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TITLE ISBN HB PB E AUTHOR
JULY
National Gallery of Ireland Diary 2017 9780 7171 7222 1 •
AUGUST
The Plan 9780 7171 7092 0 • • Aoife Hearne
SEPTEMBER
Flabyrinth 9780 7171 7253 5 • • Jules Coll
Oasis 9780 7171 7284 9 • • Eilís Barrett
Eat Yourself Fit 9780 7171 7155 2 • • Rosanna Davison
The Cultured Club 9780 7171 7114 9 • Dearbhla Reynolds
1847 9780 7171 6834 7 • • Turtle Bunbury
Paisanos 9780 7171 7181 1 • • Tim Fanning
Letters of My Life 9780 7171 7223 8 • • Mary O’Rourke
Recipes for a Nervous Breakdown 9780 7171 7090 6 • Sophie White
Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy 9780 7171 7037 1 • • Jason Byrne
The Brother Hubbard Cookbook 9780 7171 6991 7 • Garrett Fitzgerald
OCTOBER
The Line 9780 7171 7093 7 • • Ian Gargan
Neven Maguire’s Complete Family Cookbook 9780 7171 7245 0 • Neven Maguire
How to Be Massive 9780 7171 7270 2 • Aoife Dooley
The Extra Room 9780 7171 7254 2 • Diarmuid Gavin
A Taste of Home 9780 7171 7260 3 • Catherine Fulvio
Pigín of Howth 9780 7171 6972 6 • Kathleen Watkins
Humans of Dublin 9780 7171 7256 6 • Peter Varga
That’s Maths 9780 7171 6955 9 • • Peter Lynch
Historopedia 9780 7171 7113 2 • Fatti Burke and John Burke
Irishography 9780 7171 7121 7 • • Ronan Moore
DECEMBER
The Money Doctor 2017 9780 7171 7145 3 • John Lowe
NEW BOOKS CALENDAR WELCOME TO THE
G ILL BOOKS
CATALOGUE OF NEW BOOKS
This is your ticket to the Gill Books autumn–winter 2016 experience. It’s going to be quite the ride.
Travel back in time with the fantastic FATTI AND JOHN BURKE and their amazing new children’s book, Historopedia.
Walk in the shoes of four very different Irish characters: JASON
BYRNE , MARY O’ROURKE , JULES COLL and YOUR ONE NIKITA .
Taste the Middle East-inspired flavours of a Dublin favourite, BROTHER
HUBBARD , in their very first cookbook.
Even take the time to stop and smell the flowers as you get out into the garden with DIARMUID GAVIN’S The Extra Room.
As ever, the design, photography and illustrations by some of Ireland’s top talents help bring every book in this catalogue to life, leading you on a truly technicolour journey.
So buckle up, here we go …
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CHILDREN’S/
HISTORY
OCTOBER
96 PP
370 X 220 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7113 2
€24.99 £21.99
HistoropediaFATTI BURKE AND JOHN BURKE
AU T H O R S
Kathi ‘Fatti’ Burke is a Dublin-based illustrator. Her first book, Irelandopedia, has won three awards, including the Ryan Tubridy Show Listeners’ Choice Award at the Irish Book Awards 2015. John Burke is Fatti’s dad. He is a retired primary school teacher and was Teaching Principal of Passage East National School from 1980 to 2009. He has always had a special interest in environmental studies and local history. He lives in Waterford.
I T ’S A T I M E-T R AV E L L I N G J O U R N E Y T H R O U G H I R E L A N D … I T ’S A H I S T O R O P E D I A !
From the team behind 2015’s runaway bestseller Irelandopedia comes a dazzling new adventure through Ireland’s history.
From the earliest settlements right up to the present day, take a trip through time and meet courageous Celts, rampaging Vikings and rebellious Republicans. Historopedia looks at wars and disasters; introduces artists, explorers and leaders; and shows us castles, cottages and tenements. There are also some dragons, mythical figures and TV characters along the way!
This breathtakingly exciting book discovers Ireland, era by era, as you’ve never seen it before. So get ready, time travellers, it’s time to discover the story of Ireland from then until now!
T H E H I L A R I O US C H I L D H O O D A DV E N T U R ES O F A N ACC I D E N T- P R O N E YO U N G JAS O N BY R N E I N ’ 70 S A N D ’ 8 0 S S U B U R B A N D U B L I N
It was a time when your brother persuaded you to eat the grease behind the cooker by telling you it was caramel, your house was blown up by lightning, your dad mixed up the toothpaste and the ‘arse cream’, and you fell asleep on Sunday nights to the sound of your neighbours – who were all named Paddy – drunkenly singing ‘Magic Moments’ in the good front room. All of this while trying to stop your wonky eye from giving the game away.
Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy is a unique and hilarious memoir of Irish childhood, which will be recognised by many with a sense of nostalgia and disbelief for how times have changed (perhaps not for the better!). Reading like fiction but all the funnier because it’s true, with fantastic illustrations by Nicky Phelan throughout, Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy is Ireland’s answer to The Wimpy Kid.
MEMOIR/HUMOUR
SEPTEMBER
388 PP
216 X 135 MM
HARDBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ENGLISH LANGUAGE
978 0 7171 7037 1
€18.99 £16.99
Adventures of a Wonky-Eyed Boy JASON BYRNE
AU T H O R
Jason Byrne is one of Ireland’s best-loved comedians. The biggest-selling comedian at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, his television credits include The John Bishop Show (BBC One), Snaptastic (TV3), Live at the Apollo (BBC One) and Wild Things (Sky 1). Radio credits include Just A Minute (BBC Radio 4), Father Figure (BBC Two), and three series of The Jason Byrne Show (BBC Radio 2), for which he won the Sony Radio Gold Award for Best Comedy in 2011.
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T H E B E AT I N G H E A RT O F D U B L I N L A I D B A R E I N OV E R 1 0 0 R E M A R KA B L E STO R I ES A N D P H OTO G R A P H S
A little over 18 months ago, Peter Varga began a photo project that would change the course of his life. Inspired by the success of the world-famous blog, ‘Humans of New York’, he began to walk the streets of Dublin, interviewing and photographing those he met along the way, and uncovering the powerful stories that hide in plain sight as we rush about our lives, too busy to notice. What transpired was a collection of portraits and stories that capture the vibrancy and diversity of Dublin life.
From tales of inspiration and joy to those of heartbreak and loss, all of human life is in this best-of collection from Peter’s library. Presented in a beautifully produced hardback format, Humans of Dublin promises to open readers’ eyes to the humanity that can be found in city living.
LIFESTYLE/GIFT
OCTOBER
288 PP
235 X 185 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7256 6
€22.99 £19.99
Humans of DublinPETER VARGA
AU T H O R
Peter Varga was working in a Dublin café when he decided to follow his passion and dedicate himself to photography. So began the social media phenomenon Humans of Dublin, whose Facebook page has over 100,000 followers. Peter’s photographs and stories have been picked up and gone viral on The Journal, The Irish Independent, RTÉ and BBC online, among others. A native of Budapest, Peter has lived in Dublin for nine years.
COOKERY/
HEALTH & FITNESS
SEPTEMBER
336 PP
240 X 170 MM
HARDBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7155 2
€24.99 £21.99
Eat Yourself FitROSANNA DAVISON
AU T H O R
Rosanna Davison is a model and nutritional therapist. She leapt to international prominence at the age of 19 when she was crowned Miss World 2003. In the years since earning that accolade, she has established herself as one of Ireland’s most recognisable media personalities. Her website, RosannaDavisonNutrition.com, has grown rapidly since its launch in March last year. Rosanna has a huge social media following, which includes over 100,000 Instagram followers, 65,000 Twitter followers and 45,000 Facebook fans. Rosanna’s debut release, Eat Yourself Beautiful, was a No. 1 bestseller.
M A K E YO U R WO R K O U T WO R K H A R D E R W I T H T H E N O. 1 B ESTS E L L I N G CO O K B O O K AU T H O R , R OSA N N A DAV I S O N
Following on from the success of her debut release, Eat Yourself Beautiful, Rosanna Davison is back to help you get fighting fit, fast! With over 100 powerful recipes that complement and enhance your fitness routine, a sample diet, exercise plans and tricks to keep you motivated, Eat Yourself Fit has everything you need to look and feel your very best.
The recipes are designed to aid your goals, with muscle-building, antioxidant, mood-enhancing, sleep-enhancing, calorie-controlled and antioxidant-rich recipes. They include Rawnola Parfait with Raspberry and Vanilla Coconut Whip; Omega-3 Gingerbread Energy Bars; Coconut, Chickpea, Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Stew; Skinny Cauliflower Tabbouleh; and treats such as Pecan Pie Truffles.
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KAT H L E E N WAT K I N S M A K ES H E R P U B L I S H I N G D E B U T AT T H E AG E O F 8 2 – A N D I T ’S S ET TO B E A N I N STA N T C L AS S I C
Pigín lives in Howth, a beautiful seaside town on Dublin Bay, and he is a very popular pig about town. He is friendly, curious, impeccably dressed and has the nicest manners a pig could possibly have. Join Pigín and his friends, Sammy Seal, Sally Seagull, the Badger of Ballsbridge and the fairies who live in Howth Castle, on their many adventures. In these three stories, Pigín learns how to swim, goes on a magic carpet ride and even gets to meet the President of Ireland! But best of all is Pigín coming home to tell Nanakit all about it.
