McSweeney's Publishing is an American non-profit publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers in 1998, headquartered in San Francisco. McSweeney's initially published only the literary journalTimothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, but has grown to publish novels, books of poetry, and other periodicals.
McSweeney Is a surname of Irish origin. It is the Anglicized form of the Old Irish "MacSuibhne", son of Suibhne, a male given name from "suibneus, suaimhneas", easy-going, pleasant. Notable people with the surname include:
Ailis McSweeney (born 1983), Irish sprinter specialising in the 100 metre event
Alex McSweeney, British actor who appeared on the TV show EastEnders (2003–2004)
Alf McSweeney, printer who founded the magazine Race Walking Record in 1941, and edited the magazine for 16 years
Barry McSweeney, Irish scientist and the first Chief Science Advisor to the Government of Ireland
Dave McSweeney (born 1981), English footballer, senior career began in 2000