New Island Books Explained

New Island Books
Founded:	1977
Founder:	Dermot Bolger
Country:	Ireland
Distribution:	Gill (Ireland)^[1] Head of Zeus (UK)^[2] Dufor Editions (US)^[3]
Publications:	Books

New Island Books is an independent Irish publisher of literary fiction, poetry, drama, biography, and books on politics and social affairs.

History

It was founded as Raven Arts Press in 1977 by Dermot Bolger.^[4] In 1982, Raven Arts closed and was re-founded as New Island Books by Bolger with Edwin Higel and Fergal Stanley.

It is a member of Publishing Ireland (Clé),^[5] the support organisation of Irish publishing, sharing information, expertise and resources.

Successes

It has published several bestsellers including Joseph O'Connor's The Secret World of the Irish Male^[6] and Nuala O'Faolain's memoir of the life of an Irishwoman, Are You Somebody?.^[7]

It has been described as "a major force in Irish publishing.^[8]

Authors

• • Dermot Bolger Anthony Cronin
• Patrick Galvin
• Roddy Doyle
• Nick Hornby
• Martin Malone
• Cecelia Ahern
• Aidan Higgins
• Joseph O'Connor
• Tom MacIntyre
• Christine Dwyer Hickey
• Maeve Binchy
• Mary Kenny
• Richard Downes
• Stephen Price
• Adi Roche
• Rose Doyle
• Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
• Paul Durcan
• Philip Casey
• Maeve Brennan
• Myles Dungan
• Glenn Patterson
• Brian Lynch
  • Nuala Ní Chonchúir Nuala O'Faolain
• Bill Long (1932-2010)

External links

• New Island Books
• Raven Arts Press archive, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gilldistribution.ie/our-clients Gill Distribution - Our clients
2. Web site: Doyle. Martin. New Island links up with Head of Zeus in boost for Irish fiction. The Irish Times. 2017-10-07. 2017-08-23.
3. http://www.slirz.com/publishers/ Dufour Editions - Publishers
4. Web site: Dermot Bolger - Raven Arts Press Publications . 16 May 2010 . dermotbolger.com.
5. Web site: Clé Members . 27 July 2010 . irelandseye.com.
6. Book: O'Connor . Joseph . The Secret World of the Irish Male . 1995 . New Island Books . Dublin.
7. Book: O'Faolain . Nuala . Are you Somebody? . 2018 . New Island Books . Dublin . 9781848406858.
8. Web site: Dermot Bolger: Author profile . HarperCollins . 20 August 2013.