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Tomorrow (Mon 4 May @ 7:30pm) Dearbhla Mescal opens #DromoreBookFestival. Poet & author of Finding Joy, she inspires reflection & beauty in everyday life. Dearbhla will be chatting to @mikephilpott.bsky.social A few tickets left - join us! www.ticketsource.com/bridge-books...

Dromore Book Festival author books are starting to arrive. It's getting very real now! www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books

I’ll be talking to the great Claire Keegan on 10th May at 8pm. It’s sold out, but you can join the waiting list or see other fabulous events in the Dromore Book Festival here: ticketsource.com/bridge-books If I had to choose just one, it would be @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social and Eoin McNamee.

Come and join me as I chat to multimillion bestselling author Cecelia Ahern as part of the Dromore Book Festival. Hurry - not many tickets left. Book here: ticketsource.com/bridge-books @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social

Very much looking forward to chatting to @MiriamOCal.bsky.social at the Dromore Book Festival, organised by @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social Please join us on May 6 at 8pm to get the inside story on her brilliant memoir and grab a signed copy! Tickets here, but hurry: ticketsource.com/bridge-books

I’ll be hosting four - yes, FOUR! - events at the Dromore Book Festival. Really looking forward to it. First up is the lovely Dearbhla Mescal, talking about her book Finding Joy. She might even chat about her famous son! Please join us on May 4. Tickets: ticketsource.com/bridge-books

PHOTO OF THE DAY. A US soldier's Zippo lighter from the Vietnam War (1972). 📷 google images

Beautiful, humane piece of journalism. Well worth your time. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Your heartwarming story for today: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Today’s antidote to the hatred and negativity in the world. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

Excited to reveal our next #DromoreBookFestival guests! Wed 6th May will see Miriam O’Callaghan chatting about her memoir & broadcasting career. On Fri 8th May, we welcome the best-selling author of 19 books, Cecelia Ahern. Two incredible guests, two unmissable events. Save the dates!

Yeah come along!

The great cartoonist does it again.

📣Guest announcements 📣 I'm delighted to start revealing guests for Dromore Book Festival with two of my favourite Irish writers! LIZ NUGENT @liznugent.bsky.social on Sat 9 May 2026 and CLAIRE KEEGAN on Sun 10 May 2026! More reveals and ticket releases this week, but in the meantime, save the dates!

Last May was bookish bliss… so I'm doing it again! (Am I mad? Possibly 🙈) Plans are brewing, authors incoming & green t-shirts at the ready. Watch this space for confirmed guests over the next week or so and, most importantly, save 4th–10th May! #DromoreBookFestival

I really enjoyed doing this. Please do listen in on Sunday (or listen back afterwards) to hear me discuss Leonard and Hungry Paul with James Naughtie and a roomful of readers with interesting questions.

Christmas Morning 1949. True story by Sylvia Seymour Akin, read by Paul Auster. Your antidote to the negativity in the world. edcyphers.com/2014/12/17/c...

Wait, what? My son’s friend, traveling in China, is staying at a hotel chain called ‘James Joyce Coffetel’, and instead of a Gideon Bible, they leave a copy of Ulysses by the bedside.

Huge thanks to @markcarruthers7.bsky.social and Colin Davidson for being such entertaining and inspiring guests at tonight’s @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social event in Dromore Cathedral. Lovely to see so many people there - and to hear their very positive reactions afterwards. #TwelvePaintings

Dromore Cathedral is the beautiful venue for our event with Colin Davidson, @markcarruthers7.bsky.social, and @mikephilpott.bsky.social tomorrow evening at 7.30pm ♥️

Thanks to @stubailie.bsky.social for coming along last night to entertain us with tales from the music world over the past 40 years. Everyone really enjoyed it! Thanks, as ever, to @mikephilpott.bsky.social for hosting. You can pick up all of Stuart's books in-store now!

So sorry to learn of the death of lovely Charlie Warmington. The first producer I worked with on my first day at the BBC, and one of the good guys.

Yup it is.

Grandson James makes his (brief) TV debut tonight in the wonderful Trespasses on Channel 4. Here he is on set with his dad Adam, First Assistant Director. If you listen carefully you might hear my voice as a newsreader, too.

