Top Authors

From timeless literary voices to contemporary bestsellers, explore the authors behind the books our readers love most. Browse author profiles to discover bestselling titles, iconic series, recommended reads, and new favourites across fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, Irish writing, and more.

Contemporary Fiction

Claire Keegan One of Ireland's most celebrated writers, known for her spare and devastating novellas Small Things Like These and Foster. Shop books →

Sally Rooney Internationally bestselling Irish author of Normal People, Conversations with Friends, and Beautiful World, Where Are You. Shop books →

Colm Toibin Award-winning Irish novelist and Booker Prize finalist, best known for Brooklyn, Nora Webster, and The Magician. Shop books →

Graham Norton Beloved TV presenter turned bestselling novelist, author of Holding, A Keeper, and Forever Home. Shop books →

Maggie O'Farrell

Maggie O'Farrell Costa Novel Award-winning author of Hamnet, I Am I Am I Am, and The Marriage Portrait. Shop books →

Taylor Jenkins Reid

Taylor Jenkins Reid New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Daisy Jones and The Six, and Malibu Rising. Shop books →

Ali Hazelwood Bestselling romance author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain, known for smart, funny STEM-world romances. Shop books →

Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami Japanese literary giant and perennial Nobel contender, author of Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore, and 1Q84. Shop books →

Crime & Thriller

Catherine Ryan Howard

Catherine Ryan Howard Cork-born number one international bestselling thriller writer, author of 56 Days and The Nothing Man. Shop books →

Richard Osman Number one bestselling author of The Thursday Murder Club series, the fastest-selling adult crime debut in recorded history. Shop books →

Andrea Mara Number one Irish crime novelist whose books have sold over one million copies, including All Her Fault and No One Saw a Thing. Shop books →

Freida McFadden

Freida McFadden Number one New York Times bestselling psychological thriller author whose novel The Housemaid was adapted into a major 2025 film. Shop books →

Jo Nesbo Norwegian crime giant whose Harry Hole series has sold sixty million copies and is now a Netflix series. Shop books →

Edel Coffey Number one Irish crime novelist and journalist, winner of Irish Crime Novel of the Year for Breaking Point. Shop books →

Alice Feeney Multi-million-copy bestselling author known as the Queen of Twists, whose His and Hers became a number one Netflix series. Shop books →

Riley Sager New York Times bestselling author of gothic psychological thrillers including Final Girls, Lock Every Door, and The House Across the Lake. Shop books →

Fantasy & Sci-Fi

R.F. Kuang Nebula and Locus Award-winning author of Babel, Yellowface, and the Poppy War trilogy. Shop books →

George R.R. Martin

George R.R. Martin Author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the epic fantasy series behind HBO's Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon. Shop books →

Sarah J. Maas Number one internationally bestselling author of A Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne of Glass, with over 75 million copies sold. Shop books →

Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson Number one New York Times bestselling author of the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, with Apple TV adaptations in development. Shop books →

Isaac Asimov One of science fiction's Big Three, author of the Foundation and Robot series and creator of the Three Laws of Robotics. Shop books →

Robin Hobb Beloved author of The Farseer Trilogy and The Liveship Traders, praised by George R.R. Martin as fantasy as it ought to be written. Shop books →

Pierce Brown Number one New York Times bestselling author of the Red Rising Saga, with a film adaptation in development at Universal Pictures. Shop books →

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett Beloved author of the 41-novel Discworld series, with over 100 million books sold and a knighthood for services to literature. Shop books →

Young Adult

Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins Internationally bestselling author of The Hunger Games, one of the most successful YA franchises in history with over 100 million books sold. Shop books →

Tahereh Mafi New York Times bestselling Iranian-American author of the Shatter Me series and the This Woven Kingdom romantasy trilogy. Shop books →

Stephanie Garber

Stephanie Garber Number one New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval trilogy and Once Upon a Broken Heart series, translated into over 30 languages. Shop books →

Kalynn Bayron New York Times bestselling author of Cinderella Is Dead and winner of the 2022 Randall Keenan Award for Black LGBTQ fiction. Shop books →

Leigh Bardugo Number one New York Times bestselling creator of the Grishaverse, adapted into the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. Shop books →

