Here's another of Sara Baume's short essays, on the Temple Bar Gallery + Studios "Huddle Tests". (Exhibition now over, unfortunately.) templebargallery.com/content/files/…

Colum McCann has made it into the Amazon editors' books of the year for short story collection Thirteen Ways Of Looking.

"Writers are very often the last people to find out what their books are about." - Kevin Barry (Link: dw.com/en/why-irish-a…)

Kevin Barry on writing.

Well done to Anne Enright and (especially!) debutant Sara Baume for Costa Book Awards nominations bit.ly/1MVmqrg

Interesting news on Kevin Barry's next book - a City of Bohane sequel (via dw.com/en/why-irish-a…):

From earlier in Nov, but in case you missed it. Seven Irish novels on longlist for €100,000 Dublin Literary Award: businesspost.ie/seven-irish-no…

How Eoin Colfer spends his day (including the ominous Mikey's House of Pain...) independent.ie/entertainment/…

HAPPY DECEMBER! Some end-of-year Twitter canvassing - RTs appreciated. First off, your favourite children's picture books of the year?

We'll be adding loads to it in time, but our website is NOW LIVE! (Complete with Christmas events details): blackbirdbooks.ie

Great Christmas edition of Bookish feat. a great selection & a wonderful shout out for The #LongGazeBack castaway.media/bookish/2015/1…

Happy New Year! #DareToDream is our tribute to writers, artists, visionaries we lost in 2015. youtube.com/watch?v=bYgMj5…

Looking for a Friday-evening-journey-home listen? Our new bookish books podcast could be just the thing. castaway.media/bookish/2016/0…

Late-night children's book blog: From Apple antagonist to kids book star - the new career tangent of Julian Gough irishwritingblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/fro…

From Apple antagonist to kids book star: the new career tangent of Julian Gough irishwritingblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/fro…

We're gearing up for another episode this Friday. Know of any bookish events happening during March, fire them this way.

If you've been to our shop, we'd love a wee review on Facebook (facebook.com/BlackbirdBooks…) or TripAdvisor (tripadvisor.ie/Attraction_Rev…)

Fantastic book launch tonight. Mike McCormack's Solar Bones = thing of beauty. (Wonderful intro by Kevin Barry)

Just some of great new Irish books now in stock. Good job New Island Books Head of Zeus Dave Rudden #LoveIrishBooks