
One of Ireland’s leading independent publishing houses, the Lilliput Press publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and illustrated books of national and international acclaim from our unique office and bookshop in the heart of Dublin.
New Titles
New titles coming from The Lilliput Press in 2025
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Swift Blaze of Fire
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Music and Mayhem
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The Lonely Voice
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This Interim Time
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Twenty-Twenty Vision
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News of the World
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To Avenge a Dead Glacier
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Recent Titles
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Murmurations
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The Story of Tayto
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John Montague: A Poet's Life
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Why Forests, Why Wood?
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Anarchy and Authority
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Murmurations
Take a look at the stunning new book by award-winning photographer James Crombie, with an intro by Irish bird-song expert Seán Ronayne

Rare and limited Editions
Explore Lilliput's unique and timeless collection of rare and limited edition titles, produced to exquisite quality in limited runs. Every collector's dream.

‘We all read like hell!’ How Ireland became the world’s literary powerhouse
Read about Lilliput Press and the thriving Irish literary world in a recent piece by The Guardian.

Title Spotlight
Discover Estelle Birdy's dazzling debut novel Ravelling, which the Guardian called 'A beautifully observed portrait of five young men growing up on the edge of Dublin’s underworld'
Recent Titles
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The Irish Aesthete: Buildings of Ireland, Lost and Found
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Goodly Barrow
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A Bit of a Writer
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Look Back to Look Forward
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Francis Bacon's Nanny
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The Moving Land
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Under The Metal Man
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Memoirs of A Happy Belfastman
Vendor:Marsh, ArnoldRegular price €29,95 EURRegular priceUnit price / per

New Author Spotlight
Shane Tivenan
Shane Tivenan's stunning debut collection marks the arrival of a remarkable new talent in the Irish literary scene. To Avenge a Dead Glacier is a sharp, hilarious and devastating exploration of what it means to be an outsider, to exist in the 'in-between'.
Books in the Media
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Keith Donald on the Ray D'Arcy Show
Listen backKeith Donald, one of the stars of Celtic supergroup Moving Hearts, chats to Ray about his life and new memoir Music and Mayhem, out now.
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Irish Examiner review of Mary Morrissy's Twenty-Twenty Vision
Read the review'Mary Morrissy is a master ... as you would expect from such an expert, each story is excellent in its own way.'
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The New York Times on J.P. Donleavy's The Unexpurgated Code
Read the reviewThe Unexpurgated Code is available as an eBook from Kobo, Apple Books and Amazon.

New Author Spotlight
Lin Rose Clark
Robert Hilliard was only 33 when he died in the Spanish Civil War, after a brief life filled with adventure. In Swift Blaze of Fire, his granddaughter Lin untangles his contradictory history and offers a deeply personal account of the shadow he left on her family, as well as an engrossing look into the Irish roles involved in the historical fight against fascism.
Latest from the Lilliput blog
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The Bog Shaman: Manchán Magan on Moriarty
Discover the new podcast from writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan, as he explores the work of prolific Kerry philosopher John Moriarty.
The Bog Shaman: Manchán Magan on Moriarty
Discover the new podcast from writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan, as he explores the work of prolific Kerry philosopher John Moriarty.
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Martina Devlin on Brontëmania
Hands up, I have a Brontë obsession, and I’m not alone because there’s a term for it: Brontëmania. It manifests itself in minor ways, such as drinking coffee every day...
Martina Devlin on Brontëmania
Hands up, I have a Brontë obsession, and I’m not alone because there’s a term for it: Brontëmania. It manifests itself in minor ways, such as drinking coffee every day...
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Dedalus Lecture 2023: Belinda McKeon - Featurin...
For the Bloomsday Dedalus Lecture 2023, author Belinda McKeon (Solace, Tender) delivered the museum’s annual lecture inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses, drawing on a range of contemporary Irish novels, including Kevin Curran’s...
Dedalus Lecture 2023: Belinda McKeon - Featurin...
For the Bloomsday Dedalus Lecture 2023, author Belinda McKeon (Solace, Tender) delivered the museum’s annual lecture inspired by James Joyce’s Ulysses, drawing on a range of contemporary Irish novels, including Kevin Curran’s...

Classic Author Spotlight
John Broderick
The novelist John Broderick was born in Connaught Street, Athlone in 1924. Among his 12 published novels, his best known is The Pilgrimage (1961). His bestseller, An Apology for Roses (1973), sold 30,000 copies in the first week of its publication in 1973.
He died in Bath, England where he had lived for eight years. Following his death, he bequeathed his estate to the Arts Council of Ireland for ‘the benefit and enhancement of the Arts in Athlone’.
His writer in residency series, supported by this fund and based in Athlone, is run in partnership with Westmeath County Council. This 2024 publication of The Waking of Willie Ryan, celebrating the centenary of John Broderick's birth, has been funded through the John Broderick Bequest.
Portrait of John Broderick by Harry Kernoff
Morrissy, Mary