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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · 7h

Tick Tock it’s Spooky Season O’Clock

The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · 9h

Eerie spookiness is in the air and author @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social is to blame.
Meet the author of ‘Where the Shadows Hide,’ whose page-turning paranormal series will keep you awake at night.

You’ve been warned!

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Sarah Webb @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social · 10h

Skulduggery Pleasant: A Small Matter of Impending Catastrophe by Derek Landy
Where the Shadows Hide by Amy Clarkin
Blowing the Whistle by Ger Siggins
Mixed Up by Leon Diop
Making It Up As You Go Along by Patricia Forde, illustrated by Mary Murphy @littleislandbooks.bsky.social

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The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · 3d

Happy publication day to ‘Where the Shadows Hide’ – the third instalment in @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social’s eerie paranormal series!

Are you ready to dive into this thrilling story?

Available in all bookshops!

Book cover in blue background and white font

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Books for Keeps, the online children's books review journal @booksforkeeps.bsky.social · 3d

We were delighted to interview @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social about book one in this chilling series booksforkeeps.co.uk/article/an-i...

An Interview with Amy Clarkin – Books For Keeps

booksforkeeps.co.uk

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Getting to write a horror series for young adults with disability rep & LGBTQ+ rep is such a gift. WTSH has a chronic illness storyline, a plotline close to my heart, and it meant so much to write it. It also has spooky ghosts, jokes, romance and friendship, and I’m so excited to finally share it.

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · 3d

My third book is officially out in the world today and I am being very normal and chill about it. Where The Shadows Hide is the third book in The PSI Investigations series, published by @theobrienpress.bsky.social and dare I say it’s the best one yet.

Amy, a white woman with long brown hair, is holding a blue book with an eerie hand reaching through water on the cover. The book is called Where The Shadows Hide and Amy’s expression is wide eyed excitement.

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · 8d

The third PSI! Another chiller from @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social, perfect timing to start my October scary reading (no, I haven't watched any if the cruise ship reality TV shows but absolutely would if they had ghosts👻)

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Sarah Webb @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social · 7d

Day 1 - a book with a blue cover #DIKBChallenge25
Where the Shadows Hide by @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social
@irishkidsbooks

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · 23d

Obsessed with this tiny ghost. He’s now my mascot for Where The Shadows Hide promo and I’ll be bringing him EVERYWHERE.

A tiny ceramic blue ghost looks shocked. It is behind held up in front of library bookshelves

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

The herding dog and the dog she’s decided is her sheep. (Spoiler, he’s not happy about it).

Coco Swift, a brown and white collie stands in front of the couch smiling happily. Her eyes are firmly fixed on Bailey, a white and brown cavachon who is sitting on the couch leaning his head against a pair of legs, looking like he’s been abandoned.

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Sachaaaargh Coward 👻 @sachacoward.bsky.social · Aug 15

I am one of the 14 authors who chose to leave the Polari Prize, and I find myself frustrated and saddened at the way this entire story has been represented. 1/

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 14

John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’

Gender critical novelist urges writers to reenter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought “very close to the edge” by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors. Ten authors and two judges withdrew from the Polari prize and more than 800 writers and publishing industry workers signed a petition calling on Polari to remove Boyne’s novella Earth from its longlist. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · Aug 15

Feel like this little sob story *could* have mentioned that Boyne's Polari nomination came five days after he wrote a piece referring to trans-inclusive women as the evil wives in the Handmaid's Tale, "ready to pin a handmaiden down as her husband rapes her".

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

John Boyne says LGBTQ+ fiction prize backlash brought him ‘close to the edge’

Gender-critical novelist urges writers to re-enter prize they boycotted and may ask judges not to shortlist his novella

www.theguardian.com

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · Aug 12

If you're an artist based in Ireland, this survey relates directly to you. It'll take three or four minutes, if that (it's actually too short).

Please check it out.

ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

Basic Income for the Arts public consultation

ec.europa.eu

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · Aug 12

Aaah I’m so glad you like it! And delighted I could brighten up what sounds like a stressful day, spooky treats during a surprise heat wave feels appropriate 😂

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Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · Aug 11

14 of 24 authors have now withdrawn.

