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Ireland's leading publisher of groundbreaking literature and non-fiction from emerging and established writers. Supported by the Arts Council.

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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Huge congratulations from all of us at New Island to Seán Farrell on his debut novel Frogs for Watchdogs being announced for the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies prestigious John McGahern Annual Book Prize. #FrogsForWatchdogs #JohnMcGahernPrize #IrishWriting #DebutNovel
Portrait of author Seán Farrell, winner of the University of Liverpool’s John McGahern Book Prize, pictured beside the cover of his novel frogs for watchdogs. The orange book cover features a figure balancing on horizontal bars with scattered lettering.
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Congratulations to Seán Farrell who has been awarded the 2025 John McGahern Prize. Colm Tóibín describes Frogs for Watchdogs as: “a meticulous and intense study ... pitch-perfect, tonally seamless, utterly immersive.” www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... @newislandbooks.bsky.social #booksky
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Seán Farrell wins John McGahern Prize for debut Irish fiction
Frogs for Watchdogs described by judge Colm Tóibín as ‘pitch-perfect, tonally seamless, utterly immersive’
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Think you know Dublin? Think again. www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
Retro-style book cover for The Dublin Quiz Book by Des J. Doyle, featuring bold orange and cream lettering, Dublin landmarks, and a bicycle against a mint-green background with diagonal stripes.
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Daniel Mulhall @danmulhall.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Thank you for this endorsement of #Ulysses: A Reader’s Odyssey. 👇It means a lot to get feedback from those who have read my book which is available from @newislandbooks.bsky.social
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Ruth McKee @ruthmckee.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Ohhhhh. Thanks for the book post today @newislandbooks.bsky.social ❤️
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TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Just in from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , Carlo Gebler's biographical account of his mother Edna O'Brien. (I'm greatly looking forward to this myself) #speirgorm
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anfearbui.bsky.social @anfearbui.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Released (slightly early ) from @newislandbooks.bsky.social - Fearless- Vincent Browne's Magill and Ireland in the 1980's - from @kevinrafter.bsky.social - available now at www.thebookshop.ie - shipping included in the price! #speirgorm
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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📕📰 “No one warns you about old age. No one tells you that your body falls apart.” UCD Prof Margaret Kelleher describes 'No One Tells You: The Last Years of Edna O’Brien', a memoir by Carlo Gébler, as a moving account of him witnessing his mother grow frail. @mgtkell.bsky.social
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Compelling and unsettling: The Last Years of Edna O’Brien by her son Carlo Gébler
The memoir powerfully evokes O’Brien’s rage against ‘hideous’ dying
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Des Fitzgerald @desfitzgerald.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I'm really looking forward to Caitríona Lally's 'Home Economics,' and look at this beaut of a cover. @newislandbooks.bsky.social
The cover of Home Economics by Caitríona Lally - a series of thin black lines on a white background with an orange disc split between the bottom and top.
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Philly Chapbook Review @phillychapbook.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Check out new #fiction #books for the week of 7/21 from @newislandbooks.bsky.social, Arcade, @wtawpress.bsky.social, Ballantine Books, Catalyst Collective, @ndbooks.bsky.social, 37 Ink & @doubledaybooks.bsky.social. #writingcommunity phillychapbookreview.org/new-fiction-...
