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Chris Emery @chrisemery.me · 4h

So you want to work in publishing?

A conversation with Chris Hamilton-Emery of Salt Publishing Publishing might seem like a closed world, but behind every book lies a web of people, skills and ideas. Here, Salt’s co-founder Chris Hamil...

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 3h

Pablo Picasso’s personal artwork that he refused to sell comes to Ireland

A landmark National Gallery of Ireland exhibition tells the story of the artist’s life through the works he chose to keep

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 26m

Colm Tóibín: Why I set up a press to publish Nobel winner László Krasznahorkai

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Colm Tóibín: Why I set up a press to publish Nobel winner László Krasznahorkai

The Irish novelist discovered the Hungarian writer two decades ago, and was excited by the verbal pyrotechnics of a rule-breaking storyteller

www.theguardian.com

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dublinbookfest.bsky.social @dublinbookfest.bsky.social · 3h

Join us at our Festival Hub as bestselling crime writers Marie Cassidy and Gill Perdue delve into their latest novels, and explore the lure of crime writing for readers and writers alike 🎟️ bit.ly/3J6KuC0

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 1h

After five years of reading a lot of new releases/ARCs, esp for revies, blurbs etc, next year I'm going to shake up my reading and focus on books from further back. Need to snap my reading out of the rhythm of the publishing world and deepen my appreciation of significant writers I've overlooked.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

Previously unpublished Seamus Heaney poems released
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Seamus Heaney: Previously unseen poetry published

A major volume of poetry by Seamus Heaney includes previously unseen works.

bbc.com

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

Catherine Connolly skipped parts of Ulysses #Smearthebejaysus #Smearthebejaysis

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Gerard Beirne @gerardbeirne.bsky.social · 2h

I wonder if crime writers of old when typing up their manuscripts used dead keys more than most.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

Vast collection of poems remind us why Seamus Heaney remains indispensable more than 10 years after his death

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Vast collection of poems remind us why Seamus Heaney remains indispensable more than 10 years after his death

It is more than a decade since Seamus Heaney’s death in 2013, yet his presence in Irish and world letters feels scarcely diminished.

www.independent.ie

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 1d

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time

www.theguardian.com

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · 9h

Interesting piece by Kevin Power in the Irish Times. Unlocks something I've been struggling to get my head round. He writes about trying to enjoy work that is clearly meant for someone else. Maybe that's part of what elevates something to art: you don't have to be in a club to fully appreciate it.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 2h

My cartoon for the books page in this week’s @theguardian.com

Title: Where writers really get their ideas.

A writer, holding a note in his outstretched hand approaches a cart in the park. The front of the cart reads 'Fresh ideas' and a colourful umbrella shades the server who is reaching deep into the body of the cart (much as an ice-cream vendor might) and saying:
"I'm all out of mind-blowing concepts and heart-rending narratives, but I've got an acerbic observation, an unexpected outcome and a couple of amusing notions."

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

Galway activist @sarahmaintains.bsky.social home – but still angry at her treatment off Gaza

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Galway activist home – but still angry at her treatment off Gaza - Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune

Galway activist home – but still angry at her treatment off Gaza

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

Sarah Clancy @sarahmaintains.bsky.social:

After arrest, imprisonment, and deportation from Israel, Sarah Clancy, an Irish Gaza flotilla participant, reflects on solidarity, conscience, and the power of ordinary Irish people
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Sarah Clancy: Flotillas show that ordinary people must be the antidote to toxic world powers

After arrest, imprisonment, and deportation from Israel, Sarah Clancy, an Irish Gaza flotilla participant, reflects on solidarity, conscience, and the power of ordinary people

www.irishexaminer.com

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

Irish flotilla participants claim they were deprived of clean water and mattresses in Israeli detention

Clare poet Sarah Clancy called for further protests to be held at Dublin port tunnel to encourage the government to enact sanctions on Israel.

www.thejournal.ie/irish-flotil...

Irish flotilla participants claim they were deprived of clean water and mattresses in Israeli detention

Clare poet Sarah Clancy called for further protests to be held at Dublin port tunnel to encourage the government to enact sanctions on Israel.

www.thejournal.ie

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2h

“He is obviously not part of our future plans and that is never an easy thing or communication to have with somebody but, like I said, we wish him very well."

- Patricia Monahan RTÉ’s director of audio speaking about Ray D’Arcy

www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-r...

Ray D’Arcy and team caught off guard by RTÉ decision not to renew contract, sources say

Discussions between presenter and senior management understood to have quickly broken down

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 3h

Mother of detained flotilla activist Naoise Dolan: ‘When you have zero contact, you dream up all kinds of things that could happen’ www.irishtimes.com/podcasts/the...

Mother of detained flotilla activist Naoise Dolan: ‘When you have zero contact, you dream up all kinds of things that could happen’

The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 3h

Poem of the Week: Tell Them I Came, And No One Answered
by Dermot Bolger
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Poem of the Week: Tell Them I Came, And No One Answered

A new work by Dermot Bolger

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Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · 1d

These aren’t offhand remarks. They’re a pattern.

They minimise. Mock. Downplay. Delay. Ignore.

The climate crisis is here. The question is: will our leaders wake up before it’s too late.

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 21h

Heneghan returns to Ireland after being released by Israeli forces

The pro-Palestinian activists still detained in Israel include Naoise Dolan, Fionn Macarthure, Veronica O'Keane and Mutaz Jadaan.
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Heneghan returns to Ireland after being released by Israeli forces

Mr Heneghan, an Independent TD for Dublin Bay North, was one of five pro-Palestinian activists from Ireland who were aboard a vessel carrying medicine and nutritional supplies which was intercepted ju...

www.dublinlive.ie

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 21h

"would've of"

Stan Carey @stancarey.bsky.social · 1d

"Would of" (for "would've) and other modal+"of" phrases are surprisingly common in literature – see the link below for loads of examples

But I've seldom if ever seen both at once: "would've of" (from Jim Nesbit's novel Lethal Injection) [1/2]

stancarey.wordpress.com/2012/10/23/w... #writing

"Well, I'll be damned," Eddie said. "I never would've of thought you had it in you."

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The Lilliput Press @lilliputpress.bsky.social · 1d

So much fun visiting bookshops around Dublin today with the incredible Steve Pyke, signing copies of his amazing new book SCRIBENDI: PORTRAITS OF IRISH WRITERS 1985-2025 ✨️

Signed copies of Scribendi are available from:

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Presidential campaign: Taoiseach signals intention to vote for Heather Humphreys

Micheál Martin rejects assertion that forthcoming election a referendum on Government

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Channel @channel-lit.bsky.social · 1d

We're honoured to be publishing the work of all these talented writers in Issue 13. Join us for the launch in @booksupstairs.bsky.social on 30 October to hear from some of them 👏🏻 channelmag.org/issue-13/

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Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 1d

This is quite the self-own.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

on.wsj.com

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