The first edition of Published This Month, for April 2010, is below.
I’ve added the Number One Children’s title for April, Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days (HarperCollins | £ 10.99 | PB | Children’s Fiction | April 2010) because, the post needed a brighter header. There is a wonderful audio extract on the HarperCollins UK site.
The list is woefully incomplete but I’m hoping we can improve that as the service progresses. Publishers, send any additional titles direct to monthlybooks{AT}irishpublishingnews.com
Or you can download this excel file, fill it in and send it back by e-mail (it would sure make my life easier).
The Boys of St Columb’s: From the 1947 Education Act to the 1968 Civil Rights Movement – Profiles of Eight Remarkable Men from Derry
Maurice Fitzpatrick
9781905785773
€17.95 | PB | pp
The Liffey Press
Biography | April 2010
About The Book
The Boys of St. Columb’s tells the story of the first generation of children to receive free secondary education as a result of the ground-breaking 1947 Education Act in Northern Ireland.
The Unknown Commandant: The Life and Times of Denis Barry 1883-1923
Denis Barry
9781848890299
€12.99 | PB | 256pp
Collins Press
Biography | April 2010
About The Book
A martyr and a hero to his countrymen, Denis Barry is overlooked today. This book seeks to rescue this hugely respected Cork man from relative anonymity. Denis Barry toiled in the shadows of McSwiney and MacCurtain in the tumultuous period of the Irish War of Independence.
Perry the Polar Bear Goes Green, A Story about Global Warming
Olive O’Brien
9780956384515
€ 8.99| PB | pp
Silver Angel Publishing
Children’s| April 2010
About The Book
Perry the Polar Bear is a brave cub who goes on a mission to save the polar bears and their home. This eco-friendly book teaches children about the effects of global warming and reminds us that anyone can make a difference
The Career Book: Help for the Restless Realist
Jane Downes
9781842181973
€ 15.00 | PB | pp
Blackhall Publishing
Careers | April 2010
About The Book
A career book without the waffle for post-Celtic Tiger times, The Career Book has not been written to help you – it aims to help you to help yourself.
Best Loved Yeats
Mairéad Ashe FitzGerald
9781847171481
€12.99 | HB | pp
The O’Brien Press
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Some of the most famous lines in Irish poetry come from the pen of William Butler Yeats, poet, patriot, dramatist and senator. This illustrated collection of forty of his best-loved works, on Love, Politics, Old Age, Myth and Legend includes people, places and events that were important to him.
Danny, Mario & Me
Denise Sewell
9781848400641
€13.99 | PB | pp
New Island
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Danny, Mario and Me is a story of friendship between three teenage boys in an Irish border town in the 80s. Taidg, Danny and Mario are best friends, thick as thieves, untouchable, until one Friday night, when Danny hangs himself in a field at the back of his family home.
Falling Slowly
Robert Fannin
9780340980200
€ 12.99 | PB | pp
Hachette Ireland
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
When Desmond Doyle finds his girlfriend dead in the bath, having cut her wrists, he is devastated. But there are inconsistencies with how suicide wounds would be inflicted and he quickly comes under suspicion and is arrested for murder. Though soon released, Detective Inspector Harry Kneebone is convinced of Doyle’s involvement.
Family Life, An Inspector Starran Mystery
Paul Charles
9780863224157
£8.99 | PB | 334pp
Brandon Books
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
In ones and twos the Sweeney clan and their partners, wives and children gather at Liam Sweeney’s farm on the outskirts of Ramelton, County Donegal to celebrate Liam’s birthday. The banter and storytelling is great as they await the arrival of the single missing family member. But when Inspector Starrett arrives unexpectedly at the farm it becomes clear that all is not well.
If I Never See You Again
NIamh O’Connor
9781848270916
£ 12.99 | PB | pp
Transworld Ireland
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
In trouble at work and at home, Detective Inspector Jo Bermingham soon discovers that someone has been playing the gangland at its own game – one in which there are no rules, and in which she – and her family – are in terrible danger …
King of Country
Howard Wrights
9780856408526
£ 8.99 | PB | 100pp
Blackstaff Press
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
King of Country is Howard Wright’s first, much-anticipated, full-length poetry collection. Wright’s keen, painters eye never fails to see the irony in the mundane, rendering found art out of theeveryday in this wry and wily collection.
