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Independent press publishing the best new Irish writing for young readers. Supported by Arts Council Ireland. Repped in UK by Bounce Sales & Marketing.
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In an “ethereal and mysterious debut” A Fix of Light by @kelmenton.bsky.social "tackles both violent transphobia and the pain and feelings of shame brought on by being a male victim of sexual assault” @littleislandbooks.bsky.social l Booth 504 #NCTE25 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
A FIX OF LIGHT | Kirkus Reviews
Two Irish teens juggle feelings and the supernatural.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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For #teens The Gone Book presents “naturally flowing first-person perspective features raw, sometimes uncomfortable, language and complex characterization and offers no easy answers” Ireland's @littleislandbooks.bsky.social Booth 504 #NCTE25 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
THE GONE BOOK | Kirkus Reviews
A skateboarder in Limerick contends with his long-absent mother’s return to town with her new partner and young daughter.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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#Kirkus calls SOLO a “tightly written, incredibly well-characterized work: bravo” @littleislandbooks.bsky.social Booth 504 #NCTE25 www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
SOLO | Kirkus Reviews
A small-town Irish teen grapples with a breakup and a family health scare, both of which affect her passion for music.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
But fate doesn’t sit on the fence and Joey will have to confront his own painful past and the role his stepdad played in it.

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Crying Wolf
A pacy urban thriller from the award-winning author of Dangerous Games Joey's stepfather is back in town. Now the local gang boss is after him. Joey’s stepdad, Vinnie, left Dublin over a year ago. Now...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Joey wants to believe Vinnie has given up his dodgy ways. But he’s in no hurry to meet him.

With his girlfriend going to Trinity College and his new start living with his aunt, Joey is trying to move on.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A pacy urban thriller set in Dublin, CRYING WOLF has already been shortlisted for the Literacy Association of Ireland Awards 2025.

Joey’s stepdad, Vinnie, left Dublin over a year ago. Now he’s back, and everyone wants to know if he’s still a wolf.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here’s author James Butler at the opening ceremony of the Citywide Read last week.
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
MIXED UP: An Irish Boy’s Journey to Belonging by Leon Diop is out now. It would make a great Christmas gift…

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Mixed Up | 9781915071880 | Leon Diop
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November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
MIXED UP is a groundbreaking memoir telling Leon’s story about growing up mixed-race in Ireland. Honest, reflective, uplifting, funny, inspiring: MIXED UP shows us mixed-race Irish experience as it has never been represented before.

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Mixed Up: An Irish Boy’s Journey to Belonging
A groundbreaking memoir about growing up mixed-race in Ireland, by the Irish Book Award-winning author and media personality Leon Diop. Mixed-race experience in Ireland has never been described so hon...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM