
Laura Dermody
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Debut fiction category winner, Close to Home by Michael Magee, is a deeply moving portrait of a young man's struggle to adjust after returning home from university We highly recommend you give it a read! If you already have, let us know what you loved about it ⬇️



Loved popping in to visit my gorgeous local independent bookshop Word on the Street Bookshop Ashtead & drop off an early copy of #TheGuests that publishes next week!! 😎🏝️😳 Also spotted Jo Callaghan & Kate Simants looking lovely on the criminally good reads table!!


Such an honour to have spoken to Gillian Hamilton about my journey from poverty, teenage pregnancy, homelessness to being an award winning academic & recently speaking at the UN. My story recognises the positive impact that good people & great education policies had on my life!

One year since my book was released & it is no.3 this week in the The Irish Times book charts. poor has spent 52 weeks in the top 10, 25+ weeks at number 1. Thank you to everyone who has supported my story!





'Garthwaite’s Cecily is driven, sometimes unlikeable and wholly convincing. A triumph.' A rave for Annie Garthwaite's THE KING'S MOTHER from Antonia Senior in the Times Books thetimes.com/culture/books/…


Excited to be speaking at this festival among so many luminaries! Catch me on 18 Sept, when I'll be talking, with Philippa Langley, about #Cecily and her youngest son, #RichardIII. Together, we'll put women at the centre of the story! Viking Books UK Marjacq Scripts Richard III Society



Got in early with my August book recommendations for BBC Surrey: 📝 Determination by Tawseef Khan 👑 The King's Mother by Annie Garthwaite 🌶 Ghost Chilli by Nikkitha Listen here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/li…


'One of 2025's most exciting literary debuts.' Don't just take it from us but Service95 DUA LIPA hyping up Catherine Airey's Confessions! Viking Books UK Out 23 January 2025 Laura Dermody ✨✨ service95.com/new-fiction-bo…

Ferdia Lennon will be at @anniemacmanus London Irish Literary Salon with Oisín McKenna on Thursday 3 Oct from 7pm. There'll be music from the brilliant Sorcha Richardson too! London Irish Centre londonirishcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…

Catherine Airey Viking Books UK Laura Dermody Thanks Madeleine Feeny for selecting #Confessions as January Book of the Month The Bookseller! 'Confessions is a feat of voice and structure that seizes the reader with emotional urgency and doesn't let go.'

For more book recommendations than you can shake a stick at please tune in to #BetweenTheCovers tonight on BBC Two at 7pm sara cox💙 is joined by RICHARD AYOADE Stephen Mangan Elizabeth Day Maisie Adam they review Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon and talk about their fave books


Incredibly proud of Catherine Airey and her messy, beautiful novel Confessions, which has been selected as an The Observer Top 10 Debut for 2025. Taking a moment to shoutout Laura Dermody who has been the best co-publicist on this campaign. Viking Books UK theguardian.com/books/2025/jan…

Tune into 48 mins on BBC Woman's Hour to listen to Catherine Airey dicussing her novel #Confessions which is out now and should be top of your TBR! Viking Books UK Laura Dermody ❤️ bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…