Clare Kelly

Couldn't be happier for the brilliant @niamhsquared.bsky.social & her utterly fantastic debut #OrdinarySaints! It's been a joy working on this campaign seeing readers discover & enjoy Niamh's beautiful, funny & moving writing. Everything crossed for good news later in July! #WaterstonesDebutPrize

Today I'm talking to @niamhsquared.bsky.social about her contemporary novel Ordinary Saints, why she deleted her first 20k words and how entering a competition to give herself a deadline changed her life @manillapress.bsky.social

🎧 bit.ly/COADNniamh

Event graphic for The Portobello Bookshop’s event with Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin on Thursday 24th April at 7pm. There is a photograph of Niamh and a small image of the cover of her book, Ordinary Saints. The event is live from the bookshop.

We have the pleasure of hosting @niamhsquared.bsky.social next month for the launch of her debut novel, Ordinary Saints! 🕯️

The event will be chaired by the wonderful Sasha de Buyl.

You can sign up via the link here to join us in-person or online! www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/niamh...

I've finally started a Substack, with some thoughts about ambivalence and Pope Francis. furyoryearning.substack.com/p/i-didnt-ki...

It’s here! Ordinary Saints, the unforgettable debut by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, is out now!

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Discoveries award and selected as a Radio 2 Book Club pick, Ordinary Saints explores grief, family, queer identity, and the lasting impact of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

So excited for #JessesWish the fantastic brand new contemporary novel from global no.1 bestselling author #HeatherMorris coming this autumn! It truly will break your heart and mend your soul. One not to be missed!

She sent it on to me. Don't worry we'll get one to you as soon as they come in :-)

Couldn't be more excited for @katesawyer.bsky.social's fantastic new novel #GettingAway! The perfect antidote to this dreary weather. Arriving 3rd July. Summer is on the way! Get in touch if you'd like a proof/early review copy

It's publication day for #TheTeacherofAuschwitz! Buy a copy from your local bookshop and I promise you won't be able to put it down. Wendy is an extraordinary writer and has shone a light on the extraordinary life of the real #TeacherofAuschwitz #FredyHirsch @zaffrebooks.bsky.social

So pleased you like the sound of it. I'll get a proof sent out to you, have DM'd.

Fantastic to see @niamhsquared.bsky.social & her debut #OrdinarySaints featured in today's @the-bookseller.bsky.social as one of the top 10 books out in April. Big thanks to @laurenrbrown95.bsky.social! Limited proofs available & review requests open on Netgalley!

Thank you so much for selecting #OrdinarySaints Lauren!

Yay! Do you have proofs? And if not, would you like one? :-)

Hi Elaina! It has been a while! Nice to be in touch again. Hope is all good with you and CBI

A picture of a teenage boy, Carlo Acutis, in a red jumper.

A picture of a novel called Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin

In 2020, I read a news story about this boy - Carlo Acutis - being beatified. It fascinated me so much that I wrote a novel about the strange and disturbing world of conteporary saintmaking. Yesterday, the Vatican announced that Carlo will be beatified THE SAME week my book comes out. Like, what??

I've written a book! Ordinary Saints, coming 24 April 2025 and available for pre-order now! geni.us/OrdinarySaints

Irish debut authors 2025: It’s already shaping up to be a vintage year There are several new books from debut authors to look forward to this year, including work from Garrett Carr, Róisín Lanigan, Elaine Garvey and more

Delighted to be included among this group of incredible authors in yesterday's Irish Times. ORDINARY SAINTS is coming in April, and available for pre-order now! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

An evening with Wendy Holden - Chiltern Bookshops Historian and biographer Wendy Holden tells the inspirational and uplifting true story of Fredy Hirsch: The Teacher of Auschwitz. At the dark heart of the Holocaust,...

Historian, biographer and customer favourite Wendy Holden will be joining us in #Chorleywood on Thursday 16th Jan to chat about her new book THE TEACHER OF AUSCHWITZ, which tells the inspiring true story of a young Jewish prisoner, Fredy Hirsch. Do come! 💙📚

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Finally joined Bluesky👋 Looking forward to lots of bookish chat! Here are just some of the books I’m excited to be working on over the next few months. Get in touch if you’d like a review copy or are keen to hear more!