Looking for something to read? Check out the latest books published by writers who have been featured on The Milk House.

Where the Edge Is, by Gráinne Murphey

Fiction

Graine Murphey where the edge isAs a sleepy town in rural Ireland starts to wake, a road subsides, trapping an early-morning bus and five passengers inside. Rescue teams struggle and as two are eventually saved, the bus falls deeper into the hole.

Under the watchful eyes of the media, the lives of three people are teetering on the edge. And for those on the outside, from Nina, the reporter covering the story, to rescue liaison, Tim, and Richie, the driver pulled from the wreckage, each are made to look at themselves under the glare of the spotlight.

Published by Legends Press on September 15th, 2020.

Read Gráinne’s piece here.

 

Catching Air, by Vinny Glynn-Steed

Poetry

Catching Air by Galway-based writer Vinny Glynn-Steed is a sometimes intimate and often powerful exploration of new fatherhood and the wild southern Irish landscape. A wonderful lyrical debut from this award-winning writer.

Published by Maytree Press on December 4th, 2020.

Read Vinny’s piece here.

 

 

Delia Meade, by Martin Keaveney

Fiction

Martin KeaveneyNow the last of Delia Meade’s many children have married and moved away, she decides to tidy up the little room under the stairs, known as the Glory-hole. Amongst the forgotten toys, worn-out clothes and dusty boxes of photographs, Delia travels through happy and sad decades of her time at 109, Bog Road

Published November 14th,  2020 by Penniless Press, United Kingdom.

Read Martin’s pieces here and here.

 

 

Because of the War, by Aziz Dixon

Poetry

Aziz Dixon, rural poetIn this poignant and sometimes heartbreaking collection, the poet explores the fragility of peace from post war Britain to the war ravaged streets of Srebrenica. A truly remarkable debut from an accomplished poet who we’re sure that we will be hearing more from in the future.

Published by Maytree Press on June 26th, 2020.

Read Aziz’s piece here.

 

 

The Collective Nouns for Birds, by Amanda Huggins

Poetry

Amanda HugginsWinner of the Best Poetry Pamphlet – Sabotuer Awards 2020. A beautiful debut poetry collection from award winning short story writer, Amanda Huggins. Poems of love, loss, family and heartbreak are interlinked with the sea and the elements of nature. The Collective Nouns For Birds is a most accessible collection and one to be enjoyed again and again.

Published by Maytree Press on February 28th, 2020.

Read Amanda’s piece here.

 

 

The Beasts They Turned Away, by Ryan Dennis

Fiction

Ryan Dennis is the author of The Beasts They Turn AwayÍosac Mulgannon is a man called to stand. 

Burdened with looking after a mute boy, who the villagers believe to be cursed, the aging farmer refuses to yield in the face of adversity. He will do anything, at any cost, to keep hold of his farm and the child. This dark and lyrical debut novel confronts an apprehensive rural community caught up in the uncertainties of a rapidly changing world.
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Published by époque press on March 11th, 2021, United Kingdom.
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Read Ryan’s pieces here.

 

 

Coming Soon

Shannon Hayes, Redefining Rich, August 2021, BenBella Books. Read Shannon’s piece here.

Gráinne Murphy, The Ghostlights, September 2021, Legends Press. Read Gráinne’s piece here.

Richard Hawking, A Countryman’s Winter Notebook, November 2021. Read Richard’s piece here.