I am stunned! So grateful to my authors, the 4th Estate Books team, agents and trade champions.
I dedicate this to our Palestinian colleagues—writers, publishers, journalists, illustrators and academics— killed in the genocide in Gaza and who will not be forgotten. Ceasefire now

So proud of brilliant Kishani Widyaratna! 💙

Great to be back in beautiful Wellington. I’ll be talking to Noelle McCarthy about Hagstone this evening in association with Verb Wellington. HarperCollins Aotearoa NZ Claire Mabey Tickets: verbwellington.nz/events/sinead-…

Bohemian FC v Palestine is now completely SOLD OUT.

If you still wish to show your support and help raise vital humanitarian funds you can do so in two ways:

1. Buy a non-attendance ticket: bohemianfc.ticketco.events/ie/ie/e/donati…

2. Buy a live stream of the game: loitv.ie/en-int/video/v……

An unexpected joy to see Irish cubist Mary Swanzy show up in Melbourne. NGV

An incredible venue (Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi), a lovely audience who came out on a Monday night, and the inimitable Kiran Dass asking the questions. Thank you WORD Christchurch. HarperCollins Aotearoa NZ

Started this on Saturday and cannot put it down Sinéad Gleeson … half way through and can’t wait for where the story will take me…it’s so visual and beautifully described that I keep imagining it as filmed scenes… I’m hooked and don’t want it to end…

Matching the winning bid! Get this up to $500 and we’ll hit 1K 🍉

On Instagram, @irish_visual_arts_for_gaza are organising a huge raffle to raise money for displaced Gazan families, with lots of incredible art, craft & design prizes (including a Kiki Sinéad O'Connor necklace, Copperfish Lighting lamp and more). tickettailor.com/events/irishvi… IPSC

Tonight at Tūranga, Ngā Kete Wānanga o Ōtautahi, with brilliant
Kiran Dass asking the questions.🇳🇿wordchristchurch.co.nz/programme/sine… HarperCollins Aotearoa NZ 4th Estate Books

🇮🇪🇵🇸 Thank you to all who came to Dublin Airport today to give the Palestinian National Team such a warm welcome. 🙌

Absolutely loved Hagstone. A wonderfully immersive novel concerning (among so many other things) the precarious and conflicted business of making art. Bravo Sinéad Gleeson

Starving people being shot at while desperately trying to catch some fish to survive. The worst part about watching these inhumane scenes is the constant feeling of déjà vu they elicit. Because they’re not an exception; they’re the rule. Israel’s genocidal cruelty is common.

Heavy Israeli bombardment of Jabalia refugee camp continues. This video shows the bombardment of the medical personnel and journalists in the camp.

Also, home to greatest street signage ever (for pedestrian crossings):

Loved Melbourne: the city, the audiences, the free tram! Really enjoyable salon at Paperback Bookshop (thank you Anna), a brilliant night of ghost storytelling (reunited with dear pal Leslie Jamison) and met the wonderful Louise Milligan and Viet Thanh Nguyen. Thanks Melbourne Writers Festival

This is a death march. It’s estimated that the average Palestinian is only eating ~230 calories per day. Rafah to Jabalia is 22 miles! If Palestinians do not die from bombs they’re at risk of dying from hunger, thirst, exhaustion and illness. This is unbelievably inhumane.

And this evening at The Capital Theatre as part of Melbourne Writers Festival Leslie Jamison

mwf.com.au/program/ghosts…

If you're in Melbourne today, come along to this at 4pm, with thanks to Paperback Bookshop.

Historical & contemporary First Nations art NGV

1 Spirit wood carvings: Crusoe Kuningbal, Jack Larrangkay, Jack Maranbarra,

2 Three female dancing spirits, Jimmy Midjawmidjaw

3 Dirdbim (Moon Dreaming), Ken Ngindjalakku Djungkidj,

4 Murri/Bama Ceremonial shields