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Irish indie publisher The O’Brien Press has acquired Irish press Brandon Books.
The acquisition has been made a year after its founder, Steve MacDonogh, died suddenly, leaving Brandon leaderless. The deal includes the purchase of the Brandon name and a significant number of key titles, contracts and book stock. Brandon Books will continue trading as an imprint of The O’Brien Press as of this month.
Founder of The O’Brien Press, Michael O’Brien, said: “Steve was a man of many talents. From a small base in beautiful Kerry, he created an international literary press. He was a lifelong friend and colleague."
Ivan O’Brien, m.d. of The O’Brien Press, said: “We will be focusing on fiction of literary quality and will actively seek out new original talent, bringing to our Brandon imprint the care, flair and fresh thinking that has helped O’Brien become Ireland’s leading independent publisher.
"Of course, we will continue to publish established authors like Alice Taylor, Gerry Adams and Sam Millar. Brandon authors will benefit from our worldwide literary agency network and from our in-house design, editorial and production management."