Irish Book Award2018

Given by An Post

Other Names: Eason Novel of the Year, Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year Award
78 Works / 82 Items 28,686 Books 1,361 Reviews ½ 3.8
The Irish Book Awards (officially: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards) are Irish literary awards given annually to books and authors in various categories. There are currently nine categories, show more seven of which are judged by the Irish Literary Academy, two by a public vote. show less
Stages:
All, Irish Book of the Year (14), Winner (221), Nominee (782), No Stage (1)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (80), 2023 (73), 2022 (74), 2021 (84), 2020 (76), 2019 (78), 2018 (82), 2017 (48), 2016 (55), 2015 (59), 2014 (34), 2013 (61), 2012 (12), 2011 (10), 2010 (10), 2009 (12), 2008 (9), 2007 (34), 2006 (3), 2005 (1), 2004 (1), 2003 (1)
Announced:
November 28, 2024: Winner2024 Recent

Irish Book of the Year 1

WorkCategoryYear
Notes to Self: Essays by Emilie PineNewcomer2018

Winner 14

WorkCategoryYear
The President's Cat by Peter DonnellyChildren's Junior2018
Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World by Sarah WebbChildren's Senior2018
The Currabinny Cookbook by James KavanaghCookbook2018
Skin Deep by Liz NugentCrime Fiction2018
Tuatha dé Danann : Seilbh Inse Fódla by Diarmuid JohnsonIrish Language2018
Lighthouses of Ireland: An Illustrated Guide to the Sentinels that Guard our Coastline by Roger O'ReillyIrish Published2018
Skin Deep by Liz NugentListener's Choice2018
Notes to Self: Essays by Emilie PineNewcomer2018
People Like Me by Lynn RuaneNon-Fiction2018
Normal People by Sally RooneyNovel2018
The Importance of Being Aisling by Emer McLysaghtPopular Fiction2018
The Cow Book: A Story of Life on an Irish Family Farm by John ConnellPopular Non-Fiction2018
Game Changer by Cora StauntonSports2018
The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian ConaghanTeen / Young Adult2018

