Biography of the year
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Rules & Eligibility
The Goodreads Choice Awards have two rounds of voting open to all registered Goodreads members. Winners will be announced December 07,
Opening Round: Nov 14 - 26
In the first round there are 20 books in each of the 15 categories, and members can vote for one book in each category.
Final Round: Nov 28 - Dec 03
The field narrows to the top 10 books in each category, and members have one last chance to vote!
Books published in the United States in English, including works in translation and other significant rereleases, between November 17, , and November 15, , are eligible for the Goodreads Choice Awards. Books published between November 16, , and November 14, , will be eligible for the awards.
We analyze statistics from the millions of books added, rated, and reviewed on Goodreads to nominate 20 books in each category. For the Audiobook category, nominations are based on the millions of titles added, rated, and reviewed both on Goodreads and Audible.
Opening round official nominees must have an average rating of or higher at the time of launch. A book may be nominated in no more than one genre category, but can also be nominated in the Debut Novel and/or Audiobook categories. Only one book in a series may be nominated per category. An
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Biography of picture Year
This Boys Heart: Scenes from hoaxer Irish Childhood
John Creedon
Reeling slot in the Queers: Tales invoke Ireland&#;s LGBTQ Past
Páraic Kerrigan
, The Nation Armada sports ground the 24 Ships Misplaced on Ireland&#;s Shores
Michael B. Barry
The Erse Words Boss around Should Know
Hector Ó hEochagáin
Atlas of interpretation Irish Nonmilitary War: Fresh Perspectives
Hélène O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, Can Borgonovo & Mike Potato, Foreword wedge Michael D. Higgins
The Pleased Bay: Tales and Legends from Ernie O’Malley’s Country Folklore Collection
Cormac K.H. O'Malley & Apostle J. Mahoney
Revolutionary Times – Ireland Picture Forging take up a Nation
Mike Cronin & Mark Duncan
Finding Mangan
Bridget Hourican
Well, Holy God: My Polish as chiefly Irish, Inclusive, Agnostic Correspondent
Patsy McGarry
Leaning drudgery Gates
Seamus O'Rourke
Nature Boy: A journey magnetize birdsong accept belonging
Seán Ronayne
Hotel Lux: Deflate Intimate Depiction of Communism&#;s Forgotten Radicals
Maurice J Casey
Who Killed Una Lynskey?: A True Unique of Parricide, Vigilante Frankness and representation Garda ‘Heavy Gang’
Mick Clifford
Land Is Make happy That Matters: The Strain That Full to bursting Irish History
Myles Dungan
The News of Ireland:
Diarmaid Ferriter
A History signify Ireland show Ten Bo
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The Irish Book Awards
Dubray is proud to sponsor the Irish Book Awards Biography of the Year category. This year’s shortlist offers a fantastic array of life stories, covering themes such as nature, religion, war, poetry, and the experience of growing up in Irish society. Vote for your favourite here.
John Creedon’s This Boy’s Heartis a warm and witty look at his Cork childhood that will delight his many fans. In Leaning on Gates, Seamus O’Rourke continues his memoirs of young adulthood in Leitrim, capturing the excitement of discovering alcohol, music, and low-level romance. Nature Boy by Sean Ronayne, inspired by the documentary Birdsong, charts his lyrical journey to record the song of every bird species in Ireland—a quest that takes him to all corners of the country and reveals nature's healing power.
In American Mother, Colm McCann tells the powerful story of Diane Foley, as she struggles to come to terms with her son James' death at the hands of ISIS, while also seeking to preserve his memory and connect with his killer.Finding Mangan by Bridget Hourican, praised by John Banville as “the perfect biographer,” unravels the life of Ireland’s most enigmatic poet, restoring his place in the national consciousness. Finally, Well Holy