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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · 22m

The Nobel for Literature goes to ... Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, 'for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.'

You might like to try 'A Mountain to the North, A Lake to The South, Paths to the West, A River to the East'.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Our newest book has just arrived into the office, and it's a whopper! The wonderful 'At the Rising of the Moon', by Marc Mulholland, has landed, with a bang.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · 2d

This has been quite the week for good lives, sadly passed. We had the pleasure of dealing in small ways over the years with Martin Mansergh. His contribution to peace in Ireland is well established, but it's worth mentioning how pleasant he was, how politeness radiated from him. He will be missed.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · 3d

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Jilly Cooper. We spent some time in publishing in the Cotswolds where every second person either was or believed themselves to be a character from her novels. And it made their lives all the more exciting for it.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 24d

The cleaning of the world’s largest #Roman floor mosaic, covering around 1050 sqm. It was discovered during the construction of a hotel in Antakya/Turkey. The shifting of the ground during an earthquake has caused a a ripple effect.
Dating 4th c. AD. 🏺#mosaicmonday

📷 www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/sanat...

A person cleans a large ancient mosaic floor inside a modern building, carefully working on the patterned geometric tiles. The mosaic features intricate designs in multiple colors, while contemporary railings and walkways are visible in the background.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · 27d

For the first half of 2025, Bord Gáis Energy announced a €39 million profit, a slight decrease from the €50 million profit in the first half of 2024. Which they don't, presumably, regret.

Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · 27d

As we move into the colder months, Bord Gais Energy have announced an electricity prise rise of 13.5%, citing 'a continued increases in network charges, the higher cost of doing business and the impact of wholesale energy market pricing ...' which they 'regret'.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Aug 15

Heritage Week starts tomorrow! This year there will be over 2,500 events around the country, so hopefully something there for everyone!
Find your nearest or favourite event here: www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings

What's On | National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025

National Heritage Week, an initiative by the Heritage Council, celebrates all things heritage. It brings together communities, families, organisations, cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts...

www.heritageweek.ie

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Aug 13

The fake Sam Blake books are Obsidian Heart, another one about fairy romance / romantasy in London and, amusingly, a book on AI for small businesses.

Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Aug 13

Our pal Vanessa O'Loughlin, of writing.ie and the chair of the Society of Authors, was in touch. She's a bestselling fiction author under the name Sam Blake. But 'someone' is fake-writing new books under her name, using her author bio, etc. The books are AI generated, and there's 3 of them. Nuts!

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Aug 11

'This is not merely a good book; it really is a most excellent one.' - Ian d'Alton.

www.irishcatholic.com/an-ancient-t...

Wonderful review of 'Dalkey: An Illustrated History', by John Martin. Available now in all good bookshops!

www.irishcatholic.com

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Aug 6

The latest History Ireland Hedge School discussion, on Daniel O'Connell, Ireland's liberator, is available now wherever you get your podcasts.
History Ireland editor Tommy Graham with Patrick Geoghegan, Jennifer T. Keating, Christine Kinealy & Davide Mazzi.

open.spotify.com/episode/2aKW...

O’Connell 250—the Liberator reassessed

History Ireland · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

If anyone has a spare ticket for sale for Comic Con in Dublin (Saturday), we’d love if you could drop us a line! Many thanks.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jul 23

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Google develops AI tool that fills missing words in Roman inscriptions

Program Aeneas, which predicts where and when Latin texts were made, called ‘transformative’ by historians

www.theguardian.com

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Academic Publishing News @acadpubnews.bsky.social · Jul 15

On AI-driven disintermediation which "translates into falling content usage and declining revenues" scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/07/07/g...

Guest Post: When the Front Door Moves: How AI Threatens Scholarly Communities and What Publishers Can Do - The Scholarly Kitchen

AI-enabled discovery and summarization tools seem like magic to end users, but for publishers it looks like disintermediation.

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jul 15

Happy St Swithin's Day, everyone. Particularly the friends of St Swithin. He would be 1,162 this month. A good age.

Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jul 14

Happy Bastille Day, tout les monde. More liberté, equalité and fraternité all round sounds like just the thing.

Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jul 14

Very much looking forward to another new book this week, this time from the excellent Rob Goodbody, on Dublin's Industrial Heritage. This title, published in association with Dublin City Council, will be launched on Thursday afternoon in Rathmines Library at 6pm. Everyone is very welcome!

Cover image of Dublin's Industrial Heritage, by Rob Goodbody, featuring an archive image of the gasworks on Grand Canal Dock.

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · Jul 8

The Royal Irish Academy Library invites applications for the following roles:

• Collections and Archives Manager

• Assistant Librarian

Visit https://www.ria.ie/about/careers/ for more information.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jun 30

To mark the 103rd anniversary of the Public Records fire, from today, June 30th, the 1821 Irish census records are part of 175,000 new historical records that will be available digitally and free to all. This amazing resource can be accessed here:
virtualtreasury.ie/2025-new-rel...

Virtual Treasury

virtualtreasury.ie

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jun 28

Happy Pride Day, Dublin!

And a good day to pick up a copy of Brian Lacey's excellent book.

'Terrible Queer Creatures' is that rare beast: an instantly indispensible tome. A simply written, thorough and thoughtful book'. (Hot Press)

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Terrible Queer Creatures: Homosexuality in Irish History eBook : Lacey, Brian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

www.amazon.co.uk

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations and welcome to all the new Irish citizens who are joining our ranks this week in Killarney. If you ever have the privilege of attending one of these ceremonies, take it with both hands. Incredibly moving and wonderfully done by all involved, from the State to the Gleneagles staff.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jun 20

We are very pleased to invite you all to the launch of 'Dalkey: An Illustrated History' on 15 July, 6.30pm in the Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre.
All very welcome.

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Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jun 16

Eastwood Books @eastwoodbooks.bsky.social · Jun 14

Housing in Ireland—a history of dysfunction?

A new History Ireland Hedge school, recorded live on Monday 9 June 2025 @ the National College of Art and Design and available now whereever you get your podcasts.

podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/h...

Housing in Ireland—a history of dysfunction?

Podcast Episode · History Ireland · 13/06/2025 · 58m

podcasts.apple.com

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