Straight from Kathleen Watkins’ magical imagination, these stories were originally created for her five grandchildren and are now brought to life in a timeless collection of children’s stories beautifully illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs.
CHILDREN’S/
FICTION
OCTOBER
64 PP
277 X 240 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 6972 6
€18.99 £16.99
Pigín of HowthKATHLEEN WATKINS
AU T H O R
Kathleen Watkins was a well-known harpist and folk singer when she became the first continuity announcer to appear on screen on Teilifís Éireann’s launch night in 1960. She married the broadcaster Gay Byrne and lived for many years in Howth, where the Pigín stories are set. Although her Pigín stories have been told many times to her grandchildren, this is her first book. Kathleen has served on the board of the Arts Council of Ireland and, in recent years, has done poetry readings in the National Library and National Gallery of Ireland.
T H E N AT I O N ’S FAVO U R I T E I S B AC K W I T H L ET T E R S F R O M T H E H E A RT
Following the success of her bestselling memoir, Just Mary, Mary O’Rourke is back and she is in a reflective mood. As her eightieth birthday draws near (spring 2017), Mary reflects on life and its universal themes through letters from the heart and words of advice for all ages.
To her beloved late husband, Enda … to the Athlone Fianna Fáil Women’s Group … to a future female politician … to a young couple embracing on a bridge … to a past professor … to a niece in America … here Mary O’Rourke sits down to write a letter to 20 people, past and present, close and distant, living and deceased. Every letter is heartfelt and offers gratitude for the difference the recipient made to Mary’s life. Deeply personal, Letters of My Life offers an illuminating insight into one of Ireland’s best-loved figures.
BIOGRAPHY
SEPTEMBER
288 PP
216 X 135 MM
HARDBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7223 8
€19.99 £17.99
Letters of My LifeMARY O’ROURKE
AU T H O R
Mary O’Rourke is a former Deputy Leader of her political party, who has held a number of senior Cabinet positions. She has also been Leader of the Seanad and is a frequent guest on radio and television. Her first book, Just Mary, was a massive No. 1 bestseller.
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COOKERY
OCTOBER
304 PP
240 X 170 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 6991 7
€27.99 £24.99
The Brother Hubbard CookbookGARRETT FITZGERALD
AU T H O R
Garrett Fitzgerald left his office-based career to follow his dream: to immerse himself in the creative adventures to be enjoyed with food. After completing Darina Allen’s Ballymaloe cookery course, he travelled the world, exploring the flavours of local food throughout. Deciding to focus on the relatively undiscovered yet vibrant and healthy food of the Middle East, Garrett journeyed for several months through its streets, souks and bazaars. With his partner, James, he opened Brother Hubbard in 2012 on a wing and a prayer. A second outlet opened on Harrington Street in September 2014.
D I S COV E R A N E W WAY O F E AT I N G W I T H T H E MU C H -A N T I C I PAT E D F I R ST CO O K B O O K F R O M B R OT H E R H U B B A R D
Brother Hubbard opened on Dublin’s Capel Street in 2012, during the darkest hours of the recession, and has since become an established gem on Dublin’s food scene, winning over customers and critics alike with its colourful, wholesome, healthy food made for sharing.
Inspired by the flavours of the Middle East and Southern Mediterranean, The Brother Hubbard Cookbook is packed with favourite food from the much-loved restaurant – the food they are asked about time and again, the recipes they are begged for. It also brings to life proprietor Garrett Fitzgerald’s food philosophy, which celebrates adventure and happiness through cooking, promising to bring an exciting new creative influence to your kitchen.
COOKERY
OCTOBER
512 PP
250 X 210 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7245 0
€29.99 £26.99
Neven Maguire’s Complete Family Cookbook NEVEN MAGUIRE
AU T H O R
Neven Maguire trained at some of the most high-profile restaurants in the world before taking over the family business, MacNean House & Restaurant. He has written numerous cookbooks and his bestselling The Nation’s Favourite Food Fast! won an Irish Book Award. Neven Maguire’s Complete Baby & Toddler Cookbook won the Maternity and Infant Best Family Cookbook award, which was voted, tested and approved by parents. He lives in Blacklion, Co. Cavan, with his wife, Amelda, and young twins, Connor and Lucia.
T H I S N E W K I TC H E N B I B L E W I L L B E A L I F ESAV E R FO R E V E RY B USY PA R E N T
Neven’s move into the world of weaning and toddler food in Neven Maguire’s Complete Baby & Toddler Cookbook has been embraced by new parents up and down the country. So, get ready for Neven Maguire’s Complete Family Cookbook. This definitive collection, containing 300 failsafe classics, will be all you need in the kitchen. Sections include Save Our Suppers, Eat More Veg, Lunch, Bring on Breakfast, Party Time, Get Baking and The Busy Parents’ Go-To Basics.
