A very good book it was too

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

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...

More info here: niamhgarvey.com/2026/03/08/s... @littleislandbooks.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social

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!

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

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. @newislandbooks.bsky.social

‘We have two words for fans of Irish myths: buckle up!’ said Aoife K. Walsh, of New Island. @newislandbooks.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/new-island-a...

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 www.newisland.ie/shop/p/an-as...

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.

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

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...

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 www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader...

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 thebookshop.ie/donal-fallon...

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

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

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

New Island is looking for a part-time Marketing co-ordinator to help manage our digital presence, support marketing campaigns, and keep our busy publishing office running smoothly. Full job description here www.newisland.ie/marketing-co...

The New Island class of 2025 🌟

Back into stock today from @newislandbooks.bsky.social @3castlesburning.bsky.social , the reprint of Three Castles Burning - a History of Dunlin in 12 Streets by Dónal Fallon (beside his latest magnum opus The Dublin Pub - A Social & Cultural History) #speirgorm

A new gift edition of James Joyce's The Dead is published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social with an introduction by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social I also read that Joyce set the story on January 6th, Feast of the Epiphany, as a nod to the infamous 🌀Night of the Big Wind🌀 1839 that devastated Ireland.

A great article on some of Dublin's lost public houses from @3castlesburning.bsky.social - our Irish published Book of the Year - get a copy here - thebookshop.ie/donal-fallon... @newislandbooks.bsky.social

A Dublin Classic, beautifully reborn . . . James Joyce's The Dead, introduced by the brilliant Nuala O'Connor, is out this Friday. A story of love, memory, and that unforgettable final snowfall. ❄️ www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d... #JamesJoyce #TheDead #classicliterature #NualaOConnor

thebookshop.ie/james-joyce-... Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!

Great to hear that some of today’s stories are in the latest @sundaymiscellany.bsky.social collection. #SpéirGhorm

Blown away to have my piece included in this!!! My beloved mother would be tickled pink… *Sally’s Brown Bread* #SundayMiscellany #NewIslandBooks

⭐️Our lists of new releases for November are out! ⭐️ Check out this month's new titles in our fully searchable data base First Flush—or look back to see what you've missed! 🔽🔽🔽 booksirelandmagazine.com/new-releases/ @newislandbooks.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social @daleneireann.bsky.social

New Island is delighted to present the return of RTÉ’s Sunday Miscellany - a fresh collection of stories and poems drawn from the past three years of the much-loved radio programme. www.newisland.ie/shop/p/sunda...

Delighted to share our An Post Irish Book Awards 2025 shortlistees! 📚 The Dublin Pub by Donal Fallon 🎙️ Sunday Miscellany: A Selection 2023–2025, edited by Sarah Binchy 🐸 Frogs for Watchdogs by Seán Farrell 🕊️ Still – A Memoir by Julia Kelly 🎸 The Bass Player by Stephen Travers

Many thanks to everyone who came along to our poetry evening in Wicklow last Thursday. A pleasure to read with @vivianafiorentino.bsky.social and Keith Payne and to introduce The Hare's Corner to a new audience. @newislandbooks.bsky.social @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social

Sunday Donal Fallon's The Dublin Pub - packed with details & fabulous images @newislandbooks.bsky.social

The Hare's Corner: Making Space for Irish Nature has found its way to the window of Bridge Street Books Wicklow. @burrenbeotrust.bsky.social @newislandbooks.bsky.social

The Bass Player (published @newislandbooks.bsky.social ) is on the short list! @irishbookawards.bsky.social The book is a testament to the power of story-telling. May this recognition encourage all those seeking justice & truth. Humbled to have been part of this project. Thank you Stephen. Onward.