clara
@claralaherty.bsky.social
✍️ Writer (Oestrogeneration, Poetry Ireland)
🚸 @childrensbooksireland.ie Raising Voices Fellow
🏳️⚧️ editor of the trans zine CAMP CRASH FILTH
🖌️ pfp by @kimberleychiu.bsky.social (my fiancé whom I love), header by Milly Meredith
🌱 pronouns sídhe/her
🚸 @childrensbooksireland.ie Raising Voices Fellow
🏳️⚧️ editor of the trans zine CAMP CRASH FILTH
🖌️ pfp by @kimberleychiu.bsky.social (my fiancé whom I love), header by Milly Meredith
🌱 pronouns sídhe/her
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December 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Day 2 of #BookElves2025 and we are recommending books with illustrations.
Here are three of my favourites from the last 2 years - Letters to a Monster, Don't Trust Fish and Beanie the Bansheenie.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Here are three of my favourites from the last 2 years - Letters to a Monster, Don't Trust Fish and Beanie the Bansheenie.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
December 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Day 2 of #BookElves2025 and we are recommending books with illustrations.
Here are three of my favourites from the last 2 years - Letters to a Monster, Don't Trust Fish and Beanie the Bansheenie.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
Here are three of my favourites from the last 2 years - Letters to a Monster, Don't Trust Fish and Beanie the Bansheenie.
#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
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November and December typically account for 20%+ of an indie bookshop’s annual sales.
Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
December 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
November and December typically account for 20%+ of an indie bookshop’s annual sales.
Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
Our support is needed to help them keep the lights on in the new year. Shop small this holiday season & beyond, so your indie can support your community in 2026 & beyond.
wasn't gonna go anyway
December 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
wasn't gonna go anyway
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Some of my favourite Irish books for age 9+ this year. #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow
Hope they bring on the books soon - books engage children's imaginations and Irish children's writers and illustrators are some of the best in the world.
Hope they bring on the books soon - books engage children's imaginations and Irish children's writers and illustrators are some of the best in the world.
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Some of my favourite Irish books for age 9+ this year. #BookElves2025 #LateLateToyShow
Hope they bring on the books soon - books engage children's imaginations and Irish children's writers and illustrators are some of the best in the world.
Hope they bring on the books soon - books engage children's imaginations and Irish children's writers and illustrators are some of the best in the world.
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Looking for a lunch-time read?
@hodderscape.bsky.social are sharing an exclusive extract of SISTER WAKE, my anti-colonial Irish kaiju epic fantasy. I've been working on this book since 2020 and I'm beyond excited for you to read it...
hodderscape.co.uk/blogs/exclus...
@hodderscape.bsky.social are sharing an exclusive extract of SISTER WAKE, my anti-colonial Irish kaiju epic fantasy. I've been working on this book since 2020 and I'm beyond excited for you to read it...
hodderscape.co.uk/blogs/exclus...
Sister Wake Exclusive Extract
Read an exclusive extract of Sister Wake, first in a high fantasy trilogy, inspired by Ireland's history of English oppression from Irish author Dave Rudden.
hodderscape.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Looking for a lunch-time read?
@hodderscape.bsky.social are sharing an exclusive extract of SISTER WAKE, my anti-colonial Irish kaiju epic fantasy. I've been working on this book since 2020 and I'm beyond excited for you to read it...
hodderscape.co.uk/blogs/exclus...
@hodderscape.bsky.social are sharing an exclusive extract of SISTER WAKE, my anti-colonial Irish kaiju epic fantasy. I've been working on this book since 2020 and I'm beyond excited for you to read it...
hodderscape.co.uk/blogs/exclus...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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If a writer ever says "it's a happy story" you're safe. You're all good, bro.
If a writer ever says "it has a happy ending" buckle up, buddy.
If a writer ever says "it has a happy ending" buckle up, buddy.
December 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If a writer ever says "it's a happy story" you're safe. You're all good, bro.
