Backlist Beauties—Between Dog and Wolf
Backlist beauties—in brief It's not all about what's new or what's next. In this series publishers and booksellers tell us in brief about beauties from the backlist. First up is The Lilliput Press, with Between Dog and Wolf, by Elske Rahill.
Local history at its best: The Story of a Kerry Ambush
Ballymacandy: The Story of a Kerry Ambush|Owen O’Shea|Merrion Press|paperback €14.95| ISBN: 9781785373879 This is local history at its best: clearly written and cliché free, painstakingly researched by John Kirkaldy On 1st. June 1921, at the height of Ireland’s War of Independence,...
Living with Pride—National Library exhibition
National Library Living with Pride exhibition documents LGBTI+ life and activism in Ireland Living with Pride: Photographs by Christopher Robson tells the story of Ireland’s journey toward LGBTI+ equality and the man who captured it on camera Celebration and defiance are to the fore of...
Lines of music—Jamie O’Connell on the life of the writing mind
Jamie O’Connell c. Aiden Quigley www.aq.ie Ruth McKee talks to Jamie O'Connell, author of Diving for Pearls (Doubleday) Jamie O'Connell's debut novel, Diving for Pearls is a story which moves smoothly from Dublin and Dubai, often tied to both and has been widely praised for...
Belfast Book Festival is back!
Belfast Books Festival is back A sparkling line-up for summer 2021 Belfast Book Festival makes a welcome return from 10 - 13 June with an online programme of live events for book lovers, covering everything from love and politics to Cinderella as a zombie!
The luminosity of the ordinary—Réamonn Ó Ciaráin on John Moriarty
A Hut at the Edge of the Village|John Moriarty|ed. Martin Shaw|Lilliput Press|ISBN:9781843518006|€15.00 by Réamonn Ó Ciaráin The Lilliput Press in revealing their latest John Moriarty offering are initiating a commemoration and a celebration, a literary procession of sorts. Leading the...
Sam Thompson’s writing workshops part six: how to keep a reader’s attention
Part six in Sam Thompson's series of talks for young writers #WolfstongueWritingWorkshop In today's episode, Sam talks about that most important of things—keeping your reader's attention. https://youtu.be/qvittJ9CP6g Wolfstongue|Sam Thompson|Little Island|ISBN:9781912417759|€9.99 Sam Thompson is a Booker-longlisted...
Diary of a Wimpy Dad—An Entirely Unreasonable Hatred for the Dog Whisperer
Diary of a Wimpy Dad: Toe-Curling Tales for Grown-ups|David Diedbold|Monument Media Press|ISBN: 9781916253131| €11.95 A day in the life of David Diebold, from his sparkling new book, Diary of a Wimpy Dad. DAY 134: An Entirely Unreasonable Hatred for the Dog Whisperer
A lovely turbulence—Niall McArdle on The Beauty of Impossible Things
The Beauty of Impossible Things|Rachel Donohue|Corvus|ISBN: 9781786499417 by Niall McArdle Oscar Wilde's The Decay of Lying argues that the telling of a beautiful untruth is the ultimate aim of art. Rachel Donohue's The Beauty of Impossible Things takes its title and epigraph from Wilde's essay,...
Bloomsbury acquires Head of Zeus
In the ever-decreasing circle of consolidation within the global publishing industry, Head of Zeus, Anthony Cheetham’s London-based independent publisher, has been acquired by Bloomsbury. As reported in The Bookseller, the selling price was £8.5 million, with a cash payment of £5.5m on completion. Even in today’s hyper-paced industry, it represents...
