The Lilliput Press
@lilliputpress.bsky.social
Ireland's leading independent publisher, founded in 1984. Proudly supported by The Arts Council. Our Stoneybatter bookshop is open 9.30am-5pm on weekdays.
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If you're looking for some early Christmas inspiration, look no further! 🎄😎
Take a peek at our most recent gift books and get a headstart on your Christmas list with Lilliput - we have something for everyone!
Books are available from our website or from any good bookshop 📚
Take a peek at our most recent gift books and get a headstart on your Christmas list with Lilliput - we have something for everyone!
Books are available from our website or from any good bookshop 📚
November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you're looking for some early Christmas inspiration, look no further! 🎄😎
Take a peek at our most recent gift books and get a headstart on your Christmas list with Lilliput - we have something for everyone!
Books are available from our website or from any good bookshop 📚
Take a peek at our most recent gift books and get a headstart on your Christmas list with Lilliput - we have something for everyone!
Books are available from our website or from any good bookshop 📚
Beyond delighted that Francis Bacon's Nanny by Maylis Besserie, translated by Clíona Ní Ríordáin, has been longlisted for the 2025 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation ✨
The judges said of the 2025 longlist:
“This year, as every year, the longlist for this award showcases the extraordinary range
The judges said of the 2025 longlist:
“This year, as every year, the longlist for this award showcases the extraordinary range
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Beyond delighted that Francis Bacon's Nanny by Maylis Besserie, translated by Clíona Ní Ríordáin, has been longlisted for the 2025 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation ✨
The judges said of the 2025 longlist:
“This year, as every year, the longlist for this award showcases the extraordinary range
The judges said of the 2025 longlist:
“This year, as every year, the longlist for this award showcases the extraordinary range
We are so excited to be launching THE DUBLIN COFFEE GUIDE by PADDY KIRK as part of the Dublin Book Festival on Thursday, November 6 ✨
Fancy an espresso tasting and hearing about Dublin's thriving coffee scene from the man behind the sensational DubStreetCafe?
Fancy an espresso tasting and hearing about Dublin's thriving coffee scene from the man behind the sensational DubStreetCafe?
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We are so excited to be launching THE DUBLIN COFFEE GUIDE by PADDY KIRK as part of the Dublin Book Festival on Thursday, November 6 ✨
Fancy an espresso tasting and hearing about Dublin's thriving coffee scene from the man behind the sensational DubStreetCafe?
Fancy an espresso tasting and hearing about Dublin's thriving coffee scene from the man behind the sensational DubStreetCafe?
'No more singular body of characters will ever rub shoulders again at any given time, or a city more uniquely bizarre than literary Dublin will ever be seen.'
Fifty years on, 'Remembering How We Stood' by John Ryan still stands as one of the greatest accounts of post-war,
Fifty years on, 'Remembering How We Stood' by John Ryan still stands as one of the greatest accounts of post-war,
October 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
'No more singular body of characters will ever rub shoulders again at any given time, or a city more uniquely bizarre than literary Dublin will ever be seen.'
Fifty years on, 'Remembering How We Stood' by John Ryan still stands as one of the greatest accounts of post-war,
Fifty years on, 'Remembering How We Stood' by John Ryan still stands as one of the greatest accounts of post-war,
It is the booksellers who put books into the hands of readers, who host events and signings, who champion Irish writers. Nothing we do would be possible without them.
Support your local bookshops this week - ceannaigh go háitiúil, ceannaigh earraí Éireannacha ❤️
Support your local bookshops this week - ceannaigh go háitiúil, ceannaigh earraí Éireannacha ❤️
October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It is the booksellers who put books into the hands of readers, who host events and signings, who champion Irish writers. Nothing we do would be possible without them.
Support your local bookshops this week - ceannaigh go háitiúil, ceannaigh earraí Éireannacha ❤️
Support your local bookshops this week - ceannaigh go háitiúil, ceannaigh earraí Éireannacha ❤️
Much grá this Seachtain na Leabhar Éireannach to the bookshops and booksellers around the country ✨️
Booksellers are the unsung heroes of the Irish book industry, and we are endlessly grateful for the support bookshops have shown Lilliput and other Irish publishers this year.