Neven’s insights from his sell-out Parent and Child Cookery Course at his cookery school in Blacklion, together with his own experiences with his four-year-old twins, mean these tried and tested recipes will be a godsend for busy parents everywhere.
Thank heaven for Neven!
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W I L L D O FO R O U TS I D E YO U R H O US E W H AT D E R M OT B A N N O N ’S LOV E YOU R H O M E D I D FO R T H E I N S I D E
Diarmuid Gavin is passionate about beautiful garden design. He knows that making your outdoor space work for you can change the way you feel about your home and improve the quality of your life. In this book he teaches you how to approach garden design and take control of your plot so you can create the best outdoor space possible.
Starting with an examination of what you have and what inspires you, Diarmuid demonstrates how to tackle garden design and planting so that your neglected plot becomes a useful, beautiful and expressive space. Inspirational and instructional, it offers practical advice and solutions for garden design. Discover how to plan and express your own design, choose plants with confidence and be inspired to create a unique outdoor room. Better garden, better home!
LIFESTYLE
OCTOBER
208 PP
247 X 189 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7254 2
€22.99 £19.99
The Extra RoomDIARMUID GAVIN
AU T H O R
Diarmuid Gavin is Ireland’s best-known gardener. His TV shows have attracted huge audiences and made him a household name in the UK and Ireland. He has won several medals at the Chelsea Flower Show, including a gold in 2011 for his ‘Irish Sky Garden’. Previous books include Design Your Garden, Outer Spaces, Diarmuid Gavin’s Big Ideas and an autobiography published in 2010. He is a regular gardening columnist for The Irish Independent.
T H E U N P U T D OW N A B L E D E B U T F R O M I R E L A N D ’S L E A D I N G C R I M I N A L P SYC H O LO G I ST
Here, Dr Ian Gargan draws on personal experience to map the fine line between right and wrong.
Based on real-life interviews and psychological evaluations, Gargan attempts to give a human voice to those incapable of speaking for themselves and to account for the tangled threads of circumstance and mental dysfunction that can propel once normal people to the brink of horrifying acts … and beyond.
The Line is a moving meditation on a life spent at the violent limits of human experience and a mirror held to the dark heart of human nature that will appeal to fans of Making a Murderer and Serial.
MEMOIR/
TRUE CRIME
OCTOBER
304 PP
234 X 156 MM
PAPERBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7093 7
€18.99 16.99
The LineDR IAN GARGAN
AU T H O R
Dr Ian Gargan, BSc, MSc, MB BCh BAO, MBA, Reg Psychol AFPsSI (PsSI), CPsychol AFBPsS (BPS), is the Clinical Director of Imagine Health, a Dublin-based medical and psychology clinic. Ian received his BSc in Applied Psychology from the National University of Ireland, Cork, in 1996 and his MSc in Forensic Psychology from the University of Leicester in 1997. He went on to study medicine at Trinity College Dublin, obtaining his medical degree in 2004. Following the receipt of an MBA from UCD’s Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, Ian established Imagine Health in 2009. He lives in Dalkey, Co. Dublin and is married with two children.
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HUMOUR
OCTOBER
208 PP
195 X 140 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7270 2
€12.99 £10.99
How to Be MassiveAOIFE DOOLEY
AU T H O R
Aoife Dooley’s ‘Your One Nikita’ started as a web series based on life on the northside of Dublin. Aoife illustrates some of her experiences growing up in Coolock, while also taking elements from her family and friends and sometimes earwigging on the bus. It has been shared by FM104, Spin 1038, Q102, her.ie and So Sue Me blog. It has also featured in The Irish Times, Stellar Magazine, Offset and The Ray D’arcy Show.
YO U M AS S O E N O U G H ? L ET N I K I TA S H OW YO U H OW
Through her popular Instagram account, ‘Your One Nikita’, illustrator Aoife Dooley has made the spice bag part of our everyday language. Informed by her experiences growing up in Coolock and affectionately parodying fiery working-class Dublin women, it provides the inspiration for her hilarious and brilliantly observed first book, How to be Massive.
Its central character is the irrepressible Nikita. You’ve seen her around town: always within 100 metres of Penneys (where she likes to spend her ‘eurdos’), her hair done up in a ‘hun bun’, sporting her ‘masso’ runners and her thigh tattoo. Here she shares her illustrated guide to being massive, from masso make-up to stunnin’ accessories, the vital difference between your ‘going out’ and ‘staying in’ PJs, as well as life hacks such as places to hide your naggin and how to whiten your runners with toothpaste. How to be Massive is primed to be the Christmas stocking filler gift book for 2016.
