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Now available in store & online!

Timeless Colours: Waterford by Ian Hannigan.

Timeless Colours: Waterford celebrates the rich history of the Déise and its people through the meticulous colourisation of over 100 stunning images.

From architectural gems like the Dromana Gate to the tranquil beauty of the River Suir, each iconic image captures the unique essence of Waterford. Setting out to bring his native county’s history to life, Ian Hannigan has combined artificial intelligence technology with historical research to infuse the past with new energy.

Step back in time to the streets of Waterford in a bygone era, with the imposing Reginald’s Tower standing watch over the hustle and bustle of the quays. From the striking oldest known photo of a survivor of The Great Hunger to Countess Markievicz’s visit to Waterford, the images in this book are of great local and national significance.

Covering the period 1840 – 1960, Timeless Colours: Waterford offers a vivid and evocative glimpse into the daily lives of Waterford’s people during a time of profound transformation.

https://shop.thebookcentre.ie/Books/Timeless-Colours-Waterford_9781785375279

'59 An Eyewitness Account Of Hurling's Golden Age by Brian Kelly is just published and is now available in-store at The Book Centre, Waterford and on our website here: https://shop.thebookcentre.ie/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=9781910827864

About the book: '59 An Eyewitness Account Of Hurling's Golden Age by Brian Kelly.

1959 A YEAR... AND A SUMMER WHICH HAS LASTED 65 YEARS. MENTION '59 IN WATERFORD AND THE FIRST THOUGHT WILL ALWAYS BE THE LAST ALL-IRELAND HURLING TITLE. THE PLAYERS OF THAT YEAR WROTE THEIR NAMES INTO HISTORY, AND THEY BELIEVED MANY MORE WATERFORD PLAYERS WOULD FOLLOW THEM IN QUICK SUCCESSION. BUT THE HEROES OF THE SUMMER OF '59 RETIRED AND GREW OLD. MOST HAVE SINCE LEFT US BUT THEIR LEGACY LOOMS LARGE. THIS IS THEIR STORY - FROM THOSE WHO LIVED WITH THEM, THOSE WHO BATTLED AGAINST THEM, THOSE WHO INSPIRED THEM... AND FROM THE MEN THEMSELVES. THIS IS 59.

BRIAN KELLY is a lifelong Waterford hurling fan. He is co-author of the Centenary History of Erin's Ow GAA Club. An eternal optimist, he looks forward to Waterford regaining the Liam MacCarthy Cup next year.

Pre-Order is now open on our wesbite for the new Nina Peanut book! Nina Peanut : Mega Mystery Solver (Book 2 in the funny, full colour series!) by Sarah Bowie. Publication date 26th September 2024. Pre-order on our website here: https://shop.thebookcentre.ie/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=9780702329883

The second laugh-out-loud full colour story starring Nina Peanut - top choice for Class Captain, ghost hunter and detective extraordinaire, creative genius. The funniest new friend for all kids, everywhere.
Guess who is a GHOST and is living RIGHT HERE in this school? It's Lady Deborah from our HISTORY LESSON, and she is stuck in her OWN SHOE. Watch as Brian and I film our investigations to find out WHAT she's doing there and how we can set her free. I'm also battling Megan Dunne to become class captain - vote for me, because who is more of a GHOST EXPERT than I am? Answer: HARDLY ANYONE!

Hilariously funny, with themes of friendship/frenemies, big dreams, brilliant pets: hours and hours of reading fun guaranteed for kids.
Warm, offbeat wit and gorgeous, bright full colour pictures throughout.
Perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Dork Diaries and Lottie Brooks.

📚 Handpicked Reads for September at The Book Centre! Dive into our curated selection of books for this month. Our September Books of the Month newsletter is now available to browse online here: https://mailchi.mp/thebookcentre/september2024

All of our Books of the Month are available in-store and from our website www.thebookcentre.ie

The Match Attax "Entertainers" Booster Tins have arrived in-store and are also available on our wesbite here: https://www.thebookcentre.ie/match-attax

Each Booster Tin comes with 28 Match Attax cards plus 3 exclusive Limited Edition cards. 4 tins to collect - Heroes - Magicians - Masters - Showmen - each with THREE awesome Limited edition cards!

📚 Handpicked Reads for September at The Book Centre! Dive into our curated selection of books for this Month. Our September Books of the Month newsletter is now available to browse online here: https://mailchi.mp/thebookcentre/september2024

All of our Books of the Month are available in-store and from our website www.thebookcentre.ie

Discover the brand new Premier League Adrenalyn XL™ 2025 Official Trading Card Game! This year’s collection is packed with excitement: featuring 8 brand-new Golden Ballers, over 20 dynamic special card categories and ultra-rare Limited Edition and Parallel cards. It’s a showcase of the very best that the Premier League has to offer! Available in-store and on our website. Order now through the link in our bio.

Discover the brand new Premier League Adrenalyn XL™ 2025 Official Trading Card Game! This year's collection is packed with excitement: featuring 8 brand-new Golden Ballers, over 20 dynamic special card categories and ultra-rare Limited Edition and Parallel cards. It’s a showcase of the very best that the Premier League has to offer!

