Irish children's author Sam McBratney, most widely known for the classic, bestselling picture book 'Guess How Much I Love You,' died on September 18; he was 77. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sarah Crossan has been unveiled as the fifth laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s laureate for children’s literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate has snapped up the debut adult novel of Irish children’s author Darragh Martin. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s book sales in Ireland increased 16% in 2015, boosted by the popularity of authors such as David Walliams and Jeff Kinney, but booksellers and publishers in the country say strong local publishing is also on the rise. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s Books Ireland has revealed the shortlist for the 2016 Book of the Year Award, with Oliver Jeffers, John Boyne and Louise O’Neill all in the running. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Interview with Siobhan Parkinson, author, translator, former Irish children’s laureate and now publisher at Little Island. What is Little Island and what is your role there? Little Island is not so much little as absolutely tiny – two extremely busy people publishing about eight books a year... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
HarperCollins Children’s Books and Bloomsbury Children’s both have two books shortlisted for this year’s Children’s Books Ireland (CBI) Book of the Year awards [see full list below]. Bloomsbury’s Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan and When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan are on the shortlist, as... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Eoin Colfer was today announced as the third Laureate na nÓg, Ireland’s... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]