prize with “Homeless” as the Darby Ryan International Poetry Final comes home to Bansha. A Bansha man has won the 2026 Darby Ryan International Poetry ...