Winners of the An Post Irish Book Awards 2024 announced
Sally Rooney, Graham Norton, Gearóidín Nic Cárthaigh, Hector Ó hEochagáin, Sam Blake, Donal Ryan, Eilish Fisher, Dermot Flynn, Johnny Sexton, Alan Murrin and Jane Casey among the winners- Little Acorns Bookstore in Derry claims ‘An Post Bookshop of the Year’ title
- Paul Howard honoured with ‘Special Recognition Award’, while Martin Waddell presented with the ‘Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award’
Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year Award.
The An Post Irish Book Awards also presented Martin Waddell with the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award. Martin Waddell is the first children’s writer to receive the award, and is one of the most popular and beloved authors in children’s fiction. He is best known for Owl Babies, illustrated by Patrick Benson, (1992) and the Little Bear books, illustrated by Barbara Firth.
Below is the full list of winners for the ‘An Post Irish Book Awards 2024’:
TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year
- The Irish Words You Should Know – Hector Ó hEochagáin (Gill Books)
Dubray Biography of the Year
- Nature Boy: A Journey of Birdsong and Belonging – Seán Ronayne (Hachette Books Ireland)
Hodges Figgis History Book of the Year
- Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New Perspectives - Hélène O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy (Cork University Press)
WHSmith Non-Fiction Book of the Year
- Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets – Clair Wills (Allen Lane, Penguin Random House)
Eason Novel of the Year
- Heart, Be at Peace – Donal Ryan (Transworld, Penguin Random House)
Bookselling Ireland Food & Drink Book of the Year
- Irish Food History: A Companion - Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire & Dorothy Cashman (Royal Irish Academy)
Bookstation Lifestyle Book of the Year
- Gaeilge i Mo Chroí - Irish In My Heart: Your Guide to Loving and Living the Irish Language – Molly Nic Céile (Hachette Books Ireland)
Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year
- Sally Rooney
Eason Sports Book of the Year
- Obsessed: The Autobiography – Johnny Sexton with Peter O’Reilly (Sandycove, Penguin)
Gradam Love Leabhar Gaeilge Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana
- Geansaithe Móra – Gearóidín Nic Cárthaigh (LeabhairCOMHAR)
Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Junior
- The Golden Hare – Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press)
Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Senior
- Fia and the Last Snow Deer – Eilish Fisher, illustrated by Dermot Flynn (Puffin, Penguin Random House Children’s)
International Education Services Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year, in honour of John Treacy
- Something’s About to Blow Up – Sam Blake (Gill Books)
Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year
- A Stranger in the Family – Jane Casey (Hemlock Press)
Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year
- The Coast Road – Alan Murrin (Bloomsbury Circus)
Ireland AM Popular Fiction Book of the Year
- Frankie – Graham Norton (Coronet)
Special Recognition Award
- Paul Howard
The Last Word Listeners’ Choice Award
- The Last Disco: The Story of the Stardust Tragedy – Sean Murray, Christine Bohan and Nicky Ryan (Eriu)
New Irish Writing Best Short Story in association with the Irish Independent
- Valentine’s Day – Kathleen Macadam
New Irish Writing Best Poetry in association with the Irish Independent
- ‘Onionskin’ – Eilín de Paor
An Post Bookshop of the Year
- Little Acorns Bookstore, Derry
