Mayo author featured in Best Irish Books of 2025 children's reading guide
MAYO author Kevin Moran’s book, The Doomsday Club, is featured in this year’s Children’s Books Ireland reading guide, titled The Best Irish Books of 2025.
The guide, which launches on September 15, is the latest in a series of specially curated reading guides and shines a spotlight on the talent of Irish and Irish-based artists across fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, verse and more.
Speaking on the launch of the new reading guide, Elaina Ryan, Children’s Books Ireland CEO, said:
"At Children’s Books Ireland our mission is to inspire a love of reading in children and young people on the island of Ireland. What better way to do that, than to bring together a collection of brilliant books that appeal to so many interests and ages?
“From débuts to our Laureates na nÓg, The Best Irish Books of 2025 celebrates the wealth of talent on the island of Ireland. As well as the 100 featured books, an additional 100 are also recommended to inspire further reading.
“We’re so proud to include a Mayo artist in this reading guide. We believe it’s essential to champion the hard-working authors and illustrators from across the island, as well as those who have made their home here, creating art for children and young people and enriching our proud literary culture.
“This reading guide is your map. We encourage everyone to journey through its pages to find their next great read, in English or as Gaeilge.”
This year’s reading guide is a celebration of Irish authors and illustrators, published in 2025. With titles from well-known artists, including Alan Nolan, Leon Diop and Sadhbh Rosenstock. Reviews are mostly in English and some are as Gaeilge, with editors’ choices denoted with a star and début authors marked with a megaphone throughout the guide.
Every book included has been selected on the basis of excellence.
The guide features titles for young readers aged 0–18 years and boasts a specially commissioned cover image by illustrator Linda Fährlin.
The Best Irish Books of 2025 reading guide is available in participating bookshops and libraries nationwide, with digital copies available for free download from childrensbooksireland.ie.