Helen Corcoran

I would like to think that Ozzy, Prince, George Michael, and David Bowie are performing one hell of a phenomenal gig right now in the afterlife.

hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house.

It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.

This is compelling because Fry has, historically, eschewed condemnation of people he disagrees with. He typically gives folks a lot of room to fix their shit before cutting them off. The fact that a beloved, respected, cis white male is going on the record saying “nah fuck her tho” is significant!

The Scrivener green word target bar, with the manuscript title redacted, showing 73,705 words written of a target of 70,000.

I feel like I’m losing what’s left of my mind every time I open a newspaper, but I did get the first two Acts of my revised book off to my agent, so that’s something.

This is another one of those things that illuminates just how in the fucking tank so much of the mainstream media is, how jingoistic and servile. Slobbering over any president like this would be a bad idea, but to do it for Trump is malfeasance on a civilizational level.

WHY. LIKE.

Why is everyone so hellbent on trashing their reputation for what? Saving like three hours of time????? Was it worth it @chicago.suntimes.com?????????????? Embarrassing shit.

Why would anyone read a paper if you can’t be bothered to write?

Dubray Romantasy Event We've organised an event just for you... Hosted by Helen Corcoran, author of Daughter of Winter and Twilight International Literature Festival Dublin Sun 18th May, 11.30am

Obsessed with Romantasy books like these? The grid shows eight books listed below - Bridge Kingdom by Danielle Jensen The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A Parker A Cruel Thirst by Angela Montoya Cursebound by Saara El-Arifi Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas Held by Dubray Books at International Literature Festival Dublin

If you ❤️ Romantasy, join @hcor.bsky.social & a panel of Dubray booksellers - including me! - @ilfdublin.bsky.social event on Sunday 18th May at 11.30 am. (Tickets available via ILFD website).
We'll discuss favourite books, upcoming releases & give away amazing prize packs.

Do join us! #booksky📚💙

Congratulations!!

Day 26 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge25 - a book with LGBTQ+ themes These are the books we picked @dubraybooks Rathmines for this prompt Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoilcoin Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue The Amendments by Niamh Mulvey The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue The Brightest Star by Meg Grehan 🏳️‍🌈 👭👬🏳️‍⚧️ 💜🩷🩵 #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #irishpride #irishwomenwriters #ReadIrishWomen #lesbianvisibilityday #booksellerrecommends #bookpost #booksky

Day 26 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge25 - a book with LGBTQ+ themes 🏳️‍🌈 👭👬🏳️‍⚧️ 💜🩷🩵 #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #irishpride #irishwomenwriters #ReadIrishWomen #lesbianvisibilityday #booksellerrecommends #bookpost #booksky

Day 26 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge25 - a book with LGBTQ+ themes These are the books we picked @dubraybooks Rathmines for this prompt - this is the one our bookseller Mae chose! The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

Day 26 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge25 - a book with LGBTQ+ themes

These are the books we picked in Dubray Books Rathmines for this prompt - guess which one our bookseller Mae chose!

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#lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #irishpride #irishwomenwriters
#ReadIrishWomen #lesbianvisibilityday #bookpost #booksky💙📚

I watched Conclave yesterday, so I've got a pretty good idea how Ralph Fiennes' day is going.

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Slept through Adobe being ratio’d straight to hell. Alas.

For anyone in the UK watching this and thinking, "This is America's version of Brexit," it's not. It's what would have happened if the lettuce had lost.

Day 8 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge25 is a book of fantasy, mythology or science fiction These are the books we picked @dubraybooks Rathmines, and we could have easily doubled this number! The Salmon of Knowledge by Eithne Massey & Ellen Kane The World between the Rain by Susan Cahill The Land of the Living and the Dead by Shauna Lawless By the Bog of Cats by Marina Carr Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran Sword of Sun by Sinéad O'Hart Irish Myths and Legends by Lady Augusta Gregory The Morrigan by Kim Curran The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long The above titles are displayed together, sitting in a round table in the bookshop.

The prompt for Day 8 #ReadIrishWomenChallenge25 is a book of fantasy, mythology or science fiction

These are the books we picked at Dubray Books Rathmines & we could have easily doubled this number!

