News https://liber.ie BOOKS | MUSIC | GIFTS Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:08:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://liber.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Liber-100px_solo-64x64.png News https://liber.ie 32 32 Book Launch: Sugartown https://liber.ie/book-launch-sugartown/ https://liber.ie/book-launch-sugartown/#respond Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:14:54 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=260025 We are thrilled to welcome Sligo based author Caragh Maxwell to Liber on Thursday September 18th to launch her hugely anticipated debut novel Sugartown. The launch will kick off at 5:30pm and all are welcome!

]]> https://liber.ie/book-launch-sugartown/feed/ 0 Book Launch: Hiding From The Heart https://liber.ie/book-launch-hiding-from-the-heart/ https://liber.ie/book-launch-hiding-from-the-heart/#respond Tue, 24 Jun 2025 11:15:17 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=259996 We are thrilled to announce that local author Martha Higgins will be launching her debut novel, Hiding From The Heart, in Liber on Thursday July 3rd, with very special guest Brian Leyden. All are welcome!

Copies of Hiding From The Heart can be purchased via our website here, or in store.

 

 

 

 

]]> https://liber.ie/book-launch-hiding-from-the-heart/feed/ 0 Sligo Field Club Journal Launch https://liber.ie/sligo-field-club-journal-launch/ https://liber.ie/sligo-field-club-journal-launch/#respond Thu, 15 May 2025 12:04:54 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=259443 We are thrilled to announce that Volume 10 of The Sligo Field Club will be launched in Liber on May 22nd at 4:30pm. All are welcome!

 

Here are the front and back covers of the new issue, plus a sneak peak at some of the contents:

 

]]> https://liber.ie/sligo-field-club-journal-launch/feed/ 0 Book Launch: The Bureau by Eoin McNamee https://liber.ie/book-launch-the-bureau-by-eoin-mcnamee/ https://liber.ie/book-launch-the-bureau-by-eoin-mcnamee/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:24:38 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=259387 We are thrilled to welcome Eoin McNamee to Liber on Thursday 27th of March at 6pm for the launch of his new novel The Bureau. All are welcome!

 

]]> https://liber.ie/book-launch-the-bureau-by-eoin-mcnamee/feed/ 0 Book Launch: Frogs for Watchdogs by Sean Farrell https://liber.ie/book-launch-frogs-for-watchdogs-by-sean-farrell/ https://liber.ie/book-launch-frogs-for-watchdogs-by-sean-farrell/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:16:17 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=259316 We are thrilled to welcome Sean Farrell to Liber on Friday February 28th at 6pm for the launch of his debut novel Frogs for Watchdogs, with special guest speaker Donal Ryan.

All are welcome!

 

]]> https://liber.ie/book-launch-frogs-for-watchdogs-by-sean-farrell/feed/ 0 Sligo Live at Liber: Steve Knightley Free Gig, Saturday November 2nd @ 5pm https://liber.ie/sligo-live-at-liber-steve-knightley-free-gig-saturday-november-2nd-5pm-2/ https://liber.ie/sligo-live-at-liber-steve-knightley-free-gig-saturday-november-2nd-5pm-2/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 11:14:20 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=256594  

Steve Knightley is a multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and prominent folk/acoustic and roots musician. As a founding member of the revered ‘Show of Hands,’ Knightley’s musical journey is deeply intertwined with a profound connection to places, particularly the West Country, where he currently resides. His solo show infused with a love of English traditional folk music, the songs of Bob Dylan and the poetry of Ted Hughes showcases a unique ability to craft compositions that bridge historical narratives with contemporary themes.

See Steve Knightley at Liber for a FREE gig on Saturday November 2nd from 5pm

]]> https://liber.ie/sligo-live-at-liber-steve-knightley-free-gig-saturday-november-2nd-5pm-2/feed/ 0 We’ve been Longlisted for Best Bookshop in Ireland! https://liber.ie/weve-been-longlisted-for-best-bookshop-in-ireland/ https://liber.ie/weve-been-longlisted-for-best-bookshop-in-ireland/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:37:54 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=256591
We are absolutely thrilled to have made the An Post Irish Book Awards longlist for Irish Bookshop of the Year!
Thank you so much An Post Irish Book Awards & to our fabulous customers who took the time to vote for us. It is a super strong list this year and we are honoured to be in such esteemed company. Congrats to all.

(photo credit: The Irish Independent)

]]> https://liber.ie/weve-been-longlisted-for-best-bookshop-in-ireland/feed/ 0 Easkey Britton Book Event https://liber.ie/easkey-britton-book-event/ https://liber.ie/easkey-britton-book-event/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:12:19 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=256585 Join Easkey Britton, activist, surfer and award-winning author of Ebb & Flow and Saltwater In The Blood at Liber Bookshop for a special talk on creativity as a way to deepen connection with nature. Easkey will also be reading from her books, followed by a book signing in celebration of Irish Book Week.

]]> https://liber.ie/easkey-britton-book-event/feed/ 0 Book Launch: Tangled Web by Florence Gillan https://liber.ie/book-launch-tangled-web-by-florence-gillan/ https://liber.ie/book-launch-tangled-web-by-florence-gillan/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:59:54 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=256541 Join us on Friday September 13th from 5pm to launch the latest thriller from bestselling crime writer Florence Gillan.

You can purchase books in advance in store on here on our website, and they will also be available to purchase on the night. All are welcome!

]]> https://liber.ie/book-launch-tangled-web-by-florence-gillan/feed/ 0 Liber at Cairde Arts Festival https://liber.ie/liber-at-cairde-arts-festival/ https://liber.ie/liber-at-cairde-arts-festival/#respond Tue, 02 Jul 2024 12:46:43 +0000 https://liber.ie/?p=256449 Liber are thrilled to be part of the upcoming Cairde Sligo Arts Festival, where we will be selling books at two of the festival’s literary events.

On July 6th: Sinead Gleeson in converstation with Una Mannion about her debut novel Hagstone

On July 11th: Louise Kennedy in conversation with Adania Shibli

Both events are ticketed and early booking is recommended to avoid disappointment, you can book tickets via the Cairde Sligo Festival website here.

Books will be available to purchase on the night, or in advance at the shop or via our website. Links to purchase the books are listed below.

Sinead Gleeson’s Hagstone

Adania Shibli’s Minor Details

Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

 

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