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Author of the memoir Poor, Katriona O’Sullivan launches Leon Diop’s memoir Mixed Up - two books that shine a light on our recent history @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Author of the memoir Poor, Katriona O’Sullivan launches Leon Diop’s memoir Mixed Up - two books that shine a light on our recent history @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Matthew Parkinson Bennett publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social with author Leon Diop at the launch of his memoir Mixed Up @easons.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Matthew Parkinson Bennett publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social with author Leon Diop at the launch of his memoir Mixed Up @easons.bsky.social
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It's Monday morning - which means a new episode of Get Around To It arts and culture podcast! It's Deep Dive week, and this week we're asking... What's it REALLY like to write a book? I talk through the writing of Social Capital and what I learned podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/d...
Deep Dive: What's it REALLY like to write a book?
Podcast Episode · Get Around To It · 10/11/2025 · 23m
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November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
It's Monday morning - which means a new episode of Get Around To It arts and culture podcast! It's Deep Dive week, and this week we're asking... What's it REALLY like to write a book? I talk through the writing of Social Capital and what I learned podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/d...
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Are you about in Birmingham next Wednesday night and at a loss for something to do? I am gonna be talking to Taylor Burns at VOCE BOOKS xxx www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wendy-ersk...
WENDY ERSKINE: THE BENEFACTORS
Join acclaimed, award-winning writer WENDY ERSKINE to discuss her daring debut novel of motherhood, class & money THE BENEFACTORS.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Are you about in Birmingham next Wednesday night and at a loss for something to do? I am gonna be talking to Taylor Burns at VOCE BOOKS xxx www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wendy-ersk...
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Delighted to speak about my children’s book ‘The Experimenters - Luke and Ruby’s Scientific Sleepover’ on Ireland AM. Plenty of cosy science activities for a mid-term break!
www.littleisland.ie/products/the...
www.littleisland.ie/products/the...
October 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Delighted to speak about my children’s book ‘The Experimenters - Luke and Ruby’s Scientific Sleepover’ on Ireland AM. Plenty of cosy science activities for a mid-term break!
www.littleisland.ie/products/the...
www.littleisland.ie/products/the...
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What Remains launches in just 2 days!📚
Join author Brais Lamela and translator Jacob Rogers on Thursday in Books Upstairs to mark the publication of our latest title in translation, with introductions from Catherine Barbour.
Register your attendance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-remai...
Join author Brais Lamela and translator Jacob Rogers on Thursday in Books Upstairs to mark the publication of our latest title in translation, with introductions from Catherine Barbour.
Register your attendance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-remai...
October 7, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What Remains launches in just 2 days!📚
Join author Brais Lamela and translator Jacob Rogers on Thursday in Books Upstairs to mark the publication of our latest title in translation, with introductions from Catherine Barbour.
Register your attendance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-remai...
Join author Brais Lamela and translator Jacob Rogers on Thursday in Books Upstairs to mark the publication of our latest title in translation, with introductions from Catherine Barbour.
Register your attendance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-remai...
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We are delighted to share the cover for a very special project we've been working on for Christmas 2025! An Alternative Irish Christmas is an anthology of stories, in traditional, unusual, extract, and essay form by some of our favourite authors. 1/🧵
October 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
We are delighted to share the cover for a very special project we've been working on for Christmas 2025! An Alternative Irish Christmas is an anthology of stories, in traditional, unusual, extract, and essay form by some of our favourite authors. 1/🧵
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Well said. All the best to Louisa and everyone at the mighty @booksupstairs.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Well said. All the best to Louisa and everyone at the mighty @booksupstairs.bsky.social
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A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual
October 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual
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In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before. Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry (and me!)
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before
Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry
www.irishtimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before. Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry (and me!)
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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My new children’s book is available in bookshops from today!
Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist.
It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist.
It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 7:17 AM
My new children’s book is available in bookshops from today!
Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist.
It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist.
It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
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Huge thanks to @thelifeofdivia.bsky.social @littleislandbooks.bsky.social for this fab selection of titles! Authors and illustrators credited in next post 🙂
October 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Huge thanks to @thelifeofdivia.bsky.social @littleislandbooks.bsky.social for this fab selection of titles! Authors and illustrators credited in next post 🙂
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STORY PACK📚Limited time offer ⏰
Order 3 of these 6 great books for 20 euro including postage within Ireland, 30 euro to GB and Europe.