FO R E V E RY WO M A N W H O ’S E V E R LO O K E D I N T H E M I R R O R A N D F E LT C R A P
Jules Coll was a slim child, which was misleading in a way, as she spent her formative years doing little other than consuming vast quantities of sugar and plotting to secure her next fix. It wasn’t until her late teens, when hormones started to play havoc with her metabolism, that Jules’s diet began to take its toll. Year on year, pound by pound, her weight began to climb upwards until she was tipping the scales at 19 stone.
Self-esteem at rock bottom, her love life on life support, Jules decided it was time to contemplate a radical change. Flabyrinth is the story of Jules’s escape from maximum insecurity prison. As well as sharing her journey from thin to fat and back again, it’s a hilariously refreshing and honest take on what it feels like to be a girl.
MEMOIR/HUMOUR
SEPTEMBER
256 PP
234 X 156 MM
PAPERBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7253 5
€16.99 £14.99
FlabyrinthJULES COLL
AU T H O R
Jules Coll is the talented co-writer and producer of RTÉ 2’s comedy TV show Damo & Ivor, and the subject of the hit RTÉ prime-time documentary Nine Stone Lighter, which followed her journey as she underwent weight-loss surgery and transformed her body and life, morphing from 19 stone and a size 22 to 10 stone and a size 10. She has since gained a huge online following and represents a refreshing voice for women everywhere.
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A W E I G H T- LOS S P L A N F R O M T H E W E L L-K N OW N T V N U T R I T I O N E X P E RT
Aoife Hearne is a familiar face for Irish TV audiences. In her first cookbook she brings together all the recipes and practical advice you need to reach and maintain a healthy weight.
Aoife’s focus is on developing sound eating habits that benefit the whole family through delicious dishes that are accessible rather than intimidating. As well as tempting breakfasts, lunches and dinners, The Plan includes a section on strategies for healthy living, with tips for preparing a weekly meal plan, cooking ahead and other good habits to support long-term healthy eating.
COOKERY/DIET
AUGUST
256 PP
245 X 188 MM
PAPERBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7092 0
€19.99 £17.99
The PlanAOIFE HEARNE RD
AU T H O R
Aoife Hearne RD (Registered Dietitian) is a member of the Irish Nutrition & Dietetic Institute, the professional body for dietitians in Ireland. Aoife studied nutrition at the University of Tennessee on an athletics scholarship and went on to complete a dietetic internship at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Aoife has been the nutrition expert on RTÉ’s Operation Transformation since 2014 and was the first dietitian to be part of the show in the year it won an IFTA. She lives in Waterford with her husband and family.
COOKERY
SEPTEMBER
320 PP
247 X 189 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7114 9
€27.99 £24.99
The Cultured Club DEARBHLA REYNOLDS
AU T H O R
Dearbhla Reynolds is a cross between an old-school pharmacist (her father’s job) and a home economics teacher (her mother’s job), so it was a natural evolution for her to step into the role of a fermentation revivalist. She is an expert in the art of making fermented and cultured foods and drinks, and has developed a range of courses teaching fermentation skills, collaborating with Kilruddery House and Gardens, the Michelin-star winning OX restaurant in Belfast and Domini Kemp’s Alchemy.
G U T- F R I E N D LY R EC I P ES TO S U P E R C H A R G E YO U R I M MU N E SYST E M
The Cultured Club is the fantastic new cookbook designed to cater for one of the fastest growing areas of interest in the food world. Dearbhla Reynolds’s promises to have an extraordinary effect on your health, with fermented foods shown to benefit a number of conditions including IBS and digestive difficulties, sugar and carb cravings, as well as other inflammatory disorders.
With an introduction and brief history of fermentation, a section on maintaining gut health and basic fermentation techniques, you will become a kitchen chemist, learning the art of fermentation and discovering the vibrant flavours of recipes such as kimchi, sauerkraut, fermented salsa, kombucha and kefir.
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H I G H LY O R I G I N A L CO O K E RY D E B U T C UM M E M O I R CA P T U R I N G T H E VO I C E O F T H E M I L L E N N I A L G E N E R AT I O N
From her experience of mental illness as a result of dabbling in recreational drugs and surviving her mother and son (her arch nemeses and her two favourite people in the whole world), to falling in love with Himself and contemplating running away from it all on the eve of her wedding, and losing her father in his fifties to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease – and eating, always eating – Sophie White’s food philosophy is firmly based in the real world where hearts get broken, cake gets eaten and food has a role to play in almost every occasion.
