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18/06/2026

Thank you so much Maggie O'Farrell for popping in for a quick visit yesterday. We have lots of copies of Maggie’s new novel ‘Land’ in stock.

13/06/2026

In The News from Dublin, a beautiful collection of short stories from the bestselling author of Brooklyn and Long Island, Colm Toibin delves into the days and nights of those living far from home: lives of great longing, at a great distance from past lives and past selves.

A woman in Galway hears of the death of her son in the First World War. An Irishman seeks anonymity in Barcelona, haunted by crimes he has committed. A man goes to Dublin from Enniscorthy to implore the Minister for Health for a special favour.

A young woman is pregnant during the Spanish Civil War. An undocumented worker finds himself living an illegal life and must leave San Francisco, and his child, after thirty years in America. Three sisters who have been living in Argentina decide to return to Catalonia.

12/06/2026

Lesley Bond and her partner Gordon were the first couple to embark on the six-month caretaking residency on the Great Blasket Island, one of Ireland’s most remote and historically rich locations. With no electricity, hot water or modern conveniences, their daily existence was like nothing they had experienced, and echoes of the past remained ever-present.

As well as chronicling their encounters, Lesley delves into the lives of the island’s last inhabitants and the circumstances that led to their evacuation in the 1950s. A unique blend of personal reflection and historical context, Blasket Bound reveals how the past continues to shape the present. It is an exploration of identity, illustrating how the environments we inhabit and the histories we inherit leave an indelible mark.

06/06/2026

Disney Stitch books = chaos, heart, and way too many Hawaiian shirts 🌺👽

Stitch was never meant to be cute. He was Experiment 626: destructive, uncontrollable, basically a blue tornado with teeth. Then he met Lilo. And suddenly the little alien who could wreck a city learned what “ohana” means.

We have lots of Stitch books in stock. Perfect for kids who love mischief + heart, or adults who still quote “Ohana means family”.

Which Stitch moment got you — the Elvis phase or him learning to dance hula?

03/06/2026

Mrs. Shim is a 50-something Korean mom who accidentally becomes a hitman after… well, let’s just say a mix-up involving a job interview. She thought she was signing up to be a cleaner. Turns out she’s weirdly good at the other thing too.

One minute Mrs. Shim’s worrying about kimchi and her son’s grades, the next she’s taking down criminals with a rolling pin. It’s chaotic, it’s heartfelt, and it completely flips the “quiet ajumma” stereotype on it’s head.

Could you see your own mom accidentally becoming an assassin and still making you dinner after?

01/06/2026

Julia Donaldson books are the reason kids beg for “one more story” and adults secretly love storytime too.

She’s the genius behind The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog, and about a million other rhymes you’ll end up memorizing. Illustrators like Axel Scheffler, Lydia Monks, Sara Ogilvie to name a few make the characters come to life.

Every book packs bravery, kindness, and “the small can be mighty” into 30 pages. Plus the repetition means toddlers feel like geniuses when they “read” it back to you.

Which Julia Donaldson character lives rent-free in your house — the Gruffalo, the Witch’s cat, or Stick Man on his endless journey home?

31/05/2026

Kristin Hannah writes about women, war, family, and all the messy, brave choices in between.

The Nightingale will have you googling French resistance stories at 2am.
Another Life follows a woman healing from her failed marriage who returns to her hometown and forms a life changing bond with a troubled teenager.
The Winter Garden is a captivating, mysterious love story that spans sixty-five years and moves from war torn Leningrad in the 1940s to modern- day Alaska.
And The Great Alone? Wilderness, trauma, and a mother-daughter bond that cuts deep.

Kristen’s books take big historical moments and zoom in on the people living through them. You get the scope of war or economic collapse, but they are really about resilience, loyalty, and what we do when there are no good options. Expect tears. Expect to ugly-cry on public transport and pretend it’s allergies.

If you want books that stay with you for weeks after the last page, start here.

Which book hit you hardest?

30/05/2026

Lucy Kennedy’s Friendship Fairies are what happens when glitter, kindness, and a bit of Irish magic team up.

These books follow sisters Emme, Holly and Jess who show up right when someone needs help with friendship stuff — sharing, feeling left out, standing up for someone, or just figuring out how to say sorry.

Perfect for bedtime reads, reluctant readers, or anyone who needs a reminder that being kind is its own kind of superpower.

If your little reader had a Friendship Fairy, what problem would they help solve first?

29/05/2026

Jennifer Lynn Barnes books are what happens when puzzles, secrets, and a dash of chaos collide — and you can’t put them down.

She’s the mind behind The Inheritance Games series: Avery Grambs inherits billions from a stranger, and suddenly she’s living in a mansion full of riddles, family drama, and Hawthorne brothers who all have something to hide. Every chapter ends on a “wait, what” and every book makes you trust the wrong person.

Then there’s The Naturals for the crime-profiling vibe. Teenagers with FBI-level skills team up to solve cold cases. Think fast dialogue, sharp banter, and cases that get under your skin.

Barnes writes the kind of stories that live in your brain rent-free. Smart characters, high stakes, twists you didn’t see coming, and romance that simmers without taking over the plot.

If you like books that feel like a Netflix thriller you can’t pause, she’s your author.

Which Barnes book pulled you in first — the Hawthorne mansion or the FBI prodigies?

28/05/2026

Animal Farm is the book you might have read in school and think you understand — then reread as an adult and realize it’s about now.

George Orwell takes a farm where the animals overthrow their human owner and watches, in real time, how “all animals are equal” turns into “some animals are more equal than others.” The pigs get smarter, the slogans get simpler, and the rest of the animals just work harder and forget why they started.

What makes it brutal is how familiar it feels. The way language gets twisted, how good intentions get traded for control, how convenient it is to blame the problem you just created. Orwell wrote it about Stalinism, but unfortunately you can see modern day comparisons.

It’s short, sharp, and leaves you side-eyeing every speech that starts with “for the greater good.”

If you’ve read it, what stuck with you most?

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Monday	9:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5pm
Friday	9:30am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm

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+353469437532

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http://www.antoniasbookstore.com/

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