Walker Éireann launches second phase of publishing

Following the huge success of last years publishing programme,Walker Éireann has launched four new Irish language titles this week featuring Laureate na n-Og Niamh Sharkey, Kevin Waldron, Sam McBratney and Martin Waddell.  Hodges Figgis, Dublin installed this window display today.

Available from Bookshops across Ireland and from Walker Books here
To listen to audio versions of the Walker Éireann books visit the Walker Eireann Soundcloud page
If you cannot find these books in your local shop, click here to request information regarding your nearest stockist

Mortal Instruments: City of Bones No.1 in Ireland

 

We've seen a steady increase in sales of all of Cassandra Clare's books since the beginning of 2013 but the release of the Mortal Instruments movie last week has caused a surge in sales.
This week in the Irish Childrens and Young Adult chart, Cassandra is now No1...and No.2...and No. 3...and No.4...and No. 7...and No.8!!!!
That's Chart Domination !!

1	City of Bones:Mortal Instruments	Clare, Cassandra	Walker Books Ltd
2	City of Ashes:Mortal Instruments	Clare, Cassandra	Walker Books Ltd
3	City of Glass	Clare, Cassandra	Walker Books Ltd
4	City of Bones:Mortal Instruments	Clare, Cassandra	Walker Books Ltd
5	Gone	Grant, Michael	Egmont Books
6	Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Cabin Fever:Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Kinney, Jeff	Puffin Books
7	City of Lost Souls:Mortal Instruments	Clare, Cassandra	Walker Books Ltd
8	City of Fallen Angels:Mortal Instruments	Clare, Cassandra	Walker Books Ltd
9	Will Grayson, Will Grayson	Green, John	Penguin Books
10	Billionaire Boy	Walliams, David	HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks

Mortal Instruments : The City of Bones

Only three weeks to go until the release of The City of Bones and media on both sides of the Atlantic is going 'Shadowhunter' crazy.
Check out Cassandra Clare's Tumblr site here

Here is a movie poster on Sunset Boulevard; (orginal photo on http://cassandraclare.tumblr.com/)

Here is a photo of Cassie on one of her 'Mall tours'

Oh No George! The Song!

Jessie and Ronan from Dubray Books on Grafton St, Dublin give a rare performance of Oh No George!

Childrens Books Ireland Conference 2013

If you are involved in childrens bookselling, an aspiring author or illustrator or interested in a career in childrens book publishing you should really attend this year conference in The Lighthouse Cinema.
Herve Tullet (pub. by Walker Books and Tate Publishing) and Jon Klassen (pub. by Walker Books) will speak on Saturday and Sunday 18th &19th May.

You will also hear John Boyne interviewed by Robert Dunbar, see Sarah McIntyre discuss the development of Comic book formats,  Alex T Smith on the importance of the 5-8yrs market, Sarah Crossan on the use of poetry in her YA novel and Colman O Raghallaigh on the challenges facing Irish Language Publishing.

Programme details here

Contact CBI for tickets here

John Newman's MIMI featured on TV 3

Here is a link to the feature on Mimi on TV3's The Morning Show.
The Morning Show - Mimi

Scroll to 25 mins 30 seconds for the piece.