Book Recommendations & Interviews 2019 & 2020

Faye Hayden kindly picks a list of inclusive parenting books to share with us! View list

Amanda, Jenny, Howard, A. Kendra, & Tim tell me what books they want for Christmas! View list

Siobhán, Gill, Ben, Jodie, Tim & Elizabeth tell me what books they want for Christmas! View list

Marc, Clare, Fiona, Allison and Grace tell me what books they want for Christmas! View list

Interview: Manchán Magan, author of Thirty-Two Words for Field : Lost Words of the Irish Landscape shares a fantastic list of books!Read interview

Interview: Susannah McFarlane, author of Fairytales for Feisty Girls shares her favourite books!Read interview

Interview: Seb Falk, author of The Light Ages: A Medieval Journey of Discovery recommends a great range of history books!Read interview

Interview: Joanne McNeil, author of Lurking: How a Person Became a User recommends a fantastic selection of books!Read interview

Interview: Mary McAleese, author of Here’s the Story: A Memoir shares her favourite books!Read interview

Interview: Sue Black, author of Written in Bone: hidden stories in what we leave behind recommends a lovely list of books!Read interview

Interview: Mark Blyth, co-author of Angrynomics recommends an intriguing list of books!Read interview

Interview: Sara Hendren, author of What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World recommends a super list of books!Read interview

Interview: Simon Barnes, author of Rewild Yourself: 23 Spellbinding Ways To Make Nature More Visible recommends a super list of books!Read interview

Interview: Tim Gregory, author of Meteorite: The Stones From Outer Space That Made Our World shares a great list of books!Read interview

Interview: James Ball, author of The System: Who Owns the Internet, and How It Owns Us recommends a great selection of books!Read interview

Interview: A. Kendra Greene, author of The Museum of Whales You Will Never See : Travels Among the Collectors of Iceland recommends some fascinating books!Read interview

Interview: Miek Zwamborn, author of The Seaweed Collector's Handbook: From Purple Laver to Peacock’s Tail recommends some inspirational books!Read interview

Interview: Howard Means, author of Splash!: 10,000 Years of Swimming recommends a fantastic set of books this week!Read interview

Interview: Jenny Kleeman, author of Sex Robots and Vegan Meat: Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex and Death recommends some great books!Read interview

Interview: Matt Alt, author of Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World shares a wide range of great books!Read interview

Interview: Elizabeth Stokoe, author of Talk : The Science of Conversation picks some great books!Read interview

Interview: Amanda Ellison, author of Splitting: The Inside Story on Headaches presents some super interesting books!Read interview

Interview: Adam Hart, author of Unfit for Purpose: When Human Evolution Collides with the Modern World this week recommends some interesting reads!Read interview

Interview: Tom Gauld, author of Department of Mind-Blowing Theories : Science Cartoons this week recommends some interesting reads!Read interview

Interview: Jane Davidson, author of #futuregen : Lessons from a Small Country recommends some important reads this week!Read interview

Interview: Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics recommends some heavy hitters!Read interview

Interview: Pragya Agarwal, author of Sway: Unravelling Unconscious Bias recommends a fascinating range of books!Read interview

Interview: Clodagh Finn, author of Through Her Eyes: A New History of Ireland in 21 Women, recommends some fascinating books!Read interview

Interview: Sara Baume, author of Handiwork, recommends a diverse set of books!Read interview

Interview: Jodie Cook, author of Stop Acting Like You're Going To Live Forever, recommends a wide range of great books!Read interview

Interview: Owen Davey, author of Obsessive About Octopuses, recommends some top class books!Read interview

Interview: Ben Mercer, author of Fringes: Life on the Edge of Professional Rugby, recommends some top class books!Read interview

Interview: Kathleen Draper, co-author of Burn: Igniting a New Carbon Drawdown Economy to End the Climate Crisis, shares some great insights!Read interview

Interview: Gill Hasson, author of Mindfulness: Be Mindful. Live in the Moment, provides some fascinating interview answers!Read interview

Interview: Ken O'Sullivan, author of Stories From The Deep, tells us about some intriguing books!Read interview

Interview: Luke O'Neill, author of The Great Irish Science Book, recommends some great books!Read interview

Brian from Liber in Sligo brings us some excellent smart thinking book recommdations this week! View picks

Roghliosta as Gaeilge ón Siopa Leabhar le haghaidh Seachtain na Gaeilge! / Irish language picks from An Siopa Leabhar for Seachtain na Gaeilge! View picks

Amy from Lilliput Press in Dublin picks some great excellent books for us this week! View picks

Interview: Nikki Weston, author of Safe Hands: Recover Your Well-being Through Creativity and Play, recommends some interesting books!Read interview

Alicia from The Bookshop in Marbella, Spain picks some great smart thinking books for us this week! View picks

Is democracy evolving or is it in crisis? Find out with these books! View book list

Interview: Siobhán Murray, author of The Burnout Solution, shares with us her favourite books!Read interview

With Brexit approaching, do you find yourself asking "why"? Use these books to find the answer! View book list

Interview: Grace Tierney, author of How to Get Your Name in the Dictionary, tells us about some very interesting books!Read interview

Become more productive with these selection of smart thinking books! View book list

Interview: Allison Keating, author of The Secret Lives of Adults, gives us some super book recommendations!Read interview

Develop the crucial skill of critical reasoning with these books! View book list

Interview: James Hendicott, author of CONIFA: Football For The Forgotten, recommends some very interesting books!Read interview

Learn about the wonders of the natural world that we inhabit! View book list

Interview: Fiona Brennan, author of The Positive Habit, recommends some great positive books! Read interview

Educate yourself on the climate crisis and how to fight it with this selection of books! View book list

Interview: Faye Hayden, author of Bedtime Stories for Mothers and Others, recommends her favourite smart thinking books! Read interview

Interview: Brendan Kelly, author of The Doctor Who Sat for a Year, talks to me about his favourite smart thinking books! Read interview

End the scramble for last minute Christmas gifts with these books! View book list

Interview: Clare O'Dea, author of The Naked Irish, talks to me about some great books! Read interview

Marc Mc Menamin, author of Codebreaker, recommends a spectrum of smart thinking books! Read interview

Take the present shopping pressure off and add these new smart thinking books to your gift lists! View book list

Úna-Minh Kavanagh, author of Anseo, tells me about her smart thinking book picks! Read interview

These smart thinking books will fill you with awe, and knowledge! View book list

Brian O'Connell, author of The Personals, talks about some of his favourite books! Read interview

A selection of smart thinking classics from some of the titans of the genre! View book list

Turbo-charge your life with these insightful smart thinking books! View book list