EAGLE’S REST PRESS
Every publishing house has an origin story.
Eagle’s Rest Press grew from family history, a love of place and the belief that independent publishing can still be thoughtful, distinctive and personal.
Why Eagle's Rest?
The eagle in our name is more than a publishing symbol. William Allan’s parents’ home carries the Gaelic name Fois an Iolaire — Rest of the Eagle.
Years later, while William and his wife were considering the land on which they would build their own home in Australia, two eagles circled overhead.
Then, while researching Dispossessed with his sister among the ruins of Knocknafenaig on the Isle of Mull, another eagle appeared above them, hovering over the abandoned settlement as they walked through a landscape their ancestors had once known.
From Mull to Australia, and from family history to the stories it inspired, the eagle became an unexpected thread connecting place, memory and home. Eagle’s Rest Press grew from that connection.
What We Publish
We publish books with a sense of somewhere.
Whether that somewhere is a croft on Mull, a quiet British village or wherever Archie wanders next, place matters to the stories we tell.
History — William A. Allan
Historical fiction and narrative history.
Mystery — Warwick Adams
British crime and mystery fiction.
Adventure — Will Allan
Illustrated children’s books.
Eagle’s Rest Press
Independent publishing from Australia, with stories that travel much further.