Carlo Rovelli is an internationally acclaimed writer whose books, including Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland and White Holes, have been number one bestsellers around the world and translated into over forty languages. As a theoretical physicist, he has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time and he is currently directing the quantum gravity research group of the Centre de physique théorique in Marseille, France.

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Sinéad Moriarty

After losing their beloved mother, the Devlin sisters need each other more than ever. 
 
Single parent Louise is trying to help her fragile young daughter to navigate life. So, when the nine-year-old insists on finding out who her father is, Louise organizes a sisters’ outing to track down her Italian one-night stand. 
 
Meanwhile, due to her teenage sons’ sporting success, mother-of-four Julie is anointed Cook-Bottlewasher-and-Cheerleader-in-Chief for the rugby parents’ WhatsApp group. Worst. Job. Ever 
 
Finally, glamorous Sophie is determined that her daughter Jess won’t be boy-crazy and image-obsessed like she was. But when things go horribly wrong at a teen party, Sophie and her sisters are forced to take drastic measures to protect Jess’s future. 
 
Squeezed from every side, Louise, Julie and Sophie want to be good sisters – but sometimes that’s easier said than done . . .

Good Sisters

Leo Varadkar

Leo Varadkar shares his fascinating experience as Irish prime minister at a time of much change and turbulence, in this remarkably honest memoir. 
 
Leo Varadkar was an unlikely Taoiseach – the youngest on taking office in 2017, the first Taoiseach to be gay, and the first person of colour to be Taoiseach. 
 
Equally unlikely was his decision to bow out of politics in his mid-forties. Now, liberated from the constraints of office, he tells his fascinating story with characteristic courage and candour, and provides a unique insight into the formation and evolution of a senior politician. 
 
In Speaking My Mind Leo Varadkar shares his pride in helping to bring about transformational changes, such as marriage equality. He describes experiences that only a prime minister could have – speaking frankly to Pope Francis on the legacy of church abuses, connecting with Barack Obama about both being the ‘tall, dark guy with the funny name’, navigating challenges such as the pandemic and the fallout from Brexit. And he writes honestly about the costs that go with the immense privilege of holding high office. 
 
Speaking My Mind is a revealing, intimate and important memoir from a singular public figure.

Speaking My Mind

Marguerite Penrose

Marguerite Penrose's is an extraordinary story of making a great life from complicated beginnings. Marguerite was born in a Dublin mother-and-baby home in 1974, the daughter of an Irish mother and a Zambian father. Severe scoliosis indicated a future of difficult medical procedures. She was a little girl who needed a break. And she got it at three when she was fostered - and later adopted - by a young couple, Mick and Noeline, and acquired a mam, dad, sister, Ciara, and loving extended family. 
 
Growing up, Marguerite's appearance was occasionally remarked on by strangers, but it wasn't until her teens that she understood that her skin colour was a provocation for some. The progressive city that she knew was revealed to have an unpleasant undercurrent. 
 
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. She writes about coming to terms with the circumstances of her birth and, like so many in her position, looking for answers. About navigating the world as an active woman with a disability. About what it means to be both Irish and Black. Mostly, she writes about embracing life in a spirit of openness and positivity. Yeah, But Where Are You Really From? is a captivating, wise and inspiring memoir by a truly remarkable woman.

Yeah, But Where Are You Really From?

A story of overcoming the odds

Brian Carroll

THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER 
 
‘Extraordinary and compelling’ Pat Kenny, Newstalk 
 
 
A story of betrayal and deceit that gripped the nation 
 
When Limerick widower Jason Corbett hired a wholesome young American, Molly Martens, to care for his eighteen-month-old daughter and three and-a-half-year-old son, he could not have known that she was a troubled woman whose obsession with his children would end in his death. 
 
Three years after meeting, Jason and Molly married and settled in North Carolina. Four years later, Jason was beaten to death in their marital bedroom. Molly and her father, Tom, a former FBI agent, admitted to killing Jason but claimed self-defence. 
 