No Ordinary Love
Anita Notaro
9781848270312
£ 12.99 | PB | pp
Transworld Ireland
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Louisa is fed up with every aspect of her life. Boyfriend, job, flat – all these need an instant and radical makeover. And so she decides to change it all in favour of a carefree existence, exchanging her house for a trailer, her car for a motorbike, and her smart clothes for leisure wear.
Not Untrue and Not Unkind
Ed O’Loughlin
9780141038063
£ 8.99 | PB | 288pp
Penguin Ireland
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
In Dublin, a newspaper editor called Cartwright is found dead. One of his colleagues, Owen Simmons, discovers a dossier on Cartwright’s desk. And in the dossier Owen finds a photograph, which brings him back, once again, to a dusty road in Africa and to the woman he once loved
Positively Yours
Amanda Hearty
9781848270060
£ 6.99 | PB | pp
Transworld Ireland
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Beth Prendergast has fallen hook, line and sinker for her boss. But when Beth discovers she is pregnant he makes it clear that a baby was never part of his plan. Is Beth really ready to take on motherhood all on her own?
Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Tara Heavey
9781844882076
€ 6.99 | PB | 368pp
Penguin Ireland
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Though she doesn’t know it, the day Aoife spots a neglected walled garden is the day her life begins again …
The Ballymun Trilogy
Dermot Bolger
9781848400672
€ 16.99 | PB | pp
New Island
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
The Ballymun Trilogy is a unique attempt by a leading Irish playwright to capture the birth, demolition and regeneration of a satellite town. From These Green Heights was previously published on its own by New Island, while The Townlands of Brazil and The Consequences of Lightning are previously unpublished.
The Gathering Of Souls
Gerry O’Carroll
9781905483945
€ 12.99 | PB | 320pp
Liberties Press
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Building to a heart-stopping finale, with a cast of credible and colourful characters from the criminal underworld and police ranks alike, The Gathering of Souls is an authentic, dark tale of obsession, revenge and redemption.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde
9780141192642
£ 6.99 | PB | 256pp
Penguin Ireland
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society.
The Picture Of Dorian Grey
Oscar Wilde
9781847172143
€ 6.99 | PB | pp
The O’Brien Press
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Dorian Gray, an extraordinarily beautiful youth, looks at his newly-painted portrait and despairs at the thought of how time will alter his looks. If only he could be beautiful forever – yes, he would give his soul for that!
Where the Love Gets In
Tara Heavey
9781844882090
£ 12.99 | PB | 384pp
Penguin Ireland
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
In any normal situation Fiona and Sarah would be friends. They are both smart and loving, great mothers, brilliant at life. And they both need a pal. But when Sarah arrives in Fiona’s small town on the Clare coast, it’s not a normal situation
You
Nuala Ní Chonchúir
9781848400634
€ 13.99 | PB | pp
New Island
Fiction | April 2010
About The Book
Debut novel from established short-story writer and poet about a 10-year-old girl who lives with her separated mother and two brothers. Set against the semi-urban backdrop of the River Liffey in 1980, the story unfolds through the narrator’s observations and interactions, and her naïve interpretations of adult conversations and behaviour. Heartbreaking at times, but also optimistic, humorous and enchanting.
Introduction to Equity Investment Fund Accounting
John Casey
9781842181935
€ 17.95 | PB | 280pp
Blackhall Publishing
Finance | April 2010
About The Book
Introduction to Equity Investment Fund Accounting explains the basic principles of investment fund accounting in a jargon-free manner. This will come as good news to those with little prior exposure to this complex area of finance.
Our Grannies’ Recipes
Eoin Purcell
9781856356886
€ 12.99 | PB | 160pp
Mercier Press
Food & Drink | April 2010
About The Book
We all have recipes that are dear to our hearts, passed on to us from our grannies, grandads, great aunts and uncles. This book is the culmination of an effort to collect, document and sample those recipes.
