The Lilliput Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
The Lilliput Press on XIreland's leading independent publisher, founded in 1984. Winner of Small Press of the Year in Ireland 2020. Funded by The Arts Council.

Dubliners
James JoyceHappy Bloomsday! From the first trade edition of Dubliners by James Joyce, published by the Lilliput Press, now comes the demi format, including lithographs by the artist Louis le Brocquy. With this handsome edition, Dubliners returns fittingly to its source. In stock now! https://t.co/GaytrPlrLL
Paperback, 1993
$12.00Member price:$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Preacher's Commentary - Vol. 19: Jeremiah and Lamentations: 19
John GuestThis evening, 8PM Wed 19 Oct, at Ballymaloe Grainstore: @ZoeConwayfiddle & John McIntyre with special guest, Riverdance composer Bill Whelan Signed copies of Bill's new memoir The Road to Riverdance will be available after the concert Via @journalofmusic https://t.co/yCmLu3A8YG
Paperback, 2004
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Issue VIII
Scissors And SpackleA gorgeous launch last night for @MagazineSonder ✨ Brilliant readings by contributors and Issue VII's featured writer @humbird_fuil, followed by an open mic 🎤 Congratulations to all involved, especially Lilliput alumnus @sineadcreedonxo, and Sonder co-founder @OrlaMurphy20 📙🎉 https://t.co/3JyneFEEKi
Paperback, 2012
$15.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping10% off
From a Low and Quiet Sea
Donal RyanThe stage adaption of Donal Ryan’s @TheBookerPrizes longlisted novel From a Low and Quiet Sea is touring Ireland in May/June ‘23. Signed, limited edition hardback copies are available exclusively from Lilliput – and there are just 20 left in the world: https://t.co/2Lj77MAyFe https://t.co/CD2DfgXObG
Paperback, 2018
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fierce Love: The Life of Mary O'Malley
Bernard AdamsLilliput books on the shelves at Ireland's oldest bookshop @Hodges_Figgis – we love to see it 👀📚✨ ▪️ The State of Dark by Judith Mok ▪️ Fierce Love: The Life of Mary O'Malley by Bernard Adams ▪️ Long Lost Log by Michael Chapman Pincher ▪️ Living with My Century by Eda Sagarra https://t.co/4OhApnm67t
Paperback, 2023
$29.95Member price:$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hazel: A Life of Lady Lavery 1880-1935
Sinéad McCooleMichael Portillo's new @RTEOne documentary #TakingSides: Britain and The Civil War features our author Sinéad McCoole as one of the lead interviewees. You can find out more about her book, Hazel: A Life of Lady Lavery 1880-1935, on the Lilliput website: https://t.co/oBeFXN91UN https://t.co/LOC4XlqBZU
Paperback, 2015
$22.95Member price:$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Scar: A Personal History of Depression and Recovery
Mary Cregan“How does one not write a depressing book about depression?” @mary_cregan, author of The Scar, discusses writing a cultural and a personal history of mental illness, the art in her writing and reader responses to her book in @bookforum #writer #author🖊️ https://t.co/wogg5jCMb5
Paperback, 2020
$16.95Member price:$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Edith
Martina DevlinBridget's pick: Edith by Martina Devlin https://t.co/UpfqRXtFA2
Paperback, 2022
$22.95Member price:$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Left Without a Handkerchief
Robert O'ByrneRobert O'Byrne's new book, Left Without a Handkerchief, is out now. Here he investigates the devastation of the almost 300 Irish houses that were burnt during the War of Independence and Civil War. https://t.co/t0tdrYjE1R
Paperback, 2025
$24.99Member price:$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Little Republics: The Story of Bungalow Bliss
Adrian DuncanBooks mentioned in the show include Little Republics: The Story of Bungalow Bliss (@adrian_duncan_'s latest work and his first non-fiction) The Geometer Lobachevsky (@adrian_duncan_'s most recent novel, just longlisted for the @waltscottprize) Man of No Property by C.S. Andrews https://t.co/1pJkAa9Tv8
Paperback, 2023
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book