Is there anything better than a neighbourhood bookshop?

One that’s near an excellent coffee shop and a decent pub, that’s what. And up in St Luke’s, they’re about to have just the thing.

Mercier Books is opening a shop in the characterful Cork village this summer, with final prep underway and a plan to open the doors in August.

Welcome to the neighborhood @MercierBooks 😍. St Luke’s just got 100% culturally cooler! pic.twitter.com/6RdR0jf5M4

— Sinead Murphy (@SineadMMurphy7) July 23, 2024

Ever so pretty. @MercierBooks #StLukes pic.twitter.com/HdOktS14OI

— Michael Wall (@_salvagem) July 24, 2024

The Cork-based ‘independent publisher of extraordinary books’, which is Ireland’s oldest independent publishing house and was founded in 1944 by Captain Seán and Mary Feehan. will be a welcome addition to the area.

Readings, launches, and various other bookish events are already planned at the shop.

You can pop in from mid-August.