My prediction: the UK government puts in a bid for the Olympics in the north of England, but then at the last moment changes it to taking place between Birmingham and Old Oak Common.

Then it's back to Manchester for the official launch party at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social in conversation with the excellent @caimhmc.bsky.social - my friends and family will be snapping up tickets for this one very quickly, so make sure you book early! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-knight...

The audiobook of The Big Steal is available right now from our shop - and it’ll be available from all other vendors as soon as possible. (Cheaper on Whitehairedirishman.shop though - support your local author!)

If anyone knows any LEEDS families, please share this with them. I have one more Easter holidays family comedy show and it’s Tuesday 14th. Ticket sales are currently low 😢 so any help spreading the word will be met with eternal gratitude! leedsheritagetheatres.com/whats-on/ola...

Frankly, it feels like a weird day for Amazon UK to make a book about vampires deal of the day but well… Sacralicious!

I don't know if this link will work here, let's find out! Seems OK... This is the digital edition of Booktime, a free magazine that comes out every two months with articles, interviews and listings. This is for March and April, plenty of ideas for next reads. Click! indd.adobe.com/view/6bf0232...

Top of my TBR, to be read tonight.

I bought this on the day it came out and am now on my second read-through, savouring all the bits I raced through first time as I was desperate to find out what happens to Phil and Paulie. Absolutely love the MCM Investigations series - so much fun, but plenty of heart too ♥️

REVIEW: The Big Steal - Caimh McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social Pauly, Brigit and the crew are back and find themselves in deep trouble as an old debt needs to be repaid, leaving them with 52 hours to plan and stage an audacious heist, in the chaotic way only they know how... 💙📚⚡️ #BookSky

Happy Paddy’s day. And to quote the man himself “holy shite, Caimh has a new book out, we should all buy it immediately.” There’s a reason he’s a saint - potty mouth though. (Available in paperback & e-book now - audio coming very soon) linktr.ee/BigSteal

Coincidence. Total coincidence.

Just finished The Final Game by Caimh McDonnell and really enjoyed it! In a nutshell - a rich widow who may or may not be murdered and sets up The Money Games to get her awful family to win their inheritance. Plus there’s the no small matter of her possible murder… #booksky @caimhmc.bsky.social

Done! You should mention that audiobooks on whitehairedirishman.shop are on sale - pre-ordering for £5.99 felt like I was stealing it from you.

MCM investigations are back! Or at least Brigit, Paul and Jimmy are - Phil has mysteriously disappeared. The bonds of friendship are tested like never before when the team are left with no choice but to steal Ireland’s greatest treasure to literally save their own necks. Strap in for a wild ride.

Henry pollock needs to gather his team under the posts and deliver the mother of all inspirational TikTok dances.

Rugby drinking game: every time someone on ITV says the word Pollock… Sorry, this is the EMT here. We were far too late to save this man. Please drink responsibly. #SixNationsRugby

Pic of Epstein just appeared on the telly and the dog barked at it. Making me look at the Amazon delivery guy in a whole new light.

The End of Gods has been out for just over a week and readers seem to love it! You can get the ebook on all platforms, or pop along to my store for signed and dedicated paperbacks. witchesofwoodville.com/the-village-...

Book 1 - Ring the Bells by @caimhmc.bsky.social Horrible murders at a book club, a demonic book and a megalomaniac Santa Claus? What's not to love? Seriously, this series has some much heart it's really hard not to love them. And in Manchester they feel very believable.

Ring the Bells (Stranger Times, #5) by @caimhmc.bsky.social #booksky #BooksOfTheYear www.goodreads.com/review/show/... 11/13

Just spotted a bargain on Amazon, @caimhmc.bsky.social 's Stranger Times Ring The Bells book is 99p on kindle and for under £4 I was able to upgrade to the Audible version too (read by the very talented Brendan McDonald) Still asking for the hard back for Xmas though, I absolutely love the series!

Friday, @kitvaria.bsky.social reviewed @caimhmc.bsky.social's Ring the Bells! - JI 🎄 "A loud, messy, foul-mouthed Christmas story about belief, chaos, and doing the right thing despite being spectacularly bad at it." fantasy-faction.com/2025/ring-th... #booksky #chirstmas #fantasybooks

Or are as we shall now be known, the four horsepersons of the yulepocalypse!!

@caimhmc.bsky.social tells me about his latest novel RING THE BELLS, why calling something a trilogy is a bad idea, and why it's crucial to take note of when you're writing good stuff, and much more! LISTEN: www.buzzsprout.com/2399041/epis... YOUTUBE: youtu.be/MCUfuESQ2pY

You'd better not shout You'd better not cry You'd better watch out I'm telling you why You are in the film 'The Quiet Place'

TONIGHT! Join me and @caimhmc.bsky.social in santa hats, LIVE, on THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 8pm GMT for what promises to be a lively edition of the Creative Differences podcast! Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...

