Hello Spanish readers of the world. El chico que vino del mar is out now.

Upcoming events for in England for The Boy from the Sea. Links are on my website, garrettcarr.net. See you then! Stockport, Serenity Booksellers in Romiley. Monday 2nd February. Newcastle, The Bound in Whitley Bay. Tuesday 3rd February. London, Waterstones in Streatham. Wednesday 4th February.

The next London Irish Centre Book Club (online) is 27 January & the book will be The Boy from the Sea, by Garrett Carr Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses, described the book as "Compulsive reading ....Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment" Book now👇 https://ow.ly/v0Ql50XBort

The folks at Solas Nua, Washington DC, are reading The Boy from the Sea for their book club this month. They'll be meeting via Zoom on Monday January 12th and you're invited: www.solasnua.org/events/ficti...

The paperback of The Boy from the Sea will be out at the end of January and I have a few events upcoming in England. See you then.

Meine 3 Lieblingsbücher des Jahres 2025 #germanbooksky @garrettcarr.bsky.social @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social @rowohlt.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social #lieblingsbücher #lieblingsromane

The St. Catherine is exactly what the Christine Dawn looks like. I got this photo from a Killybegs Facebook group. Apparently the St. Catherine is still fishing, based on Achill island now.

My son's Religious Education exam flashcards on the plagues of Egypt.

My father's logbook from this days learning to pilot an aircraft. A forced landing, I notice, in 1973.

Dingle, County Kerry.

Opening in half an hour, Shiro Masuyama’s Borderline Project. All welcome, Marie Heaney Square, beside the Seamus Heaney Centre, Belfast.

Tomorrow we'll have a visitor to the Seamus Heaney Centre; Japanese artist Shiro Masuyama will be bringing his Borderline Project Caravan. You can visit the caravan anytime from 11am in Marie Heaney Square (next to the SHC). Shiro will discuss it and some of his other work in the SHC at 3pm.

On Tuesday, a very special caravan is will be visiting the Heaney Centre, Belfast, for a day. All welcome.

You can vote online and from anywhere in the world.

At last, the last. This was my son's colouring pencil project, the GAA crests of each of Ireland's counties. 32 out of 32: Armagh.

31 of 32: Derry.

Just had a lovely woman in our shop in Donegal, searching for her lost twin sister. Appreciate it if my Irish followers would retweet this. Thank you.

Next Thursday, Dublin, not too late. Come along!

Delighted that The Boy from the Sea has been nominated for the Irish Book Awards. It's up for the Eason Novel of the Year. Thank you to all. You get a vote! You can vote from anywhere in the world. www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/ Congratulations to all the nominated authors.

Hello Greece! I hope to visit some day.

Thank you readers. It is wonderful to see The Boy from the Sea reach number 1 in British and Irish Historical Literature. When I was writing the novel it was a big and useful step to realise that I could think of the story as historical literature, that the 1970s were enough of another country.

Just arrived, I’m on at 4pm. Thanks for having me Cheltenham. The Boy from the Sea, by the way, is £1.99 on Kindle today until midnight.

For today only, The Boy from the Sea is £1.99 on Kindle.

For today only, The Boy from the Sea is £1.99 on Kindle.

I see Amazon UK have 62% discount on The Boy from the Sea (hardback) for the next three hours. Just saying.

I’m in good company in Belfast Central Library. I’ll be back here next Monday, October 20th, at lunchtime to speak with Wendy Erskine about our writing. Free, but book at: [email protected]

This day next week I'll be at the Wimbledon BookFest, alongside Reeta Chakrabarti, of BBC news fame, but also the author of the artfully poised page-turner Finding Belle.

This day next week I'll be appearing at the Cheltenham Literature Festival with another Donegal man, Alan Murrin, author of the gripping novel The Coast Road. Tickets here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/tales... 16th October, 4pm.

30 of 32: Longford.

29 of 32: Kerry.

Old customs Hut near Ireland’s border.

The 11 year old's project: drawing the GAA crests for each of Ireland's counties. 27 and 28 of 32: Offaly and Mayo.

You don’t see this style of lady much anymore.

Kilmore Quay, Wexford. No better place to discuss The Boy from the Sea, which I’ll be doing today at 11:30.

Wexford this evening. I’m appearing at the Write by the Sea festival tomorrow, Kilmore Quay, 11:30. I’ll be chatting with Jan Carson.

24, 25 and 26 of 32: Kildare, Laois and Carlow.

23 of 32: Limerick.

21 and 22 of 32: Clare and Sligo.

Set over 20 years, FINDING BELLE is a family saga, although focused on just a handful of characters and the damage done by shame and secrets. Compelling and immersive.

19 and 20 of 32: Galway and Wicklow. My son points out to me that Wicklow is the only county that begins and ends with the same letter.

17 and 18 of 32: Tyrone and Louth.

Number 55 in a list of books by former Heaney Centre students: MRS HART'S MARRIAGE BUREAU by Sheena Wilkinson. "In beautifully authentic language true to its time and setting, along with mischief and irony, this is a gem. Kate Atkinson fans will love it," says the Irish Independent.

The Boy from the Sea is set in Killybegs, Ireland’s northwest. Here it is circa 1890.

My 11 year old son draws the GAA crest for each county in Ireland. 16 of 32: Fermanagh.

The 11 year old's new project: drawing the GAA crests for each of Ireland's counties. 1: Tipperary. 31 more to follow.

12, 13 and 14 of 32: Wexford, Down and Westmeath.

11 of 32: Roscommon.

10 of 32: Cavan.

A couple of English events coming up in October. With Alan Murrin in Cheltenham and Reeta Chakrabarti at the Wimbledon Book Festival. www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/tales... www.wimbledonbookfest.org/events/reeta...

The 11 year old's new project: drawing the GAA crests for each of Ireland's counties. 8 and 9 of 32: Dublin and Meath.