Originally a literary magazine founded in
1962, Carcanet
Press was founded as a publishing house in 1969 and in the last fifty years
has evolved into one of the leading poetry publishers, and a unique...
Gill Books have announced their autumn/winter 2019 list and it includes some stunning books which, we suspect, you are going to hear a lot more about over the coming months – and see a lot more of...
What do novelists Niamh Boyce, Kevin Curran, Alice Lyons, Janet E. Cameron all have in common? The answer, possibly one of many correct answers, is that all have found a happy home for their work through the...
In an age when our champions in every field of endeavour seem to get steadily younger, and to take dizzying success in an effortless stride, it is interesting to recall that Toni Morrison, author, editor and literary...
Pam Lecky on the challenges and virtues of writing historical fiction
For anyone
contemplating writing a historical novel, the research required can be
off-putting. Fortunately, I love it and over the years...
David Ryan reveals the
remarkable story of Thomas ‘Buck’ Whaley’s adventures in Ottoman Turkey in 1788
Early in December 1788 an Anglo-Irish
gentleman named Thomas ‘Buck’ Whaley found himself in...
Mary Watson moved to Ireland from South Africa
and literally wrote herself into this country
There was a drunk man, one night in town, who...
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Tramp Press have announced their publishing programme for 2020. In a press release today, the press, now in its 7th year, have confirmed they will be publishing 2 new non-fiction titles, handiwork (Sarah Baume), A Ghost in...
A new audiobook collection of the complete tales of Beatrix Potter is to be released this coming August on Audible, to be read by Ireland’s own Andrew Scott. Mrs Tiggy Winkle, Jemima Puddle Duck, Peter Rabbit and...