If a writer ever says "it has a happy ending" buckle up, buddy.
If a writer ever says "it has a happy ending" buckle up, buddy.
when i was a kid someone in my family asked if i wanted to watch lord of the rings, and i asked if it had a blooper reel, and they said no, so i said no. also i called it "hilarious bloopers" bc that's wbat they called it in the trailer for the toy story 2 vhs
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
when i was a kid someone in my family asked if i wanted to watch lord of the rings, and i asked if it had a blooper reel, and they said no, so i said no. also i called it "hilarious bloopers" bc that's wbat they called it in the trailer for the toy story 2 vhs
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Was reading this, fully hooked and immersed into the sheer horror, while constantly thinking 'Wait, why is this so good?! Who did this?'
Until I got to the end and saw it was Anand RK, with lettering by @adityab.net and then it just made total sense lmfao.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Until I got to the end and saw it was Anand RK, with lettering by @adityab.net and then it just made total sense lmfao.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Arrested by Phone: A Graphic Novel
No texting. No visitors. No escape. She was caught in India’s new digital nightmare.
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Was reading this, fully hooked and immersed into the sheer horror, while constantly thinking 'Wait, why is this so good?! Who did this?'
Until I got to the end and saw it was Anand RK, with lettering by @adityab.net and then it just made total sense lmfao.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Until I got to the end and saw it was Anand RK, with lettering by @adityab.net and then it just made total sense lmfao.
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
Save The Complex in Dublin
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share
my.uplift.ie
December 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I'm getting behind the The Complex Cultural & Arts space. Stop the eviction! Please sign & share my.uplift.ie/petitions/sa... @uplift.ie
My partner lives in Singapore and LOVES Knives Out but can't see it in theatres – Netflix's limited theatrical run skips Singapore entirely.
When companies run the bare minimum, it's important to ask what territories are left out, and why.
When companies run the bare minimum, it's important to ask what territories are left out, and why.
Stellan Skarsgård agrees that Netflix films shouldn't qualify for the Oscars without a full theatrical run
"That’s the only way to make the theaters survive ... Without cinema, you don’t have any Netflix"
(via Variety)
"That’s the only way to make the theaters survive ... Without cinema, you don’t have any Netflix"
(via Variety)
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My partner lives in Singapore and LOVES Knives Out but can't see it in theatres – Netflix's limited theatrical run skips Singapore entirely.
When companies run the bare minimum, it's important to ask what territories are left out, and why.
When companies run the bare minimum, it's important to ask what territories are left out, and why.
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'The only way for people in this group to be confident that everyone will see them as either male of female – and, indeed, the only option for anyone who wants to be sure of never being questioned – is to play up to gender stereotypes.'
Exactly, this is taking is back to Victorian times.
Exactly, this is taking is back to Victorian times.
More than meets the eye: sex, gender and dangerous women
Labour's unworkable approach to policing gender means trouble for everyone – which is exactly what the real enemies of women's rights want | Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Labour's unworkable approach to policing gender means trouble for everyone – which is exactly what the real enemies of women's rights want | Jennie Kermode
@jenniekermode.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
More than meets the eye: sex, gender and dangerous women
Labour's unworkable approach to policing gender means trouble for everyone – which is exactly what the real enemies of women's rights want
centralbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
'The only way for people in this group to be confident that everyone will see them as either male of female – and, indeed, the only option for anyone who wants to be sure of never being questioned – is to play up to gender stereotypes.'
Exactly, this is taking is back to Victorian times.
Exactly, this is taking is back to Victorian times.
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Our Black Friday offers ends today! Use the code BF25 to enjoy 25% off only at LittleIsland.ie
Little Island - Buy books online for children and young adults
Little Island Books is an award-winning independent Irish publishing company. We publish only great books for children and young adults.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Our Black Friday offers ends today! Use the code BF25 to enjoy 25% off only at LittleIsland.ie
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The deadline for applications to our 2026 Poetry Workshop is tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish Time.
