Over at An Fear Rua, a vote has been gathering as to what is the best GAA book of 2009.

So far, Henry Martin’s “Unlimited Heartbreak” seems to be well in front with Cody’s biography scoring a low count just at the moment. Also, Donal Og Cusack‘s biography/autobiography is not really on the radar just yet.

A view of approximately one tenth of the GAA Books of 2009

The poll should be more interesting once the reading public has had a chance to get their teeth into the books that will be put out over the coming month.  So far, the size of the votes seem to be reflective of how long the book is out, so before the end of the year, we may get a more representative picture emerging.

One that isn’t out yet (although it will shortly be in print – this week, in fact) is the biography of Ned Power – due to be launched in Dungarvan on the 26th of November.

Part hurling book and part memoir, it will have a broader appeal than most so-called GAA books and it will therefore be interesting to see how it fares.

“My Father: A Hurling Revolutionary, the life and times of Ned Power” is out on paperback at the end of November 2009.  Click here for further information, pre-order and excerpt.