Booksellers are the unsung heroes of the Irish book industry, and we are endlessly grateful for the support bookshops have shown Lilliput and other Irish publishers this year.
October 22, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Much grá this Seachtain na Leabhar Éireannach to the bookshops and booksellers around the country ✨️
Booksellers are the unsung heroes of the Irish book industry, and we are endlessly grateful for the support bookshops have shown Lilliput and other Irish publishers this year.
Booksellers are the unsung heroes of the Irish book industry, and we are endlessly grateful for the support bookshops have shown Lilliput and other Irish publishers this year.
THE DUBLIN COFFEE GUIDE by PADDY KIRK ☕️
From the man behind the Instagram sensation @dubstreetcafe comes a history and celebration of Dublin's thriving coffee culture.
From the man behind the Instagram sensation @dubstreetcafe comes a history and celebration of Dublin's thriving coffee culture.
October 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
THE DUBLIN COFFEE GUIDE by PADDY KIRK ☕️
From the man behind the Instagram sensation @dubstreetcafe comes a history and celebration of Dublin's thriving coffee culture.
From the man behind the Instagram sensation @dubstreetcafe comes a history and celebration of Dublin's thriving coffee culture.
DRUID THEATRE: FIFTY YEARS by PATRICK LONERGAN 🎭
We are delighted to be publishing this fully-illustrated and authorised history of the iconic institution that is Druid Theatre, written by Patrick Lonergan with a foreword from Fintan O'Toole.
We are delighted to be publishing this fully-illustrated and authorised history of the iconic institution that is Druid Theatre, written by Patrick Lonergan with a foreword from Fintan O'Toole.
October 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
DRUID THEATRE: FIFTY YEARS by PATRICK LONERGAN 🎭
We are delighted to be publishing this fully-illustrated and authorised history of the iconic institution that is Druid Theatre, written by Patrick Lonergan with a foreword from Fintan O'Toole.
We are delighted to be publishing this fully-illustrated and authorised history of the iconic institution that is Druid Theatre, written by Patrick Lonergan with a foreword from Fintan O'Toole.
So much fun visiting bookshops around Dublin today with the incredible Steve Pyke, signing copies of his amazing new book SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 ✨️
Signed copies of Scribendi are available from:
Signed copies of Scribendi are available from:
October 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So much fun visiting bookshops around Dublin today with the incredible Steve Pyke, signing copies of his amazing new book SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 ✨️
Signed copies of Scribendi are available from:
Signed copies of Scribendi are available from:
'With a marvellous cast of characters and even an ending that nods at James Joyce's 'The Dead', it's hard to know what more could be asked of this winning piece of work.' - Pat Carthy, Sunday Independent
INJURY TIME by Kevin Smith is out NOW! It's a brilliant novel-
INJURY TIME by Kevin Smith is out NOW! It's a brilliant novel-
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
'With a marvellous cast of characters and even an ending that nods at James Joyce's 'The Dead', it's hard to know what more could be asked of this winning piece of work.' - Pat Carthy, Sunday Independent
INJURY TIME by Kevin Smith is out NOW! It's a brilliant novel-
INJURY TIME by Kevin Smith is out NOW! It's a brilliant novel-
'Some nights an old story would be my element. Living in it, letting it live in me, I'd draw big waking and big dreaming from it.'
We are thrilled to finally have our hands on the new updated edition of DREAMTIME by John Moriarty. A classic in spiritual writing, Moriarty's groundbreaking first book
We are thrilled to finally have our hands on the new updated edition of DREAMTIME by John Moriarty. A classic in spiritual writing, Moriarty's groundbreaking first book
October 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
'Some nights an old story would be my element. Living in it, letting it live in me, I'd draw big waking and big dreaming from it.'