Shrewd Food A New Way of Shopping, Cooking and Eating
Elizabeth Carty
9781444704952
£ 12.99 | PB | pp
Hachette Ireland
Food & Drink | April 2010
About The Book
The message is simple: excellent food is available at affordable prices. You just have to know what you’re looking for – and where to find it. Shrewd Food is the definitive guide. Inspired by the hugely popular website shrewdfood.ie, set up in 2009 by dedicated foodie and home-cook extraordinaire Elizabeth Carthy – who knows first-hand the challenges of feeding a family on a budget
Drystone Walls of the Aran Islands Exploring the Cultural Landscape
Mary Laheen
9781848890251
€ 19.99 | PB | 200pp
Collins Press
Heritage | April 2010
About The Book
The Aran Islands produced writers such as Liam O’Flaherty and Tim Robinson who were inspired by their surroundings. The drystone-wall field-boundary system of the islands is one of Ireland’s richest cultural landscapes, retaining remarkable continuity with the past – Celtic occupation, Christianity, invasion, famine and evictions – a unique combination of the forces of humankind and nature.
1972 and the Ulster Troubles A Very Bad Year
Alan F. Parkinson
9781846822377
€ 35.00 | HB | 400pp
Four Courts Press
History | April 2010
About The Book
Combining an analysis of the major events of the year with the oral testimony of a wide range of respondents, this book tells the story of the most extraordinary year of the modern Northern conflict, as well as analysing its impact upon subsequent events.
A Guide To The Sources for the History of Irish Education 1780-1922
Susan M Parkes
9781846821271
€ 45.00 | HB | 208pp
Fourt Courts Press
History | April 2010
About The Book
This book is an introductory guide for students and researchers in the history of Irish education from 1790 – 1922.
Battles Fought on Irish Soil: A Complete Account
Sean McMahon
9781907535031
€ 14.99 | PB | pp
Londubh Books
History | April 2010
About The Book
A clear, lively, account of all the significant battles in irish history, from pre-history to the Normans to the Black and Tans in 1920-1, concluding with the Battle of the Bogside in 1969.
Crisis of Confidence Anglo-Irish Relations in the Early Troubles
Anthony Craig
9780716530404
€ 45.00 | HB | 288pp
Irish Academic Press
History | April 2010
About The Book
This book studies the history of diplomatic and security relations between Ireland and Britain, giving context to the role of Anglo-Irish relations in the early years of the Northern Ireland Troubles. The conclusions are controversial. It is a history of a relationship, rather than any particular state, and thus contains criticism of all actors, including those in the Stormont government.
Generations of Priests
Cardinal George/Thomas Pell/McGovern
9781846822568
€ 45.00 | HB | 400pp
Four Courts Press
History | April 2010
About The Book
This book illustrates the richness of the Catholic priesthood by reference to the lives of ten men who, at different stages in history, committed themselves fully to follow Christ as labourers in his vineyard.
Medieval Alliterative Poetry: Essays in Honour of Thorlac Turville-Petre
J.A. Hoyt/N.Burrow Duggan
9781846821806
€ 55.00 | HB | 304pp
Four Courts Press
History | April 2010
About The Book
This collection of essays celebrates Professor Thorlac Turville-Petre for his scholarly work in late medieval English literature, in particular for his contributions to editorial scholarship and Middle English alliterative poetry.
Sean Moylan: Rebel Leader
Aideen Carroll
9781856356695
€ 19.99 | PB | 320pp
Mercier Press
History | April 2010
About The Book
Portrait of one of Cork’s foremost guerrilla leaders, who fought in the War of Independence and the Civil War and was a leading politician in the Fianna Fáil Government for two decades until his untimely death in 1957.
The Summer Campaign In Kerry: The Military History Of The Irish Civil War Series
Tom Doyle
9781856356763
€ 12.99 | PB | 128pp
Mercier Press
History | April 2010
About The Book
Follows the military course of the Civil War in Kerry in August and September 1922, focusing on specific engagements and tactics.
Days Of Heaven: Italia ’90 and the Charlton Years
Declan Lynch
9780717146376
€ 16.99 | PB | pp
Gill & Macmillan
History/Sport | April 2010
About The Book
Declan Lynch recalls the great moments — Packie’s save and his leap into immortality; Pavarotti’s ‘Nessun Dorma’ and U2’s ‘Put ’Em Under Pressure’; Kevin Sheedy’s sweet strike; and all that drinking. Days of Heaven is full of hilarious accounts of how the Irish abandoned reality in that glorious time called Italia 90.
