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GILL BOOKS
AUTUMN–WINTER 2019
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NEW BOOKS CALENDAR
TITLE ISBN HB PB E AUTHOR
AUGUST
One Day at a Time 2020 Diary 978 0 7171 8571 9 • Abby Wynne
National Gallery Diary 2020 978 0 7171 8437 8 •
SEPTEMBER
Once, Twice, Three Times an Aisling 978 0 7171 8164 3 • • Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen
Constance Markievicz: The Rebel Countess 978 0 7171 8455 2 • John and Fatti Burke
Irish Sporting Legends: Joe Canning 978 0 7171 8583 2 • Paul O’Flynn
Irish Sporting Legends: Bernard Brogan 978 0 7171 8584 9 • Paul O’Flynn
The President’s Surprise 978 0 7171 8481 1 • Peter Donnelly
Clever Batch 978 0 7171 8494 1 • • Susan Jane White
Eat Up, Raise Your Game 978 0 7171 8438 5 • • Daniel Davey
Return to Sender 978 0 7171 8401 9 • Paul Kelly
Mrs Cowan’s Boy 978 0 7171 8341 8 • • Rory Cowan
Jason Byrne, illustrated by Oisín
The Head of Ned Belly 978 0 7171 7900 8 • • McGann
OCTOBER
Recovering 978 0 7171 8454 5 • • Richie Sadlier, with Dion Fanning
All In 978 0 7171 8597 9 • • Jamie Heaslip, with Matt Cooper
The Ordinary Woman 978 0 7171 8642 6 • Kathleen Watkins
The Tribe 978 0 7171 8482 8 • • Caitríona Perry
The Great Irish Science Book 9978 0 7171 8558 0 • Luke O’Neill, illustrated by Linda Fährlin
My Wife is Married to a Feckin’ Eejit 978 0 7171 8387 6 • • Bernard O’Shea
Bruised, Never Broken 978 0 7171 8413 2 • • Phil Coulter
Through Her Eyes 978 0 7171 8319 7 • • Clodagh Finn
The Friendship Fairies 978 0 7171 8265 7 • Lucy Kennedy, illustrated
by Phillip Cullen
Cornucopia: The Green Cookbook 978 0 7171 8410 1 • •
Stories from the Deep 978 0 7171 8652 5 • • Ken O’Sullivan
Hooligan 978 0 7171 8628 0 • • Paddy Holohan, with Richard Barrett
Take Five 978 0 7171 8553 5 • Niall Breslin, illustrated by Sheena
Dempsey
Pocket History of Northern Ireland 978 0 7171 8598 6 •
Dear Johnnies 978 07171 8791 1 • The 2 Johnnies
An Unsung Hero 978 0 7171 8645 7 • • Michael Smith
The GAA Annual 2020 978 0 7171 8266 4 •
Waterford Whispers News 2019 978 0 7171 8555 9 • Colm Williamson
Stories 978 0 7171 8334 0 • • Blindboy Boatclub
NOVEMBER
Par Excellence 978 0 7171 8405 7 • FX Buckley, with Katy McGuinness
The ICA Book of Bread and Baking 978 0 7171 8424 8 •
A Listening Ear 978 0 7171 8629 7 • • Michael Healy-Rae
WELCOME TO THE GILL BOOKS
CATALOGUE OF NEW BOOKS
Books take you places
Get ready to take off on a voyage of discovery with the Gill Books
autumn–winter collection.
• Delve deeper into the lives behind the public personas of Jamie
Heaslip, Richie Sadlier and Phil Coulter. Their stories are bound to
inspire you.
• Discover a side of Irish history you didn’t know with Clodagh Finn’s
Through Her Eyes.
• See the world in a new light by reading Kathleen Watkins’ favourite
poems.
• Try a new way of eating with Daniel Davey’s inspiring Eat Up, Raise
Your Game, Susan Jane White’s genius Clever Batch and Cornucopia’s
vegan cookbook.
• Finally, buckle up for an adventure through space and time with
Professor Luke O’Neill’s fantastic new family book, The Great Irish
Science Book.
We hope you enjoy the ride.
The Gill Books Team
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BIOGRAPHY/SPORT
OCTOBER
304 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8597 9
€24.99 £22.99
All In
JAMIE HEASLIP,
WITH MATT
COOPER
AU T H O R S
Jamie Heaslip is a former
Leinster and Ireland L E S S O N S I N S U RV I VA L A N D S U CC E S S F R O M
captain and one of the most O N E O F I R E L A N D ’ S G R E AT E S T R U G BY L EG E N DS
decorated rugby players
in Irish history. He is an Jamie Heaslip is one of the most decorated players in
entrepreneur and consultant the history of Irish rugby. Over the course of a 13-year
with varied business career, during which time he amassed 229 appearances
interests.
for Leinster and 100 international caps, his name became
Matt Cooper is the synonymous with both the Irish number 8 jersey and
presenter of The Last
Word on TodayFM, The
the values that have propelled the growth of rugby in
Tonight Show on Virgin Ireland: diligence, professionalism and an unwavering
Media One, and a frequent commitment to self-improvement.
host of rugby coverage
for the same channel. Here, in a frank and stirring account of his years on
He is also the author of rugby’s frontline, Heaslip recalls the events, wisdom
numerous bestselling books, and personalities that helped craft his winning mindset
including The Maximalist, a and vault Ireland to the summit of world rugby. At once
biography of Tony O’Reilly.
an inspiring personal memoir and insider’s account of
Ireland’s transformation from amateur backwater to
professional powerhouse, All In is an inspiring meditation
on sport, leadership and what it takes to succeed in the
harshest environments.
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BIOGRAPHY/SPORT
OCTOBER
304 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8454 5
€24.99 £21.99
Recovering
RICHIE SADLIER,
WITH DION
FANNING
AU T H O R S
Richie Sadlier is a former
professional footballer, G R O U N D B R E A K I N G M E M O I R F R O M FO R M E R
currently working as a I R E L A N D S TA R A N D RT É S O C C E R P U N D I T
television pundit and
psychotherapist. He is When a career-ending injury saw former Ireland and
a regular contributor to Millwall striker Richie Sadlier retire from football at age
RTÉ radio, and the Second 24, his life spiraled out of control. Without structure
Captains sports podcasts,
or a sense of purpose, and fueled by a dependency on
presenting The Player’s
Chair. He also writes alcohol, he spent years running from the dark memories
regularly for The Irish and feelings that had haunted him since childhood. Until
Times. one day, he hit rock bottom and decided to confront his
Dion Fanning is an award- demons.
winning journalist who
works for JOE.ie, where Recovering is about a life shaped by efforts to escape,
he presents the Ireland and how it is possible to rebuild that life, piece by piece,
Unfiltrered podcast and with the right help. Inspiring and groundbreaking, it is
writes about sports and
an important reflection on the need to move away from
politics.
perceptions of shame in our discussions about mental
health, sex, relationships and addiction.