A Deadly Marriage reveals new information about this shocking case including the strange text Molly sent to Jason’s brother less than two hours after his death, how Jason told a friend he was planning to return to Ireland for good just two weeks before he died and Tom Martens’ pattern of cleaning up Molly’s mess. This is the story of how a wealthy and well-connected American family framed the victim as the aggressor in a horrific killing, blackened his name and served minimal jail time. 
 
Journalist Brian Carroll reported on the Martens’ court hearings for the Irish Times and is a co-producer of the Netflix documentary A Deadly American Marriage. He has thoroughly investigated the case, including conducting fresh reporting in North Carolina, to write the definitive account of a shattering story.

A Deadly Marriage

How Molly Martens’ obsession with her stepchildren cost her husband, Jason, his life and legacy

Avoca

For decades, Avoca cookbooks have been staples in kitchens in Ireland and beyond, filled with wonderful, reliable recipes for every occasion. Back with a mouth-watering new collection, Avoca at Home brings you over 100 of the very best Avoca recipes. 
 
Rustle up the White Onion and Parmesan Soup for a simple family lunch. Add the sensational Roast Cauliflower and Chickpea Salad with Spiced Yogurt Dressing to your summer barbecue spread. Discover a go-to mid-week dinner in the simple-yet-delicious Smokey Chicken and Chorizo, or try the homemade Gnocchi with Crozier Blue Cheese, Spinach and Walnuts for your next night in with friends. You'll find enticing sharing platter suggestions for every kind of gathering, as well as special celebration showstoppers like the Clementine Curd Naked Cake. Not forgetting those heavenly traybakes and biscuits - who could resist treats like Chocolate Brownies with Toasted Pecans and Caramel Sauce? 
 
As well as easy and irresistible recipes, Avoca at Home includes a feast of ideas for recreating the Avoca experience in your own way. From their kitchen to yours, Avoca at Home celebrates the joy of making and sharing delicious, home-cooked food.

Avoca at Home

Family life is enough of a juggle without ... The In-Laws 
 
Amanda. Katie. Melanie. 
 
Three wildly different women with one big problem – their impossible mother-in-law, Nancy. 
 
When an unexpected crisis hits the family business, the sisters-in-law find themselves navigating stormy waters. Amanda is back in town and ready to reclaim her spot at the top. Katie, the feisty outsider, knows she'll never earn Nancy’s approval – and has stopped caring. Melanie, ambitious and savvy, is more than capable of running the business, if only Nancy would loosen her iron grip. 
 
Forced to confront messy truths about marriage, motherhood, succession and family loyalty, the three women soon realize their greatest strength might just be each other. 
 
The In-Laws is a sharp, funny, and relatable novel about surviving the family you didn’t choose.

The In-Laws

Liz Nugent

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 about the past. 
 
But it can’t stay a secret forever.

The Truth About Ruby Cooper

Gill Perdue

The world of beloved influencer, Gemma Fitzgerald seems ready to implode when the body of her brother, Max – who disappeared 18 years earlier – is washed up on a beach. Everyone thought Max had taken his own life the night of his twenty-first birthday party, but Gemma knows the truth – she is responsible for Max’s disappearance. With the police bearing down from one side, and her glamorous lifestyle hanging by a thread, it seems the devastating truth is about to destroy Gemma’s life and take her away from her precious little boy. 
 
Gemma has created a dazzling world in trying to forget that fateful night. What if it’s all been a lie?

The Night I Killed Him

Jen Bray

This family lived a life before me. And now I wonder if it was what happened in that life – all those secrets – that tore this family apart . . . not me. 
 
The warring Brown sisters. Lucy. Susannah. Tara. Each is haunted – by disgrace (Lucy), vanity (Susannah) and envy (Tara). Most of all they are haunted by secrets. 
 
