An extract of the wonderful essay on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘻 by @michaelmagee.bsky.social was published in the @irishtimes.com weekend supplement on Saturday. we will be launching 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴 in @booksupstairs.bsky.social this Wednesday from 6 pm. Do come!

Some great authors I chatted to in the first half of 2024 in today's round up part 1 with Hiba Noor Khan, Louise Hare, @michaelmagee.bsky.social , @deathtospinach.bsky.social Lynda Marron, & Hester Musson audioboom.com/posts/8619676

Solidarity with my colleagues at the Observer and the Guardian who are striking today and tomorrow. There is a virtual picket line, too. If you value the paper, its history, its staff, and freelancers like me, please support them by avoiding reading and sharing any articles for the next 48 hours.

Israel has detained over 11,900 Palestinians since the Gaza war, including from the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, reports the Palestinian Prisoner Society. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/a1e949

Together with @irishpen.bsky.social and the Estate of Seamus Heaney, we’re delighted to announce Susannah Dickey’s ISDAL @picadorbooks.bsky.social as the winner of the inaugural #PENHeaneyPrize. Find out more ⤵️ www.englishpen.org/posts/news/s...

Ferdia Lennon wins Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction and is one of several Irish on Nero Awards shortlists with Colin Barrett, Donal Ryan and London-Irish writer Orlaine McDonald. Paul Murray and Michael Magee won last year. Murray has also won the Wodehouse www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

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