Ever wonder: What really happens at Frankfurt Book Fair? @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social has the lowdown!
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@louhallauthor.bsky.social
Author of fiction, non-fiction & short stories. Pub’d by Mercier Press,Columba, Edizioni Piemme, Irish Times, Sunday Indo & more. Currently writing #cozyfantasy Rep’d by @gaiabanks.bsky.social Sheil Land Associates, London www.louisehallauthor.com
Ever wonder: What really happens at Frankfurt Book Fair? @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social has the lowdown!
open.substack.com/pub/honested...
You know what, just because.
And it is bloody brilliant, isn't it.
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SOME NEWS, as they say!!
24.07.2025 10:15 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 1ICYMI: "Why are female authors asked to bare their souls to promote their books?" asks Caroline O'Donoghue in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
COVER REVEAL! 📚 💙
And flagging this PRE-ORDER COMPETITION from Irish indie booksellers omahonysbooks.bsky.social. There's an overnight for two at the Falls Hotel & Spa to be won INCLUDING dinner & a spa treatment! 👇 💖
@gaiabanks.bsky.social
#spéirgorm #booksky
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Good morning.
Rise and shine from Coiners country.
Time for a brew.
An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write.
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
RIP Brother Kevin
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John McGahern Book Prize shortlist revealed.
Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald, whose debut novels have been selected for this prestigious prize. Colm Tóibín will choose the winner.
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Last few tickets for my show in THIS FRIDAY 20 June at The Purty Kitchen in #DunLaoghaire. It’s gonna be mega.
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My 1st children’s book #ABoxFullOfMurders is out today! 📦🕵️♀️🔎 With text messages and documents, it's ideal for reluctant and keen readers alike and was a JOY to write thanks to my lovely, HUGELY-talented editor Jane Griffiths at @PuffinBooks who was there every step of the way 🙏
05.06.2025 08:33 — 👍 19 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0A new post on Substack all about how we as publishers decide on book titles - and why! honesteditor.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-n…
28.05.2025 20:15 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0TV NEWS!
Delighted to share details of the forthcoming TV adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul for BBC and RTE.
Have visited the set – a wonderful cast and crew. Thanks to Subotica, BBC @rte.ie and everyone involved.
@thebookseller.com
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I look forward to reading these articles from Phoebe when they arrive in my mailbox. If you are a budding or an established writer and haven’t subscribed to her Substack, I recommend you do!
15.05.2025 10:03 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” according to Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences. cnn.it/3EcYuru
08.04.2025 00:09 — 👍 601 🔁 108 💬 98 📌 155Short films that could become a TV series: filmmakers must be resident in the Republic of Ireland.
20.03.2025 11:54 — 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0Screenshot of the Big Bearded Bookseller blog with several different posts, menu and sidebar visiable
My main blog website is www.bigbeardedbookseller.com and I write about books, tarot, films, home cooking, solo gaming, photography and whatever takes my fancy, the blog also hosts author/illustrator/blogger interviews
01.01.2025 07:36 — 👍 507 🔁 83 💬 18 📌 7Excited to join @readingagency.bsky.social and @claremackwrites.bsky.social at #LBF25 to discuss how we can make reading more accessible and sustainable, the impact of reading on mental health, and more.
📍 London Book Fair
🗓️ March 13, 2025
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Congratulations to my wonderful friend, Carmel Harrington, on the launch of her 13th novel. A mystery thriller which is already a bestseller and getting rave reviews! #TheStolenChild
05.03.2025 11:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Carmel Harrington: ‘I was 40 before I dared to start querying agents. After 47 rejections I decided to self-publish’. The writer on her new novel, The Stolen Child; being chosen to write an official Cold Feet tie-in; and her Dean Koontz motto for life
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Clipping from the Irish Examiner showing Sam Blake's The Killing Sense at No 4 in the fiction top ten :)
In the Irish top ten for a 5th week!! 🎉🥂
Huge thanks to all who have bought it - do tell a friend if you enjoyed it!!
The Killing Sense opens on Valentine's Day, so if you need an unusual gift (who doesn't love a book set in Paris?! ) pick up a copy ❤️
And it's only 99p on Kindle!
📚💙 #booksky
Brigit is back with our biggest festival yet! 🌸🔥
From 31 January to 3 February, join us for over 90 incredible events across the city, celebrating women’s outstanding contributions to culture, society, and history.
Dive into the #Brigit2025 programme:
dublin.ie/brigit
I just wrote 40,000 words in one month. Don’t ask me how but I’m off to have a lie down now
#writing
That’s a nice feeling!! 📚
26.01.2025 13:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Good morning Malahide ❤️
25.01.2025 13:06 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#hardwriting #writingsociety #writer #author #aspiringauthor
23.01.2025 20:08 — 👍 42 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 1Used to love that.
23.01.2025 20:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0As there have been lots of new people recently who might looking for people to follow here's my starter pack for Irish (and Irish adjacent) SFF creators go.bsky.app/5Ch5fdz Lots of fab folks here.
22.01.2025 19:20 — 👍 25 🔁 14 💬 3 📌 2Don't forget to use the Borrowbox app from Bolinda to borrow lots of digital content from your local library #booksky
22.01.2025 11:26 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0The view at Highland Lakes, New Jersey today
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