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A Lonely Note

A Lonely Note wins two awards in ten days!

Little Island’s A Lonely Note by Kevin Stevens won TWO accolades within the past ten days. It won the Literacy Association of Ireland book award in the YA category, for books published in 2015–16. And it was IBBY Ireland’s Honour Book for Writing, also for books published in the past two years. Kevin Stevens is Continue Reading →

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October 23, 2017November 15, 2017 Little Leave a comment
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The Weeping World: Books for Young Readers on Immigration and Refugees

Come away, o human child To the waters and the wild With a faery hand in hand For the world’s more full of weeping Than you can understand from: ‘The Stolen Child’ by WB Yeats Well, the world is certainly full of weeping. We are hearing that weeping more clearly than ever these days, with Continue Reading →

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February 9, 2017April 14, 2017 Little Leave a comment
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Kevin Stevens on RTE Arena

Author of Little Island’s first adult novel, Kevin Stevens, was featured on RTE Radio 1’s Arts Show yesterday evening. Interviewer Sean Rocks highlights many of the themes and issues of the novel, from a Muslim boy living in the US to the importance of John Coltrane in the world of jazz. Listen back here from Continue Reading →

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Welcome to the Little Island blog! Here you can read about Island events, latest news and some of our thoughts on the book business and publishing in general.

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