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This was great fun. Won't spoiler it for all the books we talked about, but one that I hope appears in lots of stockings this xmas is Half Swimmer, Jo Heinrich fab translation of Katja Oskamp's Halbschwimmer - linked stories that read like plotting the co-ordinates of memories.

Happy New Year! Celebrating 100 Years of The Shipping Forecast BBC Radio 4 throughout NYD, incl a special edition of Soul Music on Sailing By – the Ronald Binge classic. Producers Maggie Ayre & Toby Field 9.30am & 23.30 or BBC Sounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

A century of the Shipping Forecast was celebrated on BBC Radio 4 BBC Sounds on New Year's Day. Soul Music featured Sailing By composed by Ronald Binge, which I remembered listening to from inside Fastnet Lighthouse many moons ago... bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

From Waugh to Pym to Frayn to David Lodge, there are few things better than a great British comic novel, with smarts and heart and truth at its core. What a wonderful writer. Do start with the Campus Trilogy if you haven't read him. theguardian.com/books/2025/jan…

Very sorry to hear of the death of #DavidLodge, one of my favourite writers since my dad gave me Nice Work in 1988. I've written about his influence on me over the years, probably for the first time in this 2015 The Irish Times piece Martin Doyle irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

And here it is! CONN OF THE DEAD - the first in my new 9 - 11 horror series illustrated by Ali Al Amine, arriving April 24th, 2025. If you'd like to pre-order (which is hugely helpful for a new series AND comes with a bunch of to-be-revealed treats) I've included links below!

#OffThePage is back with Omar El Akkad in Conversation with Alex Clark! ✨📚 Join renowned author Omar El Akkad at the Pepper Canister Church this February as he discusses his powerful new book 'One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This'. 🗓️ Thursday 13 Feb, 19:00 🎟️

that's tonight's reading sorted. congrats Sam Blake on another bestseller! 👏👏♥️

Are you ready to Drop Everything and Read at noon today? It's a great incentive to pick up a must-read book from our displays in Cregan Library or O'Reilly Library as chosen by Dublin City University Writer in Residence Sarah Gilmartin. View the full booklist: tinyurl.com/3natmmr8

another glory for the collection!

Today is one of the proudest moments of my career - Simon & Schuster UK is launching an opp for un-agented, unpublished fiction writers of colour. The winner will receive a SIX FIGURE TWO BOOK deal.   Full details here - simonandschuster.co.uk/p/new-chapter PLEASE SHARE 💜💜

Calling all Escape Line Trilogy fans... Fancy joining me for an evening with Joseph O'Connor on June 8th? belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/an-ev… now booking Crescent Arts Centre Congrats #BelfastBookFestival on a great 2025 line up

When you see oceanfilm.net "the biggest film he has ever told", how about getting the inside story on how it was made from David Attenborough's collaborator Colin Butfield live International Literature Festival Dublin Monday 19th 7pm ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

Looking forward to chatting to these two great new writers at IDLF next Saturday 17th @1pm. Love to see you there. International Literature Festival Dublin Patrick Holloway Dedalus Press Irish Writers Centre Dublin UNESCO ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

your chance to see shortlisted Ian Green at International Literature Festival Dublin - on Weds May 21st he's talking to Jo Callaghan & Adrian Weckler about fiction at the cutting edge of science & AI. ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

really looking forward to welcoming Colin to International Literature Festival Dublin 7pm this evening, in conversation with Fionn Davenport. some tickets still available ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

The truth will always come out, but at what cost? Jo & Ian Green talking to Adrian Weckler ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi… this event will be a cracker!

this will be a good one... tickets from International Literature Festival Dublin ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

Got a kid who loves fantasy, horror and invention? Want some tips on encouraging their creativity and writing? Come to my event this Sunday in International Literature Festival Dublin as we master the art of monsters! ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi… #creativity #dublinevents #writing

#OnThisDay 1984: George Michael and Morrissey discussed a recently published book about the legendary Factory band Joy Division, though only one claimed to be a genuine fan of their music.