New Island Books

New Island Books
Dermot Bolger
PredecessorRaven Arts Press
Founded1977
FounderDermot Bolger
Country of originIreland
DistributionGill (Ireland)
Head of Zeus (UK)
Dufor Editions (US)
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.newisland.ie

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

History

Raven Arts Press was founded in 1977 by Dermot Bolger. In 1982, Raven Arts closed, and New Island Books was launched by Bolger with Edwin Higel and Fergal Stanley.[citation needed]

New Island is a member of Publishing Ireland (Clé), the support organisation of Irish publishing, sharing information, expertise and resources.

Successes

New Island has published several bestsellers, including Joseph O'Connor's The Secret World of the Irish Male and Nuala O'Faolain's memoir of the life of an Irishwoman, Are You Somebody?. It has been described as "a major force in Irish publishing.

Authors

References

  1. ↑ Gill Distribution - Our clients
  2. ↑ Doyle, Martin (23 August 2017). "New Island links up with Head of Zeus in boost for Irish fiction". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Dufour Editions - Publishers
  4. ↑ "Dermot Bolger - Raven Arts Press Publications". dermotbolger.com. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  5. ↑ "Clé Members". irelandseye.com. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  6. ↑ O'Connor, Joseph (1995). The Secret World of the Irish Male. Dublin: New Island Books.
  7. ↑ O'Faolain, Nuala (2018). Are you Somebody?. Dublin: New Island Books. ISBN 9781848406858.
  8. ↑ "Dermot Bolger: Author profile". HarperCollins. Retrieved 20 August 2013.