Irish authors help bookseller Waterstones to double revenues

'Sales have been excellent' at flagship store Hodges & Figgis in Dublin

Claire Keegan's novel 'Small Things like These' was among the top-selling books for Waterstones last year. Picture: Domnick Walsh

Bumper book sales by Irish writers Claire Keegan, Sally Rooney, Fintan O'Toole, and Diarmaid Ferriter contributed to pre-tax profits last year at the Irish arm of bookseller Waterstones more than tripling to €3.8m.

New accounts filed by Waterstones Booksellers Ireland Ltd show that the firm recorded a jump in profits as revenues almost doubled from €6.3m to €12.13m in the 53 weeks to the end of April 30 last year.