
John Boyne
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NYT #1 Bestselling author of many novels, including The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The Heart's Invisible Furies, A Ladder to the Sky.
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With #Pride #PrideMonth #Pride2025 starting next Sunday, I wrote this piece for Sunday Independent. I'm not sure why the words 'Street 66' got changed to 'Another popular venue' in the edit, but there we are. The replies on this are going to be golden.😂 independent.ie/opinion/john-b…

I'm really touched by all the positive messages I received following my Sunday Independent piece, both online & directly. Sorry I can't answer each one individually but it's great to see that, outside of the usual clowns, most people feel as I do. Have a great week!❤️

My Pride article was behind a paywall. (Only fair as journalists should get paid for their work.) But I must THANK India Willoughby for reproducing it in full to all his followers & saying his favourite part was acknowledging the universal praise of Cass Report. Thanks India❤️

Great night out in Dublin to celebrate BIG MOUTH, the new memoir by my brilliant, funny, smart, sexy friend Vogue Williams. Get to your bookshops and buy a copy, it's funny, honest, and full of great stories and anecdotes! HarperCollinsUK


I'm really looking forward to returning to Writers' Week in Listowel this Friday at 6:30 pm, where I'll be discussing AIR, along with the rest of the ELEMENTS. See you there! 😀 Tickets are available here: writersweek.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/sh…

A very interesting article that contains a line that many would do well to reflect on: "It dawned on me that some members of the transgender-rights movement did not seem to understand that women have human rights too." Simply put, but absolutely true. telegraph.co.uk/gift/62e3b08a0…



When I began the 4 novellas that make up THE ELEMENTS, I never imagined this would happen: #1, #2, #3 & #4 on the Hardback Fiction Chart. I'm blown away.🍾 Many thanks to all my readers, the bookshops & booksellers for your support. Doubleday Books Penguin Books UK Penguin Books Ireland


Listen to "A conversation with John Boyne" by The Penguin Insider: A Podcast for book lovers. creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-p…


I couldn't ask for a better review than this. The last of my ELEMENTS sequence, AIR, reviewed in The Irish Times Irish Times Books irishtimes.com/culture/books/…

If I know one thing about women's sports, it's that before taking to the track, court or pitch, every girl or woman covers her face in garish make-up & slathers her mouth with lipstick. I mean, you want to look pretty, right? Martina Navratilova #SaveWomensSports telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2025…



Tickets are on sale now for the Hinterland Kells literary festival, which takes place between 26th and 29th June. I'll be in conversation about Water, Earth, Fire and Air, on Saturday 28th at 3:30 pm. You can buy tickets here: hinterland.ie/p-577-john-boy…

I’m on my way to Lille, France, for an event with booksellers and my French publisher Éditions JC Lattès presented me with a copy of LES ELÉMENTS, which will be publishe here on August 30th. Gorgeous book jacket!


"From bestselling author John Boyne, a gripping and profound exploration of guilt, blame, trauma, and the human capacity for redemption." Enter to win a copy of John Boyne's "The Elements" from Henry Holt & Company
