THE RUINS OF CONTRACOEUR by Joyce Carol Oates (Swan River Press)
CLASS.//LESS by Dorian North (Written Off Books)
YOU SPIN ME ROUND: ESSAYS ON MUSIC (PVA Books)
Pages from FUCKED BY TECH by Richard Roberts
A few more from @swanriverpress.bsky.social, @pva-books.bsky.social, @writtenoffbooks.bsky.social, @scratchbooks.bsky.social, @renardpress.com
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Designed by Daly & Lyon.
Funded by the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social ๐
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With contributions by Julie Bates, Amit Chaudhuri, Gavin Corbett, Beulah Ezeugo, Niven Govinden, Neil Hegarty, Dan Hicks, Roisin Kiberd, Sean Lynch, Gail McConnell, Belinda McKeon, Philip ร Ceallaigh, Rebecca OโDwyer, Lara Pawson, Slinko, Lynne Tillman, and John Tuomey.
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โกCover reveal!โก
We are delighted to announce our forthcoming essay collection, ๐๐ด ๐ช๐ง ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ: ๐๐ด๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด!
๐๐ด ๐ช๐ง ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ is a compilation of recollections, a sequence of encounters with monuments of all shapes and sizes.
Pre-order: papervisualart.com/product/as-i...
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DBF After Dark Festival Club: Echoes on the Page - Dublin Book Festival
Immerse yourself in an evening of artforms at our DBF After Dark Festival Club, where weโll be exploring books inspired by music, art and film. Anna Careyโs Our Song (Hachette) is a story of second ch...
We are delighted to be returning to @dublinbookfest.bsky.social!
Join us on 7 November for a panel discussion exploring the pleasures and pitfalls of writing about different art forms, featuring ๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ด-contributor Maggie Armstrong. Do come!
dublinbookfestival.com/event/dbf-af...
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Image: Barbara Kneลพeviฤ, ๐๐ท๐ฐ๐ป๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ซ๐ฆ (๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด), 2025. Film still. Courtesy the artist.
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๐ New on the website: ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น reviews ๐๐ท๐ฐ๐ป๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ซ๐ฆ (๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด), Barbara Kneลพeviฤ's recent solo exhibition at Solstice Arts Centre, Navan.
A touring version of the show opens tomorrow, 4 October, in Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh.
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Image: Jaki Irvine, ๐๐ด๐ฉ ๐๐ธ, 2025. Installation View, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-On-Sea. Photo: Rob Harris.
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๐ New on the website: ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ writes about Jaki Irvineโs recent exhibition, ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ ๐๐ธ, at De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea, which featured a new live work performed on Saturday 24 May, entitled ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
papervisualart.com/2025/06/18/j...
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Image: Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon, ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, 2023, film still. Courtesy the artists.
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๐ New on the website: Maria Fusco and Margaret Salmon in conversation with Pรกdraic E. Moore on their experimental opera-film, ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต, recently exhibited at @goldenthreadni.bsky.social.
papervisualart.com/2025/06/05/h...
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Image: Hamad Butt, ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ณ๐ด 3: ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ (1992). Installation at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, 1992. Vacuum-sealed glass, crystal iodine, liquid bromine, chlorine gas, water and steel. Overall display dimensions variable. Courtesy John Hansard Gallery and Tate.
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๐ New on the website: Rosa Abbott reviews ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ต๐ต: ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, the recent retrospective @immaireland.bsky.social.
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Image description: A stack of PVA Books' latest title, In the good seats: Essays on film, sits alongside other festival titles in ILFD's festival bookshop.
A reminder that our @ilfdublin.bsky.social event - with Maggie Armstrong, Francis Halsall, and Cathy Sweeney - is taking place this Sunday!
๐๏ธSunday 25 May
๐7.00pm
๐Merrion Square
๐โฌ12/โฌ10
In the meantime, here we are in the gorgeous ILFD bookshop.๐
Tickets: ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...
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We are delighted to be taking part in Belfast Book Festival! ๐ Catch Michael Magee, @susannahdickey.bsky.social, and Darran Anderson in conversation on Sunday 8 June.
๐๏ธSunday, 8 June
๐4.00pm
๐Crescent Arts Centre
๐Pay what you decide (rec. ยฃ12.50)
belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/in-...
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Image: The poster for upcoming ILFD event The View from the Good Seats.
