Traveller Storytelling in Scotland: Folklore, Ideology and Cultural Identity
Examines traditional oral narratives to uncover function and meaning within the unique folkloric expressions of Scotland's Traveller communities
Robert Fell
Published: October /
2024
Edinburgh University Press
9781399526340
256 Pages
£85.00
Hardback
United Kingdom
Literature: history & criticism
Tir Bheag
Gael Faye; Antain Mac Lochlainn
Published: October /
2024
Barzaz
9781915684158
288 Pages
£13.95
Paperback
Ireland
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
This Boy’s Heart
John Creedon is a renowned storyteller. Following on from the sensational success of An Irish Folklore Treasury, here he seeks to capture the folklore of his own childhood.
This Boy’s Heart is set in a city-centre household bursting with humanity, with a cast of a dozen children and another dozen adults, including beloved aunts, an American writer, an African doctor and a Scottish bookie. The streets outside are teeming with brewery horses, Christian Brothers, beat clubs, dance halls, a Turkish Delight shop — and a pub where a child could sit up on a high stool and smoke his cigarette in peace. Summers are spent farmed out to friends and family in the countryside, with hilarious tales of donkey derbies and cow chases.
John Creedon
Published: October /
2024
Gill Books
9781804580486
304 Pages
€24.99
£21.99
Hardback
Ireland
Memoirs
There’s a Monster Behind the Door
Raised in a household of monsters - human and make-believe, during the 1980s on the island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, the narrator takes refuge in the pages of books. This darkly humorous yet poignant account chronicles the journey of a resilient young woman battling to write her own story, in a community struggling with its colonial past.
Gaelle Belem; Karen Fleetwood; Laetitia Saint-Loubert
Published: October /
2024
Bullaun Press
9781739842369
176 Pages
€14.95
£13.00
Paperback
Ireland
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
The Story of Irish Rugby
From the rules and history of the game to the four provincial teams and legendary players, and more - this lavishly illustrated book includes everything you could possibly want to know about Irish rugby.
Gerard Siggins; Graham Corcoran
Published: October /
2024
O'Brien Press Ltd
9781788494564
48 Pages
€19.99
£17.99
Hardback
Ireland
Rugby Union
The Salmon of Knowledge
Long ago in Ireland, there lived a boy called Fionn, who wanted to know everything ... Fionn goes to live with the wisest man in Ireland, hoping to find answers to his many questions. But Finnegas has a secret. He knows how to get all the knowledge in the world, and it starts with a silver salmon swimming in the River Boyne.
Eithne Massey; Ellen Kane
Published: October /
2024
O'Brien Press Ltd
9781788493895
32 Pages
€14.99
£13.99
Hardback
Ireland
Picture storybooks
The Rose Garden
Reading Maeve Brennan is like watching a master jeweler construct a ticking watch from an array of tiny, inanimate parts. -Linda Barrett Osborne, New York Times Book ReviewSo good that I kept putting the book down to savor a description or perfect phrase, to hug myself with malicious joy, and to put off the evil hour when the stories would be done. -Katherine A. Powers, Boston Sunday GlobeWhen The Springs of Affection was published in 1997, the poet Eamon Grennan called it a classic, a book that placed Maeve Brennan among the best Irish short-story writers since Joyce.
Maeve Brennan; Angela Bourke
Published: October /
2024
Stinging Fly Press
9781906539351
314 Pages
€15.00
£12.99
Paperback
Ireland
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
The Rory’s Stories Guide to Parenting
Rory O'Connor has three kids and, in his own words, is just about surviving a life filled with sleep deprivation, stray Lego underfoot, mashed potato on the walls and the unmatched pride that comes with being a dad!
Rory O'Connor
Published: October /
2024
Gill Books
9781804581650
208 Pages
€14.99
£13.99
Hardback
Ireland
Humour collections & anthologies
The People’s Celebration of the Eucharist
This book is about the changes introduced by the Second Vatican Council, why they were made, and their implications, but also about the limitations of their effectiveness that emerge when the role of the faithful is considered in depth.
Fintan Lyons
Published: October /
2024
Messenger Publications
9781788126892
96 Pages
€12.95
£11.95
Paperback
Ireland
Christian worship, rites & ceremonies
The Love Department: a romantic, heart-warming read to curl up with this winter
A heart-warming page-turner set at a glamorous department store during the countdown to Christmas
Ally Bunbury
Published: October /
2024
Hachette Books Ireland
9781399713207
336 Pages
£9.99
Paperback
Ireland
Adult & contemporary romance