Praised by Ian McEwan, Michael Longley, the Guardian and many others, 'A Time to Speak' tells the story of Helen Lewis, shipped from Prague to Auschwitz at the start of WW2 as part of the Final Solution, and her struggle to survive the Holocaust.

#readirishwomenchallenge Day 27: A book with an animal companion Homebirds tells the inspiring and often funny story of Anne Marie McAleese and Dot Blakely's birding adventures around Northern Ireland. @bto-ni.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatchers #BirdwatchingUK #birdwatchingireland

Cuckoo Land 11th - 26th April 2026 'This high‑voltage piece of gig theatre, based on real political transcripts and lived experience, smashes open the true story of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition.' For booking information, visit: kabosh.net/productions/...

📚BOOK EVENT 🕡Fri 24 April @ 6.30pm 📍Wexford Book Centre are hosting WEB Women's Writing Group, with authors reading from their own works including Catherine Dunne, Liz McManus, Mairide Woods, Shauna Gilligan and Laureate for Irish Fiction, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne. All welcome!! #readirishwomenchallenge

#readirishwomenchallenge Day 21: A book with element of #fantasy, #mythology or #fairytale Jane Talbot’s 'The Faerie Thorn' will draw you into a world of fairy tales & magick, devilish debts, trysts & trades, broken bargains & unjust trials, quick-wittedness, hoodwinking & revenge. #shortstories

#readirishwomenchallenge Day 18: A book with a green cover 'Selected Stories' by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne A beautiful collection of short stories that demonstrates the breadth of The Laureate For Irish Fiction's achievement across her writing career. @bookaneer808.bsky.social #irishwriters #shortstories

#readirishwomen Day 16: a book about looking for a place to belong Brilliantly written, witty, and full of sharp observation, 'Moving About the Place' brings together some of the best of Evelyn Conlon’s work to show how borders, movement and history change and transform people’s lives.

And we're live! Check out our 2026 line-up. Priority booking for Festival Friends opens 10am on 7 April. General booking for workshops at the same time and then general booking for all other events at 10am on 14 April. Hope to see you all in Bantry 10-17 July 📚❤️ www.westcorkmusic.ie/literary-fes...

Anna Lo MBE tells her incredible story of a life straddling two cultures and two continents, taking her far from the conventional life mapped out for her into political activism and finally all the way to the Northern Ireland Assembly. #equality #inclusivity #annalo #belfast

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 15: A book set in the world of the arts - Fox, Swallow, Scarecrow by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne #readirishwomenchallenge #readirish #femalewriters #irishwriters #femaleirishwriters @bookaneer808.bsky.social @blackstaffpress.bsky.social

Happy world puffin day! #puffins #puffin #worldpuffinday #rathlin

Read Irish Women Challenge 2026 Day 9: a book about sound or listening #readirishwomenchallenge #irishwriter #irishwomenwriters #brexit #pandemic #northernireland #protestant @bookaneer808.bsky.social

Little Red and Other Stories Éilís Ní Dhuibhne draws us into the lives of characters struggling to find equilibrium. Visited by change & crisis, they are forced to confront the stories that define their sense of themselves. #LaureateForIrishFiction #henriettamckervey #JohnBoyne #eilisnidhuibhne

Part memoir, part historical research, #Heartlands tells the story of the #WhiteCity, an under-documented time in Belfast’s history. The story of a pre-Troubles #Belfast in which Catholics and Protestants lived side by side. #MarianneEiliott #PatriciaCraig #DavidPark #irishtimes #belfast

Reviews of Ruby Free's beautiful book on #rathlinisland. Artwork all Ruby's own. Rathlin, A Wild Life is a love letter to the island and the #wildlife Ruby finds there, but it’s also a call to action; a reminder of everything we stand to lose if we don’t change. #puffins #ChrisPackham #jilltaylor

#bbcgreatestgardens visited 17 acres of once-barren farmland that’s been transformed with #wildlife in mind. You can watch the episode on #BBCiplayer You can also read about the journey in Bob Salisbury’s book #fieldofdreams #CarolKlein #Diarmuidgavin #fredsirieix #omagh #wildlifegarden #birds

