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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 1h

Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.

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Wendy @londonesque.bsky.social · 22h

Do you ever pre-order a book and then forget when it’s due to be released? It’s like buying yourself a surprise present! Anyway, can’t wait to get stuck into Ring The Bells, the latest in the brilliant Stranger Times series by C.K. McDonnell #booksky @caimhmc.bsky.social

A green hard cover book with a large illustration of Santa Claus’s head, the illustration is all in white except for a red hat and demonic looking red eyes. The title of the book is Ring The Bells and it’s written by C.K. McDonnell.

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Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 1d

Yorkshire folks, I'm going to be putting questions to @caimhmc.bsky.social on Friday evening at Waterstones, talking about his new book Ring the Bells. Come along for tales of the Mancunian supernatural & the forces unleashed when a book club goes wrong.

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Ring the Bells: Let's Get Festive with C.K. McDonnell! | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Ring the Bells: Let's Get Festive with C.K. McDonnell! today.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 4d

I am doing a Q&A with the wonderful Jodi Taylor on Wednesday so any questions you'd like me to ask her? Also, I'm recording a Q&A with narrator extraordinaire Brendan McDonald this evening so any questions for either of us? Warning: we may have had a drink by then.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 4d

Brendan ‘the voice’ McDonald has made it through storm Amy to Manchester for the big Ring The Bells launch event tomorrow and he’s set an unassailable standard for 50th birthday pressies by getting me a Leinster jersey signed by the entire team.
Genuinely over the moon.

Two Irishman standing holding a signed jersey of the greatest rugby team.

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Thomas D. Lee @thomasdlee.bsky.social · 6d

Even if you're not ready for mince pies and sleigh bells you can still book tickets to see me chatting with @caimhmc.bsky.social about RING THE BELLS, the latest book in his The Stranger Times series, which features demonically possessed Santas and the ghost of a legendary nightclub. See you there!

Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 6d

11/12: Ho ho.. no, not quite ready to say the C word yet! Let's call this a "mid December celebration". And a celebration it is, with the wonderful @caimhmc.bsky.social in conversation with @thomasdlee.bsky.social for Ring The Bells! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ring-the-b...

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 7d

Diller and Jackson were incredibly excited that the brand new exclusive editions of The Stranger Times newspaper arrived - and then were absolutely gutted when they remembered they couldn’t read.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 9d

If you’d like to get your copy of my new book defaced personally by me than grab your preorder now as I shall commence scrawling later this week. serenitybooksellers.com/shop/ols/pro...

A picture of the book Ring The Bells with the caption make sure you’re not in the naughty list - and info that you can preorder a signed copy of the hardback from serenity books.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 9d

Head of Barketering Diller is worried some people still don’t know about all the awesome Stranger Times goodies you can get if you preorder the hardback of Ring The Bells which is out next week. Find out more here: thestrangertimes.co.uk/ring-the-bel...

My permanently worried looking dog Diller - a Staffy mix - sitting behind a copy of the hardback of the forthcoming Stranger Times book Ring The Bells.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 10d

That would be the Rams.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 19d

October 9th is when all formats will be available. Brendan has already been in the studio.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 20d

Some bloody exciting post this morning! Hardback baby! Not long until release day now! Stranger Times 5.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Sep 6

The perfect festive combo!

Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social · Sep 5

Loved RING THE BELLS by @caimhmc.bsky.social and you must all be good children this Christmas to ensure that this book ends up in your stocking! Also, if I can be so bold, it would make an excellent festive double bill with THE HOLLY KING of love a bit of Yuletide magic!🎅🏻

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Start on book 1 of the Dublin trilogy and then - this’ll shock you - book 2. There’s choices later on but the start is the start! 😀

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Aug 19

I’ve got a new book out and one half of my beard has gone entirely rogue.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks a mill. Can’t wait to get it out there.

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The Cosy Moose @thecosymoose.bsky.social · Aug 13

So, I just finished reading an ARC of @caimhmc.bsky.social next Stranger Times novel, Ring The Bells and… wow. Going to take a while to process. Hilarious, action packed, with an emotional gut punch - the best adventure yet for our intrepid reporters.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Ah thank you very much.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Jul 20

Nice. Cosy horror. I think we’ve invented a new genre! 😀

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Jul 15

Very few people realise he is from Manchester!

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Jul 15

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

A picture of a proof of my next book Ring The Bells which has a demented Santa with red eyes on the cover.

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sarahcovkolb.bsky.social @sarahcovkolb.bsky.social · Jul 4

Audiobook #8 of 2025: I love @caimhmc.bsky.social so stinkin much. Even without Bunnie. But especially with Morgan C. Jones.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Jul 10

Yay! Bringing people together that’s why I write. Also the money.

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londonmabel.bsky.social @londonmabel.bsky.social · Jul 7

Just finished book 1 of @caimhmc.bsky.social's other series. How is this just as funny as the Bunny books?? (And Brendan McDonald's narration is excellent.) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #booksky #IrishWriters #HumourWriting

Cover of the book Stranger Times with a quote that says: “Mrs Harnforth spoke as if addressing the room rather than any one individual. ”Who was it that said sarcasm is the lowest form of wit?”

“I don’t know,” replied Banecroft, ”but I guarantee they’d not seen the internet before they said it.”

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Edgar Wright @edgarwright.bsky.social · Jul 1

Millions Hunt. One Runs. Everyone Watches. Watch the Official Trailer for my new film The #RunningManMovie – Only in theatres November 7!

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