August 8, 2011

Andrew Wylie on ebooks

Well worth having a listen to this. He couched it in a lot of stuff but really all Wylie is looking for is 50% Net from publishers for his authors ebook sales! Eoin

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Andrew Wylie speaks to Martha Kearney on the BBC’s The World at One

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May 20, 2011

WELL DONE TO COLLINS PRESS!

Independent Cork publisher, Collins Press has had two of its titles presented to Queen Elizabeth II in the course of her state visit to Ireland. The Queen was presented with Croke Park - A History by Tim Carey while visiting the home stadium of the GAA.

Royals Bag a Brace Of Irish Published Books

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April 25, 2011

LA Times Festival Of Books

There are going to be a load of Irish authors and poets hitting LA as part of the LA Times Festival of Books! It’s part of Imagine Ireland a programme which is the brainchild of Culture Ireland and involves both Publishing Ireland (hence my involvement) and Poetry Ireland. The Irish readings and events I know of for sure, are the ones I’m helping out with:
Saturday

11.00–11.30 (Discover the World Stage)
Sara Berkeley & Peter Sirr (Poets)
12.00-12.45 (etc. stage)
Brian Dillon, Molly McCloskey & Eoin Purcell
[i’m just the gopher here, introducing the writers] (Non-Fiction)
2.45- 3.15 (Discover the World Stage)
Mary O’Donoghue & Kevin Power (Fiction)

Sunday

11.00– 11.30 (Discover the World Stage)
Thomas McCarthy & Joseph Woods (Poets)
2.45- 3.15 (Discover the World Stage)
Nuala Ní Chonchúir & Kevin Power (Fiction &Poetry)

See you there? Eoin

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February 25, 2011

Here’s one I commissioned earlier!
Clive Hollick’s The Battle Of Benburb will be out in June and I’m definitely looking forward to it!
Eoin

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