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FICTION
SEPTEMBER
288 PP
234 X 156 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8164 3
€14.99 £12.99
Once, Twice,
Three Times
an Aisling
EMER McLYSAGHT
AND SARAH
BREEN
T H E H I G H LY A N T I C I PAT E D T H I R D
I N S TA L M E N T O F A I S L I N G ’ S A DV E N T U R E S
AU T H O R S
I N A D U LT H O O D !
Emer McLysaght and Sarah
Breen are best friends Aisling’s turning 30, and she’s still a complete Aisling.
and co-authors of the
Business is booming at her café BallyGoBrunch. Her best
phenomenally successful Oh
My God, What a Complete friend Majella is expecting the hen of the century, while
Aisling and its follow-up, Aisling is in the throes of a fling with the handsome and
The Importance of Being mannerly blow-in James Matthews. Life is all go.
Aisling – the bestselling
fiction titles published in But when the big birthday hits, Aisling is faced with a huge
Ireland this century. Emer surprise and an unexpected decision.
and Sarah are the creators of
the characters and Facebook Throw in a hapless wedding planner, a mysterious American
community that inspired visitor, the sudden return of her brother Paul, not to mention
the books, and are currently her ex John’s face around every corner, and Aisling’s got an
working with Element awful lot on her plate.
Pictures to bring Oh My
God, What a Complete When doubts, worries and an unfortunate clash threaten
Aisling to the silver screen, to get the better of her, Aisling needs to dig deep to see if
as well as writing books four
and five in the series.
she has enough strength and inspirational quotes to make
it through.
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FICTION/
SHORT STORIES
OCTOBER
272 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8334 0
€19.99 £17.99
Boulevard
Wren and
Other Stories
BLINDBOY
BOATCLUB NOT FINAL COVER
MORE STORIES AND MUSINGS FROM THE
AU T H O R
ANARCHIC MIND OF THE BAGGED ONE
Blindboy Boatclub is
Ireland’s foremost satirist Ireland’s most acclaimed satirist is back with a second
and most original comic collection of short stories to provoke, unsettle and
voice. He presents one illuminate.
of Ireland’s most popular
podcasts. His first collection Roving through the centuries, from the barren fields of
of short stories, The Gospel the Famine-struck West to the hyperreal adscape of our
According to Blindboy, was technocratic present, the second collection of short stories
a bestseller. He was recently
from Blindboy Boatclub is a wild and exhilarating hike
shortlisted for a BAFTA
for his BBC Three series, along the knotted paths of the Irish subconscious.
Blindboy Undestroys the From the time-travelling effects of tweed suits, to a
World, which investigated
broken housing systems.
vengeful farmer who hypnotises elderly people into
believing they’re cows after his farm is turned into a
nursing home, these stories are characteristically surreal,
yet littered with moments of profound insight and quiet
devastation.
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BIOGRAPHY
SEPTEMBER
320 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND
978 0 7171 8341 8
€22.99 £19.99
Mrs Cowan’s
Boy
RORY COWAN
AU T H O R
Rory Cowan is best known
for his role as Rory Brown
in the award-winning Mrs M R S B R OW N ’ S B OY S S TA R T E L L S T H E S T O R Y
Brown’s Boys, which he O F H I S R E A L- L I F E FA M I LY A N D H I S B E L OV E D
played for 26 years. In 2017 MOTHER’S STRUGGLE WITH DEMENTIA
he resigned in order to
have more time with his When Rory Cowan stepped down from the role of Rory
mum Esther. Esther died in in Mrs Brown’s Boys after 26 years, it made national
November 2018 after several headlines. Here in his own unique voice, he tells his story
years of suffering with
– with a star turn from his greatest cheerleader, his mum
dementia.
Esther – and how the confidence she gave him in his early
years set him on the path from mischievous teenager to
national treasure.
Rory’s tales of growing up in 1970s Dublin are laugh-out-
loud funny, but there is also sadness as he describes his
mother’s dementia and the particular pain of gradually
losing a loved one to such a cruel disease.
A magical and moving account of a mother-and-son
bond, and the unexpected progression from record-shop
manager to comedy icon, Mrs Cowan’s Boy is told with
all the humour and warmth you’d expect from one of
Ireland’s best-loved stars.
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BIOGRAPHY
OCTOBER
288 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8413 2
€22.99 £19.99
Bruised,
Never Broken
PHIL COULTER
AU T H O R
Phil Coulter, a native of
Co. Derry, is a producer,
composer and arranger. FROM OBSCURITY TO THE SUMMIT OF
Over the course of a five- T H E R E C O R D I N D U S T R Y, I N T H E FA C E O F
decade career as a creator E XT R A O R D I N A R Y P E R S O N A L A N D P O L I T I CA L
and solo recording artist, TURMOIL
his work has been widely
recognised, earning an In partnership with lyricist Bill Martin, Phil Coulter has
impressive list of awards, composed a number of global hits, including ‘Puppet on
including 23 platinum discs, a String’ (Sandie Shaw), ‘Congratulations’ (Cliff Richard),
39 gold discs, 52 silver discs,
‘Shang-a-Lang’ (Bay City Rollers), and ‘My Boy’ (Elvis
and a Grammy nomination.
He lives in Bray, Co. Presley), earning innumerable accolades.
Wicklow.
In Ireland he is much loved for songs like ‘The Town I
Loved So Well’, with its stirring, emotional lyrics inspired
by growing up in the troubled city of Derry, Northern
Ireland.
In Bruised, Never Broken, Coulter tracks right back to his
emergence from this war-torn place, which seemed to offer
little opportunity for a young Catholic boy in pursuit of
artistic excellence, recalling how he went on to become
one of the greatest musicians of his generation.