We are thrilled to finally have our hands on the new updated edition of DREAMTIME by John Moriarty. A classic in spiritual writing, Moriarty's groundbreaking first book
We are thrilled to finally have our hands on the new updated edition of DREAMTIME by John Moriarty. A classic in spiritual writing, Moriarty's groundbreaking first book
'A striking book ... Faces loom and pulse from the pages, some as if appearing in dreams ... All command the eye.' Rosita Boland, The Irish Times Magazine
Delighted to see a gorgeous feature in today's Irish Times Magazine on SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 by Steve Pyke 📸
Delighted to see a gorgeous feature in today's Irish Times Magazine on SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 by Steve Pyke 📸
October 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
'A striking book ... Faces loom and pulse from the pages, some as if appearing in dreams ... All command the eye.' Rosita Boland, The Irish Times Magazine
Delighted to see a gorgeous feature in today's Irish Times Magazine on SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 by Steve Pyke 📸
Delighted to see a gorgeous feature in today's Irish Times Magazine on SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 by Steve Pyke 📸
SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 by Steve Pyke 📸
In this unprecedented visual record, Steve Pyke has taken over 100 portraits of Irish literary legends — from Seamus Heaney and Edna O’Brien to Anne Enright, Kevin Barry, and Louise Kennedy —
In this unprecedented visual record, Steve Pyke has taken over 100 portraits of Irish literary legends — from Seamus Heaney and Edna O’Brien to Anne Enright, Kevin Barry, and Louise Kennedy —
October 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 by Steve Pyke 📸
In this unprecedented visual record, Steve Pyke has taken over 100 portraits of Irish literary legends — from Seamus Heaney and Edna O’Brien to Anne Enright, Kevin Barry, and Louise Kennedy —
In this unprecedented visual record, Steve Pyke has taken over 100 portraits of Irish literary legends — from Seamus Heaney and Edna O’Brien to Anne Enright, Kevin Barry, and Louise Kennedy —
We're delighted to have a few Lilliput authors included in this year's unreal line-up at @dublinbookfest.bsky.social 🎉
Don't miss your chance to see STEVE PYKE, SHANE TIVENAN, MARY MORRISSY, KEITH DONALD and LIN ROSE CLARK, and check out the full programme to see all of the-
Don't miss your chance to see STEVE PYKE, SHANE TIVENAN, MARY MORRISSY, KEITH DONALD and LIN ROSE CLARK, and check out the full programme to see all of the-
October 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We're delighted to have a few Lilliput authors included in this year's unreal line-up at @dublinbookfest.bsky.social 🎉
Don't miss your chance to see STEVE PYKE, SHANE TIVENAN, MARY MORRISSY, KEITH DONALD and LIN ROSE CLARK, and check out the full programme to see all of the-
Don't miss your chance to see STEVE PYKE, SHANE TIVENAN, MARY MORRISSY, KEITH DONALD and LIN ROSE CLARK, and check out the full programme to see all of the-
'My only ambition as a writer is to strike at some truth about the voice within us all that can only be heard in the deepest silences.' Donal Ryan by Steve Pyke 📸
We are incredibly lucky to have THE Donal Ryan included in Scribendi, one of the most talented (and humble) writers in the country.
We are incredibly lucky to have THE Donal Ryan included in Scribendi, one of the most talented (and humble) writers in the country.
September 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
'My only ambition as a writer is to strike at some truth about the voice within us all that can only be heard in the deepest silences.' Donal Ryan by Steve Pyke 📸
We are incredibly lucky to have THE Donal Ryan included in Scribendi, one of the most talented (and humble) writers in the country.
We are incredibly lucky to have THE Donal Ryan included in Scribendi, one of the most talented (and humble) writers in the country.
Fun day in the sun with Kevin Smith signing copies of his amazing novel INJURY TIME all over Dublin!
Signed copies are now available at:
📕 @booksupstairs.bsky.social
📘 Dubray Books Mary St
📗 Hodges Figgis
Big ups to the booksellers for their support ✨️
Signed copies are now available at:
📕 @booksupstairs.bsky.social
📘 Dubray Books Mary St
📗 Hodges Figgis
Big ups to the booksellers for their support ✨️
September 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Fun day in the sun with Kevin Smith signing copies of his amazing novel INJURY TIME all over Dublin!