Available in-store and on our website now: www.thebookcentre.ie/premier-league-adrenalyn-xl-2025

Discover the brand new Premier League Adrenalyn XL™ 2025 Official Trading Card Game! This year's collection is packed with excitement: featuring 8 brand-new Golden Ballers, over 20 dynamic special card categories and ultra-rare Limited Edition and Parallel cards. It’s a showcase of the very best that the Premier League has to offer! Available in-store and on our website now: www.thebookcentre.ie/premier-league-adrenalyn-xl-2025

📚 Handpicked Reads for August at The Book Centre! Dive into our curated selection of books for this Month. Our August Books of the Month newsletter is now available to browse online here: https://mailchi.mp/thebookcentre/august2024

All of our Books of the Month are available in-store and from our website www.thebookcentre.ie

Exciting Book Announcement! Cover Reveal for What is a Peachick? by Erika McGann and illustrated by Clive McFarland. Cover Illustration by Clive McFarland. Coming out September 2024 from The O'Brien Press
Pre-order is now open on our website here: https://shop.thebookcentre.ie/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=9781788494571

What Is a Peachick?
I’ve heard of a chickpea.
I’ve had those for lunch.
Is a peachick the same?
Do you have it for brunch?

A zany exploration of all the possibilities conjured up when we have fun with words! Come on a hilarious adventure with these weird and zany creatures, from the author and illustrator of Standing on One Leg Is Hard.
Clive Mc Farland - Illustrator

📚 July's Handpicked Reads at The Book Centre! Dive into our curated selection of books for this Month. Our July Books of the Month newsletter is now available to browse online here: https://mailchi.mp/thebookcentre/july2024

All of our Books of the Month are available in-store and from our website www.thebookcentre.ie

Number One Bestseller in Ireland this week. Long Island is Colm Tóibín’s masterpiece: an exquisite, exhilarating novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever. The sequel to Colm Tóibín's prize-winning, bestselling novel Brooklyn.

A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island and in that moment everything changes. Eilis and Tony have built a secure, happy life here since leaving Brooklyn - perhaps a little stifled by the in-laws so close, but twenty years married and with two children looking towards a good future.

And yet this stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again. Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice marrying Tony all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path? Available in-store and on our website here: https://shop.thebookcentre.ie/Books/LONG-ISLAND-_9781035029457

We are thrilled & proud that The Book Centre has been included in the recommended list for places to visit in the 2024 Best of Ireland publication.
The essential guide to Ireland's top restaurants, shops, venues, pubs, talent and more will be back in stock this week.

Check out our Books of the Month for June. A great mix of titles that are available in store & online now.

📚 Book of the Month
Yellowface by Rebecca F. Kuang

📚 Managers Choice
This is My Sea by Miriam Mulcahy

📚 Thriller Book of the Month
Reykjavik by Ragnar Jónasson & Katrín Jakobsdottir

📚 Sci Fi Book of the Month
Once Upon by Stephanie Garber

📚 Minority Interest Book of the Month
Ultra Processed by Chris van Tulleken

📚 History Book of the Month
Rest is History by Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook

📚 Irish Book of the Month
Long Island by Colm Tóibín

📚 Romantic Book of the Month
Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

📚 Sports Book of the Month
Racket by Conor Niland

📚 Mind Body Spirit Book of the Month
Heart by Dr. Paddy Barrett

📚 Cookery Book of the Month
Cooking With Anna by Anna Haugh

📚 Children's Books of the Month for June 📚

📚 The Pandas Who Promised by Rachel Bright & Jim Field
📚 Happy Hills by Sophy Henn
📚 Milly McCarthy and the Sports Day Shambles by Leona Forde
📚 Somethings About to Blow Up by Sam Blake

Today marks the start of Independent Bookshop Week.

Independent Bookshop Week is a celebration of independent bookshops across Ireland. It aims to highlight the vital role independent bookshops play in their communities, and to encourage consumers to shop for their summer reads with their local independent.

When you shop in The Book Centre you get to support us & we offer:

📚 Real passion
📚 Real people
📚 Real conversations
📚 Great service
📚 Perfect gifts

Don't forget Father's Day this Sunday 16th.
We have all you need in store & online now!
Delicious Leonidas chocolates, gifts, cards & gift vouchers. Also check out our book or magazine subscription service on our website.

Long Island by Colm Tóibín is out now!

The sequel to Colm Tóibín's prize-winning, bestselling novel Brooklyn.

This is an exquisite, exhilarating novel that asks whether it is possible to truly return to the past and renew the great love that seemed gone forever.

A man with an Irish accent knocks on Eilis Fiorello’s door on Long Island and in that moment everything changes. Eilis and Tony have built a secure, happy life here since leaving Brooklyn - perhaps a little stifled by the in-laws so close, but twenty years married and with two children looking towards a good future.

And yet this stranger will reveal something that will make Eilis question the life she has created. For the first time in years she suddenly feels very far from home and the revelation will see her turn towards Ireland once again. Back to her mother. Back to the town and the people she had chosen to leave behind. Did she make the wrong choice marrying Tony all those years ago? Is it too late now to take a different path?

Available in store & online now.

https://shop.thebookcentre.ie/Books/LONG-ISLAND-_9781035029457

May's Top Reads! Our Books of the Month newsletter for May 2024 is now available to browse online here: https://mailchi.mp/thebookcentre/may2024

All of our Books of the Month are available in-store and from our website www.thebookcentre.ie