Lauren Roberts Number one New York Times bestselling author of the Powerless trilogy, a BookTok phenomenon with over five million copies sold worldwide. Shop books →

Jenny Han Number one New York Times bestselling author and showrunner behind The Summer I Turned Pretty and To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Shop books →

Holly Black Number one New York Times bestselling author of the Folk of the Air trilogy and The Spiderwick Chronicles, with over 26 million copies sold. Shop books →

Children's Picture Books

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson Creator of The Gruffalo and over 200 children's books, with more than 25 million copies sold worldwide and a CBE for services to literature. Shop books →

Peter Donnelly Bestselling Irish author and illustrator of the much-loved President series, winner of the An Post Irish Book Awards in 2018 and 2023. Shop books →

Paddy Donnelly Bestselling award-winning Irish author and illustrator, creator of over 25 picture books including The Golden Hare, winner of Children's Book of the Year. Shop books →

Olivia Hope Kerry-born Irish picture book author known for lyrical nature-inspired stories, including Be Wild, Little One and Little Lion Girl. Shop books →

Oliver Jeffers Award-winning Belfast-born artist and author of Lost and Found and The Day the Crayons Quit, with books translated into over 36 languages. Shop books →

Kes Gray Beloved British author of the Oi! series and the Daisy books, with over two million copies sold and named one of the UK's top ten children's authors. Shop books →

Children's 5–8

Dav Pilkey Creator of the beloved Captain Underpants and Dog Man series, with over 80 million copies sold worldwide. Shop books →

Leona Forde Irish author and illustrator of the popular Milly McCarthy series, beloved for its warmth and humour. Shop books →

Harriet Muncaster

Harriet Muncaster Creator of the magical Isadora Moon series, adored by young readers for its charming half-vampire, half-fairy world. Shop books →

John Patrick Green

John Patrick Green Author and illustrator of the hilarious InvestiGators series, a firm favourite with newly independent readers. Shop books →

Roald Dahl The world's number one storytelling genius, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and The BFG. Shop books →

Lucy Kennedy Irish TV presenter and author of the Friendship Fairies series, a fun and relatable read for young Irish readers. Shop books →

Jeff Kinney Creator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, one of the bestselling children's book franchises of all time. Shop books →

Andy Griffiths Australian comedy king and co-creator of the Treehouse series, with over ten million copies sold worldwide. Shop books →

Children's 9+

Rick Riordan Bestselling American author of the Percy Jackson series, blending Greek mythology with action-packed adventure. Shop books →

Robin Stevens British author of the beloved Murder Most Unladylike series, a favourite with young mystery lovers. Shop books →

Philip Pullman Award-winning author of His Dark Materials, one of the most celebrated fantasy series ever written for children. Shop books →

Katie Kirby Author and illustrator of the hugely popular Lottie Brooks series, a firm favourite with young readers. Shop books →

Derek Landy Irish author of the Skulduggery Pleasant series, a number one bestseller loved by children and adults alike. Shop books →

Jessica Townsend

Jessica Townsend Australian author of the Nevermoor series, hailed as one of the most magical children's fantasy debuts in years. Shop books →

A.F. Steadman

A.F. Steadman British debut author of the Skandar series, a number one bestseller set in a world of wild unicorns and dark magic. Shop books →

Michelle Harrison

Michelle Harrison British author of the One Thousand Paper Cranes and Thirteen Treasures series, known for her enchanting storytelling. Shop books →

Classic Authors

Jane Austen

Jane Austen One of the most beloved novelists in the English language, author of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Persuasion. Shop books →

The Brontë Sisters

The Brontë Sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, authors of Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Shop books →

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky Russian literary giant and author of Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and The Idiot. Shop books →

George Orwell

George Orwell English author of Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, two of the most influential political novels ever written. Shop books →

Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf Modernist pioneer and author of Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and the landmark essay A Room of One's Own. Shop books →

Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy Russian master and author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, widely considered two of the greatest novels ever written. Shop books →

Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle Scottish author and creator of Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous fictional detective. Shop books →

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare The greatest writer in the English language, whose plays and sonnets have shaped literature and theatre for over 400 years. Shop books →

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