Cover of A FIX OF LIGHT on Carnegies background
Cover of SOLO on Carnegies background
We are BEYOND delighted to have two nominations for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Writing!
A FIX OF LIGHT and SOLO!
Huge congratulations to YA debut authors Kel Menton and Grรกinne OโBrien!
@kelmenton.bsky.social @grainneobrien.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #Carnegies2026
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The cover of SOLO and text:
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TEEN & YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST 2025 in honour of John Treacy
We need your votes!
We are beyond delighted that SOLO by @kennysbookshop.bsky.social bookseller @grainneobrien.bsky.social, is on the shortlist for the @irishbookawards.bsky.social!
Please help this gorgeous book win the prize by voting for SOLO in the YA category: www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
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Good morning! I'm thrilled I can finally reveal the title of my new book coming spring 2026 with @theobrienpress.bsky.social! Small Magics is a brand new fantasy adventure for ages 10+ set in a magic shop in Limerick City โจ๐ฎ๐งน
I'm excited to reveal more in the coming weeks ๐๐
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10 years ago, there was only a single 'leathceann' (windswept) birch tree in the foreground.
Now, there's a full-on exploding diverse native rainforest, none of which was planted. All it took was fencing out sheep.
Let's rewild the world ๐
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The CONN OF THE DEAD audiobook has been released!
This was such a blast to read so if you've got a horror-lover aged 9 - 11 (particularly one who's neurodivergent) this is the peril-packed few hours for them.
There's even a sample here to check out!
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I think about Dead Man On Campus a lot because for years it seemed only my friend and I remembered it existed!
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I felt an atavistic catharsis just reading that sentence ๐
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I need this yesterday ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฏ
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You had me at colonialism, vengeance and giant fuck-off monsters ๐๐๐
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Saw some pics and it looked amazing!! Wish I could have been there to see it unfold
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Book cover The best of american science and nature writing" edited by Susan Orelan. It's largely green and like a network maze with pink dots.
Never thought I'd be writing this but @robin.berjon.com and my "We Need to Rewild the Internet" is in the Best American Science and Nature Writing 2025 and the cover reveal is TODAY!
The cover looks very network rewild-y indeed :-)
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Rereading it with friends at the moment and it still hits me hard but I'm also discovering new layers that passed me by in my younger years. Stunning series
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Thrilled to share the cover for "The Women Are Not Fine" (Brazen, July 10). Pre-order link in bio!
TRUE STORY: A century ago, a quiet Hungarian village became the site of the deadliest female-led mass poisoning in modern history. Most of the victims? Their husbands. @hachetteuk.bsky.social #TWANF
07.04.2025 12:58 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
If anyone's in Limerick city on 9th April, come along and help me launch this fabulous book by gorgeous human @grainneobrien.bsky.social!
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My story won a prize!
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24.11.2023 12:42 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I'm completely thrilled that The Book of Secrets has been nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing! Massive thank you to all the librarians who have read and recommended the book - we kidlit authors would be lost without you! ๐๐ #YotoCarnegies24
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