Liberties Press

Liberties Press was founded in 2003 and has, over the course of almost twenty years, become one of Ireland's leading independent publishers. The press has published several hundred titles across non-fiction, fiction, and poetry. They have published books by Irish President Michael D. Higgins and award-winning crime fiction writer Declan Burke; in 2013, Setting the Truth Free by Julieann Campbell won the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Prize for promoting reconciliation on the island of Ireland. They are continuing to do what they have done from the start: publish high-quality work by leading authors, to the highest editorial and production standards, and bring them to the widest possible English-speaking audience in Ireland, the UK, North America and elsewhere, and, in translation, to other language territories.

Beatsploitation Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
ISBN: 9781907593741
Pub Date: 01 Mar 2014
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
One good track could change everything. Just one good track and Rob Lynch can finally quit his suburban teaching job and get his band, the Terrors, once Dublin’s next big thing, the fame and recognition they dream of. But it’s not happening - they need a new sound.
Alternative Ulsters Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9781907593956
Pub Date: 01 Mar 2014
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
The province of Ulster - nine counties in total, six in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland - is an ambiguous and complex patch of Irish soil. Known for the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Ulster Rugby Team, the Red Hand of Ulster, Monaghan-poet Patrick Kavanagh, among a host other things, Ulster represents an eclectic mix of national and cultural identities, religious ideologies, and political allegiances. The idea of a communal or conclusive Ulster identity seems impossible and questions such as, 'Are you an Ulsterman/woman?
Absolute Zero Cool Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781907593314
Pub Date: 01 Mar 2014
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
Absolute Zero Cool is a post-modern take on the crime thriller genre. Adrift in the half-life limbo of an unpublished novel, hospital porter Billy needs to up the stakes. Euthanasia simply isn’t shocking anymore; would blowing up his hospital be enough to see Billy published, or be damned?
A Perfect Heart Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781907593512
Pub Date: 01 Mar 2013
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
Since his first appearance on RTÉ's The Restaurant in 2002, celebrity maître d’ John Healy has entertained both diners and viewers alike with his easy manner and winning charm. Seemingly unflappable and endlessly cheerful, he appears the consummate professional. However, behind the smile, John has spent a lifetime struggling to cope with his own demons; battling addiction and depression before suffering two heart attacks and undergoing a subsequent life-saving transplant.
Hands On Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781907593437
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2013
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
Hands On: The Art of Crafting in Ireland details the history of more than forty eclectic crafts, from basket making to woodturning, and provides concise information on where to see them, where to learn them and what’s involved. With over 150 images showcasing the extraordinary work of craftspeople from across Ireland, as well as insightful contributions from acclaimed writer, Jeanette Winterson and the Crafts Council of Ireland, Sylvia Thompson’s book is the first of its kind to offer a comprehensive guide to craft in Ireland. A lavishly illustrated volume containing everything you need to know about the traditional and innovative techniques involved in Irish craft, Hands On is sure to be an indispensable resource for beginners and experts alike.
Travels with Bertha Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781907593420
Pub Date: 01 Nov 2012
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
Before the economy forced Ireland's youth to look to countries afar, Paul Martin made the decision to get out of a mundane job and 'see the world' throughout the 1990s. Thus began the adventure of a lifetime that took him 30,000 kilometers through Australia in a 1978 Ford Falcon station wagon. In August 2011 it was reported that the number of Irish people who received working holiday visas for Australia increased by nearly 50 per cent compared to the previous year.
Down These Green Streets Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
ISBN: 9781907593192
Pub Date: 01 Nov 2011
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
The contributors list includes a number of distinguished and internationally renowned crime writers, such as John Connolly, Tana French, John Banville and Alex Barclay, featuring rare and unpublished pieces. Is crime fiction now the most relevant and valid form of writing to deal with Modern Ireland in terms of the post-'Troubles' landscape and the post-Celtic Tiger economic boom? As the first book written on this topic, Down These Green Streets is both detailed and diverse, with each chapter providing a new author's approach and discussing a different aspect of Irish Crime Writing.
A Hundred Years A-Growing Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 242
ISBN: 9781907593062
Pub Date: 01 Dec 2010
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
Exploring the events that have shaped the organization during its first hundred years, A Hundred Years A-Growinglooks at the challenges encountered by the Guides as they battled discrimination, poor funding and weak organization, as well as the upheavals wrought by civil war and the world wars. The book examines the growing international aspects of the organization and the way the core ethos of the Guides has remained unchanged through the years. Accompanied by hundreds of rare and unpublished photographs spanning the decades, we chart the Guides' development and contribution to Irish life.
Redemption Song: Barack Obama, From Hope to Reality Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
ISBN: 9781905483716
Pub Date: 01 Aug 2009
Imprint: Liberties Press
Description:
In little more than four years, Barack Obama rose from political obscurity to become the 44th president of the United States. His election win in November 2008 was a moment of enormous historical magnitude, greeted with an outpouring of emotion in the US and around the world. However, on taking office, Obama was faced with unparalleled challenges as the global economy plunged ever-deeper into crisis and the US struggled with the two wars in which it was enmeshed.