Nominee 82

WorkCategoryYear
The President's Cat by Peter DonnellyChildren's Junior2018
The Magic Moment by Niall BreslinChildren's Junior2018
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver JeffersChildren's Junior2018
I Say Ooh, You Say Aah by John KaneChildren's Junior2018
The Pooka Party by Shona Shirley MacdonaldChildren's Junior2018
The First Christmas Jumper and the Sheep Who Changed Everything by Ryan TubridyChildren's Junior2018
Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World by Sarah WebbChildren's Senior2018
The Dog Who Lost His Bark by Eoin ColferChildren's Senior2018
The Storm Keeper's Island by Catherine DoyleChildren's Senior2018
The Trouble with Perfect by Helena DugganChildren's Senior2018
Tin by Pádraig KennyChildren's Senior2018
Secret Science: The Amazing World Beyond by Dara O'BriainChildren's Senior2018
The Currabinny Cookbook by James KavanaghCookbook2018
The Happy Pear: Recipes for Happiness: Delicious, Easy Vegetarian Food for the Whole Family by David FlynnCookbook2018
How to Eat a Peach: Menus, Stories and Places by Diana HenryCookbook2018
Neven Maguire's Home Economics for Life: The 50 Recipes You Need to Learn by Neven MaguireCookbook2018
Donal's Meal in Minutes: 90 Suppers from Scratch, 15 Minutes Prep by Donal SkehanCookbook2018
Vegan-ish: A Gentle Introduction to a Plant-Based Diet by Holly WhiteCookbook2018
Skin Deep by Liz NugentCrime Fiction2018
Thirteen by Steve CavanaghCrime Fiction2018
One Click by Andrea MaraCrime Fiction2018
The Ruin by Dervla McTiernanCrime Fiction2018
A House of Ghosts by W.C. RyanCrime Fiction2018
The Confession by Jo SpainCrime Fiction2018
Tuatha dé Danann : Seilbh Inse Fódla by Diarmuid JohnsonIrish Language2018
Luíse Ghabhánach Ní Dhufaigh : Ceannródaí by Celia De FréineIrish Language2018
Fuascailt an Iriseora by Michelle Nic PhaidinIrish Language2018
Táin Bó Cuailnge by Darach Ó ScolaíIrish Language2018
Lámh, lámh eile by Alan TitleyIrish Language2018
Lighthouses of Ireland: An Illustrated Guide to the Sentinels that Guard our Coastline by Roger O'ReillyIrish Published2018
The Great Irish Weather Book by Joanna DonnellyIrish Published2018
Humanology: A Scientist's Guide to our Amazing Existence by Luke O'NeillIrish Published2018
People on the Pier by Betty StensonIrish Published2018
Blazing a Trail: Irish Women Who Changed the World by Sarah WebbIrish Published2018
Skin Deep by Liz NugentListener's Choice2018
A Ladder to the Sky by John BoyneListener's Choice2018
The President Is Missing by Bill ClintonListener's Choice2018
The Woman in the Window by Daniel MalloryListener's Choice2018
The Missing Ones by Patricia GibneyListener's Choice2018
The Stolen Girls by Patricia GibneyListener's Choice2018
Notes to Self: Essays by Emilie PineNewcomer2018
The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen CullenNewcomer2018
The Earlie King & the Kid in Yellow by Danny DentonNewcomer2018
Mind on Fire: Shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize 2019 by Arnold Thomas FanningNewcomer2018
Promising Young Women by Caroline O'DonoghueNewcomer2018
This Hostel Life by Melatu Uche OkorieNewcomer2018
People Like Me by Lynn RuaneNon-Fiction2018
Michael O'Leary: Turbulent Times for the Man Who Made Ryanair by Matt CooperNon-Fiction2018
On the Edge: Ireland’s off-shore islands: a modern history by Diarmaid FerriterNon-Fiction2018
Notes to Self: Essays by Emilie PineNon-Fiction2018
A Reluctant Memoir by Robert Ballagh (author)Non-Fiction2018
Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future by Mary RobinsonNon-Fiction2018
Normal People by Sally RooneyNovel2018
A Ladder to the Sky by John BoyneNovel2018
Milkman by Anna BurnsNovel2018
Future Popes of Ireland by Darragh MartinNovel2018
Travelling in a Strange Land by David ParkNovel2018
From a Low and Quiet Sea by Donal RyanNovel2018
The Importance of Being Aisling by Emer McLysaghtPopular Fiction2018
Letters to My Daughters by Emma HanniganPopular Fiction2018
Our Secrets and Lies by Sinead MoriartyPopular Fiction2018
A Keeper by Graham NortonPopular Fiction2018
Dancing with the Tsars by Ross O'Carroll-KellyPopular Fiction2018
Grace After Henry by Eithne ShortallPopular Fiction2018
The Cow Book: A Story of Life on an Irish Family Farm by John ConnellPopular Non-Fiction2018
Play It Again, Des: My Life Story by Des CahillPopular Non-Fiction2018
Born for the Road by Nathan CarterPopular Non-Fiction2018
Tony 10: The astonishing story of the postman who gambled €10,000,000 ... and lost it all: The Astonishing Story of the Postman who Gambled €10,000,000 … and lost it all by Declan LynchPopular Non-Fiction2018
Help Me! by Marianne PowerPopular Non-Fiction2018
The Skin Nerd: Your straight-talking guide to feeding, protecting & respecting your skin by Jennifer RockPopular Non-Fiction2018
Game Changer by Cora StauntonSports2018
Sean Cavanagh: The Obsession: My Autobiography by Sean CavanaghSports2018
At All Costs by Davy FitzgeraldSports2018
Fighter by Andy LeeSports2018
The Hurlers: The First All-Ireland Championship and the Making of Modern Hurling by Paul RouseSports2018
Driven: A pioneer for women in motorsport – an autobiography by Rosemary SmithSports2018
The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian ConaghanTeen / Young Adult2018
Dark Wood Dark Water by Tina CallaghanTeen / Young Adult2018
Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria GriffinTeen / Young Adult2018
The Surface Breaks: a reimagining of The Little Mermaid by Louise O'NeillTeen / Young Adult2018
Twelve Angels Weeping by Dave RuddenTeen / Young Adult2018
The Wren Hunt by Mary WatsonTeen / Young Adult2018

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