Donna Tartt, Niamh Boyce and Allie Brosh are some of the authors to watch out for this Christmas, according to a panel of book lovers on The Green Room.
Louisa Cameron, owner of Raven Bookstore in Blackrock joined Steven Boylan book buyer with Easons and children's books expert Robert Dunbar on the show.
A word of mouth bestseller, according to Cameron has been The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro who also recommended the novel Parnell by Brian Cregan.
Robert Dunbar said Patrick Ness' More Than This may be his finest work yet for teenagers and recommended Oliver and the Seawigs by Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre for younger readers.
Sport lovers would enjoy two new autobiographies, I Am Zlatan by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and How Not to be A Football Millionaire by former footballer Keith Gillespie.
Steven Boylan recommended two further autobiographies: Malala Yousafzai's I Am Malala and a personal testimony of life with autism by 13 year old Japanese teenager Naoki Higashida entitled The Reason I Jump.
Find the full list of suggestions from our three panellists here: http://www.ravenbooks.ie/newstalk.html
Listen here for the full discussion on the best books for Christmas on The Green Room with Orla Barry:
The Green Room with Orla Barry airs at the brand new time of Saturdays 9pm-11pm