Join me and @caimhmc.bsky.social in santa hats, LIVE, on THURSDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 8pm GMT for what promises to be a lively edition of the Creative Differences podcast! Join us on Facebook: fb.me/e/fczoRWtuC Or on Youtube: www.youtube.com/live/6iUtTZo...

In what is surely a sign of the coming apocalypse, this festive masterpiece is now only £0.99 on Amazon in the U.K. grab it while you can, death comes to us all. www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Bells-S...

These mean and moody boys would like you to know that Ring The Bells is out today in Germany. Published by the wonderful people at @eichbornverlag.bsky.social and translated by the incomparable Andre Mumot - have yourself a Frohe Weihnachten (yes, I did just Google that)

As a newcomer to @caimhmc.bsky.social's work, I've finally caught up on the podcast back catalogue - and I think this is my favourite short story so far!

Thank you @caimhmc.bsky.social and Wonder Wife for these Stranger Times/Ring The Bells goodies! And my first Christmas card of the year! I won’t spoil it for anyone else but I’ve got mine displayed backwards #booksky

Aging indie rockers, check it... I loved this short story so much. 🪇🪩👹

New episode of the Stranger Times podcast alert!! Featuring a brand new story read by the not entirely brand new but nevertheless brilliant @philmealey.bsky.social Available wherever you get your podcasts.

Home town gig!!

Home town gig!!

People of ireland - the prodigal son has returned! Aka Me! Joined in Dublin by Brendan ‘the voice’ McDonald. And we promise to have you home in time to see celebrity traitors.* *dependant on where you live. All promises not actual promises. Reality is subject to change.

Massive shoutout to Waterstones Stockport - got my own table! Fab support for a local writer. Signed copies of all my books now available and copies of the brand new stranger times newspaper.

#BookReview #RingTheBells by @caimhmc.bsky.social (Book 5 in The Stranger Times Series) Paranormal mystery Caimh's pure wit, and his ability to create such a motley crew of lovable oddballs is very much the appeal of these books. Top-class entertainment👌 www.swirlandthread.com/ring-the-bel...

@penguinhuddleuk.bsky.social know how to make a bookseller very happy. @caimhmc.bsky.social with Ring the Bells and Tales From The Stranger Times I have had a really enjoyable week.

Thank you to @caimhmc.bsky.social for taking time to visit us on #BookshopDay. Here he is with a stack of books, the newly released Ring the Bells together with the first four Stranger Times in paperback. This is my favourite comic SFF series of recent years, highly recommended! 1/2 #booksky

Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere. Well, not newsagents. Or hairdressers. Almost no nail saloons. Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.

Very much looking forward to this one too! For me, Stranger Times has been the best comic SFF series of recent years. Humour, plot, character, a world that builds throughout the series. #booksky

Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere. Well, not newsagents. Or hairdressers. Almost no nail saloons. Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.

Do you ever pre-order a book and then forget when it’s due to be released? It’s like buying yourself a surprise present! Anyway, can’t wait to get stuck into Ring The Bells, the latest in the brilliant Stranger Times series by C.K. McDonnell #booksky @caimhmc.bsky.social

Yorkshire folks, I'm going to be putting questions to @caimhmc.bsky.social on Friday evening at Waterstones, talking about his new book Ring the Bells. Come along for tales of the Mancunian supernatural & the forces unleashed when a book club goes wrong. www.waterstones.com/events/ring-...

I am doing a Q&A with the wonderful Jodi Taylor on Wednesday so any questions you'd like me to ask her? Also, I'm recording a Q&A with narrator extraordinaire Brendan McDonald this evening so any questions for either of us? Warning: we may have had a drink by then.

Brendan ‘the voice’ McDonald has made it through storm Amy to Manchester for the big Ring The Bells launch event tomorrow and he’s set an unassailable standard for 50th birthday pressies by getting me a Leinster jersey signed by the entire team. Genuinely over the moon.

Even if you're not ready for mince pies and sleigh bells you can still book tickets to see me chatting with @caimhmc.bsky.social about RING THE BELLS, the latest book in his The Stranger Times series, which features demonically possessed Santas and the ghost of a legendary nightclub. See you there!

Diller and Jackson were incredibly excited that the brand new exclusive editions of The Stranger Times newspaper arrived - and then were absolutely gutted when they remembered they couldn’t read.

If you’d like to get your copy of my new book defaced personally by me than grab your preorder now as I shall commence scrawling later this week. serenitybooksellers.com/shop/ols/pro...