Refreshingly honest and hilariously observed, Recipes for a Nervous Breakdown captures the challenges faced by the modern millennial woman with a recipe to accompany every life landmark.
COOKERY
SEPTEMBER
368 PP
225 X 150 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7090 6
€24.99 £21.99
Recipes for a Nervous BreakdownSOPHIE WHITE
AU T H O R
Sophie White has a popular column, ‘The Domestic’, in Sunday Independent Life magazine and writes for herfamily.ie, as well as dabbling in stand-up comedy and screen-writing. She has a first class honours degree in Sculpture from NCAD. After a stint working in Europe’s ski resorts as a private chef, she returned to Ireland, working for a time at Bibi’s Café in Portobello. She lives in Dublin and is expecting her second child this autumn.
COOKERY
OCTOBER
224 PP
245 X 175 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7260 3
€22.99 £19.99
A Taste of HomeCATHERINE FULVIO
AU T H O R
Catherine Fulvio, owner of Ballyknocken House & Cookery School, Co. Wicklow, is one of Ireland’s top television culinary stars. This is her sixth cookbook. Previous books include the bestsellers Catherine’s Italian Kitchen, Catherine’s Family Kitchen and Eat Like an Italian, which won an Irish Book Award. She is a columnist for the RTÉ Guide and this autumn will front two RTÉ TV series: a second season of Lords and Ladles and new series Tastes Like Home. She is married to Claudio, who hails from Sicily, and has two children.
C L AS S I C I R I S H FA M I LY R EC I P ES F R O M T H E P O P U L A R T V C H E F
Catherine Fulvio’s family have been living in Ballyknocken House for almost 100 years and A Taste of Home has created a delicious collection of recipes that reflect her upbringing there, bringing her own twist to traditional recipes, all of them celebrating the abundance of fresh Irish ingredients available on the Ballyknocken farm.
From beef that has grazed on lush pasturelands and Wicklow lamb famous for its quality of flavour, to the wide variety of delicious seafood available locally, recipes include family classics such as Beef and Stout Pie and Lamb Wellington with Wild Garlic and Soda Seed Bread, all set against the timeless backdrop of the Irish countryside and Ballyknocken House.
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CO N N E M A R A , C R OAG H PAT R I C K , CO P P E R S A N D E V E RY W H E R E E L S E W E LOV E I N I R E L A N D
In his second book Ronan Moore, author of Irishology, has created a humorous and irreverent guide to every county in Ireland: Galway, where rainfall is measured not in millimetres but in days; Limerick, which is like the Keyser Soze of Irish counties with a name far more notorious than the place ever was; and, of course, Fermanagh, which regularly tops the list of Irish counties that people forget when trying to name all 32.
With a keen eye and sharp wit, Ronan Moore takes us on a cheeky tour of Ireland, pointing out the finest features of our fair isle along the way.
HUMOUR/GIFT
OCTOBER
320 PP
169 X 123 MM
HARDBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7121 7
€10.99 £9.99
IrishographyRONAN MOORE
AU T H O R
Ronan Moore is a secondary school English teacher from Meath. When not telling first-year students that it doesn’t matter if they use a blue or black pen or reminding sixth years that there is life after the Leaving Cert, he lives at home with his wife, Frances, and their baby girl, Esme.
GIFT
OCTOBER
288 PP
197 X 129 MM
HARDBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 6955 9
€14.99 £12.99
That’s Maths PETER LYNCH
AU T H O R
Peter Lynch is Emeritus Professor of Meteorology at University College Dublin and a maths fanatic. In his retirement Peter continues his research in dynamical meteorology and expounds the awesome wonders of maths in his blog, ‘That’s Maths’, with a fortnightly column of the same name for The Irish Times.
T H E M AT H E M AT I CA L M AG I C I N T H E E V E RY DAY
Mathematics isn’t just for academics and scientists, a fact meteorologist and blogger Peter Lynch has spent the past several years proving through his popular Irish Times newspaper column and blog, ‘That’s Maths’.
Here he shows how maths is all around us, with chapters on the beautiful equations behind designing a good concert venue, predicting the stock market and modelling the atom bomb, as well as playful meditations on everything from the sums involved in coin-stacking to cartography. If you left school thinking maths was boring, think again!
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A ST U N N I N G D ES K D I A RY S H OWCAS I N G T H E F I N EST T R E AS U R ES O F O U R N AT I O N A L G A L L E RY
This beautifully illustrated diary contains some of the finest paintings from the National Gallery’s permanent collection. Featuring 56 carefully reproduced paintings in a week-to-view format, it highlights some of the finest Irish and European works on display in the Gallery.
Following the format and style of the popular 2016 edition, the National Gallery of Ireland Diary 2017 promises to be the must-have desk diary of the year.
