Alan O'Rourke
@alanorourke.bsky.social
Mild-mannered marketing man by day Business: wilsonkeys.com Caped Picturebook maker by night Kids books: https://www.louderlines.com/public/alanorourke#linkshare Rep'd by @BLM_Agency He/him
Project Dinosaur is Eason’s recommended read nationwide. Each quarter, Eason’s and Children’s Books Ireland carefully select new titles for readers aged 0–12. They have included the book I illustrated with @jenwallacecreates.bsky.social , Project Dinosaur. www.louderlines.com/public/alano...
Happy World Space Week. This year's theme is Rocket Revolution so what better to share then a spread from my unpublished Space book on the Voyager Space probes. This can also double as a week early #PortfolioDay post 😁. #worldspaceweek www.louderlines.com/public/alano... #portfolioday
Happy World Space Week
This year's theme is Rocket Revolution so what better to share then a spread from my unpublished Space book on the Voyager Space probes.
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Thrilled to see the book I illustrated with @jenwallacecreates.bsky.social has been included in the Best Irish Books list of 2026. The series has really taken off, with the previous books in the series each achieving a place in the list in previous years. www.louderlines.com/public/alano...
A quick wrap of last week's excellent Children's Books Ireland conference. Too many highlights to fit, but here are the highlights. www.louderlines.com/public/alano... I'm also testing some new features in www.getlouderlines.com for sharing longer updates.
A full house last night for the launch of Oran Doyle’s debut book, the brilliant Give Me ‘Til Midnight. Full review via link in bio. Thanks to @booksupstairs.bsky.social booksupstairs.ie/product/give... Subscribe to my email for future updates and news.
1/ Halfway up the Stairs is delighted to present our Children’s Comic Book Festival, Jumping off the Page, taking place on Oct 2nd & 3rd in The Whale Theatre, Greystones. Full programme & booking details here halfwayupthestairs.ie/2026/05/27/j...
Bit of shameless self promotion! Sunday, 11am. Greystones. Me. A wee workshop on creativity and play. Fun! Do come along! Tickets on sale now. ☺️ Greystones book festival!
Time travel and tuna sandwiches. Includes a little cameo of two tame-travelling penguins thanks to the brilliant @sheenadempsey.bsky.social . Read the full comic via link in bio. This was done a while back but was too big for sharing easily. Enjoy! #seagull #comics #kidlit #kidlitartist
I am so excited to see the third Dinosaur book out in the world from the brilliant @jenwallacecreates.bsky.social . This time, Daria gets to shine! Jen has written such a great adventure (funny) that I really loved reading as I was illustrating. Out in your local bookshops and libraries now!
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Louderlines - A substack alternative@louderlines.bsky.social · 5mo agoSubscribe for free daily (ish) business marketing prompts We will email you the daily question about you, your business, your customers' pain points, etc. Answer this prompt and share it to attract new customers and tell a story your customers will connect with. www.louderlines.com/public/loude...
Gorgeous film.
Animation Obsessive@ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 5mo agoErnest & Celestine is an incredible film. And it looks like a watercolor sketch in motion. Its style was a risk, and it took time and care to get it right. We explore how it happened: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-look-o...
A milestone. For the first time ever, we have surpassed 2 million books on our website. That is 2 million books available to you through an independent, online bookshop. With competitive shipping prices. Shop local. www.kennys.ie
A process video of The Project Dinosaur book cover written by the funny and brilliant @jenwallacecreates.bsky.social , illustrated by me and out soon with @littleislandbooks.bsky.social . #illustration #kidlit #kidlitartist
Mortal Kombat 2 is stupid fun. That's it. That's the review 😃
New book alert!!! This one was so fun to draw! I mean, they all were... but so was this one 😁
Little Island Books@littleislandbooks.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe're excited to reveal the third ROAR-SOME dinosaur adventure by @jenwallacecreates.bsky.social and @alanorourke.bsky.social ... PROJECT DINOSAUR: TOP SECRET! Coming in July 2026 ... pre-order from your favourite bookshop or buy the complete set at 20% off from Littlelsland.ie
The deadline for those applications is an hour from now, so good luck to all who have and have yet to apply.
Ken Mahon@detectiveken.bsky.social · 5mo agoPurgatory 11/5/2026 This could be the last word I have on the BIA, but I did leave out a bunch, like the yearly audit being added, and the terrible decision to stay at 2000 participants. You can find my other thoughts throughout these Purgatories anyway linktr.ee/detectiveken
Thanks for the Sesame St recommendation, @gerrydalyart.bsky.social . Just arrived today. Now for some light reading and some dark reading 😀
A productive (and quiet) extra few days in Verona, after a hectic Bologna, mostly spent eating Gelato and finishing a mockup for one book and developing a new one. Now back to normal life… Posted via www.getlouderlines.com/artists/ #bcbf26 #bolognachildrensbookfair
I wrote this to help people understand that universal basic income is not meant to permanently replace all jobs. It's meant to be a floor below which no one can fall, and a dividend that universally distributes a share of our economy. It's meant to provide the power to say no and freedom to choose.
Eduardo Porter is Still Wrong About UBI and AI: A Response to The Guardian
Universal Basic Income Isn’t a Job Replacement Plan—It’s an AI Dividend and Stable Income Floor That Protects Work, Wages, and Democracy Eduardo Porter’s new Guardian piece is built around a fam...
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I am looking forward to a lovely few days in Italy for Bologna’s Children’s Book Fair. I will be keeping the fair itself low-tech with just a printed portfolio. Art directors, hit me up. I'll buy the coffee 😁 Represented by @belllomaxmoreton #bcbf #bcbf26 #bolognachildrensbookfair2026
Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! And happy Artemis II launch day. Good luck on your mission around the moon! #KidLitArtPostcardday #artemisII #artemis2 Powered by Louderlines.com
A quick look at email marketing and subscribers in Louderlines. In Louderlines you can set up your public profile page. A central focus for all your audience interactions with all your web and and social links collected. #illustration #kidlit #kidlitartist
Ok I have seen a GOOD APRIL FOOLS JOKE in the wild. My kids comic (Phoenix - home if @jamiesmart.bsky.social) comes in an envelope every week, we open it, had a fake cover for a soup review mag like we’d been sent the wrong thing. Genius!
“The report, compiled by consultants SGS Economics and Prescience Research, further found that every dollar invested in the State Library was worth $4.25 in community benefits.”
Here is a quick look at the Louderlines dashboard. My new marketing app for creatives. 1. We email you a daily question about you, your work and your goals. (You can change this frequency 6) Cont…
I have been quietly building a marketing and sales tool for artists and writers. Really proud of this. If you have ever struggled with "what do I write?" And "where should I post?". This is for you. You can find it here: www.getlouderlines.com/artists/
