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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 19h
For readers, wanderers, margin-note writers and lovers of small bookstores — Quay Books is at 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick, V94 K330. Discover and purchase a selection of our best books via our website at www.quaybooksstore.com
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.quaybooksstore.com/products/beg... In his first illustrated book created specifically for readers of all ages, Oliver Jeffers shares a very brief history of humanity and shares his dreams for where we go from here.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Small Odysseys gathers 35 original short works from celebrated and emerging writers, each a vivid detour into a distinct world. Buy here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/sma...
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Buy here:https://www.quaybooksstore.com/products/bread-and-circus "A vigorous and personal refutation of late-stage capitalism...Full of humane wisdom, this powerful volume forces readers to acknowledge systemic inequity." A Publisher's Weekly (starred review).
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
For readers, wanderers, margin-note writers and lovers of small bookstores—Quay Books is at 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick, V94 K330.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is a highly original collection of short pieces about the mysterious light we sometimes glimpse beyond ordinary life — through love, memory, childhood and imagination. You may message us to hold a copy for you or buy it online here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/the...
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We have 10 copies. Call between 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm. This is a book for the reader who wants to discover a truly original writer. Tezer Özlü is sometimes described as the “lyrical princess of Turkish literature."
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Including: Small Odysseys: 35 contemporary Short Stories. Short Story Masterpieces: Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner et al And the great Ben Lerner's 'The Lights',a constellation of verse and prose, voice mails and vignettes. 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick. V94 K330. #BooksAtOneCommunityFund.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Join us for an informal evening of browsing and conversation, and encounter books you won’t easily find elsewhere - — particularly books translated into English that might otherwise never reach English-speaking readers. Quay Books, 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick. V94 K330 #BooksAtOneCommunityFund.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.quaybooksstore.com/products/liv... Beautifully photographed, the book captures a way of living in which food, weather, hospitality and place all belong together. It is a book filled with the taste, beauty and generous spirit of the Irish West.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
www.quaybooksstore.com/products/sad... Brimming with humanity, this anthology is confirmation that sad happens — but so does joy, love, a sense of community, and a host of other emotions. By turns moving and affirming, Sad Happens is an emotional balm and visual delight.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Buy online here: www.quaybooksstore.com/.../the-ligh.... A bestselling blend of memoir, spiritual self-help and practical exercises, written particularly for women seeking renewed purpose.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Discover remarkable writing from around the world — particularly books translated into English that might otherwise never reach English-speaking readers. Join us for an informal evening of browsing and encounter books you won’t easily find elsewhere. With the support of #BooksAtOneCommunityFund.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Buy here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/the... A crime novel with a difference: darkly humorous, quietly humane and rooted in the wonderful history of Kyiv.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Buy here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/on-.... Includes selections from Anton Chekhov, W. H. Auden, William Carlos Williams, John Keats, John Donne, Pablo Neruda, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.quaybooksstore.com/products/89-... Kundera reflects on language, translation, exile &gradual disappearance of the city + culture that shaped him.Small, elegant book that brings us closer to the ideas—and the lost Prague—behind his work. Quay Books, Sarsfield Street, Limerick. #MilanKundera
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Buy here: admin.shopify.com/store/quay-b... Songs on Endless Repeat moves through music, literature, family, desire and identity with tremendous energy. A book to discover — and a writer you may find yourself wanting to read on endless repeat.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A wonderfully clever celebration of choice and imagination, for children aged 4–8. In our shop this Saturday, or buy online here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/whe...
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
See: See: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Discover Quay Books at 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick (V94 K330). Find a selection of our best books online at www.quaybooksstore.com
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Find Quay Books at 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick. V94 K330. Curiosity, Ideas, Discovery. #MIXING18 #Limerick #UniversityOfLimerick #IndependentBookshop #QuayBooks
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Only €5.00. Buy here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/arc... 'One of the strongest talents to emerge in recent years.' --Poetry Magazine
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Only €7.00 here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/big... Who said that dictatorship was dead? The world today is full of Strong Men and their imitators. Ferdinand Mount opens up a fascinating exploration of how and why Caesars seize power and why they fall.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Buy here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/whe... Encouraging imagination while capturing a child's first glimpse at independence, said School Library Journal. Ages 4 to 8.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Buy here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/the... Full of wonder and heart, The Little Mermaid remains one of the most powerful fairy tales ever written, and this new, gorgeously illustrated translation gives it renewed life.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A Short History of Flowers — a beautiful book, just €10 at Quay Books. List price: €22. Buy online here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/a-s...