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New Fiction Titles (7/21/26)
Check out new fiction books for the week of 7/21 from New Island Books, Arcade, WTAW Press, Ballantine Books, Catalyst Collective, New Directions, 37 Ink & Doubleday.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Congratulations to former New Islander Djamel White on being longlisted for the Booker Prize with his debut novel, All The Dogs. An incredible achievement! 🌟 #bookerprize #debutnovel
Portrait of a person with short, dark curly hair and light facial hair wearing a black T-shirt. They have multiple earrings and a tattoo visible on one forearm. They are looking slightly off-camera with a calm, thoughtful expression against a plain blue-grey background.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Publishing this September: NO ONE TELLS YOU – The Last Years of Edna O'Brien by Carlo Gébler. Pre-order via newisland.ie. #ednaobrien #noonetellsyou #carlogebler #iconicwriters #countrygirls
A stack of copies of No One Tells You: The Last Years of Edna O’Brien by Carlo Gébler arranged on a light surface. One copy is centred on top, with several others fanned out beneath it. The monochrome cover features a close-up black-and-white portrait of Edna O’Brien, with the title in large white serif lettering across the top and middle, and the author's name at the bottom. The New Island Books logo appears in white at the bottom centre of the image
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TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
All three books shortlisted for the @irishinstitute.bsky.social John McGahern Prize at €8 each - while stocks last! Every One Still Here from Liadán Ní Chuinn @stingingfly.bsky.social Frogs For Watchdogs @newislandbooks.bsky.social and Water in the Night, Fire in the Desert @tramppress.bsky.social
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Huge congratulations from all of us at New Island to Seán Farrell on his debut novel Frogs for Watchdogs being shortlisted for the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies prestigious John McGahern Annual Book Prize. @irishinstitute.bsky.social
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Delighted to announce the shortlist for our Annual John McGahern Book Prize Congratulations to ✒️ Gethan Dick ✒️ Seán Farrell ✒️ Liadan Ní Chuinn More on the shortlist in @irishtimes.com: www.irishtimes.com/culture/book... @tramppress.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social @stingingfly.bsky.social
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John McGahern Annual Book Prize shortlist celebrates best Irish debuts
Three books in running for £5,000 John McGahern Annual Book Prize judged by Colm Tóibín
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
A sunny day and a stack of books we're incredibly proud of, here’s to our class of 2026 so far! ☀️
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Publishing this September! Celebrating thirty years of The Ark, Dublin, Dream Big: New Plays from The Ark 2019–2025 brings together five outstanding plays commissioned by Europe's first children’s cultural centre. #TheArk #IrishPlays #DreamBig #NewPlays #ChildrensTheatre
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Celebrating Pride Weekend with 40% off ALL New Island titles! From now until midnight on Sunday, 28 June, enjoy 40% off every title on newisland.ie, including pre-orders. Simply use the code PRIDE40 at checkout to claim your discount.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Bold and thought-provoking, self-deprecating and soaked in Caitríona Lally’s singular voice, HOME ECONOMICS quietly but forcefully puzzles over personal, creativity and the true impact of 'success' and 'failure' on a writer's life. 🧹 #memoir #irishwriters #homeeconomics #caitrionalally
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Publishing this September, A Motley Crew by Frank Hopkins takes readers on a journey through the strange, the grim, and the unforgettable lives that passed through Ireland’s courts and jails in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Preorder is available here www.newisland.ie/shop/p/a-mot...
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Huge thanks to the team at ServiceNow Ireland for hosting a wonderful lunchtime event yesterday to celebrate Pride Month with Slant author Katherine O’Donnell. 🏳️‍🌈 For corporate event enquires please contact des.doyle@newisland.ie #CorporateEvent #ServiceNow #PrideMonth @ka-od.bsky.social
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
🦊Out now!🦊 #westcork #debutnovel #mystery #irishfiction
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Daniel Mulhall @danmulhall.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The discount codes for buying my books from @newislandbooks.bsky.social at a 20% discount are #Yeats20 & #Ulysses20.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Celebrate Bloomsday in style by joining us for the launch event of Tom Matthew’s delightful new book Ulysses in Limericks in The Gallery at Grogan’s, next Tuesday at 6.30pm with special guest speaker Frank McNally. www.bloomsdayfestival.ie/event/ulysse...
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Ulysses in Limericks - Bloomsday Festival
Celebrate Bloomsday in style at the launch of Ulysses in Limericks (New Island Books), the delightful new book by Tom Mathews, at The Gallery at Grogan’s on Tuesday, 16th June at 6.30pm. A witty and i...
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Recommended! The extraordinary story of Nuala O'Faolain's hidden sister. An Australian woman, also called Nuala, discovers through O'Faolain's memoir that they share the same father. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @rteradio1.bsky.social
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The Other Nuala - RTÉ Radio 1
A long-lost daughter. A famous Irish columnist. A shared name. The extraordinary story of Nuala O'Faolain's hidden sister. An Australian woman, also called Nuala, discovers through O'Faolain's memoir ...