Offer is only available until Monday.
🔗 stingingfly.org/product/stor...
Order 3 of these 6 great books for 20 euro including postage within Ireland, 30 euro to GB and Europe.
Offer is only available until Monday.
🔗 stingingfly.org/product/stor...
October 1, 2025 at 11:41 AM
STORY PACK📚Limited time offer ⏰
Order 3 of these 6 great books for 20 euro including postage within Ireland, 30 euro to GB and Europe.
Offer is only available until Monday.
🔗 stingingfly.org/product/stor...
Order 3 of these 6 great books for 20 euro including postage within Ireland, 30 euro to GB and Europe.
Offer is only available until Monday.
🔗 stingingfly.org/product/stor...
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-tremendous book, and to officially open the Scribendi exhibition, on October 9!
The exhibition runs from October 9 - November 2 at Photo Museum Ireland. It's free entry, and all are welcome!
Pre-order here: www.lilliputpress.ie/products/scr...
The exhibition runs from October 9 - November 2 at Photo Museum Ireland. It's free entry, and all are welcome!
Pre-order here: www.lilliputpress.ie/products/scr...
Steve Pyke - Scribendi: Portraits of Irish Writer 1985-2025 - The Lilliput Press
Featuring over 100 captivating portraits of many of Ireland’s greatest contemporary writers, alongside conversations with each on their writing life, Scribendi is a landmark book of portraits of Irish...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
-tremendous book, and to officially open the Scribendi exhibition, on October 9!
The exhibition runs from October 9 - November 2 at Photo Museum Ireland. It's free entry, and all are welcome!
Pre-order here: www.lilliputpress.ie/products/scr...
The exhibition runs from October 9 - November 2 at Photo Museum Ireland. It's free entry, and all are welcome!
Pre-order here: www.lilliputpress.ie/products/scr...
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@wednesdayerskin.bsky.social doesn’t waste words, characters or narrative. Everything in The Benefactors has purpose. I haven’t loved a book so much in a while. You will rage, be resigned, rage some more and know why and how you got there. Go read it!
September 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@wednesdayerskin.bsky.social doesn’t waste words, characters or narrative. Everything in The Benefactors has purpose. I haven’t loved a book so much in a while. You will rage, be resigned, rage some more and know why and how you got there. Go read it!
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Wonderful. Thank you!
@wednesdayerskin.bsky.social doesn’t waste words, characters or narrative. Everything in The Benefactors has purpose. I haven’t loved a book so much in a while. You will rage, be resigned, rage some more and know why and how you got there. Go read it!
September 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Wonderful. Thank you!
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We don’t just keep saying this because it affects us and we love working in a bookshop, living, breathing, talking, lugging books -
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
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Why supporting indie Irish bookshops matters in the age of Amazon
The message was stark but indisputable. "Irish businesses will struggle to compete with Amazon.ie, both online and in the high street," said Kenny's bookshop on Instagram.
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July 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We don’t just keep saying this because it affects us and we love working in a bookshop, living, breathing, talking, lugging books -
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
www.rte.ie/culture/2025...
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I even popped in to @booksupstairs.bsky.social to let them know in person...
Congratulations to everyone, I can't wait to see their projects come to fruition 😎
(This needs to be labelled #AD even though there is nothing in my contract that says I have to do this, I'm just chuffed for the shops!)
Congratulations to everyone, I can't wait to see their projects come to fruition 😎
(This needs to be labelled #AD even though there is nothing in my contract that says I have to do this, I'm just chuffed for the shops!)
July 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I even popped in to @booksupstairs.bsky.social to let them know in person...
Congratulations to everyone, I can't wait to see their projects come to fruition 😎
(This needs to be labelled #AD even though there is nothing in my contract that says I have to do this, I'm just chuffed for the shops!)
Congratulations to everyone, I can't wait to see their projects come to fruition 😎
(This needs to be labelled #AD even though there is nothing in my contract that says I have to do this, I'm just chuffed for the shops!)
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The @financialtimes.com’s fave audio books and one is The Benefactors. Thanks for this lovely description. Yes, I do the narration and a cast of friends, family and readers do the monologues. Very proud of it.
July 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The @financialtimes.com’s fave audio books and one is The Benefactors. Thanks for this lovely description. Yes, I do the narration and a cast of friends, family and readers do the monologues. Very proud of it.
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We love this novel by our West Cork neighbour @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social. Cauvery will be chatting about The Inheritance in #BantryBookshop on Sat 12 July at 11.30am as part of WCLF. #FreeEvent @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/culture/2024...
www.rte.ie/culture/2024...
The Inheritance by Cauvery Madhavan - read an extract
It's 1986 and 29-year-old Marlo O'Sullivan of London-Irish stock has just found out that his sister is his mother. To steady his life, he moves to Glengarriff, to a cottage he has inherited, in the st...
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June 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We love this novel by our West Cork neighbour @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social. Cauvery will be chatting about The Inheritance in #BantryBookshop on Sat 12 July at 11.30am as part of WCLF. #FreeEvent @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social
www.rte.ie/culture/2024...
www.rte.ie/culture/2024...
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We actively made the choice not to use the other place to get the word out about season 2. So if you do enjoy the pod, please engage with it and share if you can. We really do appreciate it. ❤️
We're an Irish podcast that asks a cool person what book they think everyone should read! We've interviewed people like @patrickfreyne.bsky.social, @seamas.bsky.social, @griffski.bsky.social, @markoconnell.bsky.social, @prasifcat.bsky.social and more! 📚💙
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I Think You Should Read
Podcast · Rachel O'Neill and Áine O'Connell · Rachel and Áine are two bookworms with two essential questions for their guests; what book do you think everyone should read and why? Coming up this seaso...
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June 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We actively made the choice not to use the other place to get the word out about season 2. So if you do enjoy the pod, please engage with it and share if you can. We really do appreciate it. ❤️
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3. The Stories We Tell: Kathryn Scanlan & Wednesday Erskine
🕔Friday 06 June 2025
Join us for an illuminating conversation on how different stories are shaped and formed
🎟️https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/-the-stories-we-tell-kathryn-scanlan-and-wendy-erskine-#ticketsolve-iframe
🕔Friday 06 June 2025
Join us for an illuminating conversation on how different stories are shaped and formed
🎟️https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/-the-stories-we-tell-kathryn-scanlan-and-wendy-erskine-#ticketsolve-iframe
June 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
3. The Stories We Tell: Kathryn Scanlan & Wednesday Erskine
🕔Friday 06 June 2025
Join us for an illuminating conversation on how different stories are shaped and formed
🎟️https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/-the-stories-we-tell-kathryn-scanlan-and-wendy-erskine-#ticketsolve-iframe
🕔Friday 06 June 2025
Join us for an illuminating conversation on how different stories are shaped and formed
🎟️https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/-the-stories-we-tell-kathryn-scanlan-and-wendy-erskine-#ticketsolve-iframe
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1. Short Stories From The North: Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social, Declan Meade & Tara McEvoy
🕔Thursday 05 June
🎟️https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/short-stories-from-the-north-martin-doyle-declan-meade--tara-mcevoy#ticketsolve-iframe
🕔Thursday 05 June
🎟️https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/short-stories-from-the-north-martin-doyle-declan-meade--tara-mcevoy#ticketsolve-iframe
June 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
1. Short Stories From The North: Martin Doyle @martindoyle.bsky.social, Declan Meade & Tara McEvoy
🕔Thursday 05 June
🎟️https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/short-stories-from-the-north-martin-doyle-declan-meade--tara-mcevoy#ticketsolve-iframe
🕔Thursday 05 June
🎟️https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/short-stories-from-the-north-martin-doyle-declan-meade--tara-mcevoy#ticketsolve-iframe
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Reminder: we're gonna be panelling it up and giving readings in Listowel this Sunday. Come one, come all.
Next Sunday I'll be chatting to @jfennellauthor.bsky.social and Maggie Armstrong about Your Own Dark Shadow and Old Romantics @writersweek.bsky.social Do come along if you're in Listowel!
@tramppress.bsky.social
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@tramppress.bsky.social
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May 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reminder: we're gonna be panelling it up and giving readings in Listowel this Sunday. Come one, come all.