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Oona Frawley

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This Interim Time out with Lilliput Press May '25. Assoc Prof at Maynooth University.

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17.09.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2148    πŸ” 1304    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 205
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An exciting day here at the Department of English as we meet our first group of students on the BA in Creative Writing and English. 🎊🀩 Welcome!! And on your tour of our gorgeous library, be sure to stop by the Pride stand and grab a pin or a bookmark! @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie

18.09.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are so proud of Edie, and can't wait to celebrate the launch of her brilliant novel! ⭐ @maynoothuniversity.ie @mu-alumni.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social

18.09.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are so excited to have @aingealaflannery.bsky.social with us for the coming year! ⭐

15.09.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're looking forward to meeting incoming first-years at the Arts Subjects Talks tomorrow and Wednesday @maynoothuniversity.ie! Come and say hello! @mulibrary.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

08.09.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Come and work with us! This is a brilliant residency open to established, mid-career writers resident in Ireland.

05.09.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@maynoothuniversity.ie & @kildarelibrary.bsky.social are thrilled to announce @aingealaflannery.bsky.social as Writer-in-Residence. Aingeala is an award-winning writer, journalist, & broadcaster. It is a great pleasure to welcome Aingeala back to Maynooth! @mu-alumni.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

04.09.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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What We’re Reading: July 2025 SEÁN CARLSON <br> Frawley revisits memory to anchor her love and affection for each of her parents as she knew them. With precision and tenderness, she flits between their real and imagined pasts, her...

What a treat to read and recommend Oona Frawley's achingly gorgeous new essay collection This Interim Time for @commonmag.bsky.social's "What We're Reading" series: www.thecommononline.org/what-were-re...

18.07.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for reading, Sean, and for such generous and thoughtful insights! πŸ™πŸ˜Š

19.07.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maynooth's own Dr Oona Frawley recently published 'This Interim Time' featured in the Times' Best Books for Summer 2025. A well deserved acknowledgment! Get a copy & read.

18.07.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! πŸ™πŸ™

19.07.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations one and all! πŸ₯‚πŸŽŠ

07.07.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The best books for summer 2025: our critics’ top picks Sarah Moss, Joseph O’Connor, Wendy Erskine, John Banville, Γ‰ilΓ­s NΓ­ Dhuibhne and other authors and reviewers choose their top reads for the holidays

I was delighted to see This Interim Time in the @irishtimes.com's 'best books for summer 2025': www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...? Thank you @martindoyle.bsky.social & @jesstraynor.bsky.social πŸ™πŸ™
@lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

06.07.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you so much to all of the bookshops and readers - so grateful for your support! πŸ™πŸ™ πŸ₯°

25.06.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's been just over a month since we launched THIS INTERIM TIME by @oonaf.bsky.social, so it feels like a good time to share some of the lovely things reviewers have said about it πŸ§‘πŸ’›

24.06.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are hiring! Details about 2 x 10 month contract posts are available here: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr... @maynoothuniversity.ie

18.06.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Interim Time by Oona Frawley: Moving essays by the daughter of Irish actors in New York Rooted in the writer’s own experience, this collection offers the intriguing viewpoint of a person neither truly here nor there

So pleased to see a lovely review of This Interim Time in Saturday's @irishtimes.com (by the brilliant writer @jesstraynor.bsky.social no less). πŸ™ πŸ™

@lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

09.06.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'A raw exploration of the past ... A beautiful, delicate, skilfully-meandering book.' - Irish Examiner

A gorgeous review over the weekend for This Interim Time by Oona Frawley @oonaf.bsky.social ✨ Get your copy of this gorgeous book from your fave bookshop or direct from the Lilliput website!

05.06.2025 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Book review: Oona Frawley brings readers on a raw exploration of the past As both her parents are now dead, Frawley feels able to tackle the thorny subject of her father’s alcoholism, his struggles as an actor, and her mother’s reasons for enduring dysfunction for so long

So grateful for this generous and thoughtful review of This Interim Time. πŸ™πŸ™ @irishexaminer.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

03.06.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SeΓ‘n also tells us about a recent book he loved: To Avenge a Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan @lilliputpress.bsky.social

Video: Freddie Greenall
Music: Natalia Beylis @sunkenhum.bsky.social

BlΓΊirΓ­nΓ­ was made possible thanks to the support of The Arts Council

29.05.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
22.05.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Our new BA in Creative Writing and English was noted in an article in the @irishtimes.com as one of a series of new 'popular and novel courses' on offer for CAO applicants this year. We are so excited to get started! 🀩

21.05.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! πŸ™

18.05.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oona Frawley: My father’s friend who knew nothing about his alcoholism surprised us at his funeral I was overwhelmed by questions, including: how many people speaking does it take to articulate a human being?

Really pleased that there's an extract of This Interim Time in today's @irishtimes.com weekend magazine: www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

@lilliputpress.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social

17.05.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Huge thanks to everyone who turned up to Books Upstairs and made the launch of This Interim Time so special! @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social πŸ™πŸ˜Š

14.05.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today's the day! 😊

13.05.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our last event of the term sees our brilliant Writer-in-Residence Catherine Prasifka in conversation with novelist Naoise Dolan this Thursday 8 May. 🀩
@maynoothuniversity.ie @muahi.bsky.social @mulibrary.bsky.social

06.05.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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With only a week to go until the launch of This Interim Time by @oonaf.bsky.social, we thought we'd share some of the wonderful things people have been saying about it πŸ§‘πŸ’›

Come celebrate with us on Tuesday May 13 at @booksupstairs.bsky.social where we will be joined by guest speaker Emilie Pine πŸŽ‰

06.05.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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To mark the launch of our brilliant colleague Karl O'Hanlon's new book, Official Voices: Poets and the Irish State, @livunipress.bsky.social is offering a 30% discount. Pls spread the word&order this terrific book for yr library! @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie
#irishstudies #irishlit

04.05.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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28.04.2025 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 183    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 4

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