The cover features A Convent Garden, Brittany by William John Leech.
GIFT
JULY
120 PP
215 X 185 MM
HARDBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7222 1
€19.99 £17.99
National Gallery of Ireland Diary 2017
HISTORY
SEPTEMBER
320 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 6834 7
€24.99 £21.99
1847 TURTLE BUNBURY
AU T H O R
Turtle Bunbury is one of Ireland’s most recognisable popular historians and a bestselling author, journalist, genealogist and television presenter. Author of the award-winning and bestselling Vanishing Ireland series and the critically acclaimed The Glorious Madness, he lives in Tullow, Co. Carlow, with his wife and two daughters.
D I S COV E R T H E E V E N TS, C H A R ACT E R S A N D P I O N E E R I N G S P I R I T O F A Y E A R T H AT FO R G E D T H E M O D E R N WO R L D
Having grown up in an Irish country house built that year, 1847 has long proven the source of inspiration and fascination for historian Turtle Bunbury. In a bid to grasp the spirit of the age, in this book he has assembled the most remarkable stories from those 12 momentous months.
With his penchant for the quirky, it bristles with all manner of life and human endeavour. From the Irish soldiers who fought for Mexico against the United States, to Arctic adventurers, entertainers like Lola Montez and Tom Thumb, and inventors who were slaving over products that would become modern mainstays – such as the doughnut and the Christmas cracker – 1847 is a rollicking journey into the minds of an eclectic bunch of characters in an especially memorable year.
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D I S COV E R A N U N K N OW N C H A P T E R O F I R I S H H I STO RY: T H E I R I S H W H O T R A N S FO R M E D L AT I N A M E R I CA
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, thousands of Irish men and women arrived in Mexico and South America lured by the promise of adventure, fame and fortune. They and their children fought for independence and helped shape modern Latin America. Here, Tim Fanning, an exciting new voice in Irish historiography, uncovers their extraordinary tales of romance, adventure, war and rebellion.
Featuring armed revolutionaries such as William Brown and Bernardo O’Higgins, trailblazing women like Eliza Lynch and Camila O’Gorman, and Ambrose O’Higgins, the viceroy of Peru, this is the story of how they and many others helped fashion the New World and sowed the seeds of Ireland’s revolutions to follow.
HISTORY
SEPTEMBER
256 PP
234 X 156 MM
HARDBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7181 1
€24.99 £21.99
PaisanosTIM FANNING
AU T H O R
Tim Fanning is an author and researcher based in Dublin. In addition to working for a number of Irish and Spanish publications, he is the author of The Fethard-On-Sea Boycott (2010).
REFERENCE
DECEMBER
394 PP
245 X 175 MM
PAPERBACK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7145 3
€12.99 £11.99
The Money Doctor 2017 JOHN LOWE
AU T H O R
John Lowe has over 30 years’ experience in the finance sector. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers, has successfully completed the Chartered Director programme through the Institute of Directors and is a member of the Life Insurance Association. John is also managing director of Money Doctor, the trading name of Providence Finance Services Limited, which is a fully authorised and independent financial advisory company and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
I R E L A N D ’S N O. 1 A N N UA L G U I D E TO O R G A N I S I N G YO U R F I N A N C ES – A N D M A K I N G YO U R M O N E Y G O FU RT H E R
For years, John Lowe’s finance annual has helped thousands of people get to grips with the basics of budgeting and learn how to save cash in all areas of their lives. Now the Money Doctor is back with the tips you need to make the most of 2017.
Whether you buy this book every year or you’re just in need of a fresh perspective on your finances, you can trust the Money Doctor to give independent, straight-talking advice. This fully revised edition includes updates from the previous year, including Budget 2017.
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N E W E D I T I O N O F C R I T I CA L LY ACC L A I M E D YA D E B U T F R O M 1 6-Y E A R - O L D E I L Í S B A R R ET T
‘This futuristic sci-fi echoes Margaret Atwood and yet was written by a 16-year-old from Galway. Expect great things from this young, brilliant writer.’ Image
‘A high-paced page-turner that holds its own against any of the big names working in the YA genre … Eilís is an intellectual powerhouse.’ Irish Mail on Sunday
‘An assured dystopian debut. On the promise of this page-turning debut, the sequel will be worth waiting for.’ Sunday Business Post
‘Extraordinarily engaging … Eilís is dazzlingly bright and articulate.’ Irish Examiner
‘Our newest literary star.’ Irish Independent
YA FICTION
SEPTEMBER
304 PP
198 X 129 MM
PAPERBACK/EBOOK
WORLD, ALL LANGUAGES
978 0 7171 7284 9
€9.99 £8.99
OasisEILÍS BARRETT
AU T H O R
Eilís Barrett is 16 years old and hails from Galway. Home-schooled along with her siblings, she spends her days indulging her passion for writing and literature. When she’s not working on a new story or reading Jane Austen, she can usually be found playing the piano, on which she is self-taught. Oasis is her debut novel and the sequel, Genesis, will be published in spring 2017.
