All set for their debuts! Launch at The Teachers' Club, Dublin, this Tuesday at 6:30

Odyssey, Flight & Time Afric McGlinchey, Paul Perry and Nithy Kasa, in conversation with Molly Twomey Wednesday 22 April 2026 City Library | 6.30pm | Free

This day next week our Nithy Kasa and Paul Perry will be reading alongside Afric McGlinchey at the @corkworldbookfest.bsky.social, moderated by @mollytwomey.bsky.social

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This day next week!!

THE THIRTEENTH MOON by Moyra Donaldson is now available for pre-order

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HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A COLONISED BODY BY NITHY KASA
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!!

Just two weeks now until the launch of HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A COLONISED BODY by NITHY KASA, and THE THIRTEENTH MOON by MOYRA DONALDSON

With big thanks, as always, to the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

@poetryireland.bsky.social

Big thanks to Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and editor @martindoyle.bsky.social for the fantabulous review of MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by @jlod.bsky.social in the @irishtimes.com

Can't help but think of Breda Wall Ryan today.

Mr Hoo and Other Stories: No judgment in these barrister’s tales united by literary mastery A number of the stories in John O’Donnell’s collection focus on people who run foul of the law, an area in which the author has expertise

'...the stories are united in authorial depth of understanding, emotional maturity--even kindness--and literary mastery.'

Big thanks to Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and editor @martindoyle.bsky.social for the outstanding review of MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by @jlod.bsky.social in today's @irishtimes.com

‘This collection of short stories isn’t courtroom drama in the Grisham sense - it is something far more haunting.'

Massive thank you to @lorrainecourtney.bsky.social for her absolutely brilliant and well-written review of MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by @jlod.bsky.social in Sunday's Irish Independent

Spring Reads - Dublin Book Festival A roundup of spring reading recommendations brought to you by the team at Dublin Book Festival, highlighting brand new and upcoming books

Big thanks to our friends at the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social for including MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by our @jlod.bsky.social on their spring reads list!!

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Today's cover reveal is THE THIRTEENTH MOON by Moyra Donaldson also launching in Dublin on April 21st at the Teachers' Club. Belfast launch TBD.

Big thanks again to the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

@poetryireland.bsky.social

It's cover reveal Thursday, with HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A COLONISED BODY by our Nithy Kasa, launching in Dublin on April 21st!!

Original artwork and design by @triona.bsky.social

With big thanks, as ever, to the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

@poetryireland.bsky.social

Parenting horror-core, crumbling marriages and juvenile detention in John O’Donnell’s fascinating Mr Hoo and Other Stories John O’Donnell’s day job as senior counsel has granted him an all-access pass to the darker corners of the human condition. You just know that he understands the architecture of a lie and the specific...

Big thanks to @lorrainecourtney.bsky.social for her very astute review of MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by @jlod.bsky.social in the Irish Independent. Thanks a million also to editor Madeleine Keane.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate the launch of MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES

Big thanks also to @kathleenmcmahon.bsky.social and to Shauna Davey

Thanks also to the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social for making it all possible

And of course a big thanks to the man himself, @jlod.bsky.social

Big thanks to our friends at @stingingfly.bsky.social for featuring ‘Pleading the Belly’ by our @jlod.bsky.social from MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES

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TOMORROW!!!!

Mr Hoo and other stories - Couture - Hello Charlie Mr Hoo and other stories - Couture - Hello Charlie

Big thanks to @rickoshea.bsky.social and @paulashields.bsky.social and the rest of the crew on @rteradio1.bsky.social Arena for their fantastic interview with @jlod.bsky.social

Click here to listen back
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Tonight at 7pm our @jlod.bsky.social will be chatting MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES to the fabulous @rickoshea.bsky.social on ARENA on @rteradio1.bsky.social

Less than a week til the launch of MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by our @jlod.bsky.social

In two weeks from today we'll be launching MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by @jlod.bsky.social

With big thanks, as ever, to the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

We're open to submissions next Friday (13th February) for gorse 15: Eureka!/EYPHKA! Full details on the website:
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Mr Hoo and Other Stories - Doire Press Mr Hoo & Other Stories is the latest short story collection from award-winning writer John O’Donnell. Loneliness, vengeance, sorrow, and desire are among the themes featuring in these compelling stori...

Big news: MR HOO AND OTHER STORIES by @jlod.bsky.social is now available for pre-order!!

Look at this gorgeous cover by @triona.bsky.social

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Our Useful Links Column with bestselling author Lucy O'Callaghan is a great place to be inspired

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A Great Story
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The Saggy Middle
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Setting
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Creating a Routine
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📢REMINDER - Upcoming Writing Competition DEADLINES

The Cúirt New Writing Prize 2026 - 31st Jan '26

Footnote x Counterpoints Prize for Fiction - 13th Feb '26

Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2026 - 28th Feb '26

The Mairtín Crawford Awards 2026 - 11th Mar '26

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www.writing.ie/category/wri...
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YT's Poem of the Week: 'And Then the Sun Broke Through' by David Butler @doirepress.bsky.social
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A quiet nudge for the week ahead.

#WednesdayWIPs is coming up.
A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going.
A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause.

No polish required.
Progress counts.
Care is reciprocal here.

2026 let's have ya!!

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