RT announces RT Radio 1 Listeners' Choice Award'

RT Official Media Partner I An Post Irish Book Awards

Books selected by Miriam O'Callaghan, Joe Duffy, Se n Rocks, Ray D'Arcy and Ryan Tubridy. Voting at www.rte.ie/culture.

As official media partner of the An Post Irish Book Awards, RT Radio 1 is this year continuing the RT Radio 1 Listeners' Choice Award'. Five of the station's biggest names Miriam O'Callaghan, Joe Duffy, Se n Rocks, Ray D'Arcy and Ryan Tubridy have each selected their favourite book of the year, which they would like readers to vote for.

The books are:

Love, by Roddy Doyle Selected by Se n Rocks

OK let's do your stupid idea, by Patrick Freyne Selected by Ryan Tubridy

A light that never goes out, by Keelin Shanley Selected by Miriam O'Callaghan

The Wild Laughter, by Caoilinn Hughes Selected by Joe Duffy

Diary of a young naturalist, by Dara McAnulty Selected by Ray D'Arcy

To cast your vote for the RT Radio 1 Listeners' Choice Award go towww.rte.ie/culture.

Commenting, Head of RT Radio 1, Peter Woods, said: Following the success of last year's awards, we are delighted to again involve five of our best known RT Radio 1 presenters, all of whom are big readers, in this year's An Post Irish Book Awards. Books are a big part of the RT Radio 1 schedule and we are happy to continue to provide a platform to celebrate our great writers and storytellers and encourage our listeners to vote for their favourite, from the list.

The An Post Irish Book Awards virtual awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 25th November and a television programme will be broadcast on RT One television on Thursday, 10th December. This TV programme will focus on the top overall category winners, and will culminate in one of these titles being announced as the An Post Irish Book of the Year 2020'.

For more on the An Post Irish Book Awards, including the shortlist and voting information, visit www.anpostirishbookawards.ie.

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