Wild Irish Yenta
Do killers, stock manipulators, and kidnappers stalk the Temple? After the body of Roberto Gomez is discovered in Temple Israel's parking lot, Patricia Weiss, nee Reilly, exchanges her suburban-mom sneakers for gumshoes to investigate the supposed hit-and-run.
Joyce Sanderly
Published: May /
2024
Wild Rose Press
9781509250936
348 Pages
£15.99
Paperback
Crime & mystery
Wild Geese: ‘The most exciting new voice in Irish writing’ i-D
Debut novelist Soula Emmanuel tells the story of Phoebe Forde, an Irish trans woman living in Scandinavia who unexpectedly reconnects with her first (and only) girlfriend, igniting memories she thought she'd left behind.
Soula Emmanuel
Published: May /
2024
Footnote Press Ltd
9781804440162
240 Pages
£9.99
Paperback
United Kingdom
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
When We Were Silent: A gripping and addictive feminist dark academia thriller
A gripping and addictive feminist dark academia thriller
Fiona McPhillips
Published: May /
2024
Bantam (Transworld)
9781787637375
400 Pages
£16.99
Hardback
United Kingdom
Thriller / suspense
Well, You Don’t Look It?: Women Writers in Ireland Reflect on Ageing
Eilis Ni Dhuibhne; Michaela Schrage-Fruh
Published: May /
2024
Salmon Poetry
9781915022608
£15.00
Paperback
Ireland
Poetry anthologies (various poets)
Washing Windows IV: Irish Women Write Poetry
Washing Windows IV: Irish Women Write Poetry is a celebration of the wealth of creativity and vision in Ireland, north and south, in both languages, by contemporary women writers. Comprising 100 new poems, chosen by Alan Hayes, from women who have yet to publish a full collection, complete with a sparkling introduction by Nuala O’Connor and published by Arlen House, Ireland’s oldest original feminist press.
Alan Hayes
Published: May /
2024
Arlen House
9781851323333
190 Pages
£17.00
Paperback
Ireland
Poetry anthologies (various poets)
Walled In By Hate: Kevin O’Higgins, His Friends and Enemies
In July 1927, at just thirty five years old, Kevin O' Higgins was assassinated on his way to mass in Booterstown. A memorial plaque in his honour unveiled at the site in 2012 was removed after just two weeks due to persistent vandalism.
Arthur Mathews
Published: May /
2024
Merrion Press
9781785375118
304 Pages
€19.99
£17.99
Paperback
Ireland
History
Viking and Ecclesiastical Interactions in the Irish Sea Area from the 9th to 11th Centuries
This book assesses the relationship between clerics and Scandinavian-influenced laity in the Irish Sea area through the placement of furnished graves at or near ecclesiastical sites in the ninth to the eleventh centuries.
Danica Ramsey-Brimberg
Published: May /
2024
Routledge
9781032372891
358 Pages
£130.00
Hardback
United Kingdom
Archaeology by period / region
Victorian and Edwardian Locomotive Portraits, Northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
The Victorian and Edwardian periods saw the development of the steam locomotive in Britain from a comparatively simple machine to a powerful main line express capable of speeds of a hundred miles an hour. The book starts with an introduction dealing with the main lines of development in the north of Britain and that is followed by a picture section with over a hundred photographs. Each illustration has an extended caption giving details of the engine and its history.
Anthony Burton
Published: May /
2024
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
9781036100513
112 Pages
£20.00
Hardback
United Kingdom
Trains & railways: general interest
Veld Fires
Veld Fires is the 2024 collection of poems by Irish poet Joseph Woods, responding to his time spent in Zimbabwe
Joseph Woods
Published: May /
2024
Dedalus Press
9781915629296
76 Pages
€12.99
£11.00
Paperback
Ireland
Poetry by individual poets
To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before: A Joyous Journey Through All of Science
Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. From Luke O'Neill - the science teacher you wish you'd had - this hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries.
Luke O'Neill
Published: May /
2024
Penguin Books Ltd
9780241994122
368 Pages
£12.99
Paperback
United Kingdom
History of science