To celebrate the recent publication of An Asylum for My Affections, editor Molly Hennigan will be joined by contributors from the book at Books Upstairs on Wednesday, April 1st at 6.30pm. Booking essential booksupstairs.ie/all-events/s...
Young autistic Irish writers: we want to hear from you! What: Essay between 1000-1500 When: Deadline of Monday 6th April 2026 Where: Send your submissions or queries to irishautisticanthology@gmail.com
More info here: niamhgarvey.com/2026/03/08/s...
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Thank you @newislandbooks.bsky.social for this treat in the post this morning!
Bannister is an engaging and practical teacher, and the illustrations by Lucie Robson are lovely.
A @newislandbooks.bsky.social anthology from 1993 - fascinating to flip the usual "where are they now" to "where were they then"
It’s the official publication day of To Walk the Way: One Pilgrim’s Camino by Mike Timms.
Thanks to everyone who braved the elements to attend the launch event in The Gutter Bookshop, it was a really special evening. A big shout-out to Marta & Sarah in Gutter for their warm hospitality, as always!
Poster saying: Young Autistic Irish writers: we want to hear from you! What: Essays between 1000-1500 words When: Deadline of Monday 6th April 2026 Where: Send your submissions or queries to irishautisticanthology@gmail.com
Looking for autistic teenagers (15-18 years) to write for an anthology of essays about being autistic, for teenage readers. Book to be published next year in collaboration with @newislandbooks.bsky.social and Little Island publishers.
@matthewpb.bsky.social
#Autistic #Irish #Writing #OwnVoices
The picture us of two books sitting side by side, face out, on red checked tablecloth. The first is Home Economics by Caitriona Lally, the second is Night Watch by Terry Pratchett.
It's #IrelandReads day - what are you reading today?
For me it's Home Economics by Caitriona Lally, a memoir due out this April, and Night Watch by Terry Pratchett, an old favourite.
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Thanks a mil!
‘We have two words for fans of Irish myths: buckle up!’ said Aoife K. Walsh, of New Island.
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Wooooo hooo. Delighted to announce this today. Thank you @newislandbooks.bsky.social for bringing me in to your good house
New Island is thrilled to announce it has signed Clare Murphy, a rising star of Irish storytelling, for her first book, The Spanking Goddess and Other Discarded Tales. www.newisland.ie/new-island-a... @storyclare.bsky.social
This excellent anthology about Maeve Brennan's work launches tonight with a sold-out event featuring Roddy Doyle, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and editor @mollyh.bsky.social. My essay is on Brennan's New York, psychogeography, cities & aloneless. @newislandbooks.bsky.social
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First event of the year underway, launching An Asylum for My Affections with @newislandbooks.bsky.social at @nlireland.bsky.social
It’s Paperback Publication Day of #CityGirlsForever and we’re also celebrating the fabulous
GALENTINES DAY for all my lovely Gals over on FB, with a prize of the whole series (🙏 @simonandschuster.bsky.social and @newislandbooks.bsky.social,) and some yummy chocs, if anyone would like to enter. 🙂
Bold and thought-provoking, self-deprecating and soaked in Lally’s singular voice, her third book and first memoir tackles head on failure, economics and ideas of what a writer should be.
Home Economics by Caitríona Lally publishes April 24th. Pre-order available via newisland.ie
Coming in April from Caitríona Lally via @newislandbooks.bsky.social - Home Economics, the first non-fiction book from the Rooney Prize winning author. Currently reading an advance proof of this, it's realy really good. One that will feature on many 'best of' lists this year. #speirgorm
Launching next week! An anthology edited by Molly Hennigan, featuring some of Ireland’s finest writers, inspired by the life and work of Maeve Brennan.
⚡40% DISCOUNT to celebrate the 3rd year anniversary of the publication of Declan Toohey's unique and blackly funny debut novel Perpetual Comedown. ⚡
Simply enter the discount code COMEDOWN40 at the checkout on newisland.ie to avail of the offer. Discount offer ends at midnight on February 2nd.
An clúdach tosaigh ar an leabhar. Agus mo láimh álainn fhéin le greim air.
