Browse the Top 30 Books This Week at Easons—a dynamic list of the week’s bestsellers, featuring everything from captivating fiction and insightful non-fiction to inspiring children’s and young adult titles. Discover the stories and authors that readers are raving about and find your next must-read from this week’s top picks!
1. Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone?
by Louise O'Neill
€15.99
2002. Twin sisters Madeline and Chelsea Stone are joint stars of the AtomicKids sitcom Double Trouble, but everyone knows it’s Maddie who shines most brightly. Until Chelsea beats her sister out for the role of a lifetime and is catapulted into the spotlight. And just as Chelsea’s star reaches impossible new heights, Maddie disappears. 2025. Chelsea Stone retired from acting after her sister’s disappearance – but living life under the radar is easier said than done when you’re the most famous woman of your generation. When a storage locker is found containing heart-breaking truths about the year Maddie went missing, Chelsea feels a flicker of hope for the first time in twenty years. This is her chance to discover what really happened to her twin, but to follow the trail she’ll have to face the past and step back into the spotlight . . .
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3. The Truth About Ruby Cooper
by Liz Nugent
€14.99
Ideal for readers who: Read family dramas shaped by secrets and long-buried damage Are drawn to the fallout of one early incident between two sisters Enjoy stories moving between Boston and Dublin across the years Want an emotionally intense novel with tension and depth If my sister hadn’t been beautiful, none of it would have happened. Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family’s world to implode. Across decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston. Not that Ruby wants to think the past. But it can’t stay a secret forever. Ideal for readers who... enjoy character-driven literary fiction shaped by secrets, guilt and long-term consequences like stories that move across decades and between Boston and Dublin are interested in the pressures and tensions of close-knit religious communities want emotionally intense family drama centred on sisters and fractured loyalty prefer novels where an early incident reverberates through lives, relationships and identity
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6. The Shortest History Of Ireland
by James Hawes
€14.99
James Hawes’s The Shortest History of Ireland is based at every step on the latest scholarship, but it’s all brought together, for once, as a fluent story, as captivating as a novel, galloping from the Ice Age to the present, using language, graphics and images accessible to all. It will change the way people see the Irish past, flipping usual practice on its head and placing Ireland at the centre not just of Irish but British and at times even European history. Hawes concludes by arguing that if Ireland can now sidestep the last, toxic wreckage of the British Empire, its eventful past will flow into a bright future. From the bestselling author of The Shortest History of Germany and The Shortest History of England , this is popular history at its thrilling best. Ideal for readers who… want a fast, vivid introduction to Ireland’s story from deep prehistory to the present day. enjoy history written with the pace and pull of a novel, without losing scholarly grounding. are curious about how Ireland shaped—and was shaped by—British and wider European history. like big-picture narratives that challenge familiar angles and re-centre the map. have loved The Shortest History of Germany or The Shortest History of England and want the next exhilarating ride.