Signed copies are now available at:
📕 @booksupstairs.bsky.social
📘 Dubray Books Mary St
📗 Hodges Figgis
Big ups to the booksellers for their support ✨️
Signed copies are now available at:
📕 @booksupstairs.bsky.social
📘 Dubray Books Mary St
📗 Hodges Figgis
Big ups to the booksellers for their support ✨️
'I wrote plays and stories as a child and performed them for any willing audience ... It was usually just my siblings, but it set something on fire in me.' Elaine Feeney by Steve Pyke 📸
We are delighted to have Elaine Feeney - writer, poet, Galway queen - included in Scribendi.
We are delighted to have Elaine Feeney - writer, poet, Galway queen - included in Scribendi.
September 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
'I wrote plays and stories as a child and performed them for any willing audience ... It was usually just my siblings, but it set something on fire in me.' Elaine Feeney by Steve Pyke 📸
We are delighted to have Elaine Feeney - writer, poet, Galway queen - included in Scribendi.
We are delighted to have Elaine Feeney - writer, poet, Galway queen - included in Scribendi.
There's a reason Colin Farrell is obsessed with Tayto 😤
From humble beginnings to a cultural icon, this is the story behind the (rightfully!) favourite crisp of the nation 💪
Beautifully illustrated, informative and hilarious, treat yourself or the crisp fanatic in your life to THE STORY OF TAYTO-
From humble beginnings to a cultural icon, this is the story behind the (rightfully!) favourite crisp of the nation 💪
Beautifully illustrated, informative and hilarious, treat yourself or the crisp fanatic in your life to THE STORY OF TAYTO-
September 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There's a reason Colin Farrell is obsessed with Tayto 😤
From humble beginnings to a cultural icon, this is the story behind the (rightfully!) favourite crisp of the nation 💪
Beautifully illustrated, informative and hilarious, treat yourself or the crisp fanatic in your life to THE STORY OF TAYTO-
From humble beginnings to a cultural icon, this is the story behind the (rightfully!) favourite crisp of the nation 💪
Beautifully illustrated, informative and hilarious, treat yourself or the crisp fanatic in your life to THE STORY OF TAYTO-
'Engrossing and supremely witty ... Smith has given us a poignant study of masculinity - and a penetrating portrait of a world under tremendous strain.' - Neil Hegarty, Irish Times
A brill review of INJURY TIME, the latest novel from Kevin Smith 🍷🎉
A brill review of INJURY TIME, the latest novel from Kevin Smith 🍷🎉
September 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'Engrossing and supremely witty ... Smith has given us a poignant study of masculinity - and a penetrating portrait of a world under tremendous strain.' - Neil Hegarty, Irish Times
A brill review of INJURY TIME, the latest novel from Kevin Smith 🍷🎉
A brill review of INJURY TIME, the latest novel from Kevin Smith 🍷🎉
'I am aiming for greater clarity and simplicity.' Michael Longley by Steve Pyke 📸
We feel very fortunate to have Michael Longley, a poet who thought like no one else, in Scribendi. His portrait, like his work, is immense and we hope having him included in the project will encourage-
We feel very fortunate to have Michael Longley, a poet who thought like no one else, in Scribendi. His portrait, like his work, is immense and we hope having him included in the project will encourage-
September 19, 2025 at 10:29 AM
'I am aiming for greater clarity and simplicity.' Michael Longley by Steve Pyke 📸
We feel very fortunate to have Michael Longley, a poet who thought like no one else, in Scribendi. His portrait, like his work, is immense and we hope having him included in the project will encourage-
We feel very fortunate to have Michael Longley, a poet who thought like no one else, in Scribendi. His portrait, like his work, is immense and we hope having him included in the project will encourage-
Happy publication day to HOW I CAME TO BERLIN by ELIZABETH SHAW 🎨🎉
Rediscover one of Ireland's great forgotten artists. Originally from Belfast, Elizabeth Shaw relocated to Berlin after WWII, where she became one of Germany's most celebrated children's authors.
