Deirdre Shanahan
@deirdre2.bsky.social
Writer. Reader. Lots in between.
deirdreshanahan.com
'Caravan of the Lost and Left Behind' @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
'Carrying Fire and Water' Splice Books
awards [email protected] @wasafirimag.bsky.social
deirdreshanahan.com
'Caravan of the Lost and Left Behind' @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
'Carrying Fire and Water' Splice Books
awards [email protected] @wasafirimag.bsky.social
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I spoke with @luketurner.bsky.social about my exhibition INCOGNITO @humberstgallery.bsky.social absolutelycultured.com. @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
Cosey Fanni Tutti reveals all | The Observer
An exhibition in the pioneering artist's hometown sees the Throbbing Gristle co-founder celebrating 50 years of baring her soul
observer.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I spoke with @luketurner.bsky.social about my exhibition INCOGNITO @humberstgallery.bsky.social absolutelycultured.com. @theobserveruk.bsky.social observer.co.uk/culture/inte...
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Surfacing after an amazing time in Hull. Huge thanks to everyone who came to the launch of INCOGNITO & the brilliant team @humberstgallery.bsky.social & www.absolutelycultured.co.uk. Gallery opening times Wed 10:30-Thurs 12-7 / Fri–Sun 10:30-5pm. Check out the wonderful unthinkablefilmfestival.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Surfacing after an amazing time in Hull. Huge thanks to everyone who came to the launch of INCOGNITO & the brilliant team @humberstgallery.bsky.social & www.absolutelycultured.co.uk. Gallery opening times Wed 10:30-Thurs 12-7 / Fri–Sun 10:30-5pm. Check out the wonderful unthinkablefilmfestival.com
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Really looking forward to this tonight.
To my New York friends, I'll be speaking with David Rubenstein for his PBS show about "Zbig" and the revenge of geopolitics at the New York Historical Association this Wednesday evening at 6.30pm. Please come. www.nyhistory.org/programs/lif...
Zbig: The Life of Zbigniew Brzezinski, America’s Great Power Prophet | The New York Historical
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Zbigniew Brzezinski, a key player behind fifty years of American foreign policy and the fall of the Soviet Union.
www.nyhistory.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Really looking forward to this tonight.
Great news
Delighted to be shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff prize, together with Karen Fleetwood for our translation of Gaëlle Bélem’s There’s a Monster Behind the Door, pub. by
@bullaunpress.bsky.social.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social translation prizes!
@bullaunpress.bsky.social.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social translation prizes!
December 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Great news
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Delighted to be shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff prize, together with Karen Fleetwood for our translation of Gaëlle Bélem’s There’s a Monster Behind the Door, pub. by
@bullaunpress.bsky.social.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social translation prizes!
@bullaunpress.bsky.social.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social translation prizes!
December 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Delighted to be shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff prize, together with Karen Fleetwood for our translation of Gaëlle Bélem’s There’s a Monster Behind the Door, pub. by
@bullaunpress.bsky.social.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social translation prizes!
@bullaunpress.bsky.social.
Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social translation prizes!
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My little book is dedicated to my friends, and its eclectic tour takes off with two of them at the Heaney HomePlace, where the great Iarla Ó Lionáird will sing and talk with the great Neil Hegarty and myself about Heaney, Derry, and the music of what happens. Tickets are on sale Wednesday morning.
This is coming with springtime: a celebration of @dedalusdenaries.bsky.social Late Heaney at the Heaney HomePlace.
28 February.
28 February.
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My little book is dedicated to my friends, and its eclectic tour takes off with two of them at the Heaney HomePlace, where the great Iarla Ó Lionáird will sing and talk with the great Neil Hegarty and myself about Heaney, Derry, and the music of what happens. Tickets are on sale Wednesday morning.
December 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
englishpen.org/posts/news/tom-paulin-wins-pen-heaney-prize-2025/
good news to go with this golden autumn morning
#poetry
@faberbooks.bsky.social
good news to go with this golden autumn morning
#poetry
@faberbooks.bsky.social
Tom Paulin wins PEN Heaney Prize 2025 - News & Events - English PEN
www.englishpen.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
englishpen.org/posts/news/tom-paulin-wins-pen-heaney-prize-2025/
good news to go with this golden autumn morning
#poetry
@faberbooks.bsky.social
good news to go with this golden autumn morning
#poetry
@faberbooks.bsky.social
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The cover for this week’s issue is “White House of Gold,” by Kenton Nelson. See what’s inside: www.newyorker.com/magazine
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The cover for this week’s issue is “White House of Gold,” by Kenton Nelson. See what’s inside: www.newyorker.com/magazine
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This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 9:57 AM
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
just to say I am doing little this week except make
#Christmaspudding
#Christmaspudding
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
just to say I am doing little this week except make
#Christmaspudding
#Christmaspudding
oh sad -
education for me
at watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/Watford
where I saw 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'
may he rest in peace in all his glories
education for me
at watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/Watford
where I saw 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'
may he rest in peace in all his glories
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
oh sad -
education for me
at watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/Watford
where I saw 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'
may he rest in peace in all his glories
education for me
at watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk/Watford
where I saw 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'
may he rest in peace in all his glories
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There is seriously something wrong with this man.
