I'm trying to prove I exist to an algorithm so that I can teach at an university. Sweet Mary mother of Jesus and the wee little donkey. Somebody is making a lot of money here. Four days, it's taken, four days. I could have built half of ROME by then!

know, I know, times are tough and money is short but as we find ourselves increasingly in a world where stories are censored and the corporates buy up shelf space with their discounts. If you are able please do support Independent publishers. @northernfiction.bsky.social

Congratulations to @ronanhession.bsky.social Leonard and Hungry Paul is the first Bluemoose book to be selected as a national set text in secondary schools. September this year it will be on the Irish Junior Certificate for English alongside Hemingway, Austen, Blackman. Marvelous.

Congratulations! That is so good to hear. I think more modern texts should be studied / explored in schools. And I've just finished Leonard and Hungry Paul and really enjoyed its quiet observations. 🙂

Congratulations to @ronanhession.bsky.social Leonard and Hungry Paul is the first Bluemoose book to be selected as a national set text in secondary schools. September this year it will be on the Irish Junior Certificate for English alongside Hemingway, Austen, Blackman. Marvelous.

Good morning. Arm better, now two finger typing. The future is bright. Time for a brew.

We've teamed up with Dahlia Books, Bad Betty Press, Linen Press, Hashtag Press, @serenbooks.bsky.social, @prototypepubs.bsky.social, @lunapress.bsky.social, @galleybeggars.bsky.social, @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social, @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social, @scratchbooks.bsky.social & @theemmapress.bsky.social.

Bluemoose Books snaps up fourth novel by Leonard and Hungry Paul author Rónán Hession www.thebookseller.com/rights/bluem...

Hollywood knocking on the door again. Marvelous!

It's official. www.thebookseller.com/rights/bluem...

Aspiring editors! Fancy joining our team? jobs.thebookseller.com/career/28558...

Get ready for: BLACKSHROUD by JM Campbell. Launching Waterstones Leeds Thursday 26th February. Set in Victorian England The Blackshrouds, a group of women, help people to die. Stunning writing of time and place. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social @foylesforbooks.bsky.social

Hurray!

It's official. www.thebookseller.com/rights/bluem...

I discovered @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social a few years ago and have never been disappointed with their books.

Get ready for: BLACKSHROUD by JM Campbell. Launching Waterstones Leeds Thursday 26th February. Set in Victorian England The Blackshrouds, a group of women, help people to die. Stunning writing of time and place. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social @foylesforbooks.bsky.social

Good morning. I've sprained a tendon in my left arm. Operating on one finger touch typing. Time for several brews. Have some flowers.

A brilliant listen, shortened the walk home on the first working day of the year.

Congratulations @ronanhession.bsky.social 🎉 Very exciting news indeed!

Delighted to announce that we will be publishing _Richard Heart Julianne_ By @ronanhession.bsky.social Spring/Summer 2027. ‘In Richard Heart Julianne we enter the mindstream of Richard on his last day as he reflects on his life, his home city and his failed marriage to Julianne.' Brilliant!

Brilliant news. Congrats to @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social and @ronanhession.bsky.social. What a partnership!

Delighted that my next novel Richard Heart Julianne will be coming out on the mighty @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social next year. Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.

Delighted to announce that we will be publishing _Richard Heart Julianne_ By @ronanhession.bsky.social Spring/Summer 2027. ‘In Richard Heart Julianne we enter the mindstream of Richard on his last day as he reflects on his life, his home city and his failed marriage to Julianne.' Brilliant!

Here you go. @ronanhession.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 Book Club. Leonard and Hungry Paul. www.bbc.com/audio/play/m... @nybooks.com @waterstones.bsky.social @gardnersbooks.bsky.social

I Love the generosity of our authors. Whilst chatting to James Naughtie on BBC Book Club on Radio 4 @ronanhession.bsky.social said he was introduced to Bluemoose and our list after reading The Man With A Seagull On His Head by Harriet Paige. @theguardian.com 'A Bone Fide Gem.'

Here you go. @ronanhession.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4 Book Club. Leonard and Hungry Paul. www.bbc.com/audio/play/m... @nybooks.com @waterstones.bsky.social @gardnersbooks.bsky.social

Such a fabulous book. One of my all-time favourites.