An clúdach, le code QR a nascann le suíomh an fhoilseacháin.
Ná bí ro fhada ag cuir amú do chuid ama ar an idirlíon!
Newly arrived from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , Garry Bannister's latest book - Essential Irish, with handy QR code on the back cover linking to audio. Leabhar lán le téarmaí Gaeilge, thar a bheith úsáideach ag foghlaimeoirí! #speirgorm
Book cover showing a lone pilgrim with a backpack and walking poles walking along a sunlit dirt path through the countryside. A bold yellow vertical band carries the title To Walk the Way with the subtitle One Pilgrim’s Camino and the author’s name, Mike Timms. On the right, the New Island logo appears above a quote about discomfort and blessings, with publication details noting pre-order for 6th Feb 2026.
Written with calm assurance, To Walk the Way by Mike Timms is a mindful and gently transporting journey through the ancient landscape of the Camino, and an account of finding meaning by walking it in one’s own way. Publishing March 6th. www.newisland.ie/shop/p/to-wa...
Book cover with a retro, playful design. A dark green central panel sits on an orange background with green polka dots. The title “Stop Your Shenanigans” appears diagonally in large, bold pink and orange lettering with a green outline. Above it is the author’s name, “Micheál Ó Conghaile.” Below, in smaller cream text, it reads “Colourful Irish Words For Everyday Use.” The New Island logo (a white bicycle) is in the top right corner.
Sprinkle your day with Irish words, phrases and idioms from a native Connemara speaker with STOP YOUR SHENANIGANS, landing February 27th www.newisland.ie/shop/p/stop-...
Perhaps my proudest moment of all 2025 was having an essay including in the best-selling 'Wired Our Own Way' anthology from @newislandbooks.bsky.social and edited by the wonderful @niamhgarvey.bsky.social
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/wired...
❄️ Nollaig na mBan faoi mhaise ❄️
It's the day for reading this wondrous story, preferably in the exquisite hardback edition from @newislandbooks.bsky.social
I've written a new intro to this volume.
A social and cultural hitory of
'The DUBLIN PUB' by Donal Fallon and Dermot Bolger (@newislandbooks.bsky.social )
available from @dubraybooks.bsky.social
📖 online book sample yo peek inside and share
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Ah sure you'll have one, tis the Christmas... From @3castlesburning.bsky.social and @newislandbooks.bsky.social - our Book of the Year (and, as of yesterday our bestselling book of the year also). The Dublin Pub. It's your shout.... #speirgorm
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If you’re a Maeve Brennan fan, Molly Hennigan has edited this excellent collection of essays about her work. Happy to have a piece in here alongside Roddy Doyle, Belinda McKeon, Darren Anderson, Niamh Campbell. Out in February. Pre-order www.newisland.ie/shop/p/an-as... @newislandbooks.bsky.social
A book cover titled An Asylum for My Affections: Sketches of Maeve Brennan, edited by Molly Hennigan. The design features a cream background with elegant black serif text. At the center is a rectangular teal frame containing a black-and-white photograph of a woman seated and turned slightly to the side against a pink backdrop. The cover is displayed on a larger pink background bordered by teal.
Coming February 2026: an anthology edited by Molly Hennigan, featuring some of Ireland’s finest writers, inspired by the life and work of Maeve Brennan. www.newisland.ie/shop/p/an-as...
Looking forward to being part of the inaugural #DublinSmallPressFair in Pearse Street Library!
Come say hello at our stall from 6–9pm on Friday the 28th and 10am–4pm on Saturday the 29th.
Very glad to see my contributor copies of the new Sunday Miscellany anthology, filled to the brim with excellent writing. Thank you, @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social
Three people standing together at an award event. They’re all holding circular glass awards and dressed in jackets. The man in the middle is smiling toward the camera, while the two on either side are angled slightly toward him. The setting seems to be indoors, possibly in a wooden-paneled library.
For the week that's in it . . .
New Island's co-founder Dermot Bolger at the 1987 Irish Books Awards in the Central Library, Dublin, pictured alongside Tom McCaughren (centre) and Lilliput's founder Antony Farrell (left).
#throwback #1987 #irishbookawards