@junec.bsky.social Hi June, just got the email containing your Personal Anthology. I’ve read a few (such as Bullet in the Brain and Fox 8) but thanks for introducing me to the others.

I’ll be in conversation with Mark Carruthers and Colin Davidson on Dec 2, courtesy of @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social Really looking forward to this very special event. Tickets are selling fast. Get yours at www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...

We had a wonderful evening with #IrishBookWeek ambassador @sheilawriter.bsky.social last night. Sheila chatted openly and warmly with @mikephilpott.bsky.social and spent time signing and posing for photos with her army of fans! It was just lovely to be in her company ♥️

Tomorrow evening, an actual legend of Irish fiction will be in Dromore! Join us for an evening with @sheilawriter.bsky.social chatting with @mikephilpott.bsky.social. Plus, I've just remembered that tomorrow is my birthday so you absolutely must come along! www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...

Can we take a moment to talk about our event with @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social... Everyone was absolutely enthralled and could have sat until morning listening to Wendy chat to @mikephilpott.bsky.social about her work, her influences, and what's next. When I grow up, I want to be as cool as Wendy!

What a magnificent evening’s conversation with the wonderful @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social organised by @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social One of those guests you just feel lucky to have met.

@ronanhession.bsky.social Hi Rónán, just watched the first three episodes of Leonard and Hungry Paul. What beautiful, slow-paced, heartfelt television. Nothing will ever top the book, but they’ve certainly done it justice.

I will again say that my favourite way of telling someone to fuck off in French (often chanted to opposition crowds at football games) is rentre chez toi, ta mère a fait des gaufres. It means "go back home, your mother made you waffles"

Watch out for this in a couple of months’ time. One of the Guardian’s autumn TV highlights. @louisekennedy.bsky.social

Another autumn event added! On Mon 6th Oct, it will be a real pleasure to welcomeStephen Travers (Miami Showband)to Dromore to chat with @mikephilpott.bsky.social about his new book, The Bass Player. This will be one not to be missed! Tickets 👇 www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...

My most treasured possession. It was extremely rare for him to sign an autograph in case they were sold on eBay.

So sorry to learn of the death of Commander Jim Lovell, one of the bravest of the brave. Had the honour of meeting him in 2004, when he told me he was sorry the Apollo 13 story overshadowed the achievements of Apollo 8, the first time humans had reached the moon.

Thought for the day.

i saw this man tie a damsel to the train tracks while wearing a top hat

Say hello to the ✨LIMITED EDITION✨ #BooksAreMyBag tote for #BookshopDay (11 Oct)! Designed by Ashwin Chacko, this one is a beauty! £15.99 — BUT you can pre-order now for just £12.99! Perfect for books, snacks, or a small cat -it's your choice. bridgebooksdromore.co.uk/product/limi...

Donald Sutherland Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) #OnePerfectShot

This is the last thing the BBC needs

Not sure this is something I’d be crowing about.

I’ll be in Dromore Cathedral as part of the #DromoreBookFestival tomorrow evening to mark the launch of The One You Least Suspect at 7.30pm with the brilliant Stuart Neville and @bridgebooksdromore.bsky.social Tickets available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/co-...

This should be a fascinating event at #DromoreBookFestival with two former BBC colleagues! Tickets available here 👇 @mikephilpott.bsky.social www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...

Got to pick a sister event, which the code will also work with. Sarah Gilmartin, Caoilinn Hughes and @garrettcarr.bsky.social in conversation with @mikephilpott.bsky.social will be a very special evening. www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books...

Two weeks today 😱 The nerves have really started to kick in. If you want to help settle them, you could book a ticket... www.ticketsource.co.uk/bridge-books

I'll be at the Irish Literary Salon in London tomorrow evening with Annie Macmanus and Michael Magee. There will also be music from Maria Kelly. Click below for tickets 🎟️ londonirishcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

A timeline cleanser. Lovely. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

5 famous people you’ve met but one is a lie: Margaret Thatcher King Charles James Lovell Michelle Pfeiffer Tom Hanks