9
BIOGRAPHY/
HUMOUR
OCTOBER
272 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, EXCLUDING
NORTH AMERICA
978 0 7171 8387 6
€16.99 £14.99
My Wife is
Married to a
Feckin’ Eejit
BERNARD O’SHEA
HILARIOUS DEBUT FROM ONE OF IRELAND’S
AU T H O R FUNNIEST COMEDIANS
Bernard O’Shea is a Bernard O’Shea is a lucky man. He owes his life to his long-
stand-up comedian and suffering wife, Lorna. She has nicknamed him the ‘Feckin’
broadcaster from Durrow,
Eejit’ because of the ongoing crises he puts her and their
Co. Laois. He has written
sketches for TodayFM and three small children through almost every day.
co-hosted breakfast shows
From the time Bernard walked into a glass door on their
on 2FM and iRadio. His
television credits include first holiday together, to the ‘Great Dishwasher Row of
RTÉ’s Republic of Telly, the 2009’, Bernard’s attempts at pre-wedding weight loss, a
sitcom Bridget & Eamon, disastrous caravan holiday in rural Ireland, and the perils
which he co-wrote and co- of mixing colours in the wash, this is a hilarious account of
starred in, and most recently
the trials and tribulations of family life, made all the harder
Marty and Bernard’s Big
Adventure with Marty when you’re married to a ‘Feckin’ Eejit’. If you thought your
Morrissey. marriage was tough, wait until read this!
10BIOGRAPHY/SPORT
OCTOBER
288 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8628 0
€19.99 £17.99
Hooligan
PADDY HOLOHAN,
WITH RICHARD
BARRETT
AU T H O R S
Paddy Holohan was a I N S P I R AT I O N A L M E M O I R F R O M T H E I R I S H
mixed martial artist before M M A S TA R W H O R I S K E D E V E R Y T H I N G T O
the revelation of a life-
SUCCEED
threatening blood disorder
forced him to retire in Since he was a teenager, the octagon was the only place
2016. He is now the owner where MMA fighter Paddy’s Holohan’s life settled into
and manager of the mixed
martial arts facility and
something approaching focus. Far removed from the
community centre, SBG chaos of the outside world, every bout reduced that maze
D24, in West Dublin, and is of hardship to one simple proposition: survive – a task
a newly elected councillor made all the more unlikely given Paddy’s rare form of
for Sinn Féin. haemophilia, which he hid from the sport’s authorities for
Richard Barrett is the co- years.
founder and COO of Pundit
Arena. For the duration of his career, he was never more than one
misplaced strike away from death.
Why enter the octagon knowing you might never leave? For
Holohan, it would take a journey to the summit of his sport,
and a high-profile fall from grace, to unravel the answer
to that question and, with it, finally find some measure of
redemption. This is his story.
11POETRY
OCTOBER
144 PP
198 X 129 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8642 6
€14.99 £12.99
The Ordinary
Woman and
Other Poems
I Love
KATHLEEN
WATKINS
A S E L E C T I O N O F KAT H L E E N WAT K I N S ’
FAVO U R I T E P O E M S
AU T H O R
Kathleen Watkins has always loved poetry. From the days
Kathleen Watkins was a she had to learn it line by line at school to performing it at
well-known harpist and folk
singer when she became the
gatherings of family and friends and as part of her stage
first continuity announcer show with her husband, the broadcaster Gay Byrne – it has
to appear on screen on been and still is a constant in her life.
Telefís Éireann’s launch
night in 1960. She was a This personal, curated collection of favourite poems
member of the Arts Council from Kathleen is a small but perfectly formed anthology,
for ten years and a board covering the best of Irish poets including Brendan Kennelly,
member of the National Seamus Heaney, Rita Ann Higgins, Carol Ann Duffy, Eavan
Gallery of Ireland. She
married the broadcaster
Boland, Patrick Kavanagh, Mary Dorcey, W.B. Yeats, Francis
Gay Byrne. She is the author Ledwidge, Padraic Colum and Paula Meehan.
of the bestselling Pigín
Accessible and recognisable, these poems cover a range
children’s picture books,
with illustrator Margaret of emotions and experiences. Concerning the family,
Anne Suggs. relationships and life in the home, they are a celebration
of the extraordinary moments that can be found in the
ordinary, everyday happenings of our daily lives, and are to
be savoured, read aloud and enjoyed by all.
12CURRENT AFFAIRS
OCTOBER
272 PP
235 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND
978 0 7171 8482 8
€22.99 £19.99
The Tribe
CAITRÍONA PERRY
AU T H O R
Caitríona Perry is an award-
winning Irish journalist. She
has worked as a broadcast
news correspondent since T H E I N S I D E S T O R Y O F I R I S H P OW E R A N D
2000, including four years I N F LU E N C E I N A M E R I CA
as RTÉ’s Washington
correspondent. She Caitríona Perry spent four years as a Washington
currently anchors RTÉ’s correspondent and, in this insider account, she explores
television news programme the role of Irish Americans in the US political system.
Six One. Her first book, In
America: Tales from Trump A modern chronicle of the politics of Irish America – from
Country, was shortlisted for early emigration to the present day – it explains what
an Irish Book Award. changing views and demographics mean for the future of
Ireland’s political influence in the US.
Once considered to be kingmakers in local and national
elections, generations of assimilation and rising
numbers of newer immigrants have diluted this power
and influence. Leading Republicans and Democrats
– including congresspeople, mayors, governors and a
former president – explain that they no longer target a
notional ‘Irish voting bloc’, and that the concept, instead,
has long faded.
13MEMOIR
NOVEMBER
272 PP
216 X 135 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND, UK & BRITISH
COMMONWEALTH
978 0 7171 8629 7
€16.99 £14.99
A Listening
Ear
MICHAEL
HEALY-RAE
AU T H O R
MORE BRILLIANT STORYTELLING FROM
Michael J Healy-Rae TD is M I C H E A L H E A LY- R A E
an independent politician
who has been a TD for the In his first book, Time to Talk, Michael Healy-Rae established
Kerry constituency since the himself as part of the great tradition of Kerry storytellers,
2016 general election. He chronicling life in rural Ireland. Now, in A Listening Ear, his
previously sat as a TD for the superior storytelling skills come to the fore once again, as he
Kerry South constituency
from 2011 to 2016. He lives
shares more stories of what he’s witnessed and heard.
in Kilgarvan with his wife, From his Kerry childhood to musings on rural Ireland today,
Eileen. Together they have
five children.
