Five RCW authors included on list of Top 20 Favourite Irish Books of Past 20 Years
The An Post Irish Book Awards has released a list of the top 20 Irish books from the past 20 years, voted for by the public, which includes 5 books by RCW authors. The books included are:
The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Poor by Katriona O’Sullivan
We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole
The final list was whittled down by the public vote from an original selection of 60 titles chosen by booksellers, comprising of previous winners of An Post Irish Book Awards. The 20 top picks were then announced as part of the award's 20th anniversary celebrations.