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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 4d

Absolutely! Screw billboards - nothing beats a friend recommendation so sincerely thank you very much!

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The Book Vault @thebookvault.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you to @caimhmc.bsky.social for taking time to visit us on #BookshopDay. Here he is with a stack of books, the newly released Ring the Bells together with the first four Stranger Times in paperback. This is my favourite comic SFF series of recent years, highly recommended!
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Photo of author CK McDonnell standing holding a stack of his books. Ring the Bells new in hardback at the bottom, supporting the four paperbacks - The Strange Times, Relight My Fire, Love Will Tear Us Apart, This Charming Man.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 6d

Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 5d

I’m hooked!

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 6d

Cheers fella. Hope you’re keeping well.

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The Book Vault @thebookvault.bsky.social · 6d

Very much looking forward to this one too! For me, Stranger Times has been the best comic SFF series of recent years. Humour, plot, character, a world that builds throughout the series.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 6d

Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 6d

Ring The Bells book 5 of The Stranger Times series is out today!! Available everywhere.
Well, not newsagents.
Or hairdressers.
Almost no nail saloons.
Come to think of it - book shops. Really mainly available in book shops.

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Wendy @londonesque.bsky.social · 7d

Do you ever pre-order a book and then forget when it’s due to be released? It’s like buying yourself a surprise present! Anyway, can’t wait to get stuck into Ring The Bells, the latest in the brilliant Stranger Times series by C.K. McDonnell #booksky @caimhmc.bsky.social

A green hard cover book with a large illustration of Santa Claus’s head, the illustration is all in white except for a red hat and demonic looking red eyes. The title of the book is Ring The Bells and it’s written by C.K. McDonnell.

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Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 8d

Yorkshire folks, I'm going to be putting questions to @caimhmc.bsky.social on Friday evening at Waterstones, talking about his new book Ring the Bells. Come along for tales of the Mancunian supernatural & the forces unleashed when a book club goes wrong.

www.waterstones.com/events/ring-...

Ring the Bells: Let's Get Festive with C.K. McDonnell! | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones

Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Ring the Bells: Let's Get Festive with C.K. McDonnell! today.

www.waterstones.com

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 11d

I am doing a Q&A with the wonderful Jodi Taylor on Wednesday so any questions you'd like me to ask her? Also, I'm recording a Q&A with narrator extraordinaire Brendan McDonald this evening so any questions for either of us? Warning: we may have had a drink by then.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 11d

Brendan ‘the voice’ McDonald has made it through storm Amy to Manchester for the big Ring The Bells launch event tomorrow and he’s set an unassailable standard for 50th birthday pressies by getting me a Leinster jersey signed by the entire team.
Genuinely over the moon.

Two Irishman standing holding a signed jersey of the greatest rugby team.

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Thomas D. Lee @thomasdlee.bsky.social · 12d

Even if you're not ready for mince pies and sleigh bells you can still book tickets to see me chatting with @caimhmc.bsky.social about RING THE BELLS, the latest book in his The Stranger Times series, which features demonically possessed Santas and the ghost of a legendary nightclub. See you there!

Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social · 12d

11/12: Ho ho.. no, not quite ready to say the C word yet! Let's call this a "mid December celebration". And a celebration it is, with the wonderful @caimhmc.bsky.social in conversation with @thomasdlee.bsky.social for Ring The Bells! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ring-the-b...

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 13d

Diller and Jackson were incredibly excited that the brand new exclusive editions of The Stranger Times newspaper arrived - and then were absolutely gutted when they remembered they couldn’t read.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 15d

If you’d like to get your copy of my new book defaced personally by me than grab your preorder now as I shall commence scrawling later this week. serenitybooksellers.com/shop/ols/pro...

A picture of the book Ring The Bells with the caption make sure you’re not in the naughty list - and info that you can preorder a signed copy of the hardback from serenity books.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 16d

Head of Barketering Diller is worried some people still don’t know about all the awesome Stranger Times goodies you can get if you preorder the hardback of Ring The Bells which is out next week. Find out more here: thestrangertimes.co.uk/ring-the-bel...

My permanently worried looking dog Diller - a Staffy mix - sitting behind a copy of the hardback of the forthcoming Stranger Times book Ring The Bells.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 16d

That would be the Rams.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 25d

October 9th is when all formats will be available. Brendan has already been in the studio.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · 27d

Some bloody exciting post this morning! Hardback baby! Not long until release day now! Stranