"As timeless as cave art, as sophisticated as art criticism and boundless in potential – here’s to picturebooks." A brilliant read from Olivia Hope!

If you missed this this evening you can catch it on RTÉ Radio 1 playback ✨ have a listen in for poems of place, history, folklore

Books Are My Business is one of our favourite Irish Examiner Irish Examiner Arts & Culture columns. It's so lovely to see the wonderful Sarah Bannan, head of literature The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, featured this weekend. Sarah is an incredible supporter of writers and festivals❤️ irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arts…

Delighted to be part of this event on 12th October at Cheltenham Festivals with three people I admire so much: Jan Carson Susan Tomaselli 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ and Mike McCormack.

If you've missed out on October's event, you can book for November's Creative Community Sessions, a new initiative from Jennifer McMahon (@jmcm.bsky.social)📕 Authors and emerging writers have donated their time and expertise for these events, and tickets are FREE!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ eventbrite.com/e/free-literar…

Happy to be part of this! Free event but limited places— book now!

How about this absolutely beautiful illustration by Eileen-Marie Emerson? It's from a mermaid story—with a twist! From the collection Irish Folk Tales of Coast and Sea, by Colin Urwin The History Press Read the story here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ booksirelandmagazine.com/a-mermaid-stor……

COVER ART WANTED!! The Waxed Lemon is looking for cover art for its upcoming eighth issue. Send your art to [email protected] BEFORE SEPT 15th.

no jokes, no messing about, just truly honoured to have won the John McGahern Prize for Fiction grateful to the organisers, and to Frank Shovlin for this gorgeous profile in The Irish Times, and to Colm Tóibín (The Laureate for Irish Fiction) for choosing Close to Home irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

It's that time of year again folks! Novel Fair 2025 is open for submissions—deadline is the end of this month. Wondering if you're ready? You can pop over to an Irish Writers Centre webinar for advice from the pros ⬇️⬇️⬇️ booksirelandmagazine.com/novel-fair-202… via Books Ireland

Happy to share that we've been named 'one to watch' in the latest edition of The Bookseller by none other than Ruth McKee, editor of Books Ireland! 🎉 A huge thank you for the recognition! 📚✨ ElizabethRose Murray #OneToWatch #TheBookseller #BooksIreland #Grateful

Books Ireland is sorry to learn of the death of Fred Johnston, a regular reviewer for Books Ireland for many years. 'Poetry may be the key to the highway' booksirelandmagazine.com/key-to-the-hig…

Poetry Ireland seeks Communications & Marketing Manager Poetry Ireland The Stinging Fly Children's Books Ireland Munster Literature Centre Literature Ireland Irish Writers Centre #jobfairy booksirelandmagazine.com/poetry-ireland… via Books Ireland

This Autumn, get that novel down on paper! 📘🖋️ Irish Writers Centre irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/a-nove…

Inside Rural Ireland delves deeply into the evolution of Ireland’s rural history examining the power of ruling politicians, state bodies, farmers, clerical and non-clerical civic activists, intellectuals and much more In bookshops nationwide Oct JOIN US dublinbookfestival.com/event/shaping-…

A great piece about Kate Horgan Kate Horgan Bespoke Books in Books Ireland, with a portrait by me booksirelandmagazine.com/industry-profi…

'He left me one day, packing an overnight bag with a book, a pair of socks and a tube of toothpaste, before forgetting to put this small bag of provisions into his car as he drove off.' Kate Durrant Dublin UNESCO Greywood Arts booksirelandmagazine.com/in-the-silence…

'I am constantly learning new ways of getting the results I want, in terms of design and production.' Industry Profile—Kate Horgan of Kate Horgan Bespoke Books Portrait by Conor Horgan Publishing Ireland booksirelandmagazine.com/industry-profi… via Books Ireland