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7. A Rebel And A Traitor: A Fugitive, The Manhunt And The Birth Of The IRA
by Rory Carroll
€15.99
The new book from the author of the critically acclaimed KILLING THATCHER An extraordinary story that explores a pivotal moment in Anglo-Irish history that has implications for Europe and the wider world A narrative non-fiction that reads like a novel by an author at the top of his game Uses first class research to crate a page-turning history with a vast array of characters KILLING THATCHER was hailed as ‘non-fiction that reads like a first class thriller’ by Jonathan Freedland – and Rory’s new book promises to be a similarly exciting work of propulsive historical non-fiction From the master storyteller behind 2023’s critically acclaimed KILLING THATCHER A Rebel and a Traitor is the story of a rogue imperial consul who sought to forge a new nation in the middle of a war – and the mercurial spy chief who sought to destroy him by any means. The rogue consul was Sir Roger Casement, a decorated diplomat who turned his back on the British empire and instead joined the rising Irish cause at the turn of the 20th century. At the book’s centre is the manhunt for Casement led by intelligence officer Reginald ‘Blinker’ Hall, the legendary British spy chief who pioneered codebreaking, early mass surveillance and media manipulation. As he did for the critically acclaimed Killing Thatcher, master storyteller Rory Carroll has combed diaries, letters, police reports, memoirs, court transcripts, secret service archives and declassified government files in the US, Britain, Ireland and Germany to create a page-turning history, and a story that still echoes through Anglo-Irish relations. A Rebel and a Traitor raises profound questions about honour, courage and the price of patriotism. Ideal for readers who… love narrative non-fiction that reads like a thriller, with a manhunt at its core are fascinated by Anglo-Irish history and the figures who shaped (and shattered) empires want an immersive story of espionage, surveillance, propaganda, and early intelligence warfare enjoy character-rich history built from diaries, letters, archives, and court records like books that probe big moral questions about honour, courage, loyalty, and the cost of patriotism
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8. London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City, and a Family's Search for Truth
by Patrick Radden Keefe
€17.99
In 2019, teenager Zac Brettler mysteriously fell to his death from a luxury apartment balcony into the Thames. As his grieving parents began to investigate his final days, they were shocked to learn that he’d been leading a double life, in which he was posing as the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch. This unsolved case is at the heart of London Falling – at once a family tragedy, a psychological portrait of a young fabulist, and an indictment of the greed for extreme wealth that has transformed one of the world’s great cities: London. Hiding in the shadows of its great architecture and imperial history are the malignant, mercenary forces that have come to influence us all – whether we realise it or not. In his inimitably gripping and forensic style, Baillie Gifford winner and New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe explores what brought Zac Brettler (the grandson of famous rabbi Hugo Gryn) to the balcony that night – and how he became involved with some of London’s most notorious gangsters. Following Zac’s parents on a dark journey of investigation, London Falling unearths the unsettling truths they discovered – both about the sinister underworld on their doorstep, and about their son’s secret world.
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21. Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal Family
by Tom Bower
€14.99
The British Crown is in crisis, with constitutional threats at home and abroad. At a landmark moment in royal history, can King Charles overcome the scandals that blight the Royal family? Can the broken bonds between the Houses of Sussex and Windsor ever be repaired? With inimitable research and exclusive interviews from insiders, Britain's leading investigative biographer Tom Bower exposes the latest contortions in the explosive Royal saga of power and betrayal.
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27. Cozy Friends Colouring Book
by Coco Wyo
€7.99
Relax and unwind with this adorable colouring book, full of tiny furry friends! Penguin Books edition - updated with exclusive new drawings! Find comfort in the enchanting world of Cozy Friends, with 45 uplifting hand-drawn pages ready for you to colour in. In this book you'll find familiar everyday activities, but with your brand new Cozy Friends - super cute animal characters! Cozy Friends has sweet and irresistible images for colouring fans, and also includes:45 hand-drawn pages ready for your creativityLarge, bold designs that are easy to colourConvenient 8 x 8-inch size, perfect for relaxing anywhereCrisp, high-resolution illustrations that bring each page to lifeSuitable for children.
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30. Cozy Cuties Colouring Book
by Coco Wyo
€7.99
Ideal for readers who: Love cute colouring books with springtime charm and animal scenes Enjoy simple pages you can finish in one sitting Like sunny gardens, baby animals and gentle outdoor settings Want an easy, cheerful way to relax with your colouring pens A breath of fresh air! Relax and unwind with this adorable colouring book. Snuggle up with a world of cozy cuties in these relaxing colouring pages! The sun is shining and flowers have started to bloom, so gather your colouring pens and get cozy with Coco Wyo! This beautiful book is brimming with charming drawings for you to colour in - budding gardens, baby animals, and sunny skies! These cozy cuties are the perfect companion for a relaxing day of colouring with simple, cute pages you can complete in one sitting! Cozy Cuties has sweet and irresistible images for colouring fans of all ages! 45 hand-drawn pages ready for your creativity Large, bold designs that are easy to colour Convenient 8 x 8-inch size, perfect for relaxing anywhere Crisp, high-resolution illustrations that bring each page to life
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