A Listening Ear brings readers back to the countryside and
characters that we have grown to love. With his quick wit
and remarkable observations, Michael is a consummate
chronicler of country life and the charm of local heroes and
happenings.
14MEMOIR
OCTOBER
272 PP
216 X 135 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8652 5
€16.99 £14.99
Stories from
the Deep
KEN O’SULLIVAN
AU T H O R
Ken O’Sullivan is a
documentary filmmaker.
He returned to his native REFLECTIONS ON EXPLORING IRELAND’S
Clare after 13 years in the N O RT H AT L A N T I C WAT E R S A N D O U R
US, England and mainland M A G I CA L C O N N E C T I O N W I T H T H E S E A
Europe. In 2007 he founded
Sea Fever Productions, As inhabitants of an island nation, we are daily
whose credits include surrounded by the sea, be it the churning tumult of the
2018’s critically acclaimed Atlantic Ocean or the relative calm of the Irish Sea. It
Ireland’s Deep Atlantic for defines our physical space; it suffuses our imagination.
RTÉ.
And yet, it is a space we increasingly take for granted.
Spun from the author’s first-hand experience as an
underwater cameraman and filmmaker, from memory, natural
history and the culture of Ireland’s coastal communities,
Stories from the Deep is a profound and lyrical exploration of
Ireland’s coastal waters.
From encounters with its rarest and most striking fauna, like
the blue whale and mako shark, to broader considerations
of its impact on language, on history, and our shared sense
of place, this genre-defying work is an eloquent and urgent
tribute to the enduring beauty of our natural heritage.
15GIFT
SEPTEMBER
224 PP
240 X 275 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8401 9
€19.99 £18.99
Return to
Sender
PAUL KELLY
AU T H O R REVISITING JOHN HINDE’S IRELAND
Paul Kelly is from
John Hinde was a pioneer of colour photography and one
California. His father was
Irish and when he visited of the most successful postcard publishers in the world.
the home country, Paul His largest collection of postcards celebrated Ireland.
would receive John Hinde He portrayed an island brightened by his imagination, a
postcards from his travels place where children were red-haired and freckled, where
there. Paul later visited
the sun was always shining, and the sky forever blue.
Ireland himself, but it was
the postcards that first His idealistic images were to become the stereotypical
ignited his love for the portrayal of Ireland for many years, and to this day elicit
country. After his father feelings of nostalgia from viewers worldwide.
died in 2015, Paul moved
to Ireland and set about Return to Sender pairs Hinde’s iconic, instantly
recapturing the modern-day recognisable postcards from the 1950s, ˇ60s and ˇ70s
versions of the John Hinde with corresponding contemporary photographs. The
scenes found in this book.
side-by-side contrast of these then-and-now photographs,
wonderfully captured by photographer Paul Kelly,
illustrates the ways Ireland’s rural and urban landscapes
have changed over the decades or, in some places, not
changed at all.
16HISTORY
OCTOBER
272 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8319 7
€19.99 £17.99
Through Her
Eyes
CLODAGH FINN
AU T H O R
Clodagh Finn is a journalist
and the bestselling author
of A Time to Risk All, a A N E W H I S T O R Y O F I R E L A N D I N 2 1 WO M E N
biography of Mary Elmes, This remarkably wide-ranging book brings Irish history
the Irish Oskar Schindler.
She has worked as a
to life in a way that hasn’t been seen before, beautifully
features writer, columnist illustrated by Holly Ingram. Told through the prism of the
and sub-editor for the Irish lives of 21 extraordinary women, it offers an alternative
Examiner, the Sunday vision of Irish history – one that puts the spotlight on women
Independent and the Irish whose contributions have been forgotten or overlooked.
Independent. She has
a degree in French and
From a Stone Age farmer, who lived in Co. Clare more than
Archaeology from UCD and 5,000 years ago, to the modern-day founder of a 3D printing
has a particular interest in company, it opens a fascinating window on the life and times
history and archaeology. of some amazing women, whose stories were shaped by the
centuries in which they lived.
Author Clodagh Finn imagined herself into a real-life
version of Doctor Who’s fictional time machine, and
touched down at several points throughout Irish history
to ‘meet’ a Celtic goddess; an early Irish saint; a Co. Louth
woman who fought as a man during the American Civil
War; the Cork woman who was one of the first journalists
on Fleet Street in London; and many more.
17CHILDREN’S
OCTOBER
160 PP
216 X 135 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8265 7
€12.99 £11.99
The
Friendship
Fairies
LUCY KENNEDY,
ILLUSTRATED BY
PHILLIP CULLEN
M E E T T H E F R I E N D S H I P FA I R I E S – T H E
AU T H O R / ILLUSTRATOR E XC I T I N G C H I L D R E N ’ S D E B U T F R O M FA M I LY-
FAVO U R I T E LU C Y K E N N E DY
Lucy Kennedy is an
Irish radio and television Emme, Holly and Jess are just like regular girls, always
presenter. She hosts The
messing and having fun. But they’re also fairies, and instead
Colm and Lucy Breakfast
Show on Radio Nova, and of regular school, they go to the Magic Manor, where they
Ireland’s Got Talent and learn all about being kind and having good manners. Then
Livin’ with Lucy on Virgin they’re sent out into the human world to teach children
Media One. She lives in what they’ve learned. Of course, it’s not always easy being
Dublin with her husband
good! Will they ever be able to graduate from fairy school?
and three children.
Phillip Cullen grew up in Brought to life with Lucy Kennedy’s trademark sense of fun
Dublin and studied classical and cheekiness, this book will appeal to all small children
animation at Ballyfermot trying to make friends, while having a laugh along the way.
College. He currently lives
in Japan with his wife.
18CHILDREN’S
SEPTEMBER
272 PP
216 X 135 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7900 8
€12.99 £11.99
The Head of
Ned Belly
JASON BYRNE,
ILLUSTRATED BY
OISÍN McGANN
AU T H O R / ILLUSTRATOR
THE SECOND CHILDREN’S BOOK FROM ONE
Jason Byrne is one of O F I R E L A N D ’ S B E S T- L OV E D C O M E D I A N S
Ireland’s most popular
comedians and a judge Onion O’Brien is in trouble again. This time he and the
on Virgin Media One’s rest of the Five O’s are trying to stop the destruction of
Ireland’s Got Talent. He has the Valley, the local wasteland where they hang out. But
a huge international career
Mayor Ronald Bump has other ideas – he wants to build
as a stand-up comedian and
many television credits to new apartments there, so he sets local guards The Ferg and
his name. Judge on the children.
