Always a joy to catch up with the inimitable @alnolan.bsky.social who kindly signed all the books. His latest is a rolicking historical adventure set in Dublin, published by @theobrienpress.bsky.social. He also gave us the cutest Grand Central Cinema Club pins!

Read an extract from @alnolan.bsky.social’s fabulous new book ‘The Grand Central Cinema Club’ below! www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

1/What an absolutely brilliant launch yesterday for our good friend @alnolan.bsky.social ‘s super new book The Grand Central Cinema Club!! There was a MASSIVE turnout - a testament to the high regard Alan is held in!! …

“With clever twists and a cast of unforgettable characters, this beautifully woven story invites readers into a world where friendship and imagination light up the screen.” A fabulous review of @alnolan.bsky.social’s brand new middle-grade heist. Thank you @childrensbooksireland.ie 🎬

Join us for the launch of @alnolan.bsky.social ’s new book, The Grand Central Cinema Club, on Saturday in Halfway up the Stairs at 4pm! All welcome. @theobrienpress.bsky.social @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social

Tacking up and mucking out, hoof picking and horsey snobbery in new children's books: irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar... @puffinbooksuk.bsky.social @theobrienpress.bsky.social @alnolan.bsky.social

1/ We are delighted to announce the launch of our Puffling Seaside Nature Trail, running through July and August, kindly supported by the #booksatonecommunityfund Inspired by the Puffling books, by @erikamcgann.bsky.social & @gerrydalyart.bsky.social , published by @theobrienpress.bsky.social

Looking forward to this on Friday! wexfordcoco.libcal.com/event/4388886

I'll be in Westside Public Library Galway this afternoon and tomorrow morning for Westside Arts Festival, talking about some Family Calamities – join me there for some laffs and a whole lot of draw-along-ing! www.westsideresourcecentre.ie/docs/WAF2025...

Join me in wonderful Tallaght Library this Thursday 10th July for a special Molly'n'Bram-themed Dickensian Dublin Quiz and a draw-along! www.eventbrite.ie/e/dickensian...

“author Alan Nolan skilfully blends fact and fiction” An amazing review of @alnolan.bsky.social’s The Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens in this month’s InTouch Magazine!

You can now pre-order @alnolan.bsky.social’s upcoming The Grand Central Cinema Club through the link below! A cinema heist you will not forget, out in September 🎬 Illustrated by Shane Cluskey ✏️

Yip Yip! I hope to have some lovely new book news later today! The O'Brien Press

POP into Blanchardstown Library for Criunniú an nÓg this Saturday, where I will be showing kids how to make comic strips inspired by their favourite songs! @fingal.ie www.eventbrite.ie/e/pop-goes-t...

Join me at 4pm next Friday 6th June in lovely Loughboy Library when we will be designing our very own Superheroes! (Or Supervillains, if you are feeling a little bit evil!) www.thekilkennyapp.ie/design-your-...

Join me in Christ Church Crypt next Saturday for some rib-tickling tales and Kooky Comic-making! QR code link in photo…

Hard to believe it’s almost two weeks since the musical version of ‘The Curious Case of the Irish Yeti’ hit the Whale Theatre stage for four sell-out shows! (Thanks so much to everyone who came!) Here’s a little taster for those of you who missed it... vimeo.com/1078644720/8...

The ‘Molly Malone & Bram Stoker in the Curious Case of the Irish Yeti‘ musical got some lovely coverage in the Bray People today! www.independent.ie/regionals/wi...

TOMORROW!! AND SUNDAY!! The Whale Theatre have released a limited amount of extra tickets for each performance – but be quick, they won’t last long! whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/... @theobrienpress.bsky.social

Thanks to my pal @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social for including ‘Molly Malone & Bram Stoker in the Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens’ in her round-up of funny children’s books for the Easter holidays! www.independent.ie/life/family/... @theobrienpress.bsky.social

*LOW TICKET ALERT!!* Saturday’s shows are SOLD OUT and there are limited tickets available for Sunday! whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Thanks to Kate Heap for this lovely review of Molly Malone & Bram Stokes in the Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens! scopeforimagination.co.uk/2025/02/15/m...

It’s always a joyful experience to write these two words ... Draft One of ‘The Grand Central Cinema Club’, my new children's book set in Dublin in 1937 is off to Helen, my eagle-eyed editor in The O'Brien Press!

