Books

There are few writers like Blindboy, and this book is one that is hard to describe. Absorbing and hard to put down, it is packed full of stories an...

David Bodanis wanted to know if you can you succeed without being a terrible person. We're told that 'nice guys finish last, but is it really true ...

Banksy is probably one of the most famous artists in the world, and definitely the most famous street artists. He is also one of the few artists wh...

A stunning visual showcase of Led By Donkeys’ artistic acts of resistance against years of inept, corrupt and venal rule in Britain. From being cha...

Banshees are supernatural Irish harbingers of doom, but where do they come from? The answer: they grow in pods on the prickly gorse bush. The sole ...

Manchán Magan, along with a lot of us it would seem, is fascinated by words, particularly Irish words, and their connections to the natural world. ...

This book is a fascinating look at modern folklore. All around Ireland, there are frankly weird phenomena: singing walls, fairy rings, holy wells, ...

Find out if you’re a millennial with this book that will separate the avocado lovers from the baby boomers. You may have been born between 1981 and...

Designed to engage young children with architecture through creative art projects, Mini Architects takes inspiration from some of the most famous a...

Sardines, chickpeas, lentils, oats, tahini - these are the kinds of ingredients that tend to hang around in your cupboard for ever looking lonesome...

Mushrooms have existed for millennia, and have always fascinated us. We've used them  for food, medicine, and expanding our consciousness. Fungi ha...

You are now Family. There will be bread and salt between us. This phrase used as a welcome in the Lebanon, symbolises the act of breaking bread tog...

An illustrated guide to wild ingredient-based drinks featuring 100 plants to forage, where to find them, which parts to safely use, an overview of ...

Revisiting the characters of the boy, the penguin and the star from Oliver Jeffers earliest books, this heart warming story is all about finding a ...

Broadcaster and talking head Hector's thesis is that when you speak in Irish, every word is a tiny poem. This very loving look at the intricacies a...

This labour of love from author Chris Haughton uses the lens of information to explain why the world is like it is. His beautifully illustrated an...

They say money makes the world go around, but just exactly why is that? Where did it come from, why was it invented and why do we let it have so mu...

Continuing the excellent Blasta series, we have Agak-agak (pronounced aga-aga, with a silent k) is a Malaysian saying that means ‘guess-guess’ or ‘...

Pickles make everything better. Cooking is all about balancing basic flavour profiles- sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami and adding contrast, turni...

Seed to Supper takes you through every stage of food’s journey from its start as a seed in the soil to the table via the kitchen and everything – a...

Listen to and learn to identify our most loved garden birds with this clever interactive book. There are 12 bird songs recorded as well as informat...

The Irish explores the lives of over forty men and women who travelled from Irish shores all over the world and played a profound role in world his...

With a grungy, vintage letterpress vibe, the letters irresistibly recall the age of print newspapers - and the collection includes type ornaments, ...

This utterly joyful flip book allows you to mix and match different incredibly bold outfits. Cut into three sections, you can be as daring as you l...