Malta in March 🇲🇹 #travel

POV: you're Aurora Kutti and your life is a LOT 😅 Swipe to meet the Irish teen influencer everyone's going to be talking about in 2026. #LookingforAurora in bookshops & online this May. 🧡 #newbooks #yabooks #fiction #author

NEW BOOK ALERT: Aurora Kutti's life seems perfect: she's a beauty and fashion icon for her many TikTok followers. But below the surface it’s a different story. All the freebies and product launches can’t stop her feeling empty. Pre-order here: www.ennisbookshop.ie/p/zainab-bol...

Many pre-releases in the post! From @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social: @janicehallett.bsky.social Death at the Museum From Penguin: Lauryn Hamilton Murray, Tides of Fortune Laure Eve, Alecto Gray Will Hunt You Down From @bansheepress.bsky.social: Billy Ramsell, Render From @theobrienpress.bsky.social: >>

Some of the gorgeous #BookPost I've had recently! First up, this fab bundle from @theobrienpress.bsky.social - we adored learning about dancing bees, and I'm excited for new work from @zainabboladale.bsky.social and Conor Forrest. @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social

Last week I announced my new title ✨Looking for Aurora✨ is coming out May 2026! 🤗 It feels surreal to look back at how far things have come. Finishing a second novel while working is a challenge but it is rewarding. I can’t wait for you all to dive into this next chapter with me. 🎊

Aurora Kutti's life seems perfect: she's a beauty icon for her many followers. But below the surface it’s a different story. All the glamour is scripted, and she’s not even sure she knows who she is anymore…. www.ennisbookshop.ie/p/zainab-bol...

NEW BOOK ALERT: Aurora Kutti's life seems perfect: she's a beauty and fashion icon for her many TikTok followers. But below the surface it’s a different story. All the freebies and product launches can’t stop her feeling empty. Pre-order here: www.ennisbookshop.ie/p/zainab-bol...

Aurora’s life seems perfect: she's a beauty and fashion icon for her many followers. Below the surface it’s a different story. When her ‘momager’ pushes her towards yet more fame, she decides to make herself disappear. But can she find herself, or is she lost forever? @zainabboladale.bsky.social

With my second novel coming out this year, I’ll be sharing more about it across social media and Boladale.com in the weeks ahead.

Two more sessions at #TheWriteTimel in #Swords today. #SeanFarrelly talking to @zainabboladale.bsky.social & #SeanFarrell about debut novels, & #BelindaMcKeon talking to #SeanFarrell & #LisaMcInerney on editing others' work (with lots of laughs along the way). Ready to start a new week of writing...

On creating my first short film back in 2023!

What a glorious feeling!!

Just a few weeks ago, authors @zainabboladale.bsky.social and @kmoranwrites.bsky.social attended West Cork Literary Festival and had a great time chatting about their titles ‘Braids Take a Day’ and ‘The Doomsday Club.’

Today's Annual Event Interviews are with Zainab Boladale, Daniele Tawse, and Tamsin Winter @zainabboladale.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #UKYA #UKYASpotlight ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/07/20/a...

What a fabulous conversation today @wcorklitfest.bsky.social Loved hearing from @zainabboladale.bsky.social - representation in books is a matter close to my heart. I saw first hand when teaching how important it is to be seen in books. Books inspire and can help you feel like you belong.

3pm today: Braids Take A Day is the incredible debut YA novel from journalist and Nationwide presenter @zainabboladale.bsky.social. Zainab will be chatting to fellow author @jennymitchellgo.bsky.social in St Brendan's Hall. Free Event, All Welcome (ages 13+) www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...

Meet @zainabboladale.bsky.social and @kmoranwrites.bsky.social this July during West Cork Literary Festival and learn more about the stories each has created. www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-fes...

Our 2025 Annual Event Schedule is now live! #UKYASpotlight #UKYA ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2025/06/27/u...

108. Braids Take a Day by @zainabboladale.bsky.social Engaging YA coming-of-age story which offers an interesting exploration of hair and cultural identity.