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Join us this eveving in Books Upstairs to celebrate the publication of Home Economics by Caitríona Lally. Caitríona will be in conversation with Jackie Lynam from 6.30pm. We hope to see you there. #HomeEconomics #BooksUpstairs #IrishWriting #Memoir
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
A short clip from the recent Mary x Maeve event in the @irishartscenter, New York 🗽 #irishwriters #maevebrennan #marylavin #maryxmaeve #thenewyorker
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Prof. Kevin Rafter @kevinrafter.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Excited to share the cover of my history of Magill magazine…. The book is being published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social in September. #magillbook
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Publishing this September: FEARLESS! by Kevin Rafter - the story of how one fearless magazine captured modern Ireland. www.newisland.ie/shop/p/fearl... @kevinrafter.bsky.social
Book cover of "Fearless! Magill, Vincent Browne and Ireland in the 1980s" by Kevin Rafter. The cover has a vibrant red background with a black-and-white photo of a man in a suit sitting thoughtfully in an office chair. The title is written in large black text, with "Magill, Vincent Browne and Ireland in the 1980s" styled like cut-out newspaper headlines on white strips. The author's name, Kevin Rafter, is written in large white text at the bottom left. Below the main cover graphic, on a red border, is the New Island publisher logo featuring a black bicycle silhouette.
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Limerick Literary Festival @limericklitfest.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 22: A book connected with the land - The Hare’s Corner By Jane Clarke and Catherine Cleary #readirishwomenchallenge #books #irishauthor #femaleauthors #femalewriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social @janeclarke.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social
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Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
If you’ve ever tried to write a book whilst simultaneously juggling a million other responsibilities, you need to read Caitríona Lally’s Home Economics. It’s class. @newislandbooks.bsky.social
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Storyclare she/her @storyclare.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
New Patreon post. Get your mythic dose www.patreon.com/posts/156275...
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Myths for mad times | Clare Murphy Storyteller @storyclare
Myths for mad times by Clare Murphy Storyteller @storyclare on Patreon. Join Clare Murphy Storyteller @storyclare's community for exclusive content and updates.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Don’t miss tonight’s Wired Our Own Way event in dlr Lexicon, Dun Laoghaire. Starts at 6.30pm, featuring Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan, Mariel Deegan, Justin Bakker and Jennifer Poyntz. All welcome!
Promotional poster for Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices, edited by Niamh Garvey. The book cover is centered on a pPromotional poster for Wired Our Own Way: An Anthology of Irish Autistic Voices, edited by Niamh Garvey. The book cover is centered on a peach background with looping, multicoloured lines. Text at the top reads “Wired Our Own Way @ dlr Lexicon.” Event details at the bottom state: “Thursday 23rd April at 6:30pm, DLR Lexicon.” The book cover features bold, colourful typography and includes praise quotes.each background with looping, multicoloured lines. Text at the top reads “Wired Our Own Way @ dlr Lexicon.” Event details at the bottom state: “Thursday 23rd April at 6:30pm, DLR Lexicon.” The book cover features bold, colourful typography and includes praise quotes.
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Limerick Literary Festival @limericklitfest.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 14: A picture of your #RIWC26 TBR pile #readirishwomenchallenge #read #irishauthor #femaleauthors @bookaneer808.bsky.social @emmadonoghue.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
New Island is proud to announce the forthcoming publication of Commonplace, a deeply moving and resonant memoir by Laura McDonagh, arriving in Spring 2027. www.newisland.ie/new-island-a...
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David Hayden @seventydys.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
The Long Gaze Back from 2011, edited @sineadgleeson.bsky.social reshaped the Irish literary canon, asserting in their rightful place a great cohort of women writers. Recently reprinted @newislandbooks.bsky.social.
The Long Gaze Back: An Anthology of Irish Women Writers. The collection's title is borrowed from Maeve Brennan, whose story 'The Eldest Child' is included here.

