The cream of the crop from Liberties Press, for the discerning man in your life. One copy (why would you need more?) of each of the following barnstormers, plus a bag to put them all in. Retail value? North of €100 euro. For you? South of seventy, plus postage at cost.
Brand New Retro A superbly illustrated trawl through Irish pop culture from the sixties on. Features mild nudity and Gay Byrne – but not on the same page.
ShipRocked. Life on the waves with Radio Caroline – from the man reading the news from the bowels of a storm-tossed ship crewed by a motley bunch of pirates. #TheBoatThatRocked
Clearing the Hurdles. The thrills – and occasional spills – of a life lived at full throttle, in business and horse racing, by a man described as “Gatsby carrying a copy of the Daily Telegraph”
Slaughter’s Hound A slice of deep noir from Ireland’s best crime writer, Declan Burke
Number Games Seattle, 2116. In a post-apocalyptic Ireland dominated by women and run by elderly Chinese, a new hero steps forward. Mind-bending sci-fi from shining new talent Owen Dwyer.