Day 12 of #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a book where setting is key

In Between Worlds by Nicola Pierce (@OBrienPress)

The story of the teenage girls who fled Ireland during the famine and their experiences on the ships as they travel to Australia. An absolutely brilliant book!

Day 11 of #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a debut author

Dinosaur Pie by Jen Wallace and illus. by Alan O' Rourke (@LittleIslandBks)

My current read! Jen was a part of the Raising Voices fellowship with Children's Books Ireland. This is her first book, about a kid who turns into a dino!

Day 10 of #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a diverse / inclusive read

My Momma Zo by Kelly + Zoey Allen and illus. by Tara O'Brien (uclan publishing)

A very sweet picturebook celebrating a family with a trans parent, with love and support at the core of it all. The artwork is fab!

Day 9 of #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a book featuring the stars

Míp by Máire Zepf and illustrated by Paddy Donnelly (@futafata)

This is such a fun picturebook about a wee robot tasked to find aliens but isn't having much luck with it - you might spot them before it does!

Day 8 of #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a book you'd like to reread

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth (Andersen Press)

I rarely reread books but this fab romcom me laugh so much I'm looking forward to returning to this story sometime soon!

I'm so looking forward to being a Book Doctor at the Children's Books Ireland Book Clinic at the Towers and Tales Festival in May, hope to see some friendly faces there! 📚

This year for #Pitlight I want to share my book Shorelines 🌊

It's a YA verse novel retelling of The Little Mermaid through the lens of a fat protagonist 🧜‍♀️

For fans of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea X The Boy Lost in the Maze 💙

#VerseNovel #NovelInVerse #YA #Retelling

Day 6 of #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a book set in a place you'd love to visit

Freya Harte is Not a Puzzle by Méabh Ní Choileáin / Collins (@OBrienPress)

Freya is an recently diagnosed autistic teenager and she is spending a week at a Gaeltacht (where I'd love to go to again sometime!)

🍉Save the date for the 2nd #OpenMicForGaza ZOOM on #GlobalPayItForwardDay

🍉April 28 2024, 7-9 pm Irish time on ZOOM

🍉Register & donate
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Hello! I'm looking to get back into playwriting, particularly for younger audiences. But first I need to catch up on some reading.

What are your favourite plays for young people? From infants to teenagers, well-known shows and hidden gems, what are your top recommendations?

Day 5 of the #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a favourite book from the past 6 years

Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain (@WalkerBooksUK)

A very recent read but a quick favourite! An excellent story about teenage pregnancy in 2018 Northern Ireland, an absolute must read, highly recommend

Don’t stop talking about Hind’s death at the hands of Israel! The Baptist Hospital Massacre! The decomposed babies left to starve in hospital! The Al Shifa massacres! The flour massacres! The bulldozed body! Reem & her grandfather missing the soul of his soul! Don’t forget!

Himself wrote an article about the EastAsiaFFIrl and reviewed the films from the weekend, well worth a read if you're interested 🎥

Also The Cats of Gokogu Shrine was a gorgeous documentary, highly recommend 🐈‍⬛

Day 4 of #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a bookish setting

The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan 🌈 (@LittleIslandBks)

Stevie has a crush on a girl in her class and she turns to her local library for answers in the hopes of understanding herself. A wee tribute to our fab librarians!

Day 3 of #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a captivating first / last sentence

Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran (@OBrienPress)

Honestly this epic fantasy love story between a queen and her spymaster has beautiful writing throughout and the start and end are great examples of that

Can’t stop thinking of the Palestinian children who held a press conference in the Al Shifa courtyard, in English, asking for our help in stopping this. “We face extermination.” That was in november.

It’s fucking unfathomable.

Israel has evacuated El Shifa Hospital in Gaza this morning, leaving 400 bodies, some crushed by tanks, others buried alive in body bags, with burnt buildings and children under 13 executed.

This isn’t war. This is genocide.

Repeat it. Spread it. Let the world know.

Day 2 of the #ReadIrishWomenChallenge24 : a book with an unusual family

Wise Creatures by Deirdre Sullivan (@HotKeyBooks)

Haunted by a mysterious childhood, Daisy lives with her aunt Susan and cousin Nina. This is a beautifully eery ghost(ish) with family bonds at the core of it all