Strong recommend. A fantastic book.

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Scifi/fantasy: Dave Rudden’s Sister Wake a politically charged epic that draws on Irish history Plus Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R Weaver, The Killing Time by Elly Griffiths, and more

'The fantasy elements are terrific ... but Rudden is also excellent at peeling back layers of history to excavate the human cost of colonisation'
How about this Irish Times rave for #SisterWake!
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The day's writing begins the moment I put this monster phone in another corner of the house and get on with those pre-novel publication features and articles I need to write! @peterocmedia.bsky.social @epoquepress.bsky.social

Thanks Mark for those recommendations

S09E39 It’s Almost Christmas! with John O’Sullivan Podcast Episode · LOI Central · 16/12/2025 · 1h 3m

SE9E40 Our final offering of the year. Ho, Ho, Ho... It's the 40th and final podcast of the year and the lads convene to talk Christmas, Conference League and a bit of James Clarke.

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@marklittle.bsky.social any 2025 book recommendations?

Tune in to @rteradio1.bsky.social Arena this evening (Wed 3rd) at 7pm for chats about our new anthology An Alternative Irish Christmas 🎄

Society of Authors Scott Moncrieff Prize Shortlist Promotional Graphic. A pile of five books - the shortlisted titles - on a wooden table against a blurred background containing bookshelves filled with books. The title 'Scott Moncrieff Prize' below the Society of Authors logo (top centre) and the Institut Francais logo (top right).

We are delighted to share that ‘There’s a Monster Behind the Door’ by Gaëlle Bélem (tr. Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert) has been shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff Prize in this year’s @societyofauthors.bsky.social #TranslationPrizes.

A book of the year in the Observer today, the Irish Times yesterday and the Daily Mail last week. Lovely, lovely comments. Thank you @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for everything. Also in the top ten sellers at Waterstones Ballymena, which had pleased me no end. Thank you! Really appreciated.

Newly elected members at our official welcome to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. (L-R) Paul Brady (Music), Nuala O’Connor (Literature), Mufutau Yusuf (Choreography), Áine Ní Ghlinn (Literature), Orla Barry (Vis Arts), Paul Mercier (Literature) and Locky Morris (Vis Arts).

The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year Books newsletter: a wrap of the latest news and preview of tomorrow’s pages

The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine is Waterstones Irish Book of the Year

Yup it is.

Author of the memoir Poor, Katriona O’Sullivan launches Leon Diop’s memoir Mixed Up - two books that shine a light on our recent history @littleislandbooks.bsky.social

Matthew Parkinson Bennett publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social with author Leon Diop at the launch of his memoir Mixed Up @easons.bsky.social

Deep Dive: What's it REALLY like to write a book? Podcast Episode · Get Around To It · 10/11/2025 · 23m

It's Monday morning - which means a new episode of Get Around To It arts and culture podcast! It's Deep Dive week, and this week we're asking... What's it REALLY like to write a book? I talk through the writing of Social Capital and what I learned podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/d...

Delighted to speak about my children’s book ‘The Experimenters - Luke and Ruby’s Scientific Sleepover’ on Ireland AM. Plenty of cosy science activities for a mid-term break!

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What Remains launches in just 2 days!📚

Join author Brais Lamela and translator Jacob Rogers on Thursday in Books Upstairs to mark the publication of our latest title in translation, with introductions from Catherine Barbour.

Register your attendance here: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-remai...

Cover of An Alternative Irish Christmas: An Anthology. Green background, with the title in gold, there is a gold tree and the star on top is the Tramp Press logo

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.

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/🧵

Well said. All the best to Louisa and everyone at the mighty @booksupstairs.bsky.social

A small fire at the front of the bookshop was started last night after rubbish bags that were awaiting collection were set on fire. The guards don’t have reason at this time to believe it was a targeted attack. Thankfully the damage was limited and everyone is safe. We are open for business as usual

In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry

In pictures: Portraits of Irish writers as you have never seen them before. Former New Yorker photographer Steve Pyke has compiled a striking book of portraits beginning with Neil Jordan in 1985 and including Marian Keyes, Edna O’Brien, Sebastian Barry (and me!)

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Book cover showing two children and two adults playing in a garden. Children are digging & writing in a notebook. There are birds and flowers and a man looking over the wall at them

The Experimenters book on bookshelf facing out with other books near it

My new children’s book is available in bookshops from today!

Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist.

It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social

Chapter book Dino Mode Activated and nonfiction titles The Experimenters and Making it Up as You Go Along.

Huge thanks to @thelifeofdivia.bsky.social @littleislandbooks.bsky.social for this fab selection of titles! Authors and illustrators credited in next post 🙂

STORY PACK📚Limited time offer ⏰

Order 3 of these 6 great books for 20 euro including postage within Ireland, 30 euro to GB and Europe.

Offer is only available until Monday.

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Steve Pyke - Scribendi: Portraits of Irish Writer 1985-2025 - The Lilliput Press Featuring over 100 captivating portraits of many of Ireland’s greatest contemporary writers, alongside conversations with each on their writing life, Scribendi is a landmark book of portraits of Irish...

-tremendous book, and to officially open the Scribendi exhibition, on October 9!

The exhibition runs from October 9 - November 2 at Photo Museum Ireland. It's free entry, and all are welcome!

Pre-order here: www.lilliputpress.ie/products/scr...

Image shows the cover to Wendy Erskine’s novel, The Benefactors.

@wednesdayerskin.bsky.social doesn’t waste words, characters or narrative. Everything in The Benefactors has purpose. I haven’t loved a book so much in a while. You will rage, be resigned, rage some more and know why and how you got there. Go read it!

Wonderful. Thank you!