Just before a dinner at their mother’s idyllic holiday cottage, Susannah disappears. That same night a young woman is killed violently on a nearby beach. 
 
Amid the confusion the next morning, Lucy discovers a link between Susannah and the murder victim. Lucy must summon all she knows from her short-lived policing career to figure out the connection and find her sister. 
 
But tracking down Susannah means Lucy confronting her own shame. It also means resurrecting ghosts that Susannah, Tara – and their mother – desperately want to keep buried. 
 
Even if Lucy finds Susannah, will the truth destroy them all?

The Lies Between Us

Miriam O'Callaghan

I started writing this book as an exclusively work memoir but the work and the personal kept overlapping. I don’t know if that’s because I’m a woman or a mother or both, or none of those reasons. I just know that for my story to be authentic and truthful, I couldn’t simply focus on the work side of my life. 
Miriam O'Callaghan is one of Ireland's best-known broadcasters, covering every election, referendum, major controversy and important public event for TV, and hosting an award-winning radio show. Combining career success, high-octane glamour and being a mother-of-eight makes her a truly unique figure in Irish public life. 
 
In her absorbing memoir, Miriam shares touching stories from her personal life – from the life-changing impact of losing her beloved sister and father in a matter of months, and the end of her first marriage that same year, to the joys and challenges of bringing eight children into the world and juggling a frenetically busy life (‘give up on perfection’ is her wise advice!). 
Miriam includes fascinating insights into a career that has given her a ringside seat to a changing Ireland. Like attending Bobby Sands’ wake even before she was a journalist, and life coming full circle when she championed John Hume to be declared the greatest figure in Irish history. She describes extraordinary debates, important and heart-breaking conversations with people in the eye of a media storm, and how she goes after and prepares for the big interviews – as well as what happens when things go wrong. Miriam also addresses the recent RTÉ controversies that cast a shadow over its high-profile presenters, not least herself. 
 
Miriam is an exceptionally honest and personal memoir from one of Ireland’s most esteemed broadcasters

Miriam

Life, Work, Everything

Johnny McMahon

Johnny O'Brien

The 2 Johnnies' massive success has taken them as far afield as Sydney, Compton and Abu Dhabi. But for them nothing compares to living in Ireland. And in C'Mere and I Tell Ya they dig into the tastes, habits and rites of passage that have made them who they are. 
 
Whether it's ... 
 - dressing for the debs ('I'd say my cravat was the talk of Templemore for weeks') 
 - succeeding in a band ('I did backing vocals for six months and it turned out I was singing the wrong lyrics') 
 - doing a Strictly fundraiser for your GAA club ('Remember you're not Julia Roberts and the local butcher isn't Richard Gere, so keep it in the pants') 
 - recognizing the no-go moves at a stag ('Nobody wants to see a sixteen-stone man in a pink thong. Nobody') 
... Johnny B and Johnny Smacks capture it perfectly. And they have down-to-earth advice for every conceivable situation - and a few inconceivable ones. 
 
C'Mere and I Tell Ya is a one-stop celebration of Irishness, chicken goujons and being sound.

C'mere and I Tell Ya

The 2 Johnnies Guide to Irish Life

Joanne McNally

If there's one thing that Joanne McNally knows it's that we may have smart phones, Prozac and Prosecco, but we're still just animals trying to survive. And in Femme Feral, she explores the chaos and exhilaration that results from following our basic instincts. Blending stories from her life with wider observations about what it means to be a 'single, unfertilised female in her 30s'. 
 
Femme Feral is both hilarious and reassuring, boldly revealing that Joanne knows exactly the BS that most of us grow up with and can never quite escape. Whether it's body image, booze, fashion, dodgy boyfriends, withholding therapists, weak pelvic floors or figuring out how to be enough - this book shows that no woman is out there on her own. 
 
Raucously funny and infinitely insightful, Femme Feral is Joanne McNally's dazzling survival manifesto.

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