November Featured Books

We read every book we stock and think you will love these this month!

Our Story

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Learn more about Seaside Books, a travelling and independent bookshop that celebrates the magic and power of Irish storytelling.

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Our Community

We offer writing workshops and courses, a monthly book club and host bookish events throughout the year. We would love to have you join our community.

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Visit Us

We bring our curated selection of books to community events and markets across the country. If you would like us to attend your event, please contact alanna@seasidebooksni.com.

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Our curated selection of books from Irish authors and publishers is always changing. We read everything we stock to make great recommendations and choose some books each month to highlight.

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Hello! We have had a lot of new followers recently (there are now over 1000 of you! Amazing!), so I thought I would reintroduce myself. I'm Alanna and I own Seaside Books. I have always loved books and reading and would daydream about owning a booksh
The deadline to turn in entries for the Fiddler's Green Children's Writing Competition is the 23rd. Read below for more information. Looking forward to reading all the entries! ​​​​​​​​​ Here are the basics: The competition is open to children betwe
We have some great new children's books in stock currently! Check the link in bio to head over to the shop and learn more about each of these titles.📚 🐌
Thanks so much to everyone who braved the rain this weekend to come down to the @thesomafestival and stopped by the market. It was great to see some familiar faces and meet some new folks up in Castlewellan. Special thanks to @newcastlecommunitycin