www.goodreads.com/review/show/... A fab four-star review of Cannibal Joe’s from Jenni over at Goodreads. Not sure which line I like most!

Took several weeks to get through customs, but my Publishers Weekly book review finally arrived! “Fiercely original”: I’ll take that. And an Editor’s Pick as a “book of outstanding quality.” Well, thank you kindly. 😀

Sticking with the west of Ireland for another #painting. "The Long Walk, Boats" is not the first time I've painted this iconic Galway scene, and I have another one in progress currently. This came out of spending happy times in the city looking across from the Claddagh. #art #SpeirGhorm #ArtYear

A #painting from County Mayo done a few years ago. "Clare Island Sunset" came out of an evening where I climbed onto a fence post to take in the sun setting over Clew Bay, before realising my dodgy knees would mean I'd be stuck up there a while. Worse places to be stuck. #SpeirGhorm #ArtYear

A Crass reference and a Poison Girls reference on the same page: “Loren Ipsum,” by Andrew Gallix.

Please consider buying a print so that I'm not forced to invent Aprilgiving to encourage sales bsky.app/profile/ciar...

Thirty pieces of silver now up to $150 per hour.

“Something Genuinely Unusual” Insightful, generous, and ridiculously intelligent. Not me, but the brilliant Leo X Robertson, who just gave Descanso this wonderful five-star review over on Goodreads. Thanks, Leo!

The perfect gift for Valentine’s Day: The nerds-against-the-Patriarchy romcom guaranteed to tickle your inner geek! amzn.eu/d/0j5SRdUN

I analysed the DoJ’s immigration chatbot for @iccl.bsky.social and the amount of seriously wrong information it gave was shocking even to me. The idea that people fleeing persecution would be expected to rely on a chatbot in lieu of actual legal advice is 😱😱😱 www.dublininquirer.com/chatbots-con...

Our book is out in paperback shortly, and the publishers have made Ch 1 available. Have a read. www.wiley.com/en-gb/Migrat...

Just learned that the Italian anarchist Camillo Berneri wrote a book called “The Racist Delirium” 90 years before “Descanso.” Not a Brexit satire and no zombies, but the racist delirium trope is right there in the title. I’m not as original as I thought but I am in good company!

Satirical Fiction Book of the Year Delighted to report that book reviewer and blogger Phoebe Matthews has selected Descanso as one of the books of 2025, topping the "Satire Fiction" category. Phoebe read over 300 books last year, so I'm rather chuffed to have made the cut. Thanks, Phoebe! You can…

We're going to need a bigger Hague.

Book reviewer Phoebe Matthews (@mxphoebesviewpoint) has included Descanso as one of their books of the year for 2025. Thanks, Phoebe!

"Mock Hard." A fab five-star review of Descanso over at Goodreads from the brilliant Rebecca Gransden. Thanks, Rebecca! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

My TBR pile for the year ahead just got heavier - in more than one way!

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

Delighted that Descanso, my "fiercely original satiric novel," has been selected as an Editor's Pick by BookLife, the indie review section of Publishers Weekly. The review will appear in the January 2026 issue of PW, in plenty of time for next Christmas. 🤣

Interesting investigation into a dodgy Elsevier journal -- with the additional nugget that the CEO of Elsevier's parent company made more than €15 million in total compensation last year. english.elpais.com/science-tech...

Oh have a #painting. "Ballyshannon II" is, you may have guessed, the second time I painted the south Donegal town. Ballyshannon is a place I can never think of without smiling, and that's why I painted it. #art #SpeirGhorm #ArtYear

Whistles are one of the most accessible tools in resisting ICE. Here’s how to use them:

A #painting for you. "West Pier, Dún Laoghaire" came out of multiple cycles and walks to the end of the lesser walked of Dún Laoghaire harbour's two main - and magnificent - piers. I like stonework. #SpeirGhorm #ArtYear #Scape

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 555: Don't use descriptions of weather as backdrop or set dressing. Write how it affects the way your characters interact with their world: how it changes their clothes, their behaviour, their mood, their perception of sounds, colours, light. Make it count.