Rediscover one of Ireland's great forgotten artists. Originally from Belfast, Elizabeth Shaw relocated to Berlin after WWII, where she became one of Germany's most celebrated children's authors.
September 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy publication day to HOW I CAME TO BERLIN by ELIZABETH SHAW 🎨🎉
Rediscover one of Ireland's great forgotten artists. Originally from Belfast, Elizabeth Shaw relocated to Berlin after WWII, where she became one of Germany's most celebrated children's authors.
Rediscover one of Ireland's great forgotten artists. Originally from Belfast, Elizabeth Shaw relocated to Berlin after WWII, where she became one of Germany's most celebrated children's authors.
Happy publication week to this gem of a book, INJURY TIME by KEVIN SMITH 🍷🎉
Injury Time is the poignant, acerbic and at times hilarious story of Fenton Conville; businessman, upper-class, lapsed-Protestant. He coasts through life with his mates and his money in a sleepy village at the edge of-
Injury Time is the poignant, acerbic and at times hilarious story of Fenton Conville; businessman, upper-class, lapsed-Protestant. He coasts through life with his mates and his money in a sleepy village at the edge of-
September 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Happy publication week to this gem of a book, INJURY TIME by KEVIN SMITH 🍷🎉
Injury Time is the poignant, acerbic and at times hilarious story of Fenton Conville; businessman, upper-class, lapsed-Protestant. He coasts through life with his mates and his money in a sleepy village at the edge of-
Injury Time is the poignant, acerbic and at times hilarious story of Fenton Conville; businessman, upper-class, lapsed-Protestant. He coasts through life with his mates and his money in a sleepy village at the edge of-
'I suspect that on some level I deliberately maintain this artistic discontentment. I never want to be someone who bathes in the gushes of past praise.' Naoise Dolan by Steve Pyke 📸
SCRIBENDI is the new book and exhibition by acclaimed photographer Steve Pyke.
SCRIBENDI is the new book and exhibition by acclaimed photographer Steve Pyke.
September 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
'I suspect that on some level I deliberately maintain this artistic discontentment. I never want to be someone who bathes in the gushes of past praise.' Naoise Dolan by Steve Pyke 📸
SCRIBENDI is the new book and exhibition by acclaimed photographer Steve Pyke.
SCRIBENDI is the new book and exhibition by acclaimed photographer Steve Pyke.
A very happy publication week to IRISH NAMES and ESCAPE FROM THE ANTHILL 🎉
Whether you're looking to reconnect with your Irish or you just want a cracking essay collection for the weekend, these two gorgeous books are now available in all good bookshops (including our own!) ☀️
Whether you're looking to reconnect with your Irish or you just want a cracking essay collection for the weekend, these two gorgeous books are now available in all good bookshops (including our own!) ☀️
September 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A very happy publication week to IRISH NAMES and ESCAPE FROM THE ANTHILL 🎉
Whether you're looking to reconnect with your Irish or you just want a cracking essay collection for the weekend, these two gorgeous books are now available in all good bookshops (including our own!) ☀️
Whether you're looking to reconnect with your Irish or you just want a cracking essay collection for the weekend, these two gorgeous books are now available in all good bookshops (including our own!) ☀️
We're delighted that A LIFE IN MEDICINE by EOIN O'BRIEN has been chosen as the Book of the Baggotonia Festival 2025 🌟
We are also excited to be collaborating with the gorgeous Baggotonia Concept Store to create the festival's first ever pop-up bookstore!
We are also excited to be collaborating with the gorgeous Baggotonia Concept Store to create the festival's first ever pop-up bookstore!
September 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
We're delighted that A LIFE IN MEDICINE by EOIN O'BRIEN has been chosen as the Book of the Baggotonia Festival 2025 🌟
We are also excited to be collaborating with the gorgeous Baggotonia Concept Store to create the festival's first ever pop-up bookstore!
We are also excited to be collaborating with the gorgeous Baggotonia Concept Store to create the festival's first ever pop-up bookstore!