Self-publishing greatest hits.

Listed below are some of our greatest hits in the last year.

• The Girl in the Wardrobe

  Jennifer Farrell

  Jennifer Farrell’s childhood memoir won the Inaugural Memoir prize at Listowel Writers’ Week in 2007. The Girl in the Wardrobe tells the story of a young girl growing up in the heart of the city.

• The Best Time to Plant a Tree

  Gerry Cooney

  In August 2007 Gerry visited Namibia in South West Africa. During the trip they stayed in a small lodge in the North of the country called Guest Farm Ghaub. Gerry fell in love with the place and felt at home. When he discovered that the lodge was for sale it seemed that this was an opportunity that could not be passed up.

• Stories You Wouldn’t Tell Your Mother

  John Ryan

  Stories you wouldn't tell your mother tells the fast-paced tales of a backpacker let loose on the world. This book has been compiled for anyone with an interest in travel or fermented mare's milk vodka.

• The Unconquerable Keane

  David Smith

  This is the story of John Keane, Waterford’s greatest hurler, and the era in which he played.

• Two Suitcases and a Dog

  Finnbar Mac Eoin

  Two Suitcases And A Dog is not about coming to Provence, buying a 3 million euro house, spending summer visiting vineyards, eating out in expensive restaurants and complaining about tradesmen.

• The Complete Guide to Ireland’s Top Ten Hits 1954 – 1979

  Eddie Kelly

  The Complete Guide to Ireland’s Best Sellers and Top Ten Hits of the years 1954 to 1979 celebrates the music of the period, its stars and its songs.

• Scarecrow in the Garden

  Michael Hickey

  In this beautifully written and illustrated collection of poems, Michael Hickey takes us on a journey with him through a range of thoughts and emotions.

• Racing Round Ireland

  Fred Drew

  Racing Round Ireland is a collection of articles and stories (some previously published, some not) about the Round Ireland Yacht Race which is held every two years and begins and ends in Wicklow.

• Writing4all – The Best of 2009

  Edited by John Kenny

  The contents of Writing4all – The Best of 2009 represent the Best of the Month selections in fiction, non-fiction and poetry posted to the website. Also included are the winning stories in the Writing4all Writing Spirit Award competition, which ran in the last quarter of 2009

• Coming Home

  Fran Browner/Safe Home Programme

  These are the stories of young men and women who left Ireland and, after many years in exile, closed the circle of emigration by coming home again.