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Forthcoming Books


The following titles are some of the books on the publication schedule by the O'Brien Press.
This selection includes both adult and children's titles, and caters for a wide range of interests.
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Select any book or cover for more information on the title.

Children's books are below: click here to go straight to them!

Adult Books


Celtic Names for Children (pb)
Loreto Todd
A dictionary of over 2,000 Celtic names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany, with origins, meanings and pronunciation.
Publication Month: February

Dubliners (pb)
James Joyce
Dubliners is perhaps the most engaging and accessible book by Joyce and for this reason, it has been chosen as Dublin's One City, One Book title for 2012. Introduction by John Boyne.
Publication Month: February

Gift of the Gab (hb)
The Irish Conversation Guide
Tadhg Hayes
You’ll be talking like a native in no time!


Publication Month: February


James Connolly (pb)
16 Lives
Lorcan Collins
Written in an entertaining, educational and assessible style, this biography is an accurate and well-researched portrayal of the man behind the uprising.
Publication Month: March

Joseph Plunkett (pb)
16 Lives
Honor O Brolchain
Joseph Plunkett is part of the 16 Lives series which looks at the events, lives and deeds that ultimately lead to the deaths of some of the most important figures in Irish history.


Publication Month: March


Michael Mallin (pb)
16 Lives
Brian Hughes
This book explores what brought a socialist, a devout Catholic, a temperance advocate, husband to a pregnant to wife, and father of four young children – a man with much to lose – to risk his life and wage war against the British in 1916.
Publication Month: March

The Feckin' Book of Irish Stuff (hb)
Céilís, Claddagh rings, Leprechauns & Other aul Blarney
Colin Murphy and Donal O'Dea
Those Feckin’ lads are back!

Packed full of hilarious banter and craic, and jammes with stuff that the Irish are famous for, whether they like it or not!
Publication Month: March


The Irish Dad's Survival Guide (pb)
to Pregnancy and Beyond
David Caren
The founder of Dad.ie delivers a practical guide for expectant dads which offers an honest and modern account of pregnancy from a dad’s perspective.
Publication Month: April

Your Dinner's Poured Out (pb)
Paddy Crosbie
Dublin 1913 to 1930, a tumultuous and exciting time in the city’s history. Paddy Crosbie catches that tumult and conveys that excitement in this childhood memoir of city life.
Publication Month: March

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Children's Books
Look for the flag at the top right-hand corner of our books. The colour will tell you the reading age level.

Black Flag: Picture books and storytelling to read aloud
The O'Brien Book of Irish Fairy Tales and Legends (pb)
Una Leavy
Irish fairy tales and legends are full of enchantment, brave deeds and lost loves. Told from generation to generation, they are as fascinating now as they were to their original listeners. Now available in paperback.
Publication Month: February


Yellow Flag: For readers aged 6+ (includes Flyers)
Marco: Master of Disguise (hb)
Gerry Boland
An absurd and hilarious tale of real friendship.
Publication Month: March


Blue Flag: For readers aged 10+
Cave of Secrets (pb)
Morgan Llywelyn
A story full of adventure, suspense, corruption and friendship, set in seventeenth-century West Cork.
Publication Month: April

Four Kids, Three Cats, Two Cows, One Witch (maybe) (pb)
Siobhán Parkinson
Beverley, Elizabeth, Kevin, Gerard and his cat visit the mysterious Lady Island, expecting some adventure and a little danger. But nothing prepares them for their encounter with the strange inhabitant of the island.
Publication Month: March

The Táin (pb)
Ireland's Epic Adventure
Liam MacUistin
The most famous Irish legend of all in an exciting and easily understood version.
Publication Month: March