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IRELANDOPEDIA A COMPENDIUM OF MAPS, FACTS AND KNOWLEDGE John and Fatti Burke
978 0 7171 6938 2 Hardback
A POCKET HISTORY OF THE 1916 RISING
978 0 7171 6930 6
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UNTIL VICTORY ALWAYSA MEMOIRJim McGuinness
978 0 7171 6937 5
Hardback and ebook THE WHITE HEATMY AUTOBIOGRAPHYTomás Ó Sé
978 0 7171 6934 4
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NATURAL BORN FEEDERWHOLE FOODS, WHOLE LIFERoz Purcell
978 0 7171 6817 0
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COUNTING MY BLESSINGSFRANCIS BRENNAN’S GUIDE TO HAPPINESSFrancis Brennan
978 0 7171 6878 1
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EAT YOURSELF BEAUTIFULTRUE BEAUTY, FROM THE INSIDE OUTRosanna Davison
978 0 7171 6699 2
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THE NATION’S FAVOURITE HEALTHY FOOD100 GOOD-FOR-YOU RECIPESNeven Maguire
978 0 7171 6799 9
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THE IRISH COUNTRYWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION BOOK OF CHRISTMAS RECIPES, ADVICE, BLESSINGS AND TRADITIONS FOR THE PERFECT IRISH CHRISTMASICA978 0 7171 6818 7 Hardback
THE MAXIMALISTTHE RISE AND FALL OF TONY O’REILLYMatt Cooper
978 0 7171 6721 0
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THE HAPPY CLOSETWELL-BEING IS WELL-DEREVEDAnnmarie O’Connor
978 0 7171 6918 4
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ABOUT FACETHE SMART WOMAN’S GUIDE TO BEAUTYAisling McDermott with Laura Kennedy
978 0 7171 6235 2
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THAT’S LIFEMarty Whelan
978 0 7171 6826 2
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YOUR MIDDLE YEARSLOVE THEM. LIVE THEM. OWN THEM.Paula Mee and Kate O’Brien
978 0 7171 6975 7
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MINDING MUMIT’S TIME TO TAKE CARE OF YOUAlison Canavan
978 0 7171 6975 7
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FOOD FOR THE FAST LANERECIPES TO POWER YOUR BODY AND MINDDerval O’Rourke
978 0 7171 6288 8
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OASISEilís Barrett
978 0 7171 6923 8
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THE KETOGENIC KITCHENLOW CARB. HIGH FAT. EXTRAORDINARY HEALTH.Domini Kemp and Patricia Daly
978 0 7171 6926 9
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MY GLUTEN-FREE KITCHENMEALS YOU MISS MADE EASYGearóid Lynch
978 0 7171 6990 0
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THE IRISH TIMES BOOK OF THE 1916 RISINGShane Hegarty and Fintan O’Toole
978 0 7171 4446 4
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When Michael Gill founded Gill & Macmillan in 1968, The Irish Times described it as ‘a welcome enterprise’ and hoped it would become a home for the best of Irish authors.
Since then we’ve been honoured to publish the works of great writers and experts such as Noël Browne, Garret FitzGerald, Tom Garvin, Éamon de Buitléar, Myrtle Allen, Susan Jane White, Francis Brennan and Matt Cooper.
We’ve been there in good times and bad, publishing the books you choose to read on every aspect of Irish life: from the 1960s bestseller Prayers of Life to How Stormont Fell; from Rachel’s Favourite Food to The Encyclopaedia of Ireland; from the heady high of The Pope’s Children to the popular reissuing of Soundings in 2010, when perhaps we all needed a bit more poetry in our lives; from Jim McGuinness’ powerful Until Victory Always to Irelandopedia, which celebrated every county in the country, to this year’s bestselling book so far, Roz Purcell’s Natural Born Feeder. Each book, in its own way, captures a slice of life, a slice of the times we live in.
But it was really Michael’s great-great-grandfather who started our story. In 1856, Michael Henry Gill, then the printer to Dublin University, purchased the publishing and bookselling business of James McGlashan, forming McGlashan & Gill, which then became M.H. Gill & Son, then Gill & Macmillan and, in 2016, simply Gill. The bookshop, popularly known as Gills – referenced in James Joyce’s Ulysses – was located on Dublin’s O’Connell Street for 123 years until it closed in 1979.
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