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Primary teacher and Laois GAA TV creator signs book deal for exciting new children s GAA series February 04, 2021 The GAA Star series is ideal for GAA-loving children aged 9+ and is designed with reluctant readers in mind. Laois man Michael Egan, the creator of Laois GAA TV is set to publish the first two books in an exciting new children’s series. A primary school teacher by profession, Egan first began writing the series while on a career break in Brazil. However, after returning to Ireland the manuscripts remained on his laptop for the last two years. It was only during the first lockdown in March 2020 that he considered submitting his work to a publisher. Upon receiving the submission, Gill Books Commissioning Editor, Sarah Liddy knew that Egan’s writing and characters would instantly appeal to young readers and GAA fans and offered him a four-book deal with the first two books launching this spring. ....
How Ireland spent its time in 2020: The books, TV and music that we consumed Lockdown often gave people more opportunity to spend their time watching TV or reading books. These are the shows, albums and books we reached for. Wed, 13 Jan, 2021 - 08:40 Mike McGrath Bryan TOP TEN ON THE TELLY RTÉ retains pole position in the annual TAM (Television Audience Measurement) live viewership charts: the state broadcaster dominated the top ten, with nine out of the entries. Only the Ireland-France rugby fixture in October broke the ratings ceiling for privately-run competitor Virgin Media. Of the nine programmes on the list from RTÉ, November’s Late Late Toy Show tops the charts at 1.716 million live viewers, furthering Ireland’s ongoing love affair with the long-running seasonal special. ....
John Boorman once said: âMovie-making is the process of turning money into light.â The publishers of Old Ireland in Colour have discovered that turning black and white photographs into colour is a surefire moneyspinner. It is the only book to have made more than â¬1 million in Ireland last year. The practice of colourising black and white photographs may be controversial but there is no doubting its popularity. Old Ireland in Colour by John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley, published by Merrion Press, sold 48,475 copies, earning almost â¬1.14 million. Champagne Football by Mark Tighe and Paul Rowan (Sandycove) was Irelandâs best-selling Irish-published book last year with 49,307 copies sold. The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy (Ebury Press) was Irelandâs overall best-selling book with 67,926 copies sold in total, just ahead of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. ....
Digital marketing agency Circulate has helped sixth-generation publisher Gill to take a fresh approach to promoting its titles in the run-up to Christmas ....
Who are we? What interests us, in this age of plague? To understand the world today, let s look at the non-fiction books coming in 2021. A pattern of transformation runs through next year s non-fiction releases: the pandemic has changed the human race. We have new priorities and a different perspective. Where do we go from here? Feminist titles focus on the power of female independent living; and writers on race look at harnessing the energy of the Black Lives Matter movement to turn protest into progress. Working-class voices rise. Parenting gets a reality check, with new releases providing the unvarnished truth, and mental health books have a no-nonsense edge in challenging times. Other themes in 2021 are the internet, medicine, women s histories, nature, Northern Ireland, and the fight for Irish independence. ....