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Edition 17 (2019)

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

6 people

A historical novel set in theatrical London, where fame, ambition, and the Jack the Ripper era collide.

A historical novel set in theatrical London, where fame, ambition, and the Jack the Ripper era collide.

387 pages
historical fictiontheatreLondonfame

An essay collection on body, memory, motherhood, and loss that expands private recollection into cultural reflection.

An essay collection on body, memory, motherhood, and loss that expands private recollection into cultural reflection.

256 pages
essaybodymemoryloss
Joe Duffy Excellence Award

An oral history of the children killed in the Northern Ireland conflict, built from interviews and archival research.

An oral history of the children killed in the Northern Ireland conflict, built from interviews and archival research.

464 pages
oral historyNorthern Irelandmemorysocial history
Vicky Phelan Excellence Award

A memoir that traces Vicky Phelan's life from an early accident and motherhood to her cancer diagnosis and the public struggle that followed.

A memoir that traces Vicky Phelan's life from an early accident and motherhood to her cancer diagnosis and the public struggle that followed.

320 pages
memoirillnesspublic testimony
Anne Griffin Winner

Set in the bar of an Irish hotel, the novel follows 84-year-old Maurice as he toasts five people who shaped his life and looks back on the memories that remain.

Set in the bar of an Irish hotel, the novel follows 84-year-old Maurice as he toasts five people who shaped his life and looks back on the memories that remain.

326 pages
familylossmemory
Colm Tóibín Lifetime Achievement Award