Image text: International Literature Festival Dublin
The View from the Good Seats
Maggie, Armstrong, Francis Halsall & Cathy Sweeney
Sunday 25 May / 19.00
We're heading to @ilfdublin.bsky.social! ๐ฅ Join us on 25 May to hear Maggie Armstrong, Francis Halsall, and Cathy Sweeney chat about cinema, essay-writing, inspirations, and more with writer and art critic Declan Long.
๐๏ธSunday 25 May
๐7.00pm
๐Merrion Square
๐โฌ12/โฌ10
ilfdublin.com/whats-on/fes...
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A lovely evening of film clips, readings, & conversation @corkworldbookfest.bsky.social with Francis Halsall & Cathy Sweeney! Thanks to all who came along!
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Image: Eva Richardson McCrea, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ/๐๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐รก, installation view, Project Arts Centre, 2025. Single-channel 4K video, sound, 01:06:34. Photo: Louis Haugh. Courtesy the artist and Project Arts Centre.
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Installation view of Eva Richardson McCrea's ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ/๐๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐รก at Project Arts Centre. Three figures slouch across a set of beanbags, gazing up at a party scene projected across a blank white wall.
๐ New on the website: John Graham reviews Eva Richardson McCrea's ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ / ๐๐ข ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐รก at Project Arts Centre.
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New from Paper Visual Art, Essays on Film. Contributors include Ali Smith, Maggie Armstrong, and Cathy Sweeney.
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๐ซ A colourful trio! Available @molimuseum.bsky.social
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Thanks for coming, Sonya! It was a lovely night ๐
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This evening @ 6pmโจ
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An extract of the wonderful essay on ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ป๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ป by @michaelmagee.bsky.social was published in the @irishtimes.com weekend supplement on Saturday.
we will be launching ๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ด in @booksupstairs.bsky.social this Wednesday from 6 pm. Do come!
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๐Join us on Wednesday, 26 February for the launch of ๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ด at Books Upstairs. All very welcome!
๐๐ผ www.eventbrite.ie/e/book-launc...
#pvabooks @booksupstairs.bsky.social #inthegoodseats #booklaunch
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Congratulations to our Independent Bookshop of the Year Finalists: Island of Ireland ๐คฉ
Bridge Books, Little Acorns Bookstore, Tales for Tadpoles, Tertulia Bookshop and The Secret Bookshelf!
See the full list of finalists ๐ buff.ly/4b0bBbD #BookSky
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A yellow post-it note pinned to a corkboard
Writers and artists are forever in need of financial support, so we have gathered together a list of current Bursaries and Grants for Writers you may be eligible to apply for.
www.writing.ie/resources/bu...
#writersky #speirgorm #writersQ
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๐ฅ Just landed! Our latest collection, ๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ด, has arrived! This is the third in the series and will available in bookshops very soon.
Pre-order via our shiny new website: pva-books.com
Beautiful design by Daly & Lyon. Thanks ๐๐ผ @artscouncilireland.bsky.social for the support.
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Academic in Dublin. Contemporary literature & publishing.
Adventurous Publisher, since 2015. Dublin, Ireland.
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a fair celebrating all forms of small-scale publishing in Ireland and abroad. watch here for info about the 2026 DSPF!
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Draught is a new journal made at the School of Arts and Humanities at the Royal College of Art. Issue 1.1.1 launched 8 October
https://draughtjournal.com/
Belfast's leading contemporary art gallery, free entry, all welcome!
Finalist for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025
Now open at 23-29 Queen Street, BT1 6EA
Tues-Fri 11-5, Sat 11-4
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does books
Tennis Lessons (2020)
Common Decency (2022)
ISDAL (2023)
Forthcoming: to pieces (2026)
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at City St George's, Uni of London. I curate the short story project apersonalanthology.com. Novels are Randall or The Painted Grape, and The Large Door. Poetry is Spring Journal. https://linktr.ee/jonathangibbs
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Contemporary Art Gallery Dublin | London
Contemporary literary fiction & non-fiction translated from the French. Modern classics and English originals.
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Ireland's oldest bookstore, established 1768.
Follow us here to keep up with the day to day going-ons within the shop, our newest store features, as well as projects and news of the greater book community.
New novel: The End of Everything
Serpent's Tail, June, 2026.
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The International Art Magazine. Published monthly since 1925, we cover everything from antiquities to contemporary work | London | https://www.apollo-magazine.com/
Edited and published by Colin Sackett since 2011. The project has now adopted a more variable approach, new titles appearing as and when, both uniform and 'nonuniform'.
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