As featured in #BBCGreatestGardens 🎬 📅 Thursday 26 March | 7:00pm 🎟 £3.50 | struleartscentre.co.uk/show/spring-forward/ Enjoy a fabulous seasonal talk from Bob and Rosemary Salisbury celebrating the arrival of #Spring 🌿 #Tyrone #Fermanagh #gardening #StruleArtsCentre #Omagh #BBCGreatestGardens

Monica McWilliams broke the mould in so many ways, as a woman, an activist and a politician. In her frank and fascinating memoir, #StandUpSpeakOut she tells her extraordinary story. #northernireland #thetroubles #womeninpolitics #BertieAhern #PeaceProcess #womensrights #equality #genderequality

☘️ Happy St Patrick's Day! There’s no better way to brush up on your knowledge of the man himself than with the late John Killen’s beautiful anthology. #stpatricksday #stpatricks

Liam Beckett is #oldschool. One of Northern Ireland’s best-loved sports pundits, few can touch him when it comes to talking about #roadracing and #football. Straight-talking, funny and generous, this book is pure #LiamBeckett – telling it like it is! #nifootball #HarryGregg #sports #ballymoney

Kevin Doyle's gripping #crime #thriller "looks corruption in the eye and never blinks." – David Park #emeraldnoir #irishnoir #CrimeFiction #crimefictionbooks #cork #noir #thetroubles #purecork #KevinDoyle #politicalthriller #tokeepabirdsinging #ariverofbodies #corruption

Based on almost 100 interviews with the #Protestant community in #NorthernIreland, and told with McKay’s trademark passion and conviction, 'Northern Protestants on Shifting Ground' is essential reading. #nothernirelandhistory #irishhistory #IrishHeritage #survivor #pandemic

New 2026 Catalogue Just click the link colourpointeducational.com/teachers/edu... -catalogue/

Brilliantly written, witty and full of sharp observation, 'Moving About the Place' brings together some of the best of Evelyn Conlon’s work to show how borders, movement and history change and transform people’s lives. blackstaffpress.com/moving-about... #irishfiction #travel #borders #shortstories

This is coming up soon: writing workshop at Ballyscullion Park, Bellaghy, Northern Ireland for those within travelling distance. Grateful for shares: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-wo...

The Black Dreams: Strange Stories from Northern Ireland This anthology of specially commissioned short stories brings together some of the best of Northern Ireland’s literary talents to explore the weird, surreal and dream-like. bit.ly/39yWneu #irishfiction #shortstories #dreams

'Selected Stories' by Éilís Ní Dhuibhne A beautiful collection of short stories that demonstrates the breadth of the Laureate For Irish Fiction's achievement across her writing career. buff.ly/3R471Rj #irishwriters #womenwriters #shortstories #shortstories #irishbooks #irishfiction

I've read Reporting the Troubles and Spirit of '58. Outstanding. Well worth your time and money. Here's two blog pieces I wrote. droppedthemoon.blogspot.com/search?q=Rep... & droppedthemoon.blogspot.com/search?q=Spi...

👀 Some Blackstaff Press titles spotted in Waterstones Forestside this week. 👀 @waterstones.bsky.social #irishhistory #thetroubles #football #northernireland #Belfastcemetery #TomHartley #evanmarshall #derichenderson #ivanlittle #spiritof58 #conflict #history

🥇 Mary Peters: My Story🥇 From Belfast to Olympic gold, discover the incredible journey of a sporting legend, national hero, and tireless advocate for young athletes. blackstaffpress.com/mary-peters-... @joecushnan.bsky.social #MaryPeters #OlympicLegend #Olympics #athletics #sport #inspiration

7pm, 27/2 at the Belltable a free evening of words & music: Éilís Ní Dhuibhne in talks w/ Sarah Gilmartin &music by harpist Elisabeth Affolter. Éilís is the author of 30+ books. She is the 4th Laureate for Irish Fiction until 2028. www.limerickliteraryfestival.com

Meet Jane McClenaghan, nutritional therapist and founder of Vital Nutrition (www.vital-nutrition.co.uk). Her book, 'Vital Nutrition', features the best of her proven tips, facts and recipes along with straightforward advice on eating to feel better. Available now: blackstaffpress.com/vital-nutrit...