Also, he is devoid of any joy. He is bitter and rotten to the core. This post proves it.
Basically a shit for brains.
Also, he is devoid of any joy. He is bitter and rotten to the core. This post proves it.
Basically a shit for brains.
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
There is seriously something wrong with this man.
Also, he is devoid of any joy. He is bitter and rotten to the core. This post proves it.
Basically a shit for brains.
Also, he is devoid of any joy. He is bitter and rotten to the core. This post proves it.
Basically a shit for brains.
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Many thanks to all the booksellers at Waterstones Deansgate Manchester for supporting Indy publishers. There are two shelves of Bluemoose writers which is just brilliant .
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Many thanks to all the booksellers at Waterstones Deansgate Manchester for supporting Indy publishers. There are two shelves of Bluemoose writers which is just brilliant .
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Who would have thought it? Hatred on X makes people more politically polarised.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Partisan X posts boost political polarisation among users, research finds
Study shows small changes to tone of posts in ‘for you’ feed increase unfavourable feelings towards political opponents
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Who would have thought it? Hatred on X makes people more politically polarised.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
This was the year
I returned to Sweden
So good news here
I returned to Sweden
So good news here
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation 2025 is ‘And the Walls Became the World All Around’ by Johanna Ekström and Sigrid Rausing, translated from Swedish (Sweden) by Sigrid Rausing and published by @grantabooks.bsky.social !
November 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This was the year
I returned to Sweden
So good news here
I returned to Sweden
So good news here
Love Louise Erdrich
...Just sprinting through to point out that THE SENTENCE by Louise Erdrich is ON SALE at @libro.fm - it's about a literally haunted bookshop, as well as love, justice, forgiveness, and just how hilariously annoying one customer can get...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
The Sentence Audiobook on Libro.fm
In this stunning and timely novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning author Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost story, a tale of passion, of a complex marriage, and of a woman's...
libro.fm
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Love Louise Erdrich
‘Her amazing smile was undimmed, and I would try anything to summon it’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
completely agree
And never understood
why it's sung in England??
And never understood
why it's sung in England??
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
completely agree
And never understood
why it's sung in England??
And never understood
why it's sung in England??
So glad @irishbookawards.bsky.social agree with me
'The Benefactors' @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
is colourful, rollicking journey- such memorable characters
Congratulations Wendy - what a ride- really enjoyed it
'The Benefactors' @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
is colourful, rollicking journey- such memorable characters
Congratulations Wendy - what a ride- really enjoyed it
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
So glad @irishbookawards.bsky.social agree with me
'The Benefactors' @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
is colourful, rollicking journey- such memorable characters
Congratulations Wendy - what a ride- really enjoyed it
'The Benefactors' @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social
is colourful, rollicking journey- such memorable characters
Congratulations Wendy - what a ride- really enjoyed it
I learnt a lot about this ever expanding area
from participating in a focus group
from participating in a focus group
My report on the impact of GenAI on the novel is released 20th Nov. It includes some powerful findings from my BRAID UK fellowship research with almost 400 literary creatives across the UK. Honoured to be joined by Gina Neff, Kate Mosse & Richard Combes to launch this report.
Book your place below!
Book your place below!
UPCOMING 📚 The Impact of GenAI on the Novel
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I learnt a lot about this ever expanding area
from participating in a focus group
from participating in a focus group
delighted to hear about the fruits of your research
My report on the impact of GenAI on the novel is released 20th Nov. It includes some powerful findings from my BRAID UK fellowship research with almost 400 literary creatives across the UK. Honoured to be joined by Gina Neff, Kate Mosse & Richard Combes to launch this report.
Book your place below!
Book your place below!
UPCOMING 📚 The Impact of GenAI on the Novel
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
Join us for the (online) launch of a new report from Dr @clemicollett.bsky.social @braiduk.bsky.social (in assoc with @ifow.org) on how generative AI is impacting novelists and the publishing industry.
Book your spot ➡️ www.mctd.ac.uk/events/gener...
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
delighted to hear about the fruits of your research
yes - it is odd at lack of media interest
i keep getting updates from the library and they don't seem to have fully recovered from cyber attack
i keep getting updates from the library and they don't seem to have fully recovered from cyber attack
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
yes - it is odd at lack of media interest
i keep getting updates from the library and they don't seem to have fully recovered from cyber attack
i keep getting updates from the library and they don't seem to have fully recovered from cyber attack