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Independently Publishing Extraordinary Books since 1944. Cork, Ireland
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May 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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20 boxes of previously enjoyed books are being unboxed right now at The Mercier Bookshop #StLukes #CorkCity #bookstore
May 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Many thanks to the lovely staff at Roe River books in Dundalk for hosting the launch of THE FRIENDSHIP CUP by Anne Devlin aka Winnie Clarke
About THE FRIENDSHIP CUP:

When a Palestinian team visits Ireland, unexpected friendships form that transform lives. Inspired by a real 2017 football exchange
May 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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'What follows is shocking for those who know her short stories and novels, cherished for their discreet, enigmatic, almost secretive structures'

A fine essay by @katyderbyshire.bsky.social on translating Judith Hermann 📕

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Katy Derbyshire—the intimacy of translation - Books Ireland
Katy Derbyshire on translating We’d Have Told Each Other Everything by Judith Hermann (Mercier Books).
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May 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Another bookish delight hits my hallway with a wallop This time its stories and reflections from Máirtín Ó Direáin the man called the 'Father of modern Irish Poetry' Originally commissioned for The Irish Press by a cousin of my fathers the late Breandán Ó hEithir @mercierpress.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
You’re invited to the launch of SPRING SEAWEED by Máirtín Ó Direáin this Friday, May 2nd in Charlie Byrne's Bookshop, Galway.

Máirtín Ó Direáin's niece, Máire Áine Ní Dhireáin will be joining us to launch this important work of prose in both English and as Gaelige. #booksky #galway
May 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Writing! Ageing! So what! But the people I talked to hold a range of views on the subject @mercierpress.bsky.social In The Gloss on Thursday
April 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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⚽️ COVER REVEAL! ⚽️
'The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland'

⚽️Royalties from each book sale will directly support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza.

15 April 2025

Pre-order: www.mercierpress.ie/books/the-fr...

Illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martínez and Sonia Pérez

#Palestine #worldbookday
March 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
⚽️ COVER REVEAL! ⚽️
'The Friendship Cup: Palestine to Ireland'

⚽️Royalties from each book sale will directly support the Al Hilal Football Academy in Gaza.

15 April 2025

Pre-order: www.mercierpress.ie/books/the-fr...

Illustrated by Miguel Ángel Martínez and Sonia Pérez

#Palestine #worldbookday
March 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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The Today Show/Mercier Press Book Competition 2025 ✍️

✨Competition deadline: 11th April 2025✨

Submissions must include a complete manuscript between 40,000 – 100,000 words.

Read more at:
www.writing.ie/writing-comp...
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#writers #writersky 💙📚
March 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Still places going in my Creative Writing Workshops at The Mercier Bookshop! If you are in Cork and fancy getting into this business we call "writin'"

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Creative Writing Workshop at The Mercier Bookshop
Creative Writing Workshop with Cethan Leahy Discover your unique voice in this supportive 6-week course
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March 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
All Royalties to Ukrainian Action Ireland: www.mercierpress.ie/books/we-sta...

#westandwithukraine #booksky
March 1, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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📚 COVER REVEAL! 🔥 'Camarade' by award-winning author Theo Dorgan, cover design by Fiachra McCarthy

'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?'

A philosophical thriller

Pre-orders open

#CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads
February 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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📚 COVER REVEAL! 📚

Here’s the stunning cover of Mary O'Donnell's powerful new short story collection, ‘Walking Ghosts.’

Cover by @needledesign

#WalkingGhosts #MaryODonnell #IrishLiterature #ShortStories #CoverReveal​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Coming 08 May 2025

Pre-Orders open
February 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
📚 COVER REVEAL! 📚

Here’s the stunning cover of Mary O'Donnell's powerful new short story collection, ‘Walking Ghosts.’

Cover by @needledesign

#WalkingGhosts #MaryODonnell #IrishLiterature #ShortStories #CoverReveal​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Coming 08 May 2025

Pre-Orders open
February 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Good news, Cork Writer Types! I'm teaching a Creative Writing Course with @mercierpress.bsky.social in March!

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February 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📚 COVER REVEAL! 🔥 'Camarade' by award-winning author Theo Dorgan, cover design by Fiachra McCarthy

'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?'

A philosophical thriller

Pre-orders open

#CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads #booksky
February 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📚 COVER REVEAL! 🔥 'Camarade' by award-winning author Theo Dorgan, cover design by Fiachra McCarthy

'All things considered, I wonder if shooting that policeman made me the man that I am?'

A philosophical thriller

Pre-orders open

#CoverReveal #IrishFiction #ComingSoon#IrelandReads
February 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
📚✨ Step back in time with us at Mercier Bookshop!

These reissued little gems from the 60s had stunning covers by design legends Cor Klaasen and John Skelton! 🎨

Fun fact: These were made pocket-sized for life on the go.

Maybe it's time we all swapped our scroll time for a vintage page-turner? 😉
February 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
All the feels with this one. Strong language throughout! Narrated brilliantly by Flora Montgomery and Shane Quigley who capture the nuance of the Dublin accent and bring the story alive like never before. On all audio platforms from tomorrow #booksky #audiobook #romance

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Jackie Loves Johnser OK? - Abridged Audiobook on Libro.fm
'The most important book of its generation' - Mark Cagney, Morning Ireland 'Jewel-like scenes of Dublin' - Sunday Times 'Roddy Doyle with Knobs on!' - RTE Guide 'Thompson's ability to, by his own admi...
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February 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
All the feels with this one. Strong language throughout! Narrated brilliantly by Flora Montgomery and Shane Quigley who capture the nuance of the Dublin accent and bring the story alive like never before. On all audio platforms from tomorrow #spicy #audiobook #romance

libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
Jackie Loves Johnser OK? - Abridged Audiobook on Libro.fm
'The most important book of its generation' - Mark Cagney, Morning Ireland 'Jewel-like scenes of Dublin' - Sunday Times 'Roddy Doyle with Knobs on!' - RTE Guide 'Thompson's ability to, by his own admi...
libro.fm
February 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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I’ll be posting from the Bookselling Ireland conference today.
There are almost 200 bookshop across Ireland and they have huge cultural impact.
Plus they contribute around e189 million annually to the economy.
February 11, 2025 at 9:56 AM