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Gutter Dalkey
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Dalkey branch of The Gutter Bookshop at 20 Railway Road (opp. Finnegan's). Local bookshop with books, gifts & stationery. Marta & May post randomly.
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A real treat, and possibly my favourite Irish indie Nazi vampire comic of all time! A must for any discerning reader.
It’s Spooky season once again, so not better time to pump my WWII Vampire tale Nazferatu. It was once described by @seamas.bsky.social as “A lovely offering of Pulpy delights for you to sink your fascist-bashing teeth into”

It’s available to buy here

www.roguecomicsireland.com/roguestore/n...
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Congratulations to Vidyan Ravinthiran, who has jointly won (with Karen Solie) the Forward Prize for Best Collection with Avidyā (Bloodaxe). Its brilliant final poem, "as a child", describes how an early speech impediment led him to be "a scrutineer of sound" with a love of "the avid void of English"
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Something rather exciting is coming in three short weeks – a beautiful collection of excerpts, poems, short stories, scenes from all the authors we’ve published in our first five years.

📚 All proceeds to our Bookbanks scheme.

renardpress.com/books/renard...

#beautifulbooks #booksky
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Notes for Working Class Zine Makers (and why you should be one too) ✍️

If you've caught me at a zine fair lately you might have seen one of my new zines. Well now they're up on the online store - with cheaper copies available for working class people. #DIYzines

penfightdistro.com/shop/notes-f...
Halloween is just around the corner, with plenty of trick-or-treating to be done! Take a break from the cavities and come to the shop and check out our Halloween and Autumn reads! 👻🎃

#bookshop #autumnreads #halloweenreads #loveyourbookshop #bookshoplove #bookshopsofireland
Our booksellers aren't psychic, but one of them DOES play the Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack on loop often enough that there is a non-zero chance of Korean tourists walking into the shop just as the Saja Boys start serenading customers.

("We like the music you're playing! Makes us feel at home." 😂🫰)
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“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury

Keep reading, friends. 📚
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In the bookshop this morning:

PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”

CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *

CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”
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Fancy joining #TheGutterTeam?
We are hiring! 📚💚
• Bookseller positions available across Temple Bar & Dalkey shops
• 2-4 days a week
• 1-2 years bookselling experience essential
• email CV & cover letter to [email protected] by 24th August 2025.

#jobfairy #gutterteamdreamteam #mustlovedogs
Few snaps from the shop today, such a lovely summer's day.
Such a lovely day and only a tiny bit windy.
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Private Eye hits the nail on the head
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Book club book of the month is @joannechocolat.bsky.social's "Vianne"! Prequel to "Chocolat" and a fantastic read that recaptures and enhances the aura of the first. Had to make a li'l shrine for it at the till, of course.
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5 mins before I had to run for a Dart & I got to congratulate @rurooie.bsky.social on her forthcoming #YA verse novel #shorelines w/ @littleislandbooks.bsky.social, give Marta @gutterbookshop.bsky.social a hug, & celebrate @erinfornoff.bsky.social 's new epic verse tale launching this evening! #busy
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First through the door was SIGNED copies of "Vianne" the new book by the awesome
@joannechocolat.bsky.social .

This is a return to the world of Joanne's bestselling Chocolat!

I've already packed up all the pre-orders, but I have a few left.

ORDER HERE.

biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
Shall we see you this weekend? Shall we tempt you with new reads? Shall we lovingly smile and pat your dog?
Oh yes, we so shall!
#Dalkey #Books
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🕵️‍♀️🔍 1 month to go! #ArabellaPepperBook by @ermurray.bsky.social (words) & Monika Pollak (pictures) is almost here! A nature-loving investigator, a missing pets mystery, and a pet crow named Blue—get ready for a wild adventure! 🌿🖤 youtu.be/yqouHG9jSoU

#ComingSoon #MiddleGradeReads #kidslit
1 month to the publication of 'Arabella Pepper, The Wild Detective'
YouTube video by Natural World Publishing
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Happy Ides of March to those who celebrate
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The RTE Short Story Competition 2025 is now open for entries! Very glad to be a judge this year, alongside Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social and Tristan Rosenstock.
@rteradio1.bsky.social
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Doodled some new box art in Tralee of Scotia, the Egyptian royal from Irish mythology who, while pregnant, fought in a battle and died just outside Tralee - her grave is said to be marked by a large stone in Scotia's Glen. Thanks @nonfaction.com for coordinating!