All the joy, reading and chatting with the incomparable Sophie White about Shirley Jackson and all things unsettling tonight. (Thanks to Sophie Hayley photobomber extraordinaire and Belfast BookFestival for making author dreams come true).

Wonderful event and conversation tonight - and superlatively chaired, Bernie McGill: many thanks! Belfast BookFestival Crescent Arts Centre

Home from Belfast BookFestival (for now) with my new haul. This festival goes from strength to strength each year. Thank you to everyone who makes it happen and makes it accessible. Back for Kevin Barry on Thursday. Neil Hegarty Sophie Hayles Crescent Arts Centre @NOALIBISBOOKS

My last day Belfast BookFestival yesterday with a fabulous workshop with Martina Evans. The whole thing has been a joy - Sophie Hayles has made sth very special in Crescent Arts Centre with her brilliant team -Neil Hegarty, #MícheálMcCann; Lucy Caldwell ; #GailJones V grateful. Thanks all 🙏

Enjoyed every brilliant and slightly unhinged second of tonight’s #AgathaChristie chat with Mark Aldridge and #AgathaQuiztie Thanks to Belfast BookFestival for encouraging my inner AC nerd

I can’t believe Belfast BookFestival Crescent Arts Centre is over! We went out on a high last night with a rapt audience listening to Kevin Barry talk wildness, witchcraft, Winter Papers and his new Western - could have talked all night. Bring on BBF25!

two nights ago i had the privilege to talk to Paul Lynch about how the state of the world, literary heritage & film, among other things, influenced his incredible booker-winning novel ‘prophet song’. thanks once again to the good people at Belfast BookFestival for organising 🙏

Such a wonderful conversation. So glad Sean Mackel and I made it to Belfast for this. Thanks everyone Lucy Caldwell, Kevin Barry Winter Papers and the whole team Belfast BookFestival🙏👏🙌What a great festival. Already looking forward to next year’s.

Put this one on your list if it's not at the top already: Belfast BookFestival. What a week! Some who graced the stage: Jan Carson, @sineadgleeson, Elaine Feeney, Thomas Morris, Louise Kennedy, Martin Doyle, @MaggieStrongarm, Lucy Caldwell, Kevin Barry. Basically my Coachella.

Lauren Collett Belfast BookFestival Crescent Arts Centre There are brilliant children’s events too for all ages, so hopefully something to suit you all next year!

We've a treat coming up tomorrow: first of two special Miscellanies, theme: Ways of Seeing Belfast BookFestival Crescent Arts Centre with Jan Carson Lucy Caldwell Glenn Patterson Emily Byers-Ferrian @maria_mcmanus TRÚ Scott Flanigan Sinéad McKenna Neil Hegarty RTÉ Radio 1 Tune in! #johnberger

This was a real highlight of Belfast BookFestival - I read a personal essay on childhood eye surgery, spirit animals, and ways of seeing, alongside some very witty other essays and beautiful music. Tomorrow at 9.10am.

Tune into Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1 at 9:10am this morning to hear us perform live at Belfast BookFestival alongside some amazing musicians and really awesome writers. What an event this was. 🎸

Sunday Miscellany Lucy Caldwell Belfast BookFestival RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ By goodness. Homage to our precious eyesight told so beautifully. Open your eyes and see. Thanks Sunday Misc for bringing these stories to us. Radio and listening is magical, healing and astonishing too.

I am delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees for Crescent Arts Centre Northern Ireland. It's an honour to contribute to the vibrant community arts centre and cultural hub. And to ensure everyone experiences the power of the arts. ✨ Details: crescentarts.org/about/our-peop…

Wrote a little story for Belfast BookFestival Crescent Arts Centre going out tomorrow morning 9.10 Sunday Miscellany. This is a clue...

John Toal Sunday Miscellany Belfast BookFestival Crescent Arts Centre Very moving background by John Toal to a lovely and special poem by Leon McAuley. Sunday Miscellany

Sunday Miscellany @maria_mcmanus TRÚ RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ A fantastic edition of the programme, with lush poetry from Maria McManus and Micheal McCann Sunday Miscellany Belfast BookFestival

Sunday Miscellany Crescent Arts Centre Belfast BookFestival RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Thanks to Marie Howe for such thoughtful and insightful poems, and the wonderful music to follow

It was really lovely to see Openings included several times! in this Irish Times Books round-up of books of the year so far. My gratitude to Sarah Gilmartin, Catherine Taylor and Mia Levitin 💐