We love this book too! @zainabboladale.bsky.social is doing a free but ticketed event at WCLF on 12 July www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/...

I impulsively bought Braids take a day as @zainabboladale.bsky.social is attending the @wcorklitfest.bsky.social This is easily one of my top reads this year. The Irish Leaving cert setting with themes of belonging and growing up.

My lady and I went to go see #SINNERS. It was a 10/10… no notes! I love that we’re having a vampire renaissance in TV & Cinema but I think what made this stand out was the intentionality of the story telling & the historical elements it draws from… oh & the music. FABULOUS !

Happy St.Patrick’s Weekend ☘️✨

A little tea, a lot of class 💖☕

We are delighted that ‘What is a Peachick?’ by @erikamcgann.bsky.social, illustrated by @clivemcf.bsky.social, and ‘Braids Take a Day’ by @zainabboladale.bsky.social, have been chosen as part of the first curated ’Recommended Irish Reads’ in the new Eason x @childrensbooksireland.ie partnership.

'The key to a great young adult novel is an excellent cast of characters.' Ruth Ennis chooses five books for ages 15+ 📕 @rurooie.bsky.social @childrensbooksireland.ie @littleislandbooks.bsky.social @theobrienpress.bsky.social booksirelandmagazine.com/five-young-a...

“A much-needed book, this is a must-have on every school library shelf.” A great recommend of ‘Braids Take a Day’ by @zainabboladale.bsky.social

Great to see children's writers Shane Hegarty and @zainabboladale.bsky.social featuring at the Ennis Book Club Festival this year. They will be talking to young readers about their books and their creative lives. Do book in - both are terrific speakers! ennisbookclubfestival.com/events-2025/

The grass is greener where you water the ground.

Listen, if you’re thinking about it just do it, book that holiday this 2025! ✈️

I wish we could watch TV on x2 speed!

As 2024 comes to a close, I’m taking a moment to reflect on the milestones, opportunities and growth that have defined my journey this year. From pushing creative boundaries to connecting with amazing individuals, this year has been nothing short of transformative...

Looking for some new #middlegrade fiction to #gift this #Christmas? 🎅 ‘First Term at Fernside’ by @sheenawriter.bsky.social, ‘Sally and the Lost Photograph’ by Judi Curtin, and ‘The Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens’ by @alnolan.bsky.social, are wonderful picks for under the tree! 🎄

You really don’t appreciate your ability to breathe until you have a blocked nose!

So grateful to @zainabboladale.bsky.social for featuring Into the Witchwood as one of her favourite books this year in the @irishindependent.bsky.social !!

“an adventurous and beautifully written children's book and one that I believe any adult would also thoroughly enjoy” A great #recommend of ‘Into the Witchwood’ by @meabhmcdonnell.bsky.social from @zainabboladale.bsky.social in Saturday’s @irishindependent.bsky.social

Happy new month!

I’ve just realised that WICKED has changed my top five musical movies list and I don’t know how to feel about that.

More from the Irish Book Awards this evening. With @alnolan.bsky.social and @zainabboladale.bsky.social

I saw wicked last night and this is now my new musical movie obsession!

When you make your first loaf of bread it’s actually downhill from there… sorry I can’t hangout tonight, I’m making bread.

As a writer, am I forever destined to spend my nights formulating my best lines… instead of actually going to sleep like a sane human being.

Loc-ing my hair this year is linked to my newfound understanding of patience and pouring into myself. Accepting that at my core I am a person that requires time to flourish in whatever I pursue.

Oh no, this echo chamber I'm stuck in is full of amazing art, generous, kind people, and joy. What ever shall I do?

Here you can read an extract from my debut Y.A #novel, ‘Braids Take A Day’. www.rte.ie/lifestyle/li...

I feel like I can confess this here… I don’t get the Aperol Spritz hype 😬

Blue sky, red sky, I don’t care what sky it is as long as there’s significantly less hate speech!

Introducing myself… I’m Zainab, a Nigerian-Irish Journalist, Presenter, Author & Director based in Dublin, Ireland. I love quirky news, good memes, maximalist designs & film/book recommendations (the weirder, the better).