Be sure to read the submission guidelines and get your application in on time.
More info: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
Be sure to read the submission guidelines and get your application in on time.
More info: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
Poetry Workshops – The Stinging Fly
stingingfly.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The deadline for applications to our 2026 Poetry Workshop is tomorrow, Tuesday 2nd December at 5pm Irish Time.
Be sure to read the submission guidelines and get your application in on time.
More info: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
Be sure to read the submission guidelines and get your application in on time.
More info: stingingfly.org/poetry-works...
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if u missed it, i had a set in this fest! it's a collection of original work, which i don't usually do. this'll all go into a mixtape or album eventually but for now this is the only place you can hear a lot of it :3
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
if u missed it, i had a set in this fest! it's a collection of original work, which i don't usually do. this'll all go into a mixtape or album eventually but for now this is the only place you can hear a lot of it :3
(going down the street with a bell) APPLY APPLY APPLY! YES, YOU!
Applications for the our 2026 National Mentoring Programme are now open!
This is an opportunity open to all writers across the island of Ireland to receive sustained creative and professional mentoring from an established Irish writer.
irishwriterscentre.ie/national-men...
This is an opportunity open to all writers across the island of Ireland to receive sustained creative and professional mentoring from an established Irish writer.
irishwriterscentre.ie/national-men...
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
(going down the street with a bell) APPLY APPLY APPLY! YES, YOU!
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Also in today's Indo, a fab double-page spread of kids books recommendations from @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Also in today's Indo, a fab double-page spread of kids books recommendations from @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social
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they're auctioning Blake's Tyger next week
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
November 29, 2025 at 5:36 AM
they're auctioning Blake's Tyger next week
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
seems impossible, like selling a comet or a shooting star
www.christies.com/en/stories/t...
Congrats to all at this. Sad I couldn't make it up but such a good thing to have
goodnight sweet ladies goodnight goodnight goodnight
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Congrats to all at this. Sad I couldn't make it up but such a good thing to have
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My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
November 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
My nephew: Are you a girl or a boy?
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
Me: a boy, I used to look more like a girl but then I turned into a boy
Nephew: How???
Me: I went to the doctor and they gave me some medicine
Nephew: …
Nephew, bragging now: I’M a boy and I didn’t even HAVE to go to the doctor
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As a children’s bookseller I spent quite some time every week explaining two things - why visual literacy is important and why comic books are ‘real’ books.
And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.
And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As a children’s bookseller I spent quite some time every week explaining two things - why visual literacy is important and why comic books are ‘real’ books.
And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.
And why certain books are better read when a child is older and more able to understand the emotional complexity on the page.
I'm in this! 'ON BEING AN ARTIST', ed. Caoilfhinn Geary, with contributions by myself and other artists.
A zine that aims to break down the artistic process and offer an insight into what being an artist can look like.
Available at Dublin Art Book Fair and Cork Zine Fest!
A zine that aims to break down the artistic process and offer an insight into what being an artist can look like.
Available at Dublin Art Book Fair and Cork Zine Fest!
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I'm in this! 'ON BEING AN ARTIST', ed. Caoilfhinn Geary, with contributions by myself and other artists.
A zine that aims to break down the artistic process and offer an insight into what being an artist can look like.
Available at Dublin Art Book Fair and Cork Zine Fest!
A zine that aims to break down the artistic process and offer an insight into what being an artist can look like.
Available at Dublin Art Book Fair and Cork Zine Fest!
Holy smokes! Hup!!!
Huge congratulations to our colleague and brilliant author Gráinne O'Brien, who has just won the Teen and Young Adult Book of the Year 2025 at the Irish Book Awards for her novel, Solo. We are so proud to see her hard work and wonderful writing awarded tonight. Comhghairdeas - well done Gráinne.🏆
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Holy smokes! Hup!!!