Oisín McGann is a writer As if things aren’t bad enough, there’s a new teacher in their
and illustrator who has
school acting very suspiciously. The Five O’s can find out
produced dozens of books,
including Headbomz: his secret if they manage to win the school talent contest.
Wreckin’ Yer Head, the Mad There’s only one problem – they are completely talentless.
Grandad series and The
Forbidden Files. Then there’s the discovery of the head of Ned Belly, and the
local legend that claims he can reveal where his treasure is
hidden …
Will the Five O’s manage to outwit The Ferg and Judge … and
Ronald Bump … and the new teacher … and solve the mystery
of the head of Ned Belly … and save their precious Valley?
19CHILDREN’S
OCTOBER
96 PP
376 X 277 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8558 0
€24.99 £22.99
The Great
Irish Science
Book
PROFESSOR
LUKE O’NEILL,
ILLUSTRATED BY
LINDA FÄHRLIN
T H E L AT E S T I N G I L L’ S S U C C E S S F U L ‘O P E D I A’
S E R I E S TA C K L E S S C I E N C E FO R C U R I O U S
AU T H O R / ILLUSTRATOR KIDS
Luke O’Neill is Professor Join Professor Luke O’Neill on the greatest journey
of Biochemistry in the of them all. From the very big to the very small – vast
School of Biochemistry
galaxies to microscopic atoms – travel through the
and Immunology at Trinity
College Dublin. He has wonders of the universe, our own beautiful Earth, the
been ranked among the best mysteries of the human body, and the tiny world of
immunologists in the world molecules. Discover the Irish scientists that have helped
and is a fellow of the Royal to shape our world and find out how to become one
Society. He has a popular
yourself.
weekly slot on Newstalk’s
The Pat Kenny Show and is How do we measure the universe? Why do we need
the author Humanology.
plants? How do our bodies repair themselves when we
Linda Fährlin is a visual are ill? What species will exist on Earth in a million
artist. She is a member
years’ time? Find the answers to these questions and a lot
of Illustrators Ireland,
Illustrators Guild of Ireland more in this thrilling and engrossing book, packed with
and the Association of fascinating phenomena, vibrant illustrations, experiments
Illustrators UK. you can do yourself and heaps of fun facts.
20CHILDREN’S
OCTOBER
32 PP
280 X 240 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND AND UK
978 0 7171 8553 5
€16.99 £14.99
Take Five
NIALL BRESLIN,
ILLUSTRATED BY
SHEENA DEMPSEY
AU T H O R / ILLUSTRATOR
Niall Breslin (Bressie)
is an Irish musician B R E S S I E I S B A C K W I T H A N O T H E R G R E AT
and producer. He has a L I F E L E S S O N FO R K I D S ( A N D T H E I R
Masters in Mindfulness- PA R E N T S )
Based Interventions from
University College Dublin. Following the success of his first picture book, The Magic
His memoir, Me and My Moment, musician and mindfulness expert Niall Breslin
Mate Jeffrey, was a number- (Bressie) is back with another important life lesson for young
one bestseller and winner of children, beautifully brought to life by Sheena Dempsey’s
an Irish Book Award.
illustrations.
Sheena Dempsey is a
children’s book illustrator When Freddie sees all the presents his friend Ben gets for his
from Cork. Books she has birthday, he feels a bit sad …
illustrated include the
multi-award-winning Dave Nana teaches Freddie how to be thankful for everything he
Pigeon series, Yoga Babies has. Together they take time out to count on five fingers all
by Fearne Cotton and her the wonderful things in their lives. This gratitude trick is a
own children’s book with
proven technique for dealing with uncomfortable feelings of
Walker Books.
jealousy.
21CHILDREN’S Today is a very special day.
It is the President’s birthday
THE PRESIDENT’S SURPRISE Peter Donnelly
SEPTEMBER
and everyone is preparing for
a party.
A very special surprise has been So while the President is sent
planned32forPP
the President’s out to walk the dogs in the
Phoenix Park, preparations
birthday …
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get underway. The pigeon
helpfully puts up the bunting,
… but who will have the Mrs Mullins dusts the picture
frames and the cat makes sure
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last laugh? the cream for the birthday
A witty and stylish celebration Peter cake is just right.
WORLD, ALLandLANGUAGES Donnelly
THE
of birthdays, the President Meanwhile, the President
enjoys tea and scones at
one very funny surprise. Farmleigh House, and even
978 0 7171 8481 1 does a spot of yoga on the
fifteen acres. But will the
PRESIDENT’S
President enjoy his day out
€14.99 £12.99 so much that he forgets
his own party?
The SURPRISE
President’s
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PETER DONNELLY
T H E P O P U L A R P R E S I D E N T R E T U R N S FO R A
T H I R D T I M E … A N D I T ’ S H I S B I RT H D AY !
AU T H O R
A very special surprise is planned for the President’s
Peter Donnelly is an birthday, and he is sent out to the Phoenix Park to walk the
award-winning author and
illustrator. His debut picture
dogs so preparations can get underway.
book, The President’s The Pigeon helpfully puts up the bunting, Mrs Mullins
Glasses, was a number-one
dusts down the pictures, and the cat checks that the cream
bestseller and his second
book, The President’s Cat, for the cake is just right.
won the Children’s Book of
Meanwhile, the President enjoys tea and scones at
the Year at the Irish Book
Awards. He lives and works Farmleigh House and even does a spot of outdoor yoga at
in Dublin. the Wellington Monument. But will our forgetful President
enjoy his day out in the park so much that he forgets it’s his
birthday? Or will it be his turn to surprise everyone?
22CHILDREN’S
3
SEPTEMBER
LITTLE LIBRARY NUMBER THREE LITTLE LIBRARY NUMBER THREE
LITTLE LIBRARY
W E L C O M E T O T H E T H I R D B O O K I N Y O U R L I T T L E L I B R A R Y.
