New Island Books

A travelogue along the ancient pilgrim paths of Ireland by a self-confessed 'a la carte' Catholic.

Hard Border traces the roots of a century-old, hotly contested border that, after Brexit, will be the only land frontier between the United Kingdom and the European Union.

A posthumously published selection of short stories about the people of Galway city, but the highly regarded master of Irish letters, Walter Macken. Now republished in the Modern Irish Classics series.

A new edition of the classic novel set in Connemara in the west of Ireland, but acclaimed Irish writer Walter Macken. With introduction by his son, Ultan Macken.

We Seldom Talk About the Past is John MacKenna’s first selected collection of short stories, from a career spanning over three decades. The stories selected come from four collections of short fiction, and represent a culmination of MacKenna’s work in a form of writing he has made uniquely his own.

A stunning piece of historical fiction about Romantic poet John Clare, now republished in New Island's Modern Irish Classics.

These wide-ranging stories follow the disparate disciples of the Captain a mysterious, powerful and magnetic figure whose violent and chaotic death at the hands of the army radically alters their lives in myriad ways. From rural North American farms and dive bars to the suburbs of Ireland and the sands of Palestine, we witness their struggles to find a place, a peace, in a world that is fractured and incomplete.

Gareth Maher showcases the astounding contribution that the Republic of Ireland has made to the richest and most popular league in football.

Heartland is ‘a redneck sinfonia’ of rough poetry, humour and humanity by one of Ireland’s greatest and most original authors.

Francie is back.

A fascinating collection of essays exploring the surprising links between the two countries.