Books are my business: Kenny’s Bookshop, Galway, head buyer Gráinne O’Brien

'I love having my hands on books. I love to meet the authors, and I love to hear about their journey'

Gráinne O’Brien: 'I’m at Kenny’s nearly two years. For me, it was always about being around books, that was all that mattered.'

Gráinne O’Brien is head buyer at Kenny’s Bookshop, Galway. She was named a Bookshop Hero by The Bookseller magazine in 2022. 

Her YA verse novel Solo, published by Little Island, is out on April 3.