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Edition 7 (2009)

Novel of the YearCrime Fiction Book of the YearBest Irish Published Book of the YearNon-Fiction Book of the YearCookbook of the YearPopular Fiction Book of the YearChildren's Book of the Year, JuniorChildren's Book of the Year, SeniorTeen & Young Adult Book of the YearSports Book of the YearNewcomer of the YearIrish Language Book of the YearLifestyle Book of the YearBiography of the YearAuthor of the YearShort Story of the YearPoem of the YearBookshop of the YearThe Last Word Listeners' Choice AwardNew Voices: The An Post Writing PrizeLifetime Achievement Award

Winners

11 people
Sebastian Barry せばすちゃん・ばりー Winner

A haunting novel about an older woman writing down the story of her life while a second narrative quietly reveals the pressures and secrets around her.

A haunting novel about an older woman writing down the story of her life while a second narrative quietly reveals the pressures and secrets around her.

312 pages
memoryhistoryidentity
Alex Barclay あれっくす・ばーくれい Winner

A fast-moving crime thriller about FBI agent Ren Bryce, whose investigation into an avalanche murder drags her into her own troubled past.

A fast-moving crime thriller about FBI agent Ren Bryce, whose investigation into an avalanche murder drags her into her own troubled past.

496 pages
crime fictioninvestigationpast traumapsychological tension
Alice Taylor ありす・ていらー Excellence Award

A sequence of village vignettes in which Alice Taylor celebrates community life in rural Ireland while reflecting on shared values and the environment.

A sequence of village vignettes in which Alice Taylor celebrates community life in rural Ireland while reflecting on shared values and the environment.

221 pages
communityrural lifememoirIreland
Seamus Heaney しぇいます・ひーにー & でにす・おどりすこる Winner

A long interview portrait of Seamus Heaney that retraces his life, his poems, and his ethical commitments from childhood through the Nobel Prize and beyond.

A long interview portrait of Seamus Heaney that retraces his life, his poems, and his ethical commitments from childhood through the Nobel Prize and beyond.

575 pages
biographypoetryliterary interviewIrish literature
Marian Keyes まりあん・きーず Winner

A multi-voiced novel about a charismatic politician and the women whose lives he harms, using shifting perspectives to expose charm, power, and abuse.

A multi-voiced novel about a charismatic politician and the women whose lives he harms, using shifting perspectives to expose charm, power, and abuse.

688 pages
politicsrelationshipsabusemultiple perspectives
ベンジー・ベネット べんじー・べねっと Winner

A picture-book bedtime journey that uses verse and illustration to create a warm, imaginative experience about love and reassurance between parent and child.

A picture-book bedtime journey that uses verse and illustration to create a warm, imaginative experience about love and reassurance between parent and child.

28 pages
picture bookfamilybedtimereassurance
Derek Landy でれく・らんでぃ Winner

The second Skulduggery Pleasant novel, in which humor, magic, and fast-paced adventure drive Valkyrie Cain and her allies toward a darker confrontation.

The second Skulduggery Pleasant novel, in which humor, magic, and fast-paced adventure drive Valkyrie Cain and her allies toward a darker confrontation.

352 pages
fantasyadventurehumoryoung adult
Ronan O'Gara ろなん・おがら Winner

Ronan O'Gara's own account of his rugby career, combining match-day insight with the pressures and setbacks of life at the top of the sport.

Ronan O'Gara's own account of his rugby career, combining match-day insight with the pressures and setbacks of life at the top of the sport.

320 pages
sports memoirrugbyautobiographyIreland
Ronan O'Brien ろなん・おぶらいえん Winner

A suspenseful novel in which a man cursed with visions of death struggles to build an ordinary life before the visions return and reshape it.

A suspenseful novel in which a man cursed with visions of death struggles to build an ordinary life before the visions return and reshape it.

352 pages
psychological suspensefatelovedreams
Sebastian Barry せばすちゃん・ばりー Winner

A haunting novel about an older woman writing down the story of her life while a second narrative quietly reveals the pressures and secrets around her.

A haunting novel about an older woman writing down the story of her life while a second narrative quietly reveals the pressures and secrets around her.

312 pages
memoryhistoryidentity
Edna O'Brien えどな・おぶらいえん Lifetime Achievement Award