#RIWC25 #mythology #sff #SpéirG0irm #booksky 💙📚

Folks,

I've said plenty about Booker in the past, but I'm in on this. For those people saying "this is performative bullshit" yes welcome to politics. But considering most of our leaders are capitulating, I'll take this kind of performance any day of the week

I reread The Forbidden Game last year and was thinking about doing the Secret Circle this year (in retrospect, Adam aside, I think Cassie was REALLY into Diana, haha)!

I had those original covers but lost them to mould while renting and was devastated.

I reread the Forbidden Game last year when I found them in the library, and while some bits naturally didn’t age well, part of me still wanted Jenny to choose Julian. 😅

She did so much in such short books!

This one is really hard, especially to have stumbled over.

LJ Smith was my first proper fandom, the one I started writing in, way back when all I had was fucking dial up. 💔

Donate to Help a Beloved Kidlit Author Recover, organized by Jessica Burkhart Friends, a beloved member of the kidlit community needs our help. This author is… Jessica Burkhart needs your support for Help a Beloved Kidlit Author Recover

We're still trying to help a beloved friend and kidlit author out of a terrible DV situation, so if you're able to give, boost, or both, it's greatly appreciated! www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-bel...

Come on in. — Neighborhood Literary Well, here we are. The news is out, the agency is open. Welcome. There’s a lot to potentially say in an introduction post. But I’ll try to keep it short and sweet. I’ve always been driven to make...

So excited to finally talk about Neighborhood Literary, an agency with an extra focus on taking care of our local writer communities.

🏠 The door is open.
🫖 The kettle is on.
✨ Come on in.

Good neighbors make good books. www.neighborhoodliterary.com/blog/come-on...

I’m so sorry. ❤️

Helen Corcoran and Samantha Shannon sit in an Eason's bookshop discussing Samantha's new novel, The Dark Mirror, in front of an audience.

A4 notice announcing the event

Wonderful evening listening to Samantha Shannon & @hcor.bsky.social in conversation about Samantha's new novel The Dark Mirror. 💙📚

I look like I’m thinking so hard 🤣🤣🤣🤣

#DoomsdayIsHere

The Doomsday Club is officially out now!

It’s been a long journey but my debut is now in stores. Thanks to everyone who has supported the book so far. Happy reading!

@theobrienpress.bsky.social

#TheDoomsdayClub #debutauthor #middlegradebooks #kidlit

We could have had the smart, competent woman of color and government could have just rolled along in the background but NO, we live in this stupid fucking hellscape where we have to beg our states to not take away childhood vaccines because of the antivax brainworm jerkface's agenda.

Gabbie, you have blue hair.

*tap tap* 🎙️

My second novel LET THE BAD TIMES ROLL is bringing the rancid vibes to bookshops on July 10th, but you can preorder it NOW!! 🔮🐊⚜️

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Not to sound old and haggard, but I appreciate it so much that Persephone have such readable fonts and lovely, lush paper (extra points for whatever way they bind the books, so nice to hold!!). Not every classics publisher can relate, everyone should take notes

A call script for state electeds regarding vaccination schedule: While your mileage may vary depending on which state/region you live in, this is an opportunity to call your STATE electeds (state senator, state assemblyperson, and governor) with the following outline: -RFK recently fired ACIP members -His goal is to replace them with an antivax agenda -This will harm millions of kids while impacting seasonal covid/flu/RSV boosters for adults -Something about your state's position or population needs (CA is a leader in progressive health policy and needs to protect its residents) -As my elected, urging you to push your STATE Health Human Services Secretary to maintain the current childhood vaccine/respiratory booster schedule and proactively stock inventory for both -Insert personal story here if you want. I include details about my wife's health conditions and how 2x/year covid boosters protect us so we can have a pretty normal life.

Call to action-Childhood vax/covid boosters (plz boost)

RFK has fired ACIP to replace with his antivaxxers; kid vax + covid/flu/RSV boosters are at risk. States can make their own requirements. Use @5calls.org or @resist.bot to call your STATE reps to keep vax access. Script outline below.