Signed Colum McCann, Seán Hewitt Event at Kennys & more!

... plus meet Derek Landy at Kennys! 📚

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NEWS FROM KENNYS

• Signed First Edition of New Colum McCann
• Meet Derek Landy at Kennys!
• Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025
• Cúirt International Festival of Literature 2025
• Seán Hewitt event at Kennys

Colum McCann
SIGNED FIRST EDITION
of his new novel, Twist

We were delighted to welcome the international bestselling Irish author Colum McCann to Kennys for a special launch event this week, where Sarah Kenny joined him in front of a packed audience to talk about his new novel, Twist.

McCann is the award-winning author of eight novels and three collections of short stories. Twist is a story of rupture and repair in the digital age, delving into a hidden world deep under the ocean.

We have a limited number of Signed, First Edition copies of Twist available to order here.

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Sarah Kenny with Colum McCann at the Kennys Bookshop launch of Twist

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Derek Landy Book Signing at Kennys!
Meet the author of the Skulduggery Pleasant Series

Bestselling Irish author Derek Landy will be at Kennys Bookshop for a special signing event on April 6th! He will be signing copies of A Heart Full of Hatred, the latest instalment in the Skulduggery Pleasant series and more of his books on the day. All are welcome!

Event Tickets: FREE but booking essential

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Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025
Leabhair Ghaeilge i Siopa Leabhar Uí Chionnaith

Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge 2025 ar siúl ó 1ú Márta go dtí an 17ú Marta!

Seachtain na Gaeilge is the world's largest Irish language festival, celebrating Irish language, culture and heritage. The perfect time to read an Irish book!

We have hundreds of Irish language books available at Kennys, including Irish language books for children, both new and secondhand.

Browse some of our Leabhair Ghaeilge below, all ready to ship quickly from our bookshop in Galway!

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Cúirt International Festival of Literature
Galway, April 8th - 13th 2025

The programme for this year's Cúirt Festival in Galway is live, and features a diverse and eclectic range of poets and writers including Ahmed Masoud, Sally Rooney, Eimear McBride, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright and Donal Ryan. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the festival.

We are delighted to be hosting an event with Seán Hewitt at Kennys, as part of the Cúirt Festival line-up. See below for further details!

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Seán Hewitt at Kennys Bookshop
In conversation with Victoria Kennefick

Award-winning poet, memoirist, novelist and literary critic Seán Hewitt will be at Kennys Bookshop on April 9th for a launch event, part of this year's Cúirt Festival in Galway.

He will be joined in conversation by Irish poet Victoria Kennefick to celebrate the launch of his debut novel, Open, Heaven.

Event Tickets: €12

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Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd

Liosban Retail Park

Tuam Road

Galway, Co. Galway

Ireland

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