A new addition to the Readers' Gallery: Liam in Barcelona! jayspencergreen.com/readers-gall...

There's been a great deal of debate about how safe Dublin city centre is, but when we @dublininquirer.com looked for data to resolve this, we couldn't find much useful – so we commissioned a survey to try to add some facts/data to the debate. Today we've published five articles about the results. 1/

'From that point, Price abandoned the manufactured bonhomie with which he had placed calculated rightwing talking points as if they were gentle chit-chat, and the mask slipped. He ranted about young people who have no responsibilities...and folded like a wet anti-Ulez pamphlet'. 1/2

A new addition to the Readers' Gallery: Einstein (and Jason) in Basingstoke!! jayspencergreen.com/readers-gall...

Book shopping from @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social Chaos Theory by @sylvialeatham.bsky.social An exciting Irish debut novel that I've heard lots about. Congratulations Sylvia!

Compare and contrast.

It's First Sunday, this Sunday, so time for a wander with The LRM and you're invited. Meet 2pm under the tiled map in Mcr Victoria for a slow mooch to The Eagle Inn, Salford to celebrate #TheFeministArtofWalking. Pub open but event full, returns only INFO: thelrm.org/entries/gene... #psychogeography

The Readers' Gallery is back! First up, Steve in Solihull! jayspencergreen.com/readers-gall...

I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win (h/t @miriamposner.com) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

RTÉ’s coverage of the Ireland women’s rugby match against France just began with the following: “If we learn anything from history it is that we learn nothing from history.” Georg Hagel. I had to Google in case Georg Hagel was a former rugby coach. RTÉ: Never knowingly erudite

“Manuel … is deliciously despicable.” A fab review of Descanso from Mary Papastavrou. Thanks, Mary! amzn.eu/d/aUFka7E

“A 350-page tour de force.” A fab review of Descanso, or the Last True Fascist, from writer Mary Papastavrou amzn.eu/d/fe6RF77

A fab review of Descanso from the equally fab Jason!

Seeing a man about a camel. Available from Redbubble in all shapes and sizes. www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/De...

#ThreeTwoOne quickfire questions with @jayspencergreen.bsky.social #author of Descanso portobellobookblog.com/2025/08/28/t...

‘As a writer, each book leaves indelible marks on your memory, particular phrases or ideas that you hope will lodge in the minds of your readers on a permanent basis, such as “voluptuous simpleton Liz Truss” and “We take the wings off first. We’re not mad.” portobellobookblog.com/2025/08/28/t...

This is the Fuerteventura story I SHOULD have written if I’d wanted a movie deal: washed-up ex-tennis pro offers to take holidaymakers on a tour of the island … and NO zombies! youtu.be/l27x0aOthxk?...

www.waterstones.com/book/descans... Descanso now available via Waterstones.

Ignoring the power and problems of privilege is precisely what got us into this mess.

Descanso, or the Last True Fascist: EBook now available for Nook, Kobo, Kindle, and all other disreputable online outlets. $2.99 or £1.77. Bargain!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/descanso-j... www.kobo.com/gr/en/ebook/... books.apple.com/us/book/desc... www.amazon.co.uk/Descanso-Fas...

Descanso is up to No. 27 in Political Humour, just behind Clarkson and Mitchell but well ahead of Norcott. La Lotta Continua!!

Bluemoose Books based in Hebden Bridge and bringing millions into the Creative Sector. Leonard and Hungry Paul @ronanhession.bsky.social translated into 8 languages and a bestseller in Germany. @thebookseller.com @tracybrabinmayorwy.bsky.social ON TV soon! www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

ANTI-FASCIST ACTION #Sligo Far-right are attempting to spread racist propaganda in Sligo, (Sligo says No.) In response, there will be a “Hope not Hate” gathering at Sligo G.P.O. this Saturday (July 19th) at 2.00.pm. Please join us, share this message & bring a placard or flag.

“A dark comic thriller wrapped up in a wacky tractatus. The funniest thing I've read in years.” Anyone know who “David Gall” is? I owe him a pint (or two).

An absolute corker of a review of Descanso from Glenn Russell over at Goodreads. Thanks, Glenn! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...