32 PP
W H E N YO U R C O L L E C T I O N I S C O M P L E T E YO U ’ L L H AV E
A LITTLE LIBRARY – AND BIG KNOWLEDGE!
247 X 189 MM
Discover the REVOLUTIONARY
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Constance Markievicz grew up in Sligo in the late 1800s with a
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
dream: she wanted Ireland to become free and the people to be
treated fairly. She spent her life working to make these things
happen. With rebellion in the air, she was asked for advice on how
978 0 7171 8455 2
a lady should dress. Her answer? ‘Dress suitably in short skirts and
strong boots, leave your jewels in the bank and buy a revolver.’
€9.99 £8.99
And the Easter Rising began …
J O H N & FAT T I B U R K E
Constance
Markievicz:
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ISBN 978-0-7171-8455-2
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Cover illustrations by Fatti Burke
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JOHN AND LEARN ALL ABOUT THE REBEL COUNTESS IN
FATTI BURKE T H E L AT E S T I N S TA L M E N T I N T H E B U R K E ’ S
LITTLE LIBRARY SERIES
AU T H O R / ILLUSTRATOR Constance Markievicz grew up in Co. Sligo in the late 1800s
with a dream: she wanted Ireland to become free and the
Kathi ‘Fatti’ Burke is an
Irish illustrator. She lives people to be treated fairly. She spent her life working to
in Lisbon. John Burke is make these things happen. With rebellion in the air, she was
Fatti’s dad. He is a retired asked for advice on how a lady should dress. Her answer?
primary school teacher ‘Dress suitably in short skirts and strong boots, leave your
and principal. He lives in
jewels in the bank and buy a revolver.’
Waterford. Together they
created the award-winning, And the Easter Rising began …
bestselling children’s books
Irelandopedia, Historopedia
and Foclóiropedia. Other
books in their Little Library
series include Granuaile
and Brian Boru.
23CHILDREN’S
Bernard Brogan was
Irish Sporting Legends FROM BEGINNER TO
Irish Sporting Legends
SEPTEMBER
always good at sport,
playing hurling and bernard WINNER – THE FIRST
Brogan I N A FA N TA S T I C N E W
football as a child and
getting picked for the
176 PP Dublin under-21s team.
However, life wasn’t always CHILDREN’S SERIES
Bernard Paul O’Flynn
C E L E B R AT I N G I R E L A N D ’ S
easy, and he suffered
Brogan
197 X 129 MM
a bad knee injury
that left him on the
bench for two years.
I N S P I R AT I O N A L S P O RT I N G
Through resilience
and determination, he
PAPERBACK regained his fitness and got
HEROES
onto the Dublin Senior Panel.
01
This is the amazing story of
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how Bernard became a star
of the greatest Gaelic football
Bernard Brogan was always good at
team ever.
PAUL O’FLYNN
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sport, playing hurling and football
978 0 7171 8583 2 as a child and getting picked for the
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Cover illustration by Tomas Zusyk
The Irish Sporting Legends series follows guidelines provided
YOUNG ADULT/SPORT/BIOGRAPHY
by the Dyslexia Association of Ireland (www.dyslexia.ie)
From beginner to winner!
BBrog-cover.indd 1
Dublin under-21s team. However, life
23/07/2019 11:14
€8.99 £7.99
wasn’t always easy. He suffered a bad knee injury that left him
on the bench for two years. He regained his fitness and got
onto the Dublin senior panel, where he was instrumental in
Irish winning four All-Irelands in a row.
Sporting Now the Drive for Five is on. Can Dublin become the
Legends greatest football team ever, with Bernard their star player?
PAUL O’FLYNN Joe Canning played
Irish Sporting Legends FROM BEGINNER TO
Irish Sporting Legends
hurling for as
long as he could jOE WINNER – THE STORY OF
Canning T H E G R E AT E S T H U R L E R
remember.
Born into a famous hurling family in Co.
AU T H O R O F H I S G E N E R AT I O N FO R
Galway, by the age of 16 he’d won an All-
Ireland medal for Galway Minors.
jOE
Paul O’Flynn
cANNING
Joe’s career should have been perfect after
Paul O’Flynn is an RTÉ
that, but things changed when he reached
the Senior Hurling Team. Galway struggled
against their main rivals Kilkenny and
CHILDREN
other great teams, and Joe experienced
News and Sport presenter
constant setbacks and disappointments.
But this hurler is no quitter. He Joe Canning had been hurling
and journalist. A graduate continued to train hard, kept his focus
02 for as long as he could remember.
and finally found himself in Croke Park
winning an All-Ireland hurling medal.
of DCU with a BA in This is the amazing story of how
Journalism and an MA in
Joe Canning became the greatest
Born into a famous hurling family
PAUL O’FLYNN
hurler of his generation.
International Relations, he in Gortanumera, Co. Galway, he
www.gillbooks.ie
is also an associate lecturer quickly showed the skills that he
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Cover illustratiobn by Tomas Zusyk
The Irish Sporting Legends series follows guidelines provided
YOUNG ADULT/SPORT/BIOGRAPHY
by the Dyslexia Association of Ireland (www.dyslexia.ie)
From beginner to winner!
at his alma mater. He is
JoeCanning-cover.indd 1
would become famous for – bursting
23/07/2019 11:16
a keen sportsperson and
amateur swimmer, and in
onto the scene for the Galway minors aged just 16 and
2018 he was the winner of winning an All-Ireland minor medal. His career should have
the Liffey Swim. been perfect after that, but further glory didn’t follow. When
Joe reached the senior hurling team, Galway struggled
against their main rivals Kilkenny, and Joe experienced
constant setbacks and disappointments.
He continued to train hard, kept his focus and then, finally,
he found himself at Croke Park, ready to take a senior All-
Ireland hurling medal. Can this hero fulfil his destiny and
make his lifelong dream come true?
24CHILDREN’S
NOVEMBER
64 PP
287 X 189 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8266 4 THE GAA
€9.99 £8.99 ANNUAL 2020
COMING NOVEMBER 2019
The GAA
Annual 2020
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS STOCKING FILLER
FO R T H E S P O RT S M A D !
Every child in the country receives an annual in their
stocking from Santa. Now, young GAA supporters will
receive an annual they’ll really love.
