tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37087937916807053022024-03-12T23:06:21.406+00:00Village BooksVillage Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-1166158351445986102013-03-25T16:16:00.000+00:002013-03-25T16:16:01.448+00:00New poems by Pat!!
PAWMARKS ON MY POEMS
This is a new collection of beautifully humorous poetry from local legend Pat Ingoldsby - it will make a perfect Easter treat for someone special! Just €15!Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-3021420247557912042013-02-02T15:32:00.000+00:002013-02-02T15:32:01.366+00:00New top tens
TOP 10 NEW CRIME FICTION
1. A Wanted Man
by Lee Child
2. The Black Box
by Michael Connelly
3. Live by Night
by Dennis Lehane
4. The Savage Altar
by Asa Larsson
5. Never saw it coming
by Brian Freeman
6. Creole Belle
by James Lee Burke
7. Istanbul Passage
by Joseph Kanon
8. The Bat
By Jo Nesbo
9. Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
10. Lucifers Tears
byVillage Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-37062719500590587362013-02-02T14:01:00.003+00:002013-02-02T14:01:58.224+00:00A tale of Empire
Old Filth by Jane Gardam is a great novel which follows the decline of the British Empire through life story of Old Filth. FILTH, in his heyday, was an international lawyer with a practice in the Far East. Now, only the oldest QCs and Silks can remember that his nickname stood for Failed In London Try Hong Kong. Long ago, Old Filth was a Raj orphan - one of the many young children sent 'Home' Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-35698519944145293652013-01-19T12:31:00.001+00:002013-01-19T12:31:35.725+00:00I Just finished reading the fourteenth and final book in the epic Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. For fans of the series it is a worthy ending, The Last Battle is fought. I won't give any spoilers.
For those of you who haven't read Robert Jordan and want to get you teeth into some good fantasy, the first book is called The Eye of The World. That I am still reading these books after 12 Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-87636329329238864332012-12-24T14:44:00.000+00:002012-12-24T14:44:20.056+00:00My favorite book this Christmas is A.M. Holme's brilliantly written "May We Be Forgiven."
My favorite book this Christmas is A.M. Holme's brilliantly written "May We Be Forgiven."
This is a novel about the destruction of a family and how the main character pulls it and himself back together. It is an ambitious and often enthralling book, which
The Silver family seem like the perfect product of the American dream. The Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-68266181335377232272012-12-13T15:55:00.001+00:002012-12-13T15:55:28.038+00:00Nordic crime lovers- Asa Larsson
If you are like me and have spent the last few years reading crime fiction set in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, you will love the new author that Village Books has discovered- Asa Larsson. Her series of novels are set in Kiruna which is in Lapland in the North of Sweden. Her books revolve around a young female lawyer Rebecka Martinsson and two local detectives Anna-Maria Mella and Sven-Ulrich. Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-59943977372309675432012-10-27T14:49:00.001+01:002012-10-27T15:05:43.515+01:00What Mary read on holidays...I had a wonderful holiday in Spain, sipping Manzanilla, eating omelettes and of course reading loads.
Here is what I read: "Live by Night" the new Denis Lehane, set in a casino in 1920s. "The Bat"by Jo Nesbo which tells the story of Harry Hole first detection of a serial killer in Australia....great read, I love Harry. Another great series of nordic crime thrillers that I tried were the ASA Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-76793143149427804602012-09-20T14:58:00.001+01:002012-09-20T14:58:36.637+01:00Pregnancy booksThe book most woman buy when they find out they are pregnant is "What to expect when you are expecting" by Heidi Murkoff. This is a helpful book which details week by week the mother and babies development. However I found that it was very American in focus and did not give sufficient local information on maternity options, care and procedures.
For a great book on the Irish maternity system "TheVillage Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-18252530217248547682012-09-13T20:19:00.001+01:002012-09-13T20:21:55.388+01:00Booker Prize ShortlistThe shortlist for the 2012 Booker Prize came out this week.
Here are the Titles:
Tan Twan Eng, The Garden of Evening Mists Deborah Levy, Swimming Home Hilary Mantel, Bring up the Bodies Alison Moore, The Lighthouse Will Self, Umbrella Jeet Thayil, Narcopolis
Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-7919944358820667862012-08-27T15:19:00.002+01:002012-08-27T15:31:44.098+01:00Great books for babiesThere are some amazing books available for babies right from newborn. Newborn babies have very bad eyesight and can only see in black and white- the Amazing Baby Black and White series is perfect, full of geometric shapes in black and white.
Cloth Books: These are great for young babies who like to eat and snuggle their books. Two cloth books I like are "Guess How Much I Love You Snuggle Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-42300478834215591012012-08-26T17:02:00.002+01:002012-08-26T17:02:52.221+01:00'INTO THE LION'S DEN''Into the Lion's Den'
A biographical history of the Talbots of Malahdie by Stephen E. Talbot.
NOW IN STOCK!!
Signed copies available.
Retailing for €30. Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-86506390342905703582012-08-09T09:45:00.001+01:002012-08-09T09:59:02.900+01:00Criminal by Karen Slaughter
The newest Karin Slaughter doesn't disappoint- an edgy and intense read. Criminal is the next instalment in Slaughter's series which follows detectives Faith and Will from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Will Trent is an orphan, son of a murderer and seriously dyslexic. Criminal traces his past,set simultaneously in 1975 and present day- investigates the Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-369719225076765172012-07-26T23:26:00.000+01:002012-07-26T23:26:11.874+01:00Booker Prize 2012 long listThe Booker prize long list was released yesterday. Here are the nominees...note the lack of Irish writers!
