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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 2h

The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1h

There will be a Q&A. If you've ever read through our submissions guidelines to find the email address for our open submissions, to write us an email asking what our guidelines are, I hope you'll come along as well. I just want to see something.

Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1h

We get a lot of questions about commissioning, editing, line-editing etc. If you're able to get to Naas LIbrary & Cultural Centre this Friday 10 OCt, we will be on a panel with @stingingfly.bsky.social 's Lisa McInerney to talk about all this and more!

www.tickettailor.com/events/kilda...

Book Tickets – Editors' Panel with Tramp Press and The Stinging Fly – Naas Library & Cultural Centre

Editors' Panel with Tramp Press and The Stinging Fly – Naas Library & Cultural Centre, Fri 10 Oct 2025 - A unique opportunity for Kildare readers and writers alike to gain a greater understanding of ...

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sean guynes @guynes.bsky.social · 2h

Two of Riddell's (short) haunted house novels are collected in this edition by The British Library in their long-running Tales of the Weird series:

Cover of the British Library volume "Haunted Houses: Two Novels" by Charlotte Riddell, featuring an etching of a red spiral staircase viewed from the top down.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 16h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 3h

We are delighted to see the wonderful Charlotte Riddell recognised with a blue plaque!

You can pick up our edition of A Struggle for Fame here:

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Charlotte Riddell: Queen of Ghost Stories honoured with blue plaque in Carrickfergus

Her more than 50 stories explored moral ambiguity and an obsession with the supernatural in the Victorian age.

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 18h

Let's enjoy HALLOWEEN first! X

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1d

thank you!

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1d

thank you dear pal!

Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1d

We'll be launching as part of the Dublin Book Festival at 4pm on Sunday 9 November at IMMA:

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And you can pre-order now: www.kennys.ie/shop/an-alte...

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Book Launch: An Alternative Irish Christmas - Dublin Book Festival

Celebrate the darker season with Tramp Press! . Join us to launch the new anthology An Alternative Irish Christmas. . When shadows grow longer, when expectation weighs heavy, how do people in Ireland ...

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1d

An Alternative Irish Christmas is a showcase of great writing from: Jessica Traynor, Sophie White, Mike McCormack, Roisin Kiberd, Niall Bourke, Maggie Armstrong, Arja Kajermo, Sue Rainsford, Soula Emmanuel, Briana Fitzsimons, Belinda McKeon, Tim MacGabhann, and Anne Enright. 4/🧵

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1d

We asked everyone to write something for a collection about Christmas in Ireland in the twenty-first century, an alternative to Dickens or 'The Night Before Christmas', something to read that'll make you nod in recognition, flinch in horror or laugh with guilty pleasure! 3/🧵

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1d

It's a beautiful hardback, designed by Fiachra McCarthy and will hit the shops after Halloween (we believe in holding that line, we're not animals). Launching at the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social on SUNDAY 9 NOV 4PM

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Book Launch: An Alternative Irish Christmas - Dublin Book Festival

Celebrate the darker season with Tramp Press! . Join us to launch the new anthology An Alternative Irish Christmas. . When shadows grow longer, when expectation weighs heavy, how do people in Ireland ...

dublinbookfestival.com

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 1d

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/🧵

Contents page of An Alternative Irish Christmas, listing stories by: Jessica Traynor, Sophie White, Mike McCormack, Roisin Kiberd, Niall Bourke, Maggie Armstrong, Arja Kajermo, Sue Rainsford, Soula Emmanuel, Briana Fitzsimons, Belinda McKeon, Tim MacGabhann, and Anne Enright.

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dublinbookfest.bsky.social @dublinbookfest.bsky.social · 2d

Join @tramppress.bsky.social and DBF this November for a festive book launch for their brilliant new anthology of stories capturing the breadth of experiences an Irish Christmas offers 🎟️ bit.ly/3KBuzfx

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 5d

Cómhbhrón ó chroí to everyone who loved Manchán Magan on the sad news of his passing. Manchán was so kind, gentle and talented, and had so much to offer. We'll all miss him.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025...

Manchán Magan: Writer and documentary maker dies aged 55

Author spoke of terminal illness in recent radio interview, saying he did not feel despair

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 6d

Kildare Readers Festival: Editors' Panel
Fri 10 Oct 7pm, Naas Library
Join us at @kildarereadersfestival with the marvellous Lisa McInerney for a chat about the roles of editors and publishers. Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/kildarereadersfestival/1801790

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 12d

Visiting libraries is a great idea! Authors get a small fee if their books are checked out, so it's a win-win.

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 13d

Two Bluemoose Books adapted for BBC Drama Series in the last 2 years.

Not bad for an Indy publisher!

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 13d

Please read this excellent article about the dramatic rise of costs in publishing by a truly great indie press. When you buy a book, 'you are buying a stake in the survival of our world of letters'.

Sam Jordison @samjordison.bsky.social · 13d

An article on the pressures on publishing, rising costs, what can be done about it - and how readers can also help.

open.substack.com/pub/samj/p/w...

(This ran in the Society of Authors quarterly, The Author, earlier this year. They've kindly given me permission to reproduce it on my Substack.)

What does it cost to produce a book?

Why small presses in the UK are struggling - and what can be done about it.

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 13d

doc brown from back to the future is making a funny face with his eyes closed .

Alt: doc brown from back to the future is making a funny face with his eyes closed .

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 13d

This is more like it

Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 13d

Heretowardly

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 13d

Yes it is and you know it

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 13d

Sounds like I'm scolding. Which tbf i often am

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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 13d

Trying so hard not to say 'going forward' I usually go with 'as seo amach', but got dangerously close to a 'henceforth' this morning. If you have a good one in your pocket, help me out.

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