Always listen to Charlie.

I Love the generosity of our authors. Whilst chatting to James Naughtie on BBC Book Club on Radio 4 @ronanhession.bsky.social said he was introduced to Bluemoose and our list after reading The Man With A Seagull On His Head by Harriet Paige. @theguardian.com 'A Bone Fide Gem.'

Well this was rather wonderful. The first Bluemoose author to be on BBC Radio 4’s Book Club and in our 20th year too. Marvelous!

2020 #63 Amongst the disruption of 2020 I found myself looking at many small publishers for new reading matter and @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social was one of the very best I came across. This excellent novel set in the early 1980s West Midlands was an early find. See alt text for more. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🖋️📚 #booksky

Please do Join @ronanhession.bsky.social at 4pm on BBC Radio 4 as he chats with James Naughtie about his debut novel _Leonard and Hungry Paul_ @theguardian.com @thetimes.com @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social @thebookseller.com www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A feel good book and also lovely bbc adaptation

My final fiction in translation column for @irishtimes.com is now online for subscribers. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Please do Join @ronanhession.bsky.social at 4pm on BBC Radio 4 as he chats with James Naughtie about his debut novel _Leonard and Hungry Paul_ @theguardian.com @thetimes.com @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social @thebookseller.com www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

One of the contributors to the book we're publishing in May about Global Football Clubs that are still essential parts of their communities lives in Caracas, 2km from an airfield that was bombed yesterday. He's been in touch and is OK but obviously concerned about what happens next.

Just finished my New Year read. I really enjoyed this. First i have read by @colettesnowden.bsky.social . Interesting format and characters, lots sub stories. Highly recommend 👍 @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Good morning And what a lovely start to the year. Please Join @ronanhession.bsky.social talking to James Naughtie This Sunday 4th January on BBC Radio4 at 4pm. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

‘Why does everything have to be so complicated?’ And I tell her that when I lived in Sheffield, I had a microwave that had a ‘Chaos’ button on it. ‘What happened when you pressed that?’ ‘Norman Wisdom came round & cooked your tea.’ Post It Notes From Underground - Simon Crump - June '26

‘Why does everything have to be so complicated?’ And I tell her that when I lived in Sheffield, I had a microwave that had a ‘Chaos’ button on it. ‘What happened when you pressed that?’ ‘Norman Wisdom came round & cooked your tea.’ Post It Notes From Underground - Simon Crump - June '26

On Thursday 15th January at 7pm (UK time) the live online launch of 'My Ear is Full of Milk,' a new anthology celebrating the life, work and legacy of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Subscribers already have an invitation. If you'd like to join them, email me via davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site

2026. Well, we're in our 20th year of publishing. Without the army of librarians and booksellers shining a light on our writers and what we're trying to do, we simply wouldn't have got this far. Thank you. Kevin, Hetha, Lin, Leonora, Darya. @thebookseller.com

2026. Well, we're in our 20th year of publishing. Without the army of librarians and booksellers shining a light on our writers and what we're trying to do, we simply wouldn't have got this far. Thank you. Kevin, Hetha, Lin, Leonora, Darya. @thebookseller.com

Good morning And what a lovely start to the year. Please Join @ronanhession.bsky.social talking to James Naughtie This Sunday 4th January on BBC Radio4 at 4pm. @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Have just finished Leonard and Hungry Paul on the Beeb and I’m very sad, because it was such a lovely, lovely series. I know it’s the wrong way round but I’ll be reading the book ASAP, just ordered from @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 📚🙏 All episodes on the iPlayer 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

In no particular order, here are my favourite books of 2025: @saraband-books.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @picadorbooks.bsky.social @4thestatebooks.bsky.social @deadinkbooks.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social

Can't remember if I already mentioned I'm now on Instagram, so I'm on Instagram and you'll find me as jamieguineywriter. #ThankYouPlease

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Our bestsellers in 2025 across both shops: a delightful mix of events, staff picks, and local & tourists' favourites. Thank you to all of you beauts for supporting us through the year, we wouldn't be where we are without you and your love of reading! Here's to more book chats in 2026!

Lovely to see Leonard and Hungry Paul there 💛 @ronanhession.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social