Jan Carson
@jancarsonwrites.bsky.social
I’m not terrific but I’m competent
All bookings via website www.jancarson.co.uk
All bookings via website www.jancarson.co.uk
Virginia Wolff dissing Jane Austen in The Voyage Out
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Virginia Wolff dissing Jane Austen in The Voyage Out
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Yo!
I'll be in Paris tomorrow launching Ghost Mountain in French translation by Charles Roux. The launch is in L'Ecume des Pages at 7pm. I'll be interviewed by the wonderful Tim MacGabhann.
www.parislibrairies.fr/agenda-18792...
I'll be in Paris tomorrow launching Ghost Mountain in French translation by Charles Roux. The launch is in L'Ecume des Pages at 7pm. I'll be interviewed by the wonderful Tim MacGabhann.
www.parislibrairies.fr/agenda-18792...
www.parislibrairies.fr
January 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Yo!
I'll be in Paris tomorrow launching Ghost Mountain in French translation by Charles Roux. The launch is in L'Ecume des Pages at 7pm. I'll be interviewed by the wonderful Tim MacGabhann.
www.parislibrairies.fr/agenda-18792...
I'll be in Paris tomorrow launching Ghost Mountain in French translation by Charles Roux. The launch is in L'Ecume des Pages at 7pm. I'll be interviewed by the wonderful Tim MacGabhann.
www.parislibrairies.fr/agenda-18792...
Claire Louise Bennett on Christmas. It’s like she took the inside of my head on Boxing Day evening and wrote it down.
January 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Claire Louise Bennett on Christmas. It’s like she took the inside of my head on Boxing Day evening and wrote it down.
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My next novel is somehow on Sarah Jessica Parker’s tbr pile and I am not being cool about it.
January 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
My next novel is somehow on Sarah Jessica Parker’s tbr pile and I am not being cool about it.
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The best fiction of 2026 to look forward to: Books from Louise Kennedy, Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry, Maggie O’Farrell, Keith Ridgway, Danielle McLaughlin, Louise Nealon, Sarah Gilmartin, Patrick Freyne, Liz Nugent, Jan Carson, Tana French, Kathleen MacMahon & more
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
The best fiction of 2026 to look forward to: Books from Louise Kennedy, Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry and more
A comprehensive round-up of fiction from Irish and international authors due out this year
www.irishtimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:04 AM
The best fiction of 2026 to look forward to: Books from Louise Kennedy, Donal Ryan, Sebastian Barry, Maggie O’Farrell, Keith Ridgway, Danielle McLaughlin, Louise Nealon, Sarah Gilmartin, Patrick Freyne, Liz Nugent, Jan Carson, Tana French, Kathleen MacMahon & more
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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January 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
New to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Bricks & Mortar Bookshops on the Island of Ireland
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Great rejoicing… my one true love has finally returned to me.
January 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Great rejoicing… my one true love has finally returned to me.
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New to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Publishers of Books on the Island of Ireland
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January 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
New to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Publishers of Books on the Island of Ireland
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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New to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Literary Journals the Island of Ireland
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January 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM
New to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Literary Journals the Island of Ireland
#BookSky
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#BookSky
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There’s a TBR pile accumulating on my stairs and I fear it’s a slippery slope from here to photos I’ve seen of Iris Murdoch and John Bayley’s house with books and newspapers and half-eaten ham sandwiches strewn haphazardly everywhere.
January 10, 2026 at 10:13 PM
There’s a TBR pile accumulating on my stairs and I fear it’s a slippery slope from here to photos I’ve seen of Iris Murdoch and John Bayley’s house with books and newspapers and half-eaten ham sandwiches strewn haphazardly everywhere.
I came to this wee novel via a recommendation from Barbara Pym and it is one of the best and most original things I’ve read in ages. Every other line’s quotable. Like a mash up between Nancy Mitford and Barbara Comyns.
January 10, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I came to this wee novel via a recommendation from Barbara Pym and it is one of the best and most original things I’ve read in ages. Every other line’s quotable. Like a mash up between Nancy Mitford and Barbara Comyns.
Finished my Barbara Pym/Shirley Jackson inspired murderous road trip round the Isle of Man novella this evening though dear only know what I’m going to do with the blessed thing.
January 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Finished my Barbara Pym/Shirley Jackson inspired murderous road trip round the Isle of Man novella this evening though dear only know what I’m going to do with the blessed thing.
I feel a lot of empathy towards this giant gummy bear stuck to the external wall of B&M
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 AM
I feel a lot of empathy towards this giant gummy bear stuck to the external wall of B&M
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Have a look at these upcoming Irish books!
Today on 746 Books I'm looking forward to all the great fiction coming in 2026 from Irish authors!
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January 8, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Have a look at these upcoming Irish books!
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i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
i know we're all busy but i just overheard a plumber say "parlez-vous français ? non ? you motherfuckers don't even speak french, do you" to a pair of french bulldogs
There is no nicer feeling in the world than being a couple of thousand words from the end of a book when it suddenly reveals exactly how to bring itself into land. I’ve done this dozens of times now and it still feels like some kind of divine revelation every time.
January 9, 2026 at 11:23 AM
There is no nicer feeling in the world than being a couple of thousand words from the end of a book when it suddenly reveals exactly how to bring itself into land. I’ve done this dozens of times now and it still feels like some kind of divine revelation every time.
Next time someone asks me why I don’t like cats, I will show them a picture of this mean-faced beast who is trying to intimidate out of my own home.
January 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Next time someone asks me why I don’t like cats, I will show them a picture of this mean-faced beast who is trying to intimidate out of my own home.
Shamefully I have not updated the events page of my website since spring last year. It now has workshops and vague info about book launch dates in Belfast, Dublin and Ballymena on there if you fancy coming along to a bookish event. I promise to update it religiously this year Www.jancarson.co.uk
Jan Carson
Www.jancarson.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Shamefully I have not updated the events page of my website since spring last year. It now has workshops and vague info about book launch dates in Belfast, Dublin and Ballymena on there if you fancy coming along to a bookish event. I promise to update it religiously this year Www.jancarson.co.uk
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Today on 746 Books I'm looking forward to all the great fiction coming in 2026 from Irish authors!
746books.com/2026/01/08/i...
746books.com/2026/01/08/i...
January 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Today on 746 Books I'm looking forward to all the great fiction coming in 2026 from Irish authors!
746books.com/2026/01/08/i...
746books.com/2026/01/08/i...
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Delighted to have received a grant from a submerging writers foundation, which supports mid-career authors while they age, procrastinate and feel their early promise ebb away. Grants like this are essential to the production of unmarketable work of limited appeal.
January 8, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Delighted to have received a grant from a submerging writers foundation, which supports mid-career authors while they age, procrastinate and feel their early promise ebb away. Grants like this are essential to the production of unmarketable work of limited appeal.
I always trust a book recommendation from @cathybrown746.bsky.social This was an extremely good and mind-expanding read.
January 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I always trust a book recommendation from @cathybrown746.bsky.social This was an extremely good and mind-expanding read.
Always editing. Rarely writing. This will be my epigraph.
January 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Always editing. Rarely writing. This will be my epigraph.
Can I also say how much I love this photo? it’s like a behind the scenes shot from a TV chat show called “Tonight with Christine Dwyer-Hickey” obviously CDH would be the glamorous host.
Happy Nollaig na mBan everyone. Here's a piece of Corrs fan fiction/feminist horror the Irish Writers Centre commissioned for their event two years ago www.jancarson.co.uk/blog/what-can-i-do-to-make-you-love-me
What Can I Do To Make You Love Me? — Jan Carson
Happy Nollaig na mBan to you all. This time two years ago I was taking part in a lovely celebration of Irish women’s writing, (see attached photo of seriously talented fellow writers), at the fabulous...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Can I also say how much I love this photo? it’s like a behind the scenes shot from a TV chat show called “Tonight with Christine Dwyer-Hickey” obviously CDH would be the glamorous host.
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Mícheál McCann, who judged our poetry category for our upcoming issue, has started a Substack! Check it out at the link below.
michealmccann.substack.com
michealmccann.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Mícheál McCann, who judged our poetry category for our upcoming issue, has started a Substack! Check it out at the link below.
michealmccann.substack.com
michealmccann.substack.com
Happy Nollaig na mBan everyone. Here's a piece of Corrs fan fiction/feminist horror the Irish Writers Centre commissioned for their event two years ago www.jancarson.co.uk/blog/what-can-i-do-to-make-you-love-me
What Can I Do To Make You Love Me? — Jan Carson
Happy Nollaig na mBan to you all. This time two years ago I was taking part in a lovely celebration of Irish women’s writing, (see attached photo of seriously talented fellow writers), at the fabulous...
www.jancarson.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Happy Nollaig na mBan everyone. Here's a piece of Corrs fan fiction/feminist horror the Irish Writers Centre commissioned for their event two years ago www.jancarson.co.uk/blog/what-can-i-do-to-make-you-love-me