Orla Mackey
@orlamackey
Writer. Teacher. Professional over-thinker. Lover of the finer things in life such as chips and curry sauce.
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06-12-2010 20:25:52
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Proud NMP mentor moments First glimpse of Orla Mackey brilliant debut novel in the wild. Polyphonic voices. Caustic Irish humour. Characters that’ll break your heart #Mouthing And the amazing Rere Ukponu has a cracking story in The Stinging Fly Available from @noalibisbookstore
Some fantastic new titles here! #cocomellors amor towles Stephen King Sarah Crossan Harlan Coben thereadparts Orla Mackey #ColmTóibín dubraybooks.ie/pp/just-landed
Meet Orla Mackey! Orla was an IWC #NovelFair winner in 2022 where she pitched her novel #Mouthing, a multigenerational portrait of small-town life in Ireland. Orla found her agent at Novel Fair and later her publisher Hamish Hamilton. Two years later, it’s launch week!
📚I'm thrilled that Kitty War is published. I would like to thank The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon and Kilkenny Arts Office for their support and @WordsIreland for their mentorship Henrietta McKervey Amazon UK shorturl.at/GxhFW Amazon Australia shorturl.at/931aW Eason shorturl.at/uVIh6
Here we are again - 0 Irish writers in the Irish Children’s Top 10 this week. 7 on the adult Original Fiction Top 10. Our work Discover Irish Children's Books continues. We help to help children #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks Here’s our own Irish chart for last week from OMahonys Booksellers
‘There’s an idea that the big stuff of life only happens in big cities or towns’ Debut novelist Orla Mackey’s novel is full of village life. She speaks with Áine Toner about voices in literature and literary likenesses belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/books/deb…
Happy Thursday I’m back at it!! Finally feel human again! And I’ve two books on the go now! Orla Mackey bloody heck I’m 2 chapters in and I’m addicted! The writing is just fantastic I snorted laughing at “ I had never tried to grow Marietta biscuits” I needed this book 🥰
Had such a lovely afternoon hosting these two brilliant debut novelists today The John Hewitt Society Summer School. Thanks so much to Orla Mackey and thereadparts for a wonderful chat.
Belfast Telegraph Cauvery Madhavan Orla Mackey Áine Toner Orla Mackey is a powerful new voice. She captures the speech tune and lively intricacies of small town life with great humour and warmth. Immaculate debut novel.
Happy Thursday! 1 more sleep & I’m on holidays 🥳 on another rant about a book 😬 this comes with a trigger warning and it’s VERY Irish. Orla Mackey I’ve seen myself on so many pages it’s scary but by god have you portrayed it with all with a hint of Irish humour ☘️#BookTwitter
I’ve just finished this and it’s wonderful. A book full of heart. 👏 👏 Orla Mackey “tomorrow will be lovely”.
Delighted to be taking part in this year's Dublin Book Festival, talking with Anna Fitzgerald, Orla Mackey and Alan Murrin about their debut novels on November 8 The New Theatre. Full details through the link. #DBF24 Penguin Books Ireland Bloomsbury Books UK dublinbookfestival.com/event/debut-no…
Tomorrow is the first Irish screening of Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story. We’re the Irish Gala film in Cork International Film Festival and all are welcome ✨ corkfilmfest.org/events/blue-ro…
The Daily Express books of the year feature from Matt Nixson continues in print tomorrow, and includes my picks - THE HORSE by Willy Vlautin and MOUTHING by Orla Mackey. Link in post below ⬇️
