Review
Tangleweed and Brine – ‘a truly breath-taking collection, a rich intertextual feast that blends the old and the new’
This piece was written by Ciara Ní Bhroin, lecturer in English Literature and Children’s Literature Studies in Marino Institute of Education, Dublin. She launched the book for Little Island on the 8th September, and her speech was so superb that we just had to have it in writing. Endless thanks to Ciara Ní Bhroin for writing it, Continue Reading →
Review of Gold by 10-year-old Libby
This brilliant young reader, Libby Hope Perdue, wrote a review of Gold by Geraldine Mills and posted it in to us here in Little Island. We loved it SO MUCH that we just had to share it with you! Our favourite part is where she says what she didn’t like about the book — an Continue Reading →
‘Imagine a book like a Pogues concert!’ – the British Fantasy Society on Good Red Herring
If ever there was a superbly-written review of a superbly-written book, this is it. Nigel Robert Wilson has just reviewed the brilliant Good Red Herring for the British Fantasy Society, and he found more than a little to love. ‘Imagine a book like a Pogues concert! Chaotic, powerfully creative, wonderful, whilst utterly exasperating at times, Continue Reading →
Kennys and Little Island!
Des Kenny was on the Keith Finnegan show on Galway Bay FM last Friday talking about BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS. And guess what? He chose loads of ours! Tune in from 58 mins to hear Des talk books along with our author and all-round brilliant woman Patricia Forde. ‘What prompted this was that earlier on this Continue Reading →
Fan Mail from a Young Wordsmith
A few weeks ago, a mother wrote to Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop in Galway asking to source a signed copy of The Wordsmith by Patricia Forde for her son, who had been reading and loving the book. Patricia not only sent him the signed book, but also included a birthday card, because that’s just the kind of Continue Reading →
Whopper Wordsmith Reviews!
So we think all of our books are pretty incredible, but every now and then we seem to hit on one that everyone thinks is incredible. We thought we’d collect together some of the nice things that people have been saying, in case you need a little more persuading to give it a read! ‘There Continue Reading →
Amazing American Reviews for Little Island Books
We were delighted to see excellent reviews of Taking Flight and Grounded by Sheena Wilkinson and The Keeperby Darragh Martin appearing in recent American publications. Sheena Wilkinson’s books are published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside in the USA. All three books have Irish settings – Wilkinson’s books are set in Belfast and are gritty urban contemporary novels and Continue Reading →
Reviewers Still Falling for Sheena Wilkinson
We Little Islanders were delighted to see a glowing review of Sheena Wilkinson’s latest YA novel, Still Falling in the latest issue of Books Ireland, the national magazine for publishing in Ireland. At 900 words it’s a wonderfully in-depth review, exploring the characters and themes of the novel in detail. We think it might also Continue Reading →
