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Local and seasonal, heres a selection of the best books by Cork authors, or related to Leeside, that were published in 2023 

Including good laughs, romance, crime and everything in between, there are plenty of options here to add to your summer reading list

A comprehensive MLK biography, along with a history of the Civil Rights Movement, provide heft to the 10 best books of May.

Vienna, April 1938. To mark the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria by the Third Reich, the German football team plays a match against the Austrian team…

Vienna, April 1938. To mark the Anschluss, the annexation of Austria by the Third Reich, the German football team plays a match against the Austrian team, which will cease to exist when the match is over. The Austrians are much better, but can’t seem to score – aha, the match has been fixed by the

Mark Adams is overseeing the welfare of 1,500 tenants in Skid Row. In prior cases involving Adams, tenants faced the risk of eviction and property owners lost their houses.

Mark Adams is overseeing the welfare of 1,500 tenants in Skid Row. In prior cases involving Adams, tenants faced the risk of eviction and property owners lost their houses.

"It is both a love story and an exploration of the curious way that the great events of history have an impact on individual lives."

Samtec has sponsored the Kentucky Derby Festival Bed Race for years, but this year, they decided to roll on to the track as competitors.

In his most ambitious work to date, Cork author Billy O’Callaghan links a famous pre-war Austrian footballer to Cork’s own local Jewish history, writes Mike McGrath-Bryan