The Rise and Fall of the Irish Pub
Robert Connolly
9781905785780
€ 16.95 | PB | 240pp
The Liffey Press
Irish Interest | April 2010
About The Book
The Rise and Fall of the Irish Pub is the story the journey from dark days into glorious sunshine and back again into darkening shadows. Since the Irish pub, like Ireland itself, is remarkably resilient and has prospered for more than two millennia, the author argues that it will undoubtedly be able to reinvent itself requiring further chapters in its long and glorious history.
Irish Interior: Keeping Faith with the Past in Gaelic Prose, 1940-1951
Philip O’Leary
9781906359270
€ 80.00 | HB | 656pp
University College Dublin Press
Literary Criticism | April 2010
About The Book
This is the first volume of a two-part collection following on from O’Leary’s “Gaelic Prose in the Irish Free State 1922-1939″.
Columbanus: The Earliest Voice of Christian Ireland
Kate Tristram
9781856076869
€ 14.99 | PB | 144pp
Columba Press
MBS | April 2010
About The Book
St Columbanus is widely regarded as the first of the great Irish Christian missionaries to Europe. Unlike his predecessor and (almost) namesake, Columba of Iona, Columbanus undertook exile for life as he set off to bring the particularly Irish form of monasticism to the continent.
Live Long Code
Dermot O’Connor
9780340950890
€ 7.99 | PB | pp
Hachette Ireland
MBS | April 2010
About The Book
The Live-Long Code reveals health expert Dermot O’Connor’s proven programme to significantly improve vitality and increase your lifespan.
The Art Of Allowing: The Breath in Meditation and Life
Louis Hughes
9781856076944
€ 12.99 | PB | 128pp
Columba Press
MBS | April 2010
About The Book
As well as offering a series of exercises in deepening your skills in breathing, this book covers the constructive use of breathing in movement, healing, stillness and general well being.
A Chronicle Of Jails
Darrell Figgis
9781906359300
€ 20.00 | PB | 160pp
University College Dublin Press
Memoir | April 2010
About The Book
This memoir is of particular interest because, unlike most accounts of imprisonment during this period, it was written with propagandistic intent and was first published by The Talbot Press in 1917.
Angels of Divine Light
Aidan Storey
9781848270787
£ 12.99 | HB | pp
Transworld Ireland
Memoir | April 2010
About The Book
Growing up in the suburbs of Dublin, Aidan Storey was the youngest of seven, a much-loved, happy child who enjoyed family life and all the usual rough-and-tumble games he played with friends in his garden. The only difference was, when the friends left and the garden was quiet, Aidan was visited by Angels.
Duplicity And Deception: Policing the Twilight Zone of the Trouble
Alan Simpson
9780863224164
£ 17.69 | HB | 280pp
Brandon Books
Memoir | April 2010
About The Book
A leading detective reveals the truth behind the headlines of some of Northern Ireland’s most violent crimes. Alan Simpson was the senior investigating officer in the case of the controversial killing of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. As he writes here, “from the outset there was suspicion of security forces collusion in the murder.”
My Whispering Angels
Francesca Brown
9780340993149
£ 7.99 | PB | pp
Hachette Ireland
Memoir | April 2010
About The Book
Francesca faced the dawn of the new millennium debilitated by ill-health and despair, without any hope or faith in her future. This was until the loving angels and spirits that she remembered watching over her as a young girl returned to save her in adulthood.
Where Are You Really From
Tim Brannigan
9780856408533
£ 9.99 | PB | 216pp
Blackstaff Press
Memoir | April 2010
About The Book
Where Are You Really From? is a fascinating and powerful memoir about oneman’s struggle to establish his own identity and a moving tribute to the woman who risked everything to keep her son.
Where’s Your Mama Gone
Kay O’Gorman
9780717140992
€ 14.99 | PB | 397pp
Gill & Macmillan
Memoir | April 2010
About The Book
Most people who write memoirs tell about the harm that has been done to them by others. But in this book the author writes about the pain and hurt she inflicted on her family. When she started writing, every word she put down was infused with shame and guilt. How could this devoted mother, whose whole world was her family, have left her five children?
