Book Hub Publishing

24/11/2025

Illustration for Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Gustave Doré, 1876.

24/11/2025

Hello there. The team is currently working on an Irish language phrase book with two of our authors. This one will have a unique twist, so stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks.

24/11/2025

Let's take a peek at chapter 3 from lauradoyle.author recently published book, 'Undelivered'...

Chapter Three

"Back in 2013, I was between my Bachelor of Arts degree and my Master’s degree (as a mature student) and worked in a local supermarket. I was scanning items through the till for a customer. He was an older man who decided to ask me a series of questions about where I was from and who my relations were. He asked me, “Do you have any children?” and I thought to myself for a moment and chose to reply saying, “I couldn’t be telling you everything about me now without asking you a bit about yourself” and I smiled at him. He then said, “Oh, never mind so” and went on about his day. Each week when he came back for his shopping, he came back to me at the till and asked more and more questions about my neighbours and all sorts of other life related questions. I remember telling Mel, my fiancé at the time, that this man was really annoying, as he was asking far too much about me, and I remember saying, “If he keeps asking me if I have children, I’m going to leave him speechless so he will stop asking me.”

Lo and behold, a week passed, and there he was again. I was very quiet and didn’t really answer his questions until he asked me, “So, are you ever going to tell me if you have a family of your own?” I stopped, looked at him and replied, “You really shouldn’t be asking a stranger those sorts of questions, for all you know, I might not be able to have children, did you ever think about that?” Needless to say, there was a short silence, and he answered, “Alright, ok, well you didn’t have to be rude like that,” and he left the shop. Funny, he didn’t come to me at the tills anymore after that. Little did I know what was in store for us when the time came that we would start trying for a baby..."

23/11/2025

Many of the stories and poems I’ve shared here recently are now collected in my new book The Dark Night and the Dawn — available in paperback and eBook.
It’s a gentle, reflective collection about memory, grief, healing, and the small moments that shape a life. Written in the quiet hours — early mornings, fading evenings, and the still rooms we all know — these pieces explore time, rural silence, and the things we carry.
If you’ve enjoyed the posts on this page, you’ll find many of them gathered here.
Now available on Amazon:
🇮🇪🇬🇧 Ireland & UK: https://shorturl.at/THOSH
🇺🇸 USA: https://shorturl.at/3lkGW

23/11/2025

Aligned by Amber Doyle book is a depthful exploration into moving forwards in life…

In my book Repair, Not Repeat, I ask the reader:

💫Are you ready to break free from painful cycles and embrace a life filled with purpose?

💫Are you ready to confront the stories that hold you back, and rewrite the narrative? 🤍

Chapters include:

Embracing Your Healing Journey,
Reflective Relationships as a Mirror,
Navigating Emotional Energy Flow,
The Ripple Effect of Healing,
Self-Love as Key,
Forgiveness of Self and Others,
Opening the Heart to New,
Manifesting Abundance from a Healed Space

Available to buy on my website 📖

22/11/2025

Book Launch Speech 'The Winter Goddess' by Susan McKenna, Director, Book Hub Publishing (Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland 21/11/2025).

Good evening everyone,

It’s a joy to stand here tonight and celebrate a book that didn’t just arrive into the world. It strode in this week wrapped in myth, magic, and a fair bit of Galway grit. The Winter Goddess is a story that reminds us what happens when imagination is allowed to run wild and when an author refuses to let a good tale stay quiet.
My role in all this? Well, as one of the editors of this important book, along with Niall and Conor, I also got to wrestle with fadas, chase typos across mythical realms, and occasionally remind Siobhán that even goddesses need grammar. But truth be told, it’s easy to edit a book that brims with heart, research and passion. And this one does. It pulses with Irish folklore, family, courage, and the sense of wonder we sometimes forget to pack when we become adults. I love how Siobhán continues to give her characters life and breath across this series.

Book Hub Publishing has always believed in championing writers with something real to say; voices that might otherwise remain unheard. And tonight is proof that when creativity is trusted, supported, and given another little nudge in the right direction, the results are powerful enough to make even a Cailleach sit up and take notice.

But let me say this clearly: a book launch is never just about a book. It’s about the tribe behind it. The author who dared to dream it. The people with Siobhán who shared coffees, pep talks, research trips, edits and reflexive feedback. In particular, her family members and friends who were roped in for “quick chats” that ended up taking hours. The friends who said, “Go on, keep writing. You’re nearly there.” And, of course, all of you who showed up here tonight, ready to step back into this mythic world Siobhán has created with and for us.

As Director of Book Hub Publishing, I take huge pride in seeing stories like this one find their way home. So, to everyone who played a part in bringing The Winter Goddess into the world. Thank you. To Siobhán, your imagination is a gift, and we’re honoured you, again, trusted us with it in your third, yes, third book. And to your readers, may this story bring you the same delight, escape, and sense of wonder we felt with book 1 ‘The Violet Mist’ and book 2 ‘The Enchanted Flame’.

Let’s keep writing and telling stories that matter. Let’s keep giving Ireland’s myths renewed and new life. And above all, let’s keep believing that magic isn’t something we outgrow. It’s something to publish.

Enjoy the evening, and enjoy the journey that awaits you inside this extraordinary book, ‘The Winter Goddess’.
Thank you. Susan x

©Susan McKenna, November, 2025.

21/11/2025

Some photos from our book launch this evening 21st November of Siobhan Lally third book with us, ‘The Winter Goddess’. What a fabulous book!
Gratitude to the staff of Charlie’s Bar in Loughrea and thank you to all the family, friends and colleagues of Siobhan for coming out in the rain and cold. ❄️📘📕❄️📕❄️

21/11/2025

Our Director Susan McKenna was with the lovely people in O'Mahony's Booksellers and dropped in some more copies of lauradoyle.author book ‘Undelivered’. And guess what? We just got in an order to drop in additional books over the weekend. Consider it done…📘📕📘📕📘

21/11/2025

A very happy publication day to Siobhan Lally who continues to champion Irish myth and legend in her books. From ‘The Violet Mist’ to ‘The Enchanted Flame’ and now ‘The Winter Goddess’ her characters are developing with depth and personality. Congratulations Siobhan and thank you for continuing to work with us on your publishing journey. ☘️📕📘📕

20/11/2025

20/11/2025