2025 is a great year to pick up some #Octobooks! A Fix of Light by @kelmenton.bsky.social  at @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social  Molly Malone and Bram Stoker series by @alnolan.bsky.social  at Easons, Tallaght. The Book of Gold by @rflong.bsky.social  at Dubray, Henry Street. #Octocon #Fantasy

Join me tomorrow in Fingal Libraries Blanchardstown where I will be talking about all things comics and we will be designing our very own unique and individual superheroes! www.fingal.ie/events/desig...

A *small* announcement ... Molly Malone & Bram Stoker in the Curious Case of the Irish Yeti, a brand new children's musical, will be opening at the Whale Theatre Greystones for a micro-run in April! whaletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

Check out this beauty! #KnowTheCode

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! 🎄

A letter from a young book lover that found its way to my house -- at least the postman knows me! @theobrienpress

I spoke recently to the great Primary Planet magazine about my favourite childhood books – you can read the interview here! www.theprimaryplanet.ie/Page.aspx?pa...

I'm absolutely delight that The Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens is one of Halfway up the Stairs books of the year for 2024! halfwayupthestairs.ie/2024/11/21/o...

Still time to book a free ticket for this live online event tomorrow Tues Dec 3rd at 7pm. A must for anyone interested in children’s books.

Drop in to browse our fab range of children’s books!

Time for my regular post. You do not need illustrations to submit a picture book text. Please do not pay anyone to create illustrations for your manuscript - you simply don’t need them! A picture book editor will pair your text with a great illustrator. It’s their job (not yours). 😀

I just deactivated my X account for good, and JAYPERS it’s like a weight off my shoulders! You’ll find me here, Instagram, Facebook and (occasionally) Threads.

In Gutter Bookshop last night with my author pal Sadhbh Devlin for the jam-packed launch of Eoin Colfer and Steve McCarthy’s gorgeous new picture book Beanie the Bansheenie!

@ghollandphoto.bsky.social so great to see you last night, Ger!! xx

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

RTÉ radio’s Oliver Callan rocks! This morning’s show was devoted to children’s books! Thanks to Elaina Ryan and the kids for the kind words, and to Oliver and his team for featuring so many amazing books by so many amazing Irish authors and illustrators! #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #EveryChildAReader

Thanks so much to Dubray Books for featuring ‘The Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens’ in their ‘Books for Christmas’ Catalogue, and right beside my pals Judi Curtin, Sinéad Moriarty & Sinéad O’Hart – dog bless us every one!

Our fab Christmas windows created by @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social &. @alnolan.bsky.social and inspired by At Home in a Book by #LaurenOHara are absolutely stunning! Drop by to take a look 🎄 🏠 📕

Thanks to the Sunday Indo for taking an interest in my dwindling finances … m.independent.ie/business/per...

Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!

Have an urgent need to listen to an Irish eejit warbling on about children’s books? You’re in luck! www.rte.ie/radio/podcas... Thanks to @RTEjr for having me!

Thursday is the last day to vote for ‘The Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens’ in the Children’s Book of the Year (Senior) section of the 2024 An Post Irish Book Awards! irishbookawards.ie/vote/ Molly & Bram say ‘Go on, throw us an aul scratch!’ @OBrienPress @cluskeydraws #APIBA

Listen to me warble on about mystery books (and loads more) with the amazing @Niamh__Bennett on the #WeLoveBooks podcast from @RTEjr! rte.ie/radio/podcas... @OBrienPress

Not everybody likes Plum Puddings, Candy Canes and Santa Hats – some of us prefer Scum Puddings, Zombie Brains and Smelly Rats! Join me TODAY at 3.30pm in @Draiocht_Blanch for a little look at the creepier side of Christmas! www.draiocht.ie/whats-on/twi... Next Wednesday too ... Bah! Humbug!

Happy Monday! I'm thrilled to have written the children’s short story for this year’s Christmas edition of the RTÉ Guide – it’s the Theatre Royal, Dublin 1859 and young Molly Malone & Bram Stoker come face-to-face with a farcical phantom ... the Pantomime Ghost!

The good people at @WorldBookDayUK @WorldBookDayIE asked me where my favourite place to read books was, so I made them a little video... youtube.com/watch?v=O1YC... #TheCuriousCaseOfTheIrishYeti #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks #WBD24 #MollyMalone #BramStoker #WorldBookDay2024 @OBrienPress