Patrick Laurie in conversation with Guy Stagg
Granard Co Longford, in between the showers!
My book haul
Had the most amazing trip down to @granardbooktown.bsky.social to hear Guy Stagg speaking about his latest book on the importance of retreats, which in many ways this visit felt like in itself! Such a special wee town and festival.
A tipple for Seamus Heaney’s birthday
Growing to love the Emmaus story more and more every time I hear it. Their eyes were closed but their hearts burned!
A mixed bag of books during March, including a first read of Lord of the Flies.
Don’t laugh at me for this, but I’m reading Lord of the Flies for the first time to our eldest. I know nothing about it. Never studied it, don’t know what’s about to unfold, but we got to the bit last night when we found out why it’s called Lord of the Flies, and I genuinely gasped and shuddered!
I’m reading a 31 day devotional based on Irish blessings. Today’s made me chuckle. Happy St Patrick’s Day
A gentle genius in piano delivery advertising
I came to work today dressed as a bookseller. Happy #WorldBookDay for those celebrating.
It’s been a decent month of reading #BookSky
Agree or disagree as you will, but this is quite the list! www.premierchristianity.com/features/100...
The hype surrounding The Correspondent by Virginia Evans is well founded. What an outstanding read it is! #BookSky
And yet in contrast, there’s this. It’s like we’re being told ‘we love books, but we buy them elsewhere.’ www.rte.ie/news/busines...
As a bookseller I am of course very biased and pleased to see this, though there is room for them all. At the end of the day, we just want to see people reading books, by whatever means! #booksky m.independent.ie/entertainmen...
He sure is!
First five star read already! Insectopolis by Peter Kuper is a really informative and beautifully produced graphic novel highlighting the importance of insects throughout history and their importance today. A wonderful book. #BookSky #GreenSky
On what would’ve been his 70th birthday, words from John O’Donohue for new beginnings-
‘Though your destination is not yet clear
You can trust the promise of this opening;
Unfurl yourself into the grace of beginning
That is at one with your life's desire.’
My favourite reads of 2025
#BookSky
On the fifth day of Christmas, our local shopping centre was still banging out the festive songs. Normally I’ve had enough of them by now, but today, it put a big smile on my face.
Me in full flow last night during the midnight Eucharist, tackling ‘that’ chord in O Come all ye faithful, with claw like precision!!
I’m reading Susan Cooper’s The Dark is Rising to our eldest. I love the Christmas Eve chapter. Full of wonderful homely cheer from another era. Couldn’t resist singing Good King Wenceslas rather than reading it! #BookSky
For this coat rack they’ve really pulled out all the stops!
In Loughgall for a football match and ended up watching one of the most spectacular sunsets of the year
In weather like this, I definitely wore the wrong trousers Gromit!
I love my local football club, and I love the community that surrounds it. And I love that even here on the terraces, I can take orders for Bibles!
How I read a book with endless note references #BookSky
One journey, two paths. Remembering Sister Stan
Some blue sky on BlueSky!
Along the Newry Canal this afternoon
An Irish book I discovered at a bookshop event was the wonderful ‘Rathlin: A Wild Life’ by @rubyfree.bsky.social #IrishBookWeek #IrishBookaDay #BookSky
An Irish book I’m going to read next has been on my shelf for a while but has remained untouched until now- James Joyce- Dubliners #irishbookweek #IrishBookaDay #BookSky
