In the final chapter of the 2022 book awards season, a one-hour special on RTÉ One presented by Oliver Callan will explore the six books shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year 2022.
Finalists this year are Trespasses by first time novelist Louise Kennedy; journalist and broadcaster Charlie Bird's memoir Time And Tide; My Fourth Time, We Drowned, by journalist Sally Hayden; Girls Who Slay Monsters by Ellen Ryan and illustrated by Shona Shirley MacDonald; Kellie - a memoir of an Olympic champion by Kellie Harrington with Roddy Doyle and Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes.
Here they are! Our 2022 An Post Irish Book of The Year Nominees 👇@KennedyLoulou@MarianKeyes@charliebird49 & Ray Burke@sallyhayd@Kelly64kg & Roddy Doyle@EllenRyanWrites & @ShonaShirleyMac
— An Post Irish Book Awards (@AnPostIBAS) December 5, 2022
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Oliver takes a closer look at the stories and the writers behind those stories, culminating in the reveal of this year's overall winner.
An Post Irish Book Awards Book of the Year 2022, RTÉ One, Wednesday 7th December @ 22.35