Loved this interview with Laureate for Irish Fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne on @rteradio1.bsky.social today and can't wait to welcome Éilís and The Island of Imagination: A Literary Tour of Ireland to WCLF in July. Thanks to @artscouncilireland.bsky.social www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

New to #Bluesky? Here's a starter pack for Publishers of Books on the Island of Ireland #BookSky go.bsky.app/GS15SpY

Looking for the perfect stocking filler? We've got three! Colin Breen's 'A Force Like No Other' trilogy available at blackstaffpress.com and local bookshops. #christmasgifts #christmasgiftsideas #shoplocal #choosebookshops #booksaremybag #booksmakegreatgifts #booksworthreading

🐧🎄Christmas gift ideas for nature lovers🎄🐧 blackstaffpress.com #fieldofdreams #homebirds #Rathlin #rathlinislandnd #christmasgiftideas #christmasgiftideas2025 #booksmakegreatgifts #BooksWorthReading

The Island of Imagination: A Literary Tour of Ireland The Laureate for Irish Fiction Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is embarking on a literary tour of Ireland on a journey of exploration to highlight the literature emanating from around the country with a series of free events in your local library or bookshop

Reading Rites – Evelyn Conlon brings her wit and keen intelligence to the task of exploring her life, as well as ‘books, writing and other things that matter’ 💻 Available now: blackstaffpress.com/reading-rite... #evelynconlon #writingcommunity #writing #writinginspiration #readingrites

Who better to open the last day of the Public Libraries conference than our Laureate Éilís Ní Dhuibhne who is tracing our storytelling and writing past! #LAIBooktotheFuture25 @laibluesky.bsky.social

Ruby Free visited Little Acorns Bookstore over the weekend to sign copies of 'Rathlin, A Wild Life'. Pop in for the perfect Christmas present! 🎁 Photo credit: @littleacornsbooks.bsky.social #rathlin #naturegifts #christmasshopping #nature #seabirds @rubyfree.bsky.social

📽️LOST FOR WORDS 🎬 Foyle Film Festival & Playhouse Derry 🗓️Fri 29 Nov 7pm 📍Nerve Centre, Derry 📚Celebrated nature writers Ruby Free (Rathlin, A Wild Life) and Kerri ní Dochartaigh will be in conversation following this special screening. FREE tickets here 👇 foylefilmfestival.org/whats-on/los...

Homebirds tells the inspiring and often funny story of Anne Marie McAleese and Dot Blakely's birding adventures around Northern Ireland. blackstaffpress.com/homebirds-97... @bto-ni.bsky.social #birds #birding #birdwatchers #BirdwatchingUK #birdwatchingireland #northernireland

Available now: #mystory by🥇 #MaryPeters🥇 The definitive account of #Olympics #goldmedalist and truly remarkable woman: ‘Mary P.’ buff.ly/3ujecMu #MaryPetersTrust #damekatherinegrainger

Absolutely delighted to be invited to the portrait unveiling of Monica McWilliams at the Great Hall in Queen’s University. Well deserved tributes to Monica’s decades of campaigning for women & her peacebuilding work with the Women’s Coalition & after. Brilliant to see so many activist women again.

Monica McWilliams broke the mould in so many ways, as a woman, as an activist and as a politician. In her frank and fascinating memoir, #StandUpSpeakOut she tells her extraordinary story. Available now: blackstaffpress.com/stand-up-spe... #LyseDoucet #MonicaMcWilliams

A super event Women Writing History at the Main Hall @immaireland.bsky.social as part of the fabulous Dublin Book Festival @dublinbookfest.bsky.social Thank you to @dublinbookfest.bsky.social & speakers @sineadgleeson.bsky.social @clodaghfinn.bsky.social & writers Evelyn Conlon & Rebecca Pelan

For our North American readers 👇

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is our latest guest on Burning Books 📕 Find it wherever you listen Supported by the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social

We have three Blackstaff Press authors taking part in @dublinbookfest.bsky.social this week: Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Evelyn Conlon and Ruby Free. For more info👇 dublinbookfestival.com #blackstaffpress #dublinbookfest #eilisnidhuibhne #evelynconlon #rubyfree #Rathlin #rahlinisland