Around Ireland I've heard the foxglove referred to as - fairy fingers/lus an tsionnaigh/lus mór/méara sí....

Ready for the SF Art Book Fair! 😅📚

This was the joy of reading ‘The Wind in the Willows’ for me as a child - so engaged by the story that I looked up the words I didn’t know, desperate to know their meaning. To not even want that as an adult is…

Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now@understatesmen.bsky.social · 2w ago

the 'authors shouldn't use big words' thing is so antithetical to the way I read. It's a JOY to learn a new word. Isn't it exciting to come away from a book knowing something you didn't?

Now booking for the Autumn! @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/the-...

The Nuts and Bolts of Crime Fiction with Andrea Carter - Irish Writers Centre

An in person course for those interested in writing crime fiction, ideal for those working on a novel. Led by Andrea Carter.

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Also…smut sells!

In London last week for some work stuff but managed a couple of hours at the V&A American photography exhibition…

Banned Comics at the NLI 📖 Were comics really banned in Ireland? Join comic scholar James Bacon as he explores the history of comic censorship in Ireland using material from the National Library's collections. 📅 Thursday 6 Aug at 6pm (for ages 16+): https://ow.ly/fipx50Znh9q

Banned Comics at the NLI

A history of Censorship of Comics in Ireland

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I know everyone in the US and Canada is still asleep, but I'm still gonna shout about this - TOMBSTONING is a Kindle Daily Deal across the pond, so fill yer boots: a.co/d/0fpzt2H8 @orendabooks.bsky.social

"Rainy Evening Street" - my oil painting

‘Some days are held together almost entirely by butter…’

Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social · 3w ago

Stolen from the other place - credit belongs to Twig and Toad Soap.

This is your occasional reminder that Agatha Christie wasn't just the bestselling crime writer of all time but also she had a surfboard called Fred

If you're not sure who your TDs are or how to contact them, you can search by constituency or party here: www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/t... #BanHareCoursing

RTÉ News@news.rte.ie · last mo.

Government party TDs are to oppose a forthcoming Dáil motion proposing a ban on hare coursing, with Coalition representatives not to receive a free vote on the issue

There is a book for everyone. That means bookshops have to be for everyone too. Not intimidating. Not exclusive. Not a test. Just a place where curiosity is enough, and belonging begins at the shelves. #Indiebookshopweek @booksaremybag.bsky.social

Looking forward to delivering a taster Crime Fiction workshop @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social this summer!

Irish Writers Centre@irishwriterscentre.bsky.social · 3mo ago

We are delighted to today announce the inaugural programme for Words on the Page: The Irish Writers Centre Summer Sessions. Including: a range of week-long intensive courses, taster workshops, writers' surgeries, journal showcase and open mic session! irishwriterscentre.ie/new-for-2026...

Lilac in bloom at our old schoolhouse! Two months and we’ll be in…

Happy Birthday from Liath!

Neon Genesis Ewangelion@ewacat.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It is ✨🎉my birthday 🎉✨ and for my birthday, as is my bluesky tradition, all I want is for people to quote this post with a photo of your pet(s) being really silly, weird little guys, to make all our days better ✨🫶

The Guardian has published the names of the 18,457 children killed in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

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I did not believe Israel would reach the point of starving people to death. I did not believe it would, on average, erase a classroom of children every single day for two whole years.” - Orly Noy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Disappearing people, disappearing morals – how two years has changed Gaza and Israel | Orly Noy

There can be no healing until the world stares into and acknowledges the void torn open by this conflict, says Israeli journalist Orly Noy

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For a limited time only! There Came A-Tapping is awfully cheap…

#BREAKING | Irish president calls for potential MILITARY ACTION in Gaza He wants the UN to invoke ‘Chapter 7’ – which allows an international force to defend aid corridors ‘Are we to watch children starving? Something MUST happen’

"How many mystery writers does it take to change a light bulb? Two. One to change the bulb, and the other to give it an unexpected twist at the end."

“It is a concentration camp. I am sorry," - former Israeli PM. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

‘Humanitarian city’ would be concentration camp for Palestinians, says former Israeli PM

Ehud Olmert says forcing people into camp would be ethnic cleansing, and anger at Israel is not all down to antisemitism

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Thanks so much to @irishexaminer.bsky.social @sweetoblivion.bsky.social for including #ThereCameATapping in such august company today!

Very happy with the new paperback cover of There Came A-Tapping. Coming October 2025!

“I know you think you’re being funny, but honestly Dave, it’s just hurtful.”

IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza. Truly an atrocity built on atrocity. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Frank Carson: A man says to the doctor: "What's the good news?" "You've got 24 hours to live." He says: "What's the bad news?" The doctor says: "We should have told you yesterday." #itsthewayitellthem

Frank Carson: There were two Irishmen eating sandwiches in a pub and the landlord said: "You can't eat your own food in here." So they swapped sandwiches. #itsthewayitellthem

Frank Carson: My wife said to me: "If you won the lottery, would you still love me?" I said: "Of course I would. I'd miss you, but I'd still love you." #itsthewayitellthem

I loved this book so much. The conclusion to the Enceladons Trilogy is rage-inducing and heartbreaking, but ultimately full of hope. I’m going to miss Sandy (& the good energy humans!). Out August 2025. @orendabooks.bsky.social @dougjohnstone.bsky.social