Man Booker Prize - 2012 longlist
Nicola Barker - The Yips
Ned Beauman - The Teleportation Accident
Andre Brink - Philida
Tan Twan Eng - The Garden of Evening Mists
Michael Frayn - Skios
Rachel Joyce - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Deborah Levy - Swimming Home
Hilary Mantel -Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-84689859898223317892012-07-19T15:21:00.001+01:002012-07-19T15:21:48.861+01:00Non fiction top 10 July 2012
Top 10 Non Fiction
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By Nigel Hamilton
<!--[if !supportLists]-->· &Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-41049410384073854392012-07-07T11:10:00.000+01:002012-07-07T11:10:06.841+01:00The Junior Book Club Round Up:
We have had another very successful year with our Junior Book Clubs. They never failed to provide a bit of excitement down in the shop on Monday afternoons, debating and arguing over their chosen books.
Some of their favourites from this year include;
'War Horse' by Michael Morpurgo. Heather (12) said, 'It's a very realistic story of friendship and loyalty.'
'Tom Gates Everything's Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-55258564086905413142012-06-17T07:33:00.002+01:002012-06-17T07:33:41.809+01:00The Hunger Games Trilogy75 years ago, the districts attempted to revolt from the Capitol. The punishment and reminder for this revolt is the annual Hunger Games. Every year a girl and a boy are reaped to represent their district at the Hunger Games. The aim of the games is survival. This year Katniss and Peeta represent district 12 at the Hunger Games, the trilogy follows their journey.
This trilogy is exciting, well Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-61758185516392749482012-06-14T09:43:00.002+01:002012-06-14T09:43:59.879+01:00Impac prize 2012
The Impac prize winner for 2012 was announced yesterday. The winner is "Even the Dogs" by Jon McGregor. The Impac prize is chosen by librarians around the world and is the most significant prize of its kind.Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-74265328234006124262012-04-18T13:36:00.002+01:002012-04-18T13:42:45.715+01:00Orange prize shortlist 2012The Orange Prize shortlist for fiction came out yesterday. Here is the shortlist:Esi EdugyanHalf Blood BluesSerpent’s TailCanadian2nd NovelAnne EnrightThe ForgottenWaltz Jonathan CapeIrish5th NovelGeorgina HardingPainter of SilenceBloomsburyBritish3rd NovelMadeline MillerThe Song of AchillesBloomsburyAmerican1st NovelCynthia OzickForeign BodiesAtlantic BooksAmerican7th NovelAnn PatchettState of Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-45724707117697479692012-04-15T20:04:00.001+01:002012-04-15T20:14:24.150+01:00impac award shortlist 2012The short listed titles, announced by The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Andrew Montague, Patron of the Award, in Dublin today are:
1. Rocks in the Belly by Jon Bauer (British / Australian). Scribe Publications (First Novel)
2. The Matter with Morris by David Bergen (Canadian). Harper Collins, Canadva
3. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan (American) Alfred A. Knopf
4. The Memory of Love by Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-328115848588972432012-04-07T12:23:00.002+01:002012-04-07T12:30:46.657+01:00The Cove by Ron RashEileen Battersby has a very positive review of The Cove in today's Irish Times: have a look. It reminded us in VB of this great novel set in the south about Laurel and Hank an outcasted family running a farm in hills during World War 1. We agree with Eileen Battersby that The Cove is "a southern tragedy thats right on the money"Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-60998270749203769822012-03-24T12:17:00.005+00:002012-03-24T12:31:46.524+00:00New nordic crimeThere are some great new Nordic crime novels out this spring!Jo Nesbo's Phantom brings Detective Harry Hole back to Oslo from Hong Kong to investigate a murder involving his step son Oleg and a new heroin like drug...violin.A new author James Hamilton, who doesnt sound nordic..but I assure you is- his Lucifer Tears is a gripping thriller featuring detective Kari Vaara who investigates a Ornahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18265645315254954972noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-28346287064743123862012-03-16T23:54:00.000+00:002012-03-16T23:54:07.569+00:00HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY
Happy St Patrick's Day to all our customers, have a lovely holiday
weekend, and pop in to see us we are open!
Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-28908920561688796972012-03-11T18:10:00.000+00:002012-03-11T18:10:53.778+00:00VILLAGE BOOK'S BOOK CLUBThe Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes,
was the 2nd book the book club discussed.
Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit.
Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-50263436449022361782012-03-11T17:42:00.000+00:002012-03-11T17:42:10.747+00:00VILLAGE BOOK'S BOOK CLUBThe Book club met this week and we discussed two books:
Glass Room by Simon Mawer
The book tells the story of a house set high on a Czechoslovak hill, the Landauer House shines as a wonder of steel and glass and onyx built specially for newly-weds Viktor and Liesel Landauer , a Jew married to a gentile. But the radiant honesty of 1930 that the house, with its unique Glass Room, Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3708793791680705302.post-44398969894609276272012-03-01T16:11:00.000+00:002012-03-01T16:11:49.263+00:00WORLD BOOK DAY IS HERE!Check out the bookshop girls celebrating World Book Day dressed as their favourite character, Fancy Nancy!
Don't forget to pop in to Village Books with your World Book Day voucher to claim your free book!Village Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08732060202529415493noreply@blogger.com0