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Only 6 copies. If you can't make the shop, you may buy online here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/con... “ Constantine Cavafy has emerged not only as the great Greek poet of the twentieth century but as an essential poet of modernity on the world stage" ―Mark Doty, author of My Alexandria
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
See: elpais.com/educacion/20... Discover QUAY BOOKS at 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick (V94 K330) and online at www.quaybooksstore.com
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A big thank you to the photographer with Limericks Word On The Street for taking this gorgeously atmospheric photograph of our bookstore, Quay Books. V94 K330. quaybooksstore.com #LimerickBooks #QuayBooks #SupportLocal #LimerickCity @LimerickStrand #TheSavoyHotel #GeorgeBoutique1 #LimerickStrand
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
A big thank you to the photographer with Limericks Word On The Street for taking this gorgeously atmospheric photographic of our bookstore, Quay Books. #LimerickBooks #QuayBooks #SupportLocal #LimerickCity @LimerickStrand #TheSavoyHotel #GeorgeBoutique1 #LimerickStrand
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Buy here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/mys... or text us to hold a copy for you: 085 8511760 Bringing together local history, memories, stories and poetry — all centred on a place that has held a special place in the affections of Limerick people for generations. €15.00 #Kilkee #WestClare
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Visiting Galway? Take an hour away from the crowds & discover one of the city's hidden cultural treasures. At The Kenny Gallery & Bookshop, Tom Kenny tells the remarkable story of how a German artist's commission to illustrate Liam O'Flaherty's stories became a lifelong love affair with Ireland.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
See:https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/books/review/jayne-anne-phillips-interview.html
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Kenny Gallery, Liosbán, Galway, 4.00 pm Monday 10th August: remarkable story of how Gertrude Degenhardt's illustrations and Elisabeth Schnack's acclaimed translation brought Liam O'Flaherty's stories to German readers in the award-winning edition Der Stromer.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A remarkable story of art, literature and friendship. Discover the remarkable story of how Gertrude Degenhardt's illustrations and Elisabeth Schnack's acclaimed translation brought Liam O'Flaherty's stories to German readers in the award-winning edition Der Stromer.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Discover Quay Books - a small bookstore under the sign of passion and poetry. 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick (V94 K330), and online at www.quaybooksstore.com. #LimerickBooks #HiddenGem #QuayBooks #SupportLocal #LimerickCity @LimerickStrand #TheSavoyHotel #GeorgeBoutique1 #LimerickStrand
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Love books? You'll love Quay Books. Browse hundreds of wonderful books at prices that are hard to beat. Visit us at 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick. V94 K330 📖 www.quaybooksstore.com #quaybooks #limerickbookstores #sarsfieldstreet #strandhotel #savoyhotel #greatbooks #read #limerick
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🎤 Patti Smith has often spoken about the importance of books and libraries in her life. As she once reflected, "The library gave me many worlds." If you are in Limerick for the concert, why not drop into Quay Books? 📍 Quay Books 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick #QuayBooks #Limerick #VisitLimerick
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Ms Millet is an independent thinker whose writing has often challenged conventional views. That spirit of inquiry runs throughout this remarkable book It's exactly the sort of book we love: thoughtful, beautifully written, waiting to be discovered. Browse: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/dali-and-me
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Buy Dali and Me by Catherine Millet: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/dal... Catherine Millet writes: "If Salvador Dalí's voice and speech are characterized by their lyricism, on the other hand his writings are striking for their rawness. I chose not to suppress or conceal this personal involvement.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Pick up you next slow read at Quay Books, 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick. V94 K330. www.quaybooksstore.com Our thanks to the Editors of the European Review of Books for inspiring this. #quaybooks #limerickbookstores #sarsfieldstreet #strandhotel #savoyhotel #limerick #love #lovebooks
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
This week's blackboard outside Quay Books, Limerick. www.quaybooksstore.com
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📍 Quay Books, 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick. V94 K220. Just a short stroll away... #ShaniaTwain #Limerick #LimerickCity #QuayBooks #IndependentBookshop #BooksAndMusic #SummerReads #ConcertNight #VisitLimerick
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
📍 Quay Books 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick. V94 K330. Whether you're visiting Limerick or you're one of our regular customers, we'd love to welcome you to Quay Books. Browse, linger, and take home a story you'll remember long after the weekend is over.
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
**Another day, another blackboard outside Quay Books. Today's quotation is from John Berryman, celebrating the irresistible pull of books over even life's everyday necessities. If you're passing by, do stop and browse—you might just find something worth missing lunch for!!! 📚**
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
📍 Quay Books 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick V94 K330 Have a fantastic evening—and enjoy both the music and the stories that make life memorable. #KingsOfLeon #Limerick #LimerickCity #QuayBooks #IndependentBookshop #BooksAndMusic #ShopLocal #SummerReads #ConcertNight #VisitLimerick
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Whether you're looking for a beautiful novel, a book of poetry, or simply a quiet few minutes before the excitement begins, we'd love to welcome you. Enjoy the concert—and enjoy the journey. At 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick. V94 K330. #FlorenceAndTheMachine #FlorenceWelch #Limerick #Mythology
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Heading to Lewis Capaldi Friday night? Before the anthems begin, call into Quay Books, 11 Sarsfield Street, Limerick V94 K330 #LewisCapaldi #LewisCapaldiTour #SurviveTour2026 #Limerick #LimerickEvents #LoveLimerick S
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." — Cicero. Together with the Council's Parks Department, we're bringing a little of that philosophy to Sarsfield Street. #Limerick #LimerickAndProud #LimerickEdgeEmbrace @moranjohna1
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quaybooks.bsky.social @quaybooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Profiles 60 sporting figures who helped shape Ireland's sporting story. Featuring icons such as George Best, Christy Ring, Joey Dunlop, Jack Charlton, Alex Higgins and many more. Normally costing €15, we have copies in our shop for €6.00 or buy online here: www.quaybooksstore.com/products/iri...
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