We love books.
We fall in love with characters. We celebrate LGBTQ+ romance. We hope that love won’t go unrequited. We route for the underdog. We get involved in love triangles and pick a side… Team Edward or Team Jacob? (Twilight). We imagine how the love story continues when we get to the last page of Normal People. We weep uncontrollably when They Both Die at the End.
Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day and our love of books with our booksellers all time favourite romantic reads.
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf (chosen by Tom in Blackrock, Donal in Dun Laoghaire and Emma in Cork)
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid (chosen by Gabbie in Dun Laoghaire)
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami (chosen by Robin in Dundrum)
Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham (chosen by Ciara in Cork)
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson (chosen by Lisa in Grafton Street and Sara in Cork)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (chosen by Jennifer in our support office)
One Day by David Nicholls (chosen by Danielle in our support office, Sarah in Rathmines and Eimear in Dun Laoghaire)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (chosen by Sam in Blackrock and Neasa in Dundrum)
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (chosen by Robbie in Dun Laoghaire)
The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson (chosen by Karina in Dundrum)
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (chosen by Ryan in Cork)
Normal People by Sally Rooney (chosen by Nicola in Bray)
To My Daughter in France by Barbara & Stephanie Keating (chosen by Olivia in Blackrock)
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley (chosen by Imogen in Dundrum)
Tin Man by Sarah Winman (chosen by Caoimhe in Cork)
Afterlove by Tanya Byrne (chosen by Samantha in Dundrum)
Persuasion by Jane Austen (chosen by Aisling in Dun Laoghaire)
If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin (chosen by David in Cork)
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (chosen by Shauna in Dundrum)
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (chosen by Manuela in Cork)
Loveless by Alice Oseman (chosen by Eilis in Blackrock)
Days Without End by Sebastian Barry (chosen by Joshua in Cork)
Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler (chosen by Mary in Dun Laoghaire)
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green (chosen by Daniel in Cork)
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro (chosen by Ben in Dundrum)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (chosen by Emily in Cork)
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (chosen by Miriam in Cork)
I Love You, Stick Insect by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros (chosen by Oisin in Bray)
The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth (chosen by Laura in Bray)
Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran (chosen by all of the booksellers in Dubray Dun Laoghaire and Laura in Bray)
Beach Read by Emily Henry (chosen by Susan in our support office)
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (chosen by Maria and Natalie in our support office)
The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller (chosen by Tanya in our support office)
Heartstopper Volume One by Alice Oseman (chosen by Eoin in Rathmines)
The Flat Share by Beth O’Leary (chosen by Vivienne in Rathmines)
The Princess Bride by William Goldman (chosen by Éadaoin in Rathmines)
Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (chosen by Sarah in Rathmines)
Emma by Jane Austen (chosen by Naomi in Rathmines)
