Seven of top 10 books sold for Christmas week by Irish authors

HUNGER for a 30-minute meal, a nostalgia for Leaving Cert poetry, and the life and times of one of Ireland’s best known footballers.

These were just some of the topics capturing the imagination of last minute book shoppers in the run up to the festive period.

According to Irish Publishing News, it was a remarkable week with sales of the top 10 titles reaching in excess of 60,000.