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Eason is delighted to present an insight into character creation, story and finding the right voice by author Finn Longman. Finn tells how they stumbled upon the concept for their novel, The Butterfly Assassin.
Author, tv presenter and and host of the podcast Thanks A Million, Angela Scanlon shares her guide to tapping into your own natural super resource - joy in her refreshing new book Joyrider. At easons.com, we are delighted to share this sneak preview sample from the book wherein Angela discusses the power of desire and it's link to our ability to find happiness.
Marguerite's story is one of facing some big questions - Who am I? How do I live in world made for people with bodies different to mine? Why does anyone care about my skin colour? - with intelligence, humour, courage and common-sense. Yeah, But Where Are You Really From? is a captivating, wise and inspiring memoir by a truly remarkable woman and Easons is honoured to share Marguerite's exclusive introduction to the book.
Riveting, compulsive and bold, IDOL interrogates our relationship with our heroes and explores the world of online influencers, asking how well we can ever really know those whose carefully curated profiles we follow online. And it asks us to consider how two memories of the same event can differ, and how effortlessly we choose which stories to believe.
Emilie Pine is the internationally-bestselling author of Notes to Self, winner of The An Post Irish Book of the Year 2018. Here, she introduces her debut novel Ruth & Pen, exclusively for Easons.com.
The funniest fight ever is taking the world by storm!
Jamie Smart's Bunny vs Monkey children's book series, written in a comic book style is a brand new children's favourite and we're so excited to share this Eason bonus content with our Bunny vs Monkey fans!
From medieval historian Elizabeth Boyle comes a captivating new book exploring the human experience across Irish history and legend. Here at easons.com, we are thrilled to share an exclusive piece from Elizabeth in which she shares with us her personal introduction to the book.
Eason is honoured to share an exclusive extract from the bestselling and beloved Irish author, Marian Keyes’ latest book Again, Rachel. Twenty-five years after the iconic, 1.5 million-copy bestseller Rachel’s Holiday burst into our lives, Rachel’s BACK! Again, Rachel is a hilarious and heartwarming tale that Marian and Rachel fans are sure to love!
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Adam King stole the hearts of the nation on the Late Late Toy Show in 2020. And now in 2021 we’re delighted to share this Eason exclusive piece by David King, Adam’s father introducing his brand new book, A Hug for You inspired by heart-warming true events with Adam.
Looking to read a good festive feel-good romance in time for Christmas? Then we think you'll love Baby It's Cold Outside by Emily Bell. Here at easons.com, we are thrilled to share an exclusive piece from Emily in which she shares with us her inspiration for the story and why she chose Dublin as the setting for this heart-warming tale.
Easons are honoured to share an exclusive extract from RTÉ Washington Correspondent and author, Brian O'Donovan's eye-opening new book Four Years in the Cauldron. In this piece, Brian shares his experience of being on the ground at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement and Donald Trump's controversial string of tweets and statements on the movement.
Easons are honoured to share an exclusive extract from Irish journalist, broadcaster and author, Ann Marie Hourihane’s brand new book Sorry for Your Trouble. Sorry for Your Trouble sheds fresh, wise and witty light on the Irish way of death: the funny bits, the sad bits, and the hard-to-explain bits that tell us so much about who we are.
We are excited to share this exclusive piece from author Ann Ingle introducing readers to her honest and moving new book, Openhearted.
We are thrilled to share this short extract from author Nicola Pierce’s new book, a fascinating history of O’Connell Street in which Easons gets a special mention.
We are delighted to welcome acclaimed psychologist, writer, and broadcaster Maureen Gaffney to share her insight on the three fundamental psychological drives and the roles in which they play to help us navigate our changing life course.
A missing father. A troubled teen. A dangerous enemy. These are just some of the ingredients in Sophie McKenzie's new novel, Hide and Secrets. Here, in an exclusive piece for easons.com, we are thrilled to have Sophie share a personal introduction to the book and her inspiration writing it.
We’re delighted to welcome bestselling author Emily Henry to share a short introduction to her latest romantic novel, You and Me on Vacation, a feel-good summer love story.
Steve Cavanagh returns with another compelling case for Eddie Flynn, as an innocent man stands accused of a vicious murder and a whole town is convinced of his guilt. We’re delighted to share a sneak preview of the opening chapter of one of summer’s most eagerly awaited thrillers ahead of it’s publication on 5 August.
‘The Murder Box’ is the latest page-turner in Olivia Kiernan’s acclaimed Frankie Sheehan detective series. We’re delighted to share a sneak preview of the opening chapter of one of summer’s most eagerly awaited thrillers ahead of it’s publication on 8 July.
We're delighted to welcome Eimear Ryan to the Eason Blog to share an introduction to 'Holding Her Breath', her acclaimed debut novel about complicated love stories, ambition and grief - and a young woman coming fully into her powers.
We’re delighted to welcome author Karen Perry to share a piece on the inspiration for her latest novel, the riveting new psychological thriller ‘Stranger’.
Already hailed as a classic of nature writing, ‘Diary of a Young Naturalist’ explores the natural world through seventeen year old Dara McAnulty’s eyes. Here, in an exclusive piece for easons.com, Dara writes about his wish to open eyes and hearts to the wonder and beauty of the natural world.
Here, in an exclusive piece for the Eason blog, author Gwen Strauss shares a short piece about one of ‘The Nine’s least knownwomen, Josephine Bordonava.
We're delighted to feature Derek Scally on the Eason Blog sharing an introduction to his new book, 'The Best Catholics in the World', a wonderful blend of personal story, journalism and history.
A Good Father is a chilling psychological thriller delving into the mind of a man driven by jealousy to do the unthinkable. Here, in an exclusive piece for easons.com, Catherine Talbot shares an introduction to her new novel.