Books Upstairs

Books Upstairs Books Upstairs is Dublin's oldest independent bookshop, trading in the heart of the city centre since 1978.
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Books Upstairs is Dublin's oldest independent bookshop. Established in 1978 and trading in Dublin city centre ever since, we have an extensive selection of stock across the humanities as well as a vast Irish interest section which includes poetry, fiction and history. Events:

Books Upstairs happily hosts book launches on site contact [email protected] for enquiries.

Only a few tickets left for tomorrow’s event with & ⚡️ Bookings through booksupstairs.ie
13/05/2026

Only a few tickets left for tomorrow’s event with & ⚡️ Bookings through booksupstairs.ie

Ambivalence by Brian Dillon is out now. Described as at once a memoir of Dublin city in the 1980s and 1990s, an uncynica...
13/05/2026

Ambivalence by Brian Dillon is out now. Described as at once a memoir of Dublin city in the 1980s and 1990s, an uncynical portrait of the adolescent and early-adult mind, and an intimate defence of radical thinking about literature and life. His conversation with Mark O’Connell is taking place here this Friday but is already fully booked. To be added to the cancellation list please email: [email protected]



This week’s top ten 📚1. Tom Burne Has Left the Chat by Sean Farrelly2. Frida Slattery As Herself by Ana Kinsella3. State...
12/05/2026

This week’s top ten 📚
1. Tom Burne Has Left the Chat by Sean Farrelly
2. Frida Slattery As Herself by Ana Kinsella
3. State, In Relation
4. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
5. The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout
6. Famesick by Lena Dunham
7. Rituals by Danielle McLaughlin
8. Brigid by Kim Curran
9. Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur
10. Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash

We were delighted to host the jam-packed launched for Tom Burne Has Left The Chat by Sean Farrelly last week. This YA de...
12/05/2026

We were delighted to host the jam-packed launched for Tom Burne Has Left The Chat by Sean Farrelly last week. This YA debut novel brilliantly explores grief, friendship and teenage loneliness - it is as funny as it is moving, as was very evident from Sean’s gorgeous reading. Faber’s commissioning editor Ama Badu spoke about the book’s honesty, warmth and importance and by the end of the night there wasn’t a copy left in the shop! (Since back in stock!) Huge congratulations to and thanks to the lovely crowd who joined us for the celebration ❤️‍🔥

It was a pleasure to host The Belvedere Literary Journal yesterday for their panel Early Days: The path to publication a...
11/05/2026

It was a pleasure to host The Belvedere Literary Journal yesterday for their panel Early Days: The path to publication and beyond. Managing Editor Kasandra Ferguson did a fantastic job moderating a conversation with esteemed writers Gustav Parker Hibbet, Louise Nealon & Colin Barrett 🌟 A veritable feast of inspiration and good solid advice for aspiring authors in the audience. Looking forward to the next issue of the journal publishing this August 🩵
(Re pic 8, can’t tag the dog as not official member of the panel sadly 🐶)





Thank you to the wonderful panel of creators and collaborators of STATE, IN RELATION who discussed and read from their b...
09/05/2026

Thank you to the wonderful panel of creators and collaborators of STATE, IN RELATION who discussed and read from their book here last week. This experimental artistic engagement with the Irish Constitution examines it as a living text through the lens of literature across multiple disciplines including poetry, essay, fiction, visual writings and explorative non-fiction. You can buy STATE, IN RELATION here now 💙

Congratulations to Kathleen MacMahon whose new book, Other People’s Lives, is out now! It’s a captivating story about th...
09/05/2026

Congratulations to Kathleen MacMahon whose new book, Other People’s Lives, is out now! It’s a captivating story about the decisions we make in a heartbeat and their lifelong consequences and we are really looking forward to having Kathleen here in conversation on Tuesday 🧡 Admission is free but booking is essential - join us using the link in bio ☀️

This week’s top ten sellers at Books Upstairs💫1. Rituals by Danielle McLaughlin2. CTRL: Essays on Video Games edited by ...
05/05/2026

This week’s top ten sellers at Books Upstairs💫
1. Rituals by Danielle McLaughlin
2. CTRL: Essays on Video Games edited by Dean Fee
3. What Am I, A Deer? by Polly Barton
4. Famesick by Lena Dunham
5. Foster by Claire Keegan
6. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney
7. Every One Still Here by Liadan Ni Chuinn
8. Few and Far Between by Jan Carson
9. The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine
10. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burker

A few photos from the very fun launch of CTRL: Essays on Video Games last week. This brilliant anthology from explores ...
04/05/2026

A few photos from the very fun launch of CTRL: Essays on Video Games last week. This brilliant anthology from explores video games as an art form: how they have shaped us, given us new ways of looking at the world (or alternate worlds), how AI may impact their artistic integrity, and more… We heard from Lilliput’s Stephen Reid as well as contributing writers , , .art and , and of course the book’s editor extraordinaire ! All the speakers really showcased what an exciting and original book CTRL is - we have signed copies in stock and highly recommend you get reading and enjoy! 👾

We were thrilled to host the launch of ‘Rituals’ by Danielle McLaughlin last night. Huge thanks to the lovely crowd who...
30/04/2026

We were thrilled to host the launch of ‘Rituals’ by Danielle McLaughlin last night. Huge thanks to the lovely crowd who came out to join us in celebrating Danielle’s astonishingly brilliant book. Rituals is one we already know we will be recommending for decades to come. It is so funny, uplifting, poignant and beautiful - we can’t say enough good things about it. And there was such a huge and very warm response to Danielle’s reading and discussion of the book last night - thank you for celebrating your wonderful novel here at Books Upstairs and for such an enjoyable conversation and reading. Massive thanks also to and to Siobhan Rae whose beautiful artworks inspired Danielle’s writing. Signed copies of Rituals are in stock now and you simply must buy it and read it asap!

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