Energise How to Survive and Prosper in the Age of Scarcity
Eddie Hobbs
9781844882304
£ 8.99 | PB | 240pp
Penguin Ireland
Money | April 2010
About The Book
Eddie shows how, by taking control of your response to the new world order, you can prosper in unforeseen new ways. Energise is the essential starting point for getting to grips with the imminent age of scarcity.
Aloys Fleischmann (1880-1964): Immigrant Musician in Ireland
Joseph/Ruth Cunningham/Fleischmann
9781859184622
€ 49.00 | HB | 300pp
Cork University Press
Music/Biography | April 2010
About The Book
This book outlines the career of one of the most distinguished figures in Irish musical life in the first half of the twentieth century — a Bavarian organist, Aloys Fleischmann senior, whose son would later become Professor of Music in UCC. Fleischmann senior came to international attention through his work with the North Cathedral Choir in Cork, which was regarded as one of the finest of its kind. He prolific composer who wrote nearly 400 works, and he was a highly respected teacher whose students included Séan Ó Riada.
The Song At Your Backdoor
Joseph Horgan
9781848890336
€ 12.99 | PB | 210pp
Collins Press
Nature | April 2010
About The Book
Taking his backdoor as a starting point, Joseph Horgan goes on a quest to explore the natural world, bringing with him the words of Patrick Kavanagh and others – writers, poets, naturalists and scientists – who roamed and wrote about the Irish countryside.
Drifting Under the Moon
Gerard Reidy
9781906614256
€ 11.00 | PB | pp
Dedalus Press
Poetry | April 2010
About The Book
Drifting Under the Moon will considerably advance his reputation, the new poems revealing an increased awareness of craft, a broadening and deepening of his vision.
Encountering Zoe
Tom McIntyre
9781848400696
€ 12.99 | PB | pp
New Island
Poetry | April 2010
About The Book
Encountering Zoe contains new and selected poetry from Tom MacIntyre, one of Ireland’s most respected writers. MacIntyre is a dual-language writer who has written six other books of poetry, as well as many plays for the Abbey Theatre (Peacock Stage).
Frightening New Furniture
Kevin Higgins
9781907056253
€ 12.00 | PB | 96pp
Salmon Poetry
Poetry | April 2010
About The Book
In poems laced with the blackest humour Kevin Higgins spares no-one, least of all himself. In this his third collection of poetry, he takes the reader through the hubris of boom time Ireland and out the other side into a strange country where everything is suddenly broken again.
The Fullness of Time: New and Selected Poems
Gerard Smyth
9781906614270
€ 16.00 | PB | 220pp
Dedalus Press
Poetry | April 2010
About The Book
‘Gerard Smyth has a painstaking eye for the telling detail… in his hands the impact of simplicity is extraordinary’
- Philip Casey
‘He may do for Dublin in verse what Joyce did for it in prose’ – Michael Hartnett
Bertie Ahern & The Drumcondra Mafia
Michael/Shane Clifford/Coleman
9780340919057
£ 8.99 | PB | pp
Hachette Ireland
Politics | April 2010
About The Book
Bertie Ahern and the Drumcondra Mafia takes the reader inside the organisation and examines how they not only established the most efficient electoral machine in the country but put ‘their man’ in the most senior political office in the state. It also details how, in his rise to power, Ahern acquired substantial sums of money while propagating the image of a man with no interest in money.
The Lost Revolution
Brian Hanley and Scott Millar
9780141028453
£9.99 | PB | 688pp
Penguin Ireland
Politics | April 2010
About The Book
The story of contemporary Ireland is inseparable from the story of the official republican movement, a story told here for the first time – from the clash between Catholic nationalist and socialist republicanism in the 1960s and ’70s through the Workers’ Party’s eventual rejection of irredentism.
The Savvy Traveller
Eoghan Corry
9781907535000
€14.99 | PB | pp
Londubh Books
Travel | April 2010
About The Book
Contains a wealth of savvy information on airlines, tour operators, self-catering hotels, timing and middlemen: essential advice and tips to equip people to deal with the world of travel, which has changed so much over the past decade.
Penguin Ireland was the big winner in yesterday’s announcement of the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards Shortlists. The company received a total of 10 nominations (and John Murray, its sister imprint another) twice that of any of its rivals.
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