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New Books

Here are some of our most recently-published titles.
For highlights and up-to-date news see What's New at O'Brien.
For information on soon-to-be published books see our forthcoming titles list.

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

Around Ireland on a Bike (pb)
The complete guide: maps, accommodation, practical advice
Paul Benjaminse
Cyclist Paul Benjaminse has mapped a route around Ireland from Belfast to Dublin via the most spectacular and scenic routes in the country and offers his expert advice on the best way to see the most beautiful parts of Ireland.

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.

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.

Food to Love (pb)
Edward Hayden
Treat yourself or the aspiring chefs in your life to this beautiful collection of recipes by celebrity chef, Edward Hayden. Packed with festive foods and finger-licking desserts, this book is the perfect gift.

New paperback edition.

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

James Connolly (pb)
16 Lives
Lorcan Collins
James Connolly believed in a day when socialism and nationalism would rise together and Ireland would be free of capitalism and imperialism. Read about his life in the first ever series of biographies of the sixteen men executed after the 1916 Rising.

Joseph Plunkett (pb)
16 Lives
Honor O Brolchain
Joseph Plunkett, one of the leaders of the Rising, designed the military plan, was the youngest signatory of the Proclamation. A poet, he was dying of TB when he married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol, just before his execution on May 4 1916

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.

The Chisellers (pb)
Brendan O'Carroll
Full of joy, humour, pathos and Dublinese.
With a new introduction by the author, Brendan O’Carroll.

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!

If ye don’t get great craic out of this book, what kind of a yoke are ye at all, at all!

The Giant's Causeway (pb)
and the North Antrim Coast
Philip Watson
From tales of the Irish giant, Finn MacCool, and his building of the huge stone causeway, to the ancient and mysterious cooling of lava to form the basalt columns, The Giant's Causeway takes the reader on an illustrated tour of this unique place.

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.

The Mammy (pb)
Brendan O'Carroll
A book of hilarious incidents, glorious characters, and a passion for life. With a new introduction by the author.

The Scrapper (pb)
Brendan O'Carroll
Brendan O'Carroll's first novel since the phenomenal success of his Mrs Browne trilogy is set in the rough world of the Dublin boxing scene and introduces a new, larger-than-life character - Sparrow McCabe.

West of Ireland Walks (pb)
Kevin Corcoran
Explore the counties of Clare, Galway and Mayo in the company of a wildlife expert.

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.

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

Destination Homicide (pb)
Alan Nolan
When Hood City's superheroes start to turn up dead the city’s worst homicide detectives, Ricky Nixon and Eddie Ribbs, are chosen to head up the case.

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.

Yellow Flag: For readers aged 6+ (includes Flyers)

Marco Master of Disguise (hb)
Gerry Boland
An absurd and hilarious tale of real friendship.

Marco Moves In (hb)
A Rather Remarkable Bear
Gerry Boland
An intriguing and engaging tale about a Rather Remarkable Grizzly Bear called Marco. Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Children Award.

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.

Children of the Family Trilogy (pb)
Marita Conlon-McKenna
This beautifully packaged collection showcases all three books in the Children of the Famine Trilogy; Under the Hawthorn Tree, Wildflower Girl and Fields of Home.

Faoin Sceach Gheal (pb)
Marita Conlon-McKenna
The bestselling Under the Hawthorn Tree is now available in Irish.

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.

Rugby Spirit (pb)
A new school, a new sport, an old mystery…
Gerard Siggins
‘Ok, lads, you have everything you need to win this game. So go out and do it ,' said the coach.

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

Green Flag: For readers aged 12+. Young adult fiction

Million Dollar Gift (pb)
Ian Somers
A fast-paced ride into a hidden world of extraordinary gifts and deadly enemies.