The Grand Central Cinema Club are back, and ready for more madcap adventures in 1930s Dublin. A rollercoaster adventure about the magic of the silver screen and the power of unlikely friendships. Pre-order now! halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... @alnolan.bsky.social @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social

We are delighted to launch our teen evening with @alisonweatherby.bsky.social! Join us for Book Chat, quizzes and murder mystery games, followed by a slice of pizza and a soft drink in Brew with a View! €20, incl The Common Criminals Club. Book tickets here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/1908...

Today we are celebrating the huge honour of being featured in Pablo & Splash: Viking Voyage by @sheenadempsey.bsky.social ☺️ When Sheena & @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social surprised us we were completely blown away! My niece & nephew, Raya & Aran, did a great job helping us recreate this scene

Thanks so much to our wonderful customers who voted for us for these annual Top of the Shops award run by Greystones Guide - we are thrilled to be named joint-winners alongside Dlulukaloo - the fab children’s emporium! We really appreciate this recognition for the hard work we do for the community 🥰

What a lovely shop to work in. A perfect job for the right person @booksupstairs.bsky.social booksupstairs.ie/bookseller-n...

Bookseller Needed | Books Upstairs

We are looking for a friendly, highly organised, detail-oriented and enthusiastic person to join our team. The position has potential to be part-time or full-time, but availability to work evening eve...

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We're just an employee-owned audiobook company, standing in front of readers, asking them to make the switch so they can support their indie bookstore with every audiobook purchase 💓 (We're also a Certified B Corp, offer DRM-free audiobooks, & have 600,000+ to choose from.)

1/ Our Puffling Seaside Nature Trail is back - the perfect activity for a summer’s day! Just drop in store to sign up on the day. With thanks to Books at One for their support for this initiative with their community funding in 2025.

Huge thanks to Books at One for this community grant. We have exciting plans underway and will be launching in August. We are so grateful for the support. #BooksAtOneCommunityFund

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Sing it loud, sing it from your heart, sing it in celebration of all the joy independent bookshops bring🎶

Reposting b/c broken link! Just a few tix left for my Dalkey Book Festival events 2m, so if you're after a monster-making workshop (families) world-building masterclass (16+) or a panel with Naomi Ishiguro, Brian Franklin, Jan Carson and I, grab tix below! www.dalkeybookfestival.org/thursday

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Celebrate #independentbookshopweek with us in Halfway up the Stairs this Saturday 20th June!

Join us on Saturday 20th June at 4pm to mark Father’s Day with a special storytime celebrating Dads and Grandads! Limited places. Please book your child’s ticket in advance here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2006...

Join us on Saturday 20th June at 4pm to mark Father’s Day with a special storytime celebrating Dads and Grandads! Limited places. Please book your child’s ticket in advance here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2006...

We are so excited to reveal the cover of Lights, Camera, Mayhem! by our friend @alnolan.bsky.social Look at this fab cover by Shane Cluskey 🤩 Coming out Sept 2026 from @theobrienpress.bsky.social Pre-order in store or online here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781...

I found this neat tool that lets you generate text and images just from your ideas. It's really good!

We were blown away to find out we are featured in @sheenadempsey.bsky.social’s latest Pablo & Splash: Viking Voyage - what an honour! Grab a copy to check it out! Available in store & online halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781... Thank you Sheena, and all the team in @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social 🥰

Our May Book of the month selection includes these fab books! Each month we select a great new title for each age group. To join the club, find out more here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/Book...

"Award-winning author, Sarah Webb talked to Oliver about her new book which captures 1950s Baggatonia for young readers." www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social

Sarah Webb's latest children's book

Award-winning author, Sarah Webb talked to Oliver about her new book which captures 1950s Baggatonia for young readers.

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Huge congrats to the winners of the @childrensbooksireland.ie @kpmgireland.bsky.social awards! A great selection!

@sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social launched 'The Bookshop Sisters' this Saturday, her new historic middle-grade book!

Children’s author to launch book inspired by 1950s Dublin at Wicklow bookshop

A new children’s book by author Sarah Webb, who works in the Halfway up the Stairs bookshop, in Greystones, County Wicklow, offers a glimpse into the “real people and places” of 1950s Dublin.

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Such brilliant news!

Children's Books Ireland@childrensbooksireland.ie · 3mo ago

Introducing the eighth Laureate na nÓg… …Chris Haughton @chrishaughton.bsky.social A multi-award-winning children’s author and illustrator from Dublin, Haughton will hold the title from now until 2029, taking up the position from the outgoing Laureate, Patricia Forde.

A super launch for The Bookshop Sisters by @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social today. It was lovely to see so many families, friends and authors there to celebrate! @theobrienpress.bsky.social

It was lovely to have @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social visit us yesterday!

Jan Carson@jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My 12th stop on the indie bookstore tour was the beautiful children’s bookstore @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social in Greystones where bookseller, Alex chose Sarah Webb’s The Bookshop Sisters as a favourite recommended read #indiebooksellers #saintsandwarriors

Join us tomorrow (Saturday) at 4pm for the launch of @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social ’s new book, The Bookshop Sisters!

Halfway up the Stairs@halfwayupbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are so excited to be launching our own @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social’s brilliant brand new book THE BOOKSHOP SISTERS on Sat 9th May at 4pm. All welcome, no booking required. If you can’t make it but would like a signed, dedicated copy you can order it here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781...

Tá Lúiscín anseo! (le @jamiesmart.bsky.social, d’aistrigh le Fearghas Mac Lochlainn). It’s super to see graphic novels being translated as Gaeilge - brilliant for young readers & teachers! Bulaidh bos @cloiarchonnacht.bsky.social 👏 Available in store & online halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781...

Fab piece!

Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📕Happy publication day to Sarah Webb! The Bookshop Sisters is out today!📕 📗Read about her career & life in books in our Industry Profile📗 @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social @theobrienpress.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/the-children...

Bobby Kerr paid us a visit during the week to chat about the shop for his @newstalkfm.bsky.social show Down to Business - it was really great to talk to him and it’s been lovely to see some new customers find us as a result of the piece! Listen here: link.goloudplayer.com/s/pNZgd3MUod9y

We are so excited to be launching our own @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social’s brilliant brand new book THE BOOKSHOP SISTERS on Sat 9th May at 4pm. All welcome, no booking required. If you can’t make it but would like a signed, dedicated copy you can order it here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/9781...

So lovely to have Gerry in the shop yesterday !

Gerry Daly@gerrydalyart.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So fab to visit the lovely @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social yesterday 😊 Well done all the kids drawing along too, brilliant work by all! I signed and doodled a huge pile of books 🙃 @theobrienpress.bsky.social #illustrationforkids #picturebook