Crammed full with GAA trivia, quizzes, games, puzzles,
player profiles, interviews and more, young supporters will
be totally absorbed. This year’s annual will also include a
section covering the key moments, best goals and points,
and much more from the All-Ireland season.
Featuring all of Ireland’s top teams and players, behind-the-
scenes gossip, and tips to improve your game, The GAA
Annual 2020 will be on the top of Christmas lists in every
home!
25COOKERY
NOVEMBER
224 PP
245 X 175 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8424 8
€22.99 £19.99
The ICA Book
of Bread and
Baking
AU T H O R
The ICA was founded in
May 1910 with the aim to T H E WO M E N O F T H E I CA R E T U R N W I T H
‘improve the standard of T H E I R F I FT H C O O K B O O K – T H I S T I M E T H E Y
life in rural Ireland through REVEAL THE SECRETS OF PERFECT BAKING
education and co-operative
effort’. Today, the ICA has
There’s nothing like the smell of freshly baked bread
700 local guilds throughout wafting from the oven, or the comfort of sitting down to a
Ireland. They continue to hot scone or a creamy bun. Let the women of the ICA guide
offer support and fun as well you as they reveal the secrets to the perfect recipes for all
as opportunities to make their baked goods. Some recipes have been handed down
friends, learn new skills
and contribute to the wider
through generations; others are less traditional. All are
community. delicious.
From the daily basics such as brown bread to more
adventurous sourdoughs and fabulous occasion cakes and
treats, The ICA Book of Bread and Baking answers all your
needs.
26COOKERY
SEPTEMBER
224 PP
247 X 189 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8494 1
€24.99 £22.99
Clever Batch
SUSAN JANE
WHITE
AUTHOR
Susan Jane White is an
award-winning food writer D I S C OV E R T H E G E N I U S O F B AT C H C O O K I N G
and columnist with the A N D G E T YO U R L I F E B A C K !
Sunday Independent. At
25, she developed a serious As a financially squeezed, time-pressed mum, cooking from
immune disorder which scratch every day was good for Susan Jane’s health, but a
marked the beginning of
serious challenge to her sanity. Until she discovered batch
her nutritional pilgrimage
and career in wholefoods cooking.
cooking. Her first book, In Clever Batch, Susan Jane shares her kitchen-ninja
The Extra Virgin Kitchen,
debuted at number one,
secrets for those short on time, money and patience. Learn
while her second book, The to create healthy dishes that will sit in your fridge all week,
Virtuous Tart, bagged an hang out on your kitchen shelves, or wait patiently in your
Irish Book Award. She lives freezer to service another night. The recipes in Clever Batch
in Dublin with her husband are designed to gift you with more free time for family,
and two little vandals.
fitness and hobbies. It’s for readers who struggle with
everyday cooking. In this time-starved, turbulent world, the
Clever Batch cookbook reads like a blueprint for health and
happiness.
27COOKERY
SEPTEMBER
256 PP
247 X 189 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8438 5
€22.99 £19.99
Eat Up, Raise
Your Game
DANIEL DAVEY
AU T H O R
Daniel Davey received
his BSc in Science from THE MAN WHO FUELS IRELAND’S TOP
UCD and holds an MSc in S P O RT S S TA R S S H A R E S H I S N U T R I T I O N A N D
Nutrition, Physical Activity RECIPE SECRETS
and Public Health from the
University of Bristol. Daniel In his work with elite athletes, performance nutritionist
is also a Certified Strength Daniel Davey has seen first-hand how consistently
and Conditioning Specialist eating good food can lead to trophies, personal bests and
(CSCS) with the NSCA, and incredible physiques.
has completed the national
qualification in Exercise and The good news is that it’s not just in elite sport that you can
Health Studies. Daniel is raise your game. A healthy diet with appropriate energy and
currently the performance
nutrients can make you feel energetic, healthy, fit, strong
nutritionist for Leinster
Rugby and Dublin senior and confident. The recipes in this cookbook are designed to
footballers. help people experience these positive feelings everyday.
Backed up by the latest scientific literature, these simple
and delicious recipes will help to raise your game and
improve your health and performance, and can be
personalised to any health or performance goal, from
lowering body fat to increasing muscle mass.
28COOKERY
OCTOBER
326 PP
247 X 189 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8410 1
€27.99 £24.99
Cornucopia:
The Green
Cookbook
AU T H O R S
Tony Keogh joined the
Cornucopia kitchen in A T I M E LY V E G A N C O O K B O O K F R O M
2002, 16 years after Deirdre I R E L A N D ’ S P L A N T- B A S E D P I O N E E R S
McCafferty and her
Cornucopia, on Dublin’s Wicklow Street, has been serving
husband Neil established
the wholefoods café. Tony up delicious vegetarian and vegan fare for more than 33
and his team of chefs have years. Their mission has always been to make great tasting,
helped make the restaurant home produced, healthy food. At a time when plant-based
the go-to destination for eating is more popular than ever, Cornucopia is a pioneer in
tasty vegetarian food.
creating delicious meals packed with vegetables, legumes,
Three decades later, the
business is run by Deirdre, fruits, herbs and spices.
her daughter Dairine, and
Whether you are a vegetarian, vegan or trying to cut
a team as loyal as their
customers. down on your meat intake, this book brings you punchy
flavours and unique, satisfying dishes. With a wide range of
ingredients and smart culinary tips and ideas, each recipe is
a delight to cook in your own home.
29COOKERY
NOVEMBER
304 PP
265 X 215 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8405 7
€29.99 £27.99
Par
Excellence
FX BUCKLEY,
WITH KATY
McGUINNESS
AU T H O R RECIPES FROM SOME OF DUBLIN’S
FAVO U R I T E R E S TAU R A N T S A N D
Francis Xavier Buckley
STEAKHOUSES
opened his first butcher
shop on Moore Street in This stunning cookbook contains a wealth of recipes which
1930 and since then the
allow you to reproduce FX Buckley’s signature dishes from
Buckley family has achieved
legendary status in Dublin the comfort of your home. Covering all courses from starters
over the last six generations. to desserts, and including a section on cocktails, this book
They now run some of is perfect for lovers of great Irish food. It also contains
the nation’s favourite information on the heritage of FX Buckley; a history of beef
steakhouses, gastropubs
production in Ireland, including cattle breeds; notes on
and bars.
types of meat and what they’re best used for; notes on the
importance of a good butcher; and an explanation of why
Irish beef is the best in the world.
30HUMOUR
OCTOBER
144 PP
245 X 175 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8555 9
€16.99 £14.99
Waterford
Whispers
News 2019
COLM
WILLIAMSON
T H E S I XT H A N N UA L F R O M I R E L A N D ’ S
AU T H O R
N U M B E R - O N E S AT I R I CA L N E WS W E B S I T E
Colm Williamson created
Waterford Whispers News Waterford Whispers News 2019 is the sixth annual from
in 2009 when he was Ireland’s leading satirical website, featuring the funniest
unemployed. Though it stories of the year along with a treasure trove of exclusive
began as a hobby, with Colm new content, including Bill Badbody’s EU elections
sharing stories with family
campaign diary, and more brand new features, all delivered
and friends, his unique
brand of topical, distinctly in their brilliantly satirical, sharp and witty style.
Irish satire quickly attracted Insightful and hilarious as ever, Waterford Whispers News
thousands of fans. Now
WWN has over 635k
is a must-read for light relief from the annual doom-and-
Facebook, 200k Twitter and gloom news cycle.
46k Instagram followers,
and an average of 4 million
page views on the website
every month. Colm runs
WWN from his home in
County Waterford.
31HUMOUR
NOVEMBER
272 PP
197 X 129 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 07171 8791 1
€12.99 £11.99
Dear
Johnnies
THE 2 JOHNNIES
AU T H O R S
The 2 Johnnies are the
hugely popular comedians I R E L A N D ’ S M O S T P O P U L A R P O D CA S T E R S
Johnny B (O’Brien) and S O RT O U T YO U R L I F E
Johnny Smacks (McMahon).
From Tipperary, they were Based on the hugely successful podcast and tour, in Dear
brought together by a love Johnnies the popular duo solve all your life’s problems.
of music, comedy and GAA. From finding the perfect date on your agricultural science
They are the hosts of the course to surviving a move to Dublin, Johnny B and Johnny
phenomenally popular
Smacks are here to help – whatever the problem.
2 Johnnies podcast.
Together they have had five Packed with sound advice and personal anecdotes, this is
number-one singles, as well the perfect stocking filler for anyone who has ever wondered
as a sold-out live tour.
how to handle a hopeless housemate or whether they should
get a spray tan before a big match.
32BIOGRAPHY/
HISTORY
OCTOBER
340 PP
230 X 189 MM
HARDBACK
IRELAND
978 0 7171 8645 7
€19.99 £18.99
An Unsung
Hero
MICHAEL SMITH
AU T H O R
Michael Smith has been 2 0 T H - A N N I V E R S A R Y, I L LU S T R AT E D E D I T I O N
interested in Tom Crean OF THE BESTSELLING CLASSIC
since childhood and spent
Tom Crean was the indestructible farmer’s son from Kerry
three years researching
his book. He has written who sailed on three major expeditions to the unknown
nine books on Polar history Antarctic a century ago. He was among the few men who
and is a former award- served with both Captain Robert Scott and Sir Ernest
winning journalist with The Shackleton, and spent longer on the ice than either and
Guardian and The Observer.
outlived them both.
But Tom Crean returned to Ireland during the War
of Independence and could never speak about his
exploits, taking his incredible story to the grave – until
the publication of An Unsung Hero, the biography that
unearthed his story and saw him rightfully placed amongst
the annals of the great explorers. This new illustrated
edition of the bestselling classic is a must for anyone with a
taste for adventure.
33HISTORY
OCTOBER
256 PP
140 X 124 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 8598 6
€5.99 £5.99
A Pocket
History of
Northern
Ireland
A N I N T R O D U C T I O N T O N O RT H E R N
I R E L A N D ’ S D R A M AT I C H I S T O R Y
The latest pocket book tells the history of Northern Ireland
from the Third Home Rule Bill right through to Derry Girls.
Covering all aspects of the beginnings of Northern Ireland
as a separate state, to gerrymandering and World War II,
on to the emergence of the Troubles and finally peace, this
book is a guide to all of the dramatic events of the past 100
years.
Leaders such as Terence O’Neill, Gerry Fitt, Ian Paisley,
Gerry Adams, David Trimble and John Hume are profiled,
along with terrorist organisations and political parties. The
cultural history of Northern Ireland is also celebrated, from
Seamus Heaney to Derry Girls and Game of Thrones.
34SELF-HELP/GIFT M A K E E V E R Y D AY C O U N T
W I T H A B BY W Y N N E ’ S
AUGUST
BESTSELLING WELLNESS
232 PP DIARY
235 X 165 MM Use this beautifully designed,
PAPERBACK bestselling wellness diary for
planning and organising the days
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
and months ahead, or go deeper
978 0 7171 8571 9 and let it take you on a powerful
€12.99 £11.99 journey of transformation.
With space for journaling your dreams and intentions, each
month has a theme based on the astrology for the coming
The One Day year, so the diary travels with you, helping you stay aligned
with your goals through the ebbs and flows of emotional
at a Time energy you may experience.
2020 Diary Packed with exercises, affirmations and opportunities to
journal your thoughts and feelings, and to reflect on them,
ABBY WYNNE
it offers the chance to slow down, step out of time and
reconnect to your heart.
REFERENCE/GIFT
A STUNNING DESK
AUGUST D I A R Y S H OWCA S I N G
THE FINEST TREASURES
120PP
O F O U R N AT I O N A L
215 X 185 MM GALLERY
HARDBACK This beautifully illustrated diary
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES contains some of the finest
paintings from the National
978 0 7171 8437 8
Gallery’s permanent collection.
€19.99 £17.99 Featuring 56 carefully reproduced paintings in a week-to-
view format, this diary highlights some of the finest Irish
and European works on view in the Gallery.
National This year’s cover features William John Leech’s The
Gallery of Sunshade (c.1913), a painting of the artist’s first wife,
Elizabeth Kerlin, whom he married in 1912.
Ireland Diary
2020
35Gill Books Top 20
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AT ALL COSTS FIGHTER
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with Vincent Hogan
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NEVEN MAGUIRE’S HOME MY BROTHER JASON
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TIME TO TALK THE GOSPEL
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36RORY’S STORIES GUIDE THE PRESIDENT’S CAT
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THE MAGIC MOMENT PEOPLE LIKE ME
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