First Book:
Curtis Garner, Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Sanah Ahsan, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Eleanor Medhurst, Ciara Maguire, June Thomas

Main:
Olumide Popoola, Robert Hamberger, Andrew McMillan, Rhian Elizabeth, Jane Traies

Judges:
Nicola Dinan, Bob Hughes

The Polari first prize Longlist with books by Curtis Garner, Jason Okundaye, Sacha Coward, Sanah Ahsan, Amy Twigg, Mae Diansangu, Eleanor Medhurst, Ciara Maguire, June Thomas crossed out to show they've withdrawn

The Polari Prize Longlist with books by Olumide Popoola, Robert Hamberger, Andrew McMillan, Rhian Elizabeth, Jane Traies crossed out to show they've withdrawn

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The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · Jul 29

A series of unexplainable events bring PSI to a luxury cruise ship.
It quickly becomes clear that there’s more lurking in the shadows than they've realised.

The third instalment of @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social’s eerie, paranormal series promises to bring you chills you won’t forget.

Covers of Amy Clarkin’s trilogy with a burgundy backdrop and light pink font

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · Jul 16

I also love badges 👀 I’m seeing what’s possible, but if not badges definitely stickers! 😍

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · Jul 16

Yet more evidence why it’s better to hire actual creatives to do creative work: Chat GBT could never. 👀🤷🏻‍♀️

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · Jul 16

And this is the design! I asked @karynmoy.bsky.social to create it and she made the PERFECT logo, I’m obsessed with it and I think PSI (even Davis) would love it too.

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · Jul 16

One of my favourite PSI scenes to write in Who Watches This Place is the argument they have over the logo, so for Where The Shadows Hide promo I HAD to get it designed properly. This is the extract:

‘It was the outline of a house, with a small cartoon ghost hovering over it, and the words “Paranormal Surveyance Ireland” underneath it. It was so Archer.
“Is the ghost smiling?’ Davis asked, aghast.’

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Amy Clarkin @amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social · Jul 15

‘Below Deck if a ghost was terrorising the passengers’ and other chaotic ways I describe the plot of my book ‘Where The Shadows Hide.’ October will be fun.

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The O’Brien Press @theobrienpress.bsky.social · Jul 8

“Highly original and deliciously chilling.”

@amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social’s spooky paranormal novel Who Watches This Place keeps readers on their toes @independent.ie

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Bookaneer808 @bookaneer808.bsky.social · Jun 29

What a wonderful Dublin Pride weekend! 🏳️‍🌈
On the march yesterday with Children's Books Ireland to help promote
#ReadWithPride with wonderful booky people, among them -
@gutterbookshop.bsky.social
@ravenbooks.bsky.social
@amyclarkinwrites.bsky.social
@hcor.bsky.social
#TransRightsAreHumanRights💙🩷🤍

A bunch of lovely booky peeps marching with Children's Books Ireland at Dublin Pride, taken by Marta from Gutter Books

Three O'Brien Press authors during Dublin Pride, all featured on the OBP rainbow stack of queer kids books they published.
L-R Jarlath Gregory, Amy Clarkin & Helen Corcoran

Me on the Dublin Pride march with Children's Books Ireland I borrowed teal heart shades

A group of dancers wearing spangly leotards and feathered headdress stand in a Georgian doorway at Dublin Pride. They were behind us for the whole march, so energetic & positive!

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Lilith Ferreyra-Carroll @trasinscneach.bsky.social · Jun 24

A good friend of mine just had to pull out of a gig in the International Bar because promoter, Chris Williams refused to use their pronouns. Please if you can contact the pub to call his behaviour out and push for change. #Pride
#SpeirGorm #Dublin

www.instagram.com/the_inter_bar/

A picture of the international bar in Dublin Ireland

A long blustering message from Chris saying how he won't use their pronouns and will intentionally misgender my friend for religious reasons or whatever.

An example of the sort of letter that can be written to the international bar to highlight the issue

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PATRICIA SCANLAN Author @patriciascanlan.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just a gentle reminder, especially to debut authors, don’t forget to register your new book with #PLR UK #PLRIrl before 30th June, to be eligible for library payments. 🙂📚📚📚📚

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