Elizabeth Bowen, Maeve Brennan, Niamh Boyce, Evelyn Conlon, Mary Costello, June Caldwell, Lucy Caldwell, Anne Devlin, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Maria Edgeworth, Anne Enright, Norah Hoult, Mary Lavin, Siobhán Mannion, Molly McCloskey, Eimear McBride, Bernie McGill, Lisa Mçlnerney, Belinda McKeon, Lia Mills, Nuala Ní Chonchúir, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Kate O'Brien, Roisín O'Donnell, E. M. Reapy, Charlotte Riddell, Eimear Ryan, Anakana Schofield, Somerville & Ross and Susan Stairs.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Spring is stacking up nicely. 🙌🏼 #IrishWriting #BooksOfInstagram #IndependentPublishing #IrishWriters #IrishAuthors
A stack of six New Island books sits on a wooden table in front of a softly blurred window view of houses and trees. The colourful spines are visible, including All the Old Clocks by R. P. O’Donnell, To Walk the Way: One Pilgrim’s Camino by Mike Timms, An Asylum for My Affections edited by Molly Hennigan, Home Economics by Caitríona Lally, Essential Irish by Garry Bannister, and Stop Your Shenanigans by Micheál Ó Conghaile. The New Island bicycle logo appears beneath the stack.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
New Island is heading to New York for a special event at the Irish Arts Center, Mary x Maeve: Mary Lavin, Maeve Brennan, and The New Yorker - an evening dedicated to two of Irish America’s most brilliant and enduring 20th-century literary voices. tickets.irishartscenter.org/3150/3151?_g...
Black-and-white split portrait of two women writers: on the left, an older woman seated, wearing a dark cardigan and a large pendant necklace; on the right, a younger woman with hair pulled back, seated side-on in a dark outfit, looking toward the camera. Overlaid in purple text: “Mary x Maeve: Mary Lavin, Maeve Brennan, and The New Yorker.” Event details read: Monday, May 11, 2026, 7:00–8:15 PM at Irish Arts Center, 726 11th Avenue, New York, NY. Logos for New Island, Charleston Literary Festival, Culture Ireland, Glucksman Ireland House NYU, and Irish Arts Center appear at the bottom.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
All are warmly welcome to the launch of All the Old Clocks by R. P. O’Donnell at the iconic De Barra’s Folk Club in Clonakilty on Thursday, April 23rd at 7pm! 🐺 #IrishFiction #IrishMystery #DebutNovel #WestCork #clonakilty
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Niamh Garvey @niamhgarvey.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Happy World Autism Acceptance Day. Here's 2 of my #OwnVoice books in @booksupstairs.bsky.social : For adults: Wired Our Own Way; an anthology of autistic Irish voices, published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social For Kids: Being Autistic (and what that actually means), published by JKP.
Photo of me holding 2 books in a book shop. On left Wires our own way, on right Being Autistic.
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
New Island Books is proud to announce the acquisition of No One Tells You: The Last Years of Edna O’Brien by acclaimed writer Carlo Gébler www.newisland.ie/new-island-b... #ednaobrien Photo credit: Steve Pike
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
As part of the Bealtaine Festival, join writer and novelist Carlo Gébler in conversation with journalist Olivia O’Leary as they discuss his memoir A Cold Eye: Notes from a Shared Island, 1989–2024 projectartscentre.ie/events/carlo...
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Carlo Gébler in conversation with Olivia O'Leary - Project Arts Centre
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
To celebrate the recent publication of An Asylum for My Affections, editor Molly Hennigan will be joined by Belinda McKeon & Kate Phelan for a special event in Books Upstairs this Wednesday, April 1st at 6.30pm. The event is free, but booking is essential booksupstairs.ie/all-events/s...
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
New Island is delighted to announce that we have signed Dirty Water, the debut novel by Alix O’Neill. Publishing Spring 2027. www.newisland.ie/new-island-a...
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New Island Books @newislandbooks.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
In 1992, New Island launched its publishing journey with Sea Legs: Hitch-Hiking the Coast of Ireland Alone by Rosita Boland — our very first book! #travelwriting #irishwriters
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