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John Connolly
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Feb 24
Coming in May: Charlie Parker returns in THE CHILDREN OF EVE.
Ireland/UK: www.hodder.co.uk/titles/john-...
US/Canada: www.simonandschuster.biz/books/The-Ch...
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 3d
A nice mention for the Parker novels in this feature on cults in fiction… www.horrordna.com/features/joi...
Join Us: Twenty of the Creepiest Cults in Horror Fiction
Beware strange or persuasive men and women who insist they have all the answers!
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 4d
If you don’t like it, I shall be forced to give you a hard stare.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 5d
And thanks to @aricpeterson.bsky.social for noting that THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS is also on sale in e-format for $1.99. Both sales are likely to be of short duration. www.simonandschuster.biz/books/The-Bo...
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 5d
Classics of the genre and some fun covers on this week's ABC to XTC, next on @rtegold.bsky.social with music from @petshopboys.co.uk, @thepretenders.com, Thin Lizzy and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/.
Cover art for "Jailbreak" by Thin Lizzy is a black-and-white negative image of a space-age figure holding a screen where band members are depicted in a colored ink illustration.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 6d
US readers! The electronic edition of THE LAND OF LOST THINGS is on sale on all platforms for a mere $1.99, for a limited time: www.simonandschuster.biz/books/The-La...
The Land of Lost Things
The redemptive power of stories and family is revealed in New York Times bestselling author John Connolly’s atmospheric tale set in the same magica...
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 6d
Given the cost of the rest of the items on this page of the Sunday Times male fashion special, I may not bother asking for the price “on application” of the Celine coat at No. 10.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 11d
I’m very much looking forward to the launch of the Scribendi book and exhibition next month. I imagine a number of the subjects will be in attendance and, like me, will be happy to add their signatures, if you’re thinking about Christmas gifts… dublinbookfestival.com/event/scribe...
Scribendi: Portraits of Irish Writers 1985 - 2025 - Dublin Book Festival
Internationally renowned photographer Steve Pyke undertook a year-long residency at Photo Museum Ireland, completing his landmark book Scribendi: Portraits of Irish Writers 1985-2025 (The Lilliput Pre...
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 12d
ABC to XTC is next on @rtegold.bsky.social, with music from XTC, Depeche Mode, The Waitresses and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/
The cover of the 45rpm single of "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses is a black-and-white photo of the band lined up behind lead singer Patty Donahue.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 17d
Interesting choice. As for Simon Raven, it’s the second-last novel in a sequence called Alms for Oblivion. The books are rather of their time, but I’ve come this far…
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 18d
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 19d
ABC to XTC starts next on @rtegold.bsky.social, with music from Wang Chung, Kate Bush, Belinda Carlisle and more. Listen via the RTÉ app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/.
The cover of "To Live and Die in L.A.," the original motion picture soundtrack conceived and performed by Wang Chung, shows a sunset over palm trees in front of electrical towers.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 19d
American troops in Algeria in 1942. My God, how young that soldier in the second row looks. He’s just a child…
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 23d
Thank you!
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 23d
Hay una nota aqui — ¡en español! — por mis lectores españoles, al final del boletín en inglés, sobre el segundo libro por este año…
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 23d
Check your email, check your spam folder — a newsletter went out last night announcing the next Parker novel: hosted.verticalresponse.com/205621/d24c9...
The U.S. cover of A RIVER RED WITH BLOOD: A Charlie Parker Novel by John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of The Instruments of Darkness, shows a river flowing red under a cloudy night sky.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 23d
Check your email, check your spam folder — a newsletter went out last night announcing the next Parker novel: hosted.verticalresponse.com/205621/d24c9...
The U.S. cover of A RIVER RED WITH BLOOD: A Charlie Parker Novel by John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of The Instruments of Darkness, shows a river flowing red under a cloudy night sky.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 23d
“Never leave me alone with poets.” — Harold Ross, editor-in-chief of The New Yorker, 1925-51.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 24d
Putting together a newsletter to go out overnight, so if you're not already subscribing (snf!), you can sign up here: www.johnconnollybooks.com
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John Connolly is a bestselling author of mystery and supernatural fiction. With over 30 published works, including the popular Charlie Parker series, his books have captivated readers around the worl...
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 25d
Thank you!
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 26d
Happy Saturday! Almost time for ABC to XTC on @rtegold.bsky.social, with music from Cameo, Talk Talk, New Order and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/.
The cover of New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" is a photograph of the band members.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 27d
How lovely of you to say. Much appreciated.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 27d
Newspapers, coffee, and an order of beignets at the excellent Bayou on MacCurtain Street, Cork, with Joni Mitchell on the stereo. An absolute gem of a place…
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 6
ABC to XTC is next on @rtegold.bsky.social, with music from Kirsty MacColl, Men Without Hats, New Order and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/.
The cover of "Dreams Never End" by New Order is a black and white photograph of a woman playing a guitar.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 1
UK readers! For the entire month of September, THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS will be available in Kindle format for a mere 99p: amzn.eu/d/1O0gCWO
The cover of THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS: 10th Anniversary Edition is a woodcut design of white and gold against a green background. The design shows an elaborate network of vines around the book's title. A crooked man holding a staff stands up in the upper left-hand corner and a boy lies on a vine reading a book in the lower center of the illustration.
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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · Aug 30
Day 4: The sausage dog is finished. I've named him Boswell, after the good dog of the same name, in the Samuel Johnson series of books by @jconnollybooks.bsky.social 🪡
#SausageDog
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#CrossStitchSky
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Aug 30
Next on @rtegold.bsky.social: this week's edition of ABC to XTC, with music from Depeche Mode, The B-52's, Thin Lizzy and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/.
The cover of "The Boys are Back in Town" by Thin Lizzy, showing members of the band with their guitars.
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