Welcome to The Gutter Bookshop, a new independent bookshop based in the Old City part of Dublin's popular Temple Bar area. We sell all kinds of books, including some great children's books, as well as gifts and stationery. We aim to provide you with something just a little bit different than you'll find in the big chain bookshops. Please pop in and say hello! (See the Map on Contacts page)

We're not able to process Online Orders just yet (we're working on it!) but if you would like us to get something for you please drop us a line at info@gutterbookshop.com or on (+353) 1 6799206. We can get most popular titles within 24 hours and there's no postage costs if you choose to pick up from the shop! We will also do our best to track down new or good secondhand copies of books that are out-of-print or hard to find.

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Forthcoming Events:

Event for 'Our Man in Hibernia' by Charlie Connelly
The Gutter Bookshop
Tuesday 7th September – 6.30pm until 8pm

We’re delighted to invite you to meet travel writer Charlie Connelly, bestselling author of ‘Attention All Shipping’, ‘In Search of Elvis’, ‘Stamping Grounds’ and ‘And Did Those Feet?’, who will be talking about his new travel memoir ‘Our Man in Hibernia’; a blow-in’s hilarious guide to modern Ireland. Free and everyone welcome.

'The Classics' Reading Group
The Gutter Bookshop
Thursday 9th September 6.00pm to 7.15pm

Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' is ‘The Classics’ Reading Group book for September. This Reading Group is currently full but if you’re interested in attending please drop us a line and we’ll check numbers.

Book Launch for 'Derek Hill' by Bruce Arnold
The Gutter Bookshop
Tuesday 14th September – 6.30pm until 8pm

Written with the full support of his estate, and with access to over 40,000 letters and other documents, Bruce Arnold has written a definitive life of the artist, Derek Hill. Free and everyone welcome.

Book Launch for 'In Borrowed Light' by Barbara and Stephanie Keating
The Gutter Bookshop
Wednesday 15th September – 6.30pm until 8pm

We are thrilled to be launching the fourth novel from the collaborative pen of sisters Barbara and Stephanie Keating. Based on their own childhood experiences of growing up in Kenya, this beautifully crafted work of fiction completes their Langani trilogy. '''Free and everyone welcome.'''

Book Signing for 'Shadow of the Brotherhood - The Temple Bar Shootings' by Barry Kennerk
The Gutter Bookshop
Saturday 18th September – 1.30pm

At 12.30pm on Sat 18th September a plaque will be unveiled by Farrington’s Pub in Temple Bar where two constables were shot by Fenians in the struggle for Irish freedom. Join author Barry Kennerk in The Gutter Bookshop after the plaque unveiling to get a signed copy of his book. Free and everyone welcome.

Book Launch for: Memoirs of a Medical Maverick by Risteárd Mulcahy
The Gutter Bookshop
Tuesday 21st September – 6.30pm until 8pm

The Liberties Press are delighted to invite you to the launch of the autobiography of one of Ireland’s most renowned and groundbreaking physicians, Risteárd Mulcahy. Free and everyone welcome.

TBCT ‘Get Active’ Book Club for the Over 55’s
Thursday 23rd September 11.00am to 12.15pm
The Gutter Bookshop

This is a new book club for TBCT’s ‘Get Active’ programme. For more information please contact Eimear Chaomhanach at TBCT on 01-6772255 or see www.templebar.ie for full details. September's book is 'The Twin' by Gerbrand Bakker.

The Gutter Bookshop Book Club
Thursday 23rd September 6.00pm to 7.15pm
The Gutter Bookshop

'The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ by Mohsin Hamid is the Book Club’s choice for September. This Reading Group is currently full but if you’re interested in attending please drop us a line and we’ll check numbers.

Culture Night 2010!
The Gutter Bookshop
Friday 24th September – 6pm until 8pm

Join us to celebrate Culture Night 2010! Dublin will be a buzz of cultural events and we’ll have a few of our own - it’s going to be a literary and fun evening so do pop your head in and say hi. www.culturenight.ie

Book Launch for 'The Lamp and the Lullaby' by Bill Long
The Gutter Bookshop
Wednesday 29th September – 6pm until 7.30pm

Come along and help launch this beautifully written memoir by the late Bill Long of his experiences growing up in County Waterford during the 1930s and 1940s. Bill’s son, Harry, will launch his book. Free and everyone welcome.

Book Launch for 'Noah Barleywater Runs Away' by John Boyne
The Gutter Bookshop
Thursday 30th September – 6.30pm until 8pm

We are excited to be launching the new children’s book by bestselling Irish author (and great friend of The Gutter Bookshop!) John Boyne. With illustrations by the wonderful Oliver Jeffers, this unusual and wonderfully written story is set to be another big hit for one of Ireland’s most popular authors. Free and everyone welcome.

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In the meantime, why not have a look around the site? I'm keeping a diary of the progress we're making (I know 'blog' is cool but I'm very old-fashioned). There's also some photos so you can see things as they do (or don't) happen.

We'll also be passing personal judgment in the book reviews section. Some books we like, some books we don't. And as an independent, we're quite happy to tell you which are really good books, and which aren't... (we'll keep the good ones in stock!)

It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to offer you much in the way of coffee after all - I'd originally planned to include a coffee-shop as part of the Gutter's offer but we're sandwiched (pun intended!) between a wonderful bakery and one of Dublin's most popular cafes - The Queen of Tarts so it looks like the books are going to get a bit more space and I'm going to have to brave the rain for my twice daily fix.

Please let me know what you're thinking and what you'd like to see in your ideal, small but perfectly formed, bookshop in contacts.

As for selling books online... we're not there yet! It'll come as soon as possible. In the meantime, if there's something you'd like us to get for you, just drop us a line and we'll do our best .

The Gutter Bookshop, Cow's Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin.

Tel: +353 (0) 1 6799206

Email: info@gutterbookshop.com

Opening Hours:

Monday 10.00am-6.30pm
Tuesday 10.00am-6.30pm
Wednesday 10.00am-6.30pm
Thursday 10.00am-7.00pm
Friday 10.00am-6.30pm
Saturday 10.00am-6.30pm
Sunday 11.00am-6.00pm

Public and Bank Holidays 11.00am-6.00pm