An Post Bookshop of the Year
An Post Irish Book Awards offers book lovers across Ireland the chance to choose their favourite bookshop
About the Award
The An Post Bookshop of the Year category is designed to acknowledge the significant role played by independent bookshops and local branches of bookshop chains in helping their local communities to find and savour the titles of their choice. Previous winners include Kennys Bookshop and Art Gallery, Galway in 2021, Bridge Street Books, Wicklow in 2022 and Halfway Up The Stairs, Greystones, Wicklow in 2023.
Key Dates
23rd September
Nominations for the An Post Bookshop of the Year will close at midnight and the 12 bookshops around Ireland with the most votes will then be longlisted.
24th October
Mystery shoppers will visit the 12 shops as part of the judging process. Following this, a shortlist of 6 shops will be announced.
27th November
The overall winner will be presented with their trophy at the An Post Irish Book Awards event. The winner will receive a prize worth €15,000 from An Post Commerce.
An Post 2024 Bookshop of the Year Longlist!
Read the full An Post Bookshop of the Year longlist press release here.
2023 Winner
Halfway Up The Stairs, Greystones
Bridge Street Books, Wicklow
Tertulia Bookshop, Westport
Chapters Bookstore, Dublin
Philip’s Bookshop, Mallow
Bridge Books, Dromore
Genius Juniors Books Ennis, Online
Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Galway
Liber Bookshop, Sligo
Kerr’s Bookshop, Clonakilty
Books at One, Letterfrack
Books on the Green, Sandymount
Waterstones, Drogheda
The search is officially underway to find the ‘An Post Bookshop of the Year’ for 2023. After a hugely successful inaugural year in 2021, the category is now back for the third year running in the An Post Irish Book Awards, the annual literary event that celebrates and promotes Irish writing to the widest range of readers possible.
An Post 2023 Bookshop of The Year Shortlist!
Bridge Books, Dromore
Bridge Street Books, Wicklow
Halfway Up the Stairs, Greystones
Liber, Sligo
Maynooth Bookshop, Maynooth
O’Mahony’s Booksellers, Limerick
The An Post Bookshop of The Year at the Irish Book Awards is brought to you by:
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Bridge Street Books, Wicklow
An Post Bookshop of the Year 2022
Bridge Street Books is an independent, family run bookshop set in an old house, right in the heart of Wicklow Town. Open since November 1999, the building is full of nooks & crannies where you can hide while browsing an extensive range of books.