Delighted to share the news about my two book deal book deal with Harlequin Books! The Little Shop of Celtic Charms is due for release in 2027! #cozyfantasy #cottagecorefantasy

On this horrendous morning in Dublin, here's a much better morning at the Malahide Estuary in February 2025 for some hope that it can only get better from here. Perfect reflections.

Something very lovely happened in our Science Fiction & Fantasy section the other week… 🥹💍✨ CONGRATULATIONS MAEVE & ADAM!! Wishing you many years of happiness, adventure and shared stories – may your life together be even more magical than the books you browse 💫📚❤️

📢Last few days📢 to vote for #ABoxFullOfMurders in the Children’s Fiction category of the @booksaremybag.bsky.social #ReadersAwards 2025 sponsored by National Book Tokens. Please click here and VOTE BY 26 OCT #ChooseBookshops 👇 www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awar...

'A wonderful gift book for anyone interested in plants or medicine' writes @lindasbookbag.bsky.social Kew: The Apothecary's Garden by Emma Wayland lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/22/k...

Ever wonder: What really happens at Frankfurt Book Fair? @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social has the lowdown! open.substack.com/pub/honested...

You know what, just because. And it is bloody brilliant, isn't it. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

SOME NEWS, as they say!!

ICYMI: "Why are female authors asked to bare their souls to promote their books?" asks Caroline O'Donoghue in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

COVER REVEAL! 📚 💙 And flagging this PRE-ORDER COMPETITION from Irish indie booksellers omahonysbooks.bsky.social. There's an overnight for two at the Falls Hotel & Spa to be won INCLUDING dinner & a spa treatment! 👇 💖 @gaiabanks.bsky.social #spéirgorm #booksky www.omahonys.ie/once-a-year-...

Good morning. Rise and shine from Coiners country. Time for a brew.

An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write. All details in the link below. Please share :)

RIP Brother Kevin www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

John McGahern Book Prize shortlist revealed. Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald, whose debut novels have been selected for this prestigious prize. Colm Tóibín will choose the winner. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

Last few tickets for my show in THIS FRIDAY 20 June at The Purty Kitchen in #DunLaoghaire. It’s gonna be mega. comedyclub.ie/products/bar...

My 1st children’s book #ABoxFullOfMurders is out today! 📦🕵️‍♀️🔎 With text messages and documents, it's ideal for reluctant and keen readers alike and was a JOY to write thanks to my lovely, HUGELY-talented editor Jane Griffiths at @PuffinBooks who was there every step of the way 🙏

A new post on Substack all about how we as publishers decide on book titles - and why! honesteditor.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-n…

TV NEWS! Delighted to share details of the forthcoming TV adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul for BBC and RTE. Have visited the set – a wonderful cast and crew. Thanks to Subotica, BBC @rte.ie and everyone involved. @thebookseller.com deadline.com/2025/05/leon...

I look forward to reading these articles from Phoebe when they arrive in my mailbox. If you are a budding or an established writer and haven’t subscribed to her Substack, I recommend you do!

A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” according to Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences. cnn.it/3EcYuru

Short films that could become a TV series: filmmakers must be resident in the Republic of Ireland.

My main blog website is www.bigbeardedbookseller.com and I write about books, tarot, films, home cooking, solo gaming, photography and whatever takes my fancy, the blog also hosts author/illustrator/blogger interviews

Excited to join @readingagency.bsky.social and @claremackwrites.bsky.social at #LBF25 to discuss how we can make reading more accessible and sustainable, the impact of reading on mental health, and more. 📍 London Book Fair 🗓️ March 13, 2025 🔗 readingagency.org.uk/the-reading-...

Congratulations to my wonderful friend, Carmel Harrington, on the launch of her 13th novel. A mystery thriller which is already a bestseller and getting rave reviews! #TheStolenChild

Carmel Harrington: ‘I was 40 before I dared to start querying agents. After 47 rejections I decided to self-publish’. The writer on her new novel, The Stolen Child; being chosen to write an official Cold Feet tie-in; and her Dean Koontz motto for life www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...

In the Irish top ten for a 5th week!! 🎉🥂 Huge thanks to all who have bought it - do tell a friend if you enjoyed it!! The Killing Sense opens on Valentine's Day, so if you need an unusual gift (who doesn't love a book set in Paris?! ) pick up a copy ❤️ And it's only 99p on Kindle! 📚💙 #booksky

Brigit is back with our biggest festival yet! 🌸🔥 From 31 January to 3 February, join us for over 90 incredible events across the city, celebrating women’s outstanding contributions to culture, society, and history. Dive into the #Brigit2025 programme: dublin.ie/brigit

I just wrote 40,000 words in one month. Don’t ask me how but I’m off to have a lie down now #writing

Good morning Malahide ❤️

#hardwriting #writingsociety #writer #author #aspiringauthor

As there have been lots of new people recently who might looking for people to follow here's my starter pack for Irish (and Irish adjacent) SFF creators go.bsky.app/5Ch5fdz Lots of fab folks here.

Don't forget to use the Borrowbox app from Bolinda to borrow lots of digital content from your local library #booksky

The view at Highland Lakes, New Jersey today

Any Irish writers with books being published this new year (2025)? Post here and I am happy to repost. Use #newirishwriting2025

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies." Time to live another thousand in 2025! What is your first book of the year? 📚

Literary friends, a new publisher has joined BlueSky! Weatherglass Books is behind the new novella prize, and cofounder Neil Griffiths also started the Republic of Consciousness Prize. Please check out @weatherglassbooks.bsky.social and give these innovative minds a follow if you fancy.

Did some more writing today, and the words were flowing. Hope to keep the momentum going and be as productive in the new year. I’ve closed the laptop down for the evening so I think I’ll treat myself to one of these…. #amwriting #andabouttosplittheG

The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize now for the "unputdownable" novel f RT on unpublished women. The winner will receive a £1,500 prize, and all shortlisted authors get a one-on-one consultation with a literary agent. Please share. www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/fictionprize

I wrote 3000 words of an opening chapter for my new fiction ms yesterday. Curious to know if other writers tend to go back and completely change the opening chapter once they have fully completed the first draft? #writing #amwriting

A book is not just for Christmas, but it’s the cheapest way to travel so you might as well gift one. #buybooks #lovereading

It would be so great if you could give my botanical illustration & mental health workshop below a RT if you have a moment. Thankyou 🌿

The view from my sister’s home at Highland Lakes, New Jersey this morning

Happy Winter Solstice!

Character: A tree that can talk but doesn't want to. #hbp53

And very well deserved!

Good morning everyone here are some of my favourite books of the year as featured on the @rossiterbooks.bsky.social newsletter! I highly recommend these books and think they'd make great Christmas presents if you need recommendations. Do use your local Rossiter Books or Indie Bookstore!