Ruth Ennis

I'm putting in my prediction for the #LateLateToyShow surprise celebrity nice and early, Cynthia Erivo is gonna rock up to sing For Good with a kid I just know it 💚🩷

I've to wait for a few hours in an unfamiliar town and have found the cosiest corner in the local library to settle in. Countless books to hand, computers to get some work done, lovely librarians that don't mind if you just hang out without having to buy anything. Libraries are truly a wonder

The @dublinbookfest.bsky.social has been a constant companion in my bookish career so far, I was so delighted to be asked to write about my experiences with them over the years for the DBF blog. Thank you team DBF, yee are wonderful. Link to read the article below 🩵💛

Well now it is!

Me when literally anything comes along that I let distract me from actually writing the book

I'm halfway through the Wicked double bill and I'm so glad I'm watching For Good this way, with a bunch or pink and green dorks in love with these two girls, sobbing at the Oz Dust, ready to have our hearts broken in part 2

Thank you so so much to Children's Books Ireland for launching the reveal today 🩵💛 and to my agent Alice Williams for your support at every stage 🩷🩷 and the amazing team at @littleislandbooks.bsky.social for giving Muireann's story such a beautiful cover, it's honestly a pure dream 💚💙💜

I'm also so excited that the wonderful Natalia O'Hara has done some interior illustrations, which you might have already seen on the ARCs (the fish skeleton is my favourite thing ever omg).

I'm so grateful to everyone (esp Lauren O'Hara and Sarah McCoy) who worked on this artwork to give Muireann the space she deserves to take up. I don't think I've ever seen a book cover quite like it, I feel so so lucky.

It's hard not to feel like this kind of body isn't always welcome or even tolerated in spaces. It warms my heart to think that an honest depiction of fat bodies can be beautiful (your reactions all day have me all mushy).

When talking about the design of this cover, I couldn't stop thinking about how rarely I've seen artwork that depicts a body like mine.

It has been an unprecedented joy seeing the unbelievably talented Andrea bring Muireann to life in such a stunning way. Just look at how beautiful her soft chin, round arms, and big belly are.

I just adore Andrea's Calisi's signature lined art style, his use of colour is just incredible. I hope one day to have a print of his beautiful art join my collection on my walls.

I'm so so thrilled that the cover for Shorelines was revealed earlier today, isn't she a beaut? 🧜🏻‍♀️

Shorelines is YA verse novel retelling of The Little Mermaid told through the lens of a fat protagonist. Out February 2026!

Omg stop 😭😭 tysm, I can't wait to read your new proof!

Thanks Kelly! Session 1 won't be online BUT we've had a few folks asking about zoom sessions so I'm going to look into it down the line!

Booked Up with Ruth Ennis Are you a teenager who loves books? Do you want to know what it would be like to work in a bookish career? Then this is the event for you.

Over the next few months, there will be sessions on creative writing, bookselling, librarianship, publishing, book event management, and much more.

If you have a bookworm aged 13-19 years old in your life, be sure to share this with them.

Book here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/booked-up-...

Introducing Booked Up: Futures for Young Readers

As part of my community outreach programme during my time as Emerging Writer in Residence at DLR LexIcon, I'll be facilitating monthly workshops and panels for teenagers interested in exploring careers and opportunities involving books.

Listen I'm with ye but I don't make the rules and would just like him to STOP BITING ME

This is hilarious, I'm actually smothered with a dose rn

*toes

Freddie has spent the morning scratching at the door, eating our hair, knocking stuff off the locker, swiping at our does, chewing the phone charger, and huffing in anger.

You try convincing an orange cat that it's not actually breakfast time because the clocks went back and see how far you get.

New @booksireland.bsky.social article is up and it was such a joy to interview Dagogo Hart about his new picturebook Lantern Smoke. I love yapping with poets, I could have listened to Dagogo talk for hours 🧡

Seeing as it's #IrishBookWeek, I've put together a Starter Pack of bricks 'n' mortar bookshops. Terrified I've forgotten someone obvious so please let me know of additions
go.bsky.app/G4kmxVq

Booked Up with Ruth Ennis Are you a teenager who loves books? Do you want to know what it would be like to work in a bookish career? Then this is the event for you.

Book your tickets for session 1 here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/booked-up-...

Over the next few months, there will be sessions on creative writing, bookselling, librarianship, publishing, book event management, and much more.

If you have a bookworm aged 13-19 years old in your life, be sure to share this with them.

Introducing Booked Up: Futures for Young Readers

As part of my community outreach programme during my time as Emerging Writer in Residence at DLR LexIcon, I'll be facilitating monthly workshops and panels for teenagers interested in exploring careers and opportunities involving books.

The shameless self promo begins:

My debut novel is called Shorelines and it's a young adult verse novel retelling of The Little Mermaid told through the lens of a fat protagonist

Out February 2026 with @littleislandbooks.bsky.social

(here's me with my proof copy, deliriously excited)

Aaaaaahhh 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️ (ty)

She just wants someone to play with

Made on the way home from @dlrarts.bsky.social

#StormAmy #SpeirGorm