Very pleased to have a chapter in the forthcoming Routledge Companion to George Orwell.

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Very pleased to be in the current, 10th anniversary edition of George Orwell Studies with a review essay on the fascinating life of Dubliner Michael Sayers, reviewing Sean Sayers recent memoir. @aupress.ca @ccirlandais.bsky.social

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Very pleased to be in the current, 10th anniversary edition of George Orwell Studies with a review essay on the fascinating life of Dubliner Michael Sayers, reviewing Sean Sayers recent memoir. @aupress.ca @ccirlandais.bsky.social

Applications for the inaugural Irish Writers Centre John Hewitt International Summer School Bursary close on Wednesday! The bursary includes full accommodation as well as access to all events during the week. 🔗 irishwriterscentre.ie/opportunitie...

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What a way to end publication day! For the Guardian, I’ve written a piece on navigating the weird and wonderful word of Muriel Spark. Read it, and do give my book a read, too. LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: THE NINE LIVES OF MURIEL SPARK is out right now! 🐈‍⬛ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

Applications for our Irish Studies Summer School remain open until March 31. We run June 15-July 3, with a week introducing Northern Ireland, followed by two weeks exploring key themes in Irish history, the language revival and Irish literature. Info at www.qub.ac.uk/Study/intern...

Audio now available.

Connal Parr will be talking about his book on the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement on Monday 26 January at 4.30 www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

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🐝📚 Spring 2026 at AU Press is here! Thought-provoking scholarship that speaks to the current moment. Browse: www.aupress.ca/blog/2026/01... #AUPress #NewBooks

drb.ie/articles/mak... Grateful as always to Dublin Review of Books for featuring my review essay on The Great Gatsby marking its centenary year.

I'll be doing a couple of virtual Zoom presentations in December for my new book Travels through the Spanish Civil War, out with @HurstPublishers on 20 November. Let me know if you're interested. Pre-orders, reviews, etc here (or your local bookshop). www.hurstpublishers.com/book/travels...

Hey there! I wanted to share an important campaign supporting Arlen House as they celebrate 50 years of publishing exceptional Irish writing. If you're able, please click the link below to donate or consider sharing it with others who might be interested. Thank you!

We’re raising funds for one of Ireland’s leading feminist presses - might you help? gofund.me/bd3cc32a2

Many people have said they admire Arlen House, its books, its independent feminist ethos, & that they'd like to help progress our vision. Well, now you can! @nessao.bsky.social & Eavan Casey have created a fundraiser: www.gofundme.com/f/50-for-50-... Thank you for any support you can give.

Arlen House, the leading feminist press and high quality publisher of Irish writing, is celebrating its 50th birthday so we are fundraising to ensure it can continue its important work. Can you help? gofund.me/01a31a841

I'm very excited that my new book, IRELAND IN THE LIFE AND WORK OF C.S. LEWIS, has just been published by Palgrave Macmillan! The book is quite dear (!) but there is a 25% discount going till tomorrow (21/8). Just use the discount code SNB2S25 at the following site: link.springer.com/book/9783031...

Submissions are open for the International Debut Novel Competition until 14 September! We’re celebrating past winners by looking back at their memories of the competition. This is 2024/25 winner, Andrew Cunning, author of the upcoming novel 'Clara and Christina', to be released in May 2026! 🥳

Current issue of Fortnight just out with arts section edited by OTL’s Alicia McAuley. @artscouncilireland.bsky.social @shakespeareandcompany.com @irishnews.com @irishtimes.com @belfastmary.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social

www.peterlang.com/document/150.... Includes an essay from OTL’s Martin Tyrrell on the elusive Mairin Mitchell and her 1937 memoir Storm Over Spain. @belfastmary.bsky.social @georgeorwelll.bsky.social @orwellprize.bsky.social @djtaylorwriter.bsky.social @darcy1968.bsky.social

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orwellsociety.com/mr-jones-mr-... OTL’s Martin Tyrrell on Orwell, Bowie and Diamond Dogs. @davidbowiereal.bsky.social @nothingisrealpod.bsky.social @davidbowienews.bsky.social @irishtimes.bsky.social @mojomagazine.bsky.social @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy