New Digital Journal Of Fiction Launched
Aoife Walsh, who worked as an assistant editor with Four Courts Press and is now Information Officer with Ireland Literature Exchange, has launched a new quarterly ejournal of new fiction, The South Circular. Walsh said that she had ‘been watching…
Collins Press Revamps Website
Cork based independent publisher The Collins Press has revamped its website. The changes which feature a separate section dedicated to eBooks and mean that purchasing both print and eBooks is easier and simpler for readers. Separately the company also announced…
Briefly Noted | Building an Irish-indie Christmas – The Irish Times – Mon, Nov 21, 2011
A CAMPAIGN asking consumers to spend more in (possibly more expensive) independent retailers this festive season, as the Government prepares to give us all yet another hair shirt for Christmas,may seem rather quixotic so it is perhaps fitting it has…
Briefly Noted | Anne McCaffrey, 1926-2011 | Tor.com
Anne McCaffrey, legendary SF and fantasy author best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, has passed away. Random House has confirmed that McCaffrey died of a stroke at her home in Ireland on Monday, November 21. via Anne McCaffrey,…
Bad News For The Irish Market In Latests Nielsen Figures
The Irish Consumer Market (ICM) is showing a year on year decline approaching 10% according to the latest data from Nielsen Bookscan. The Euro value of sales are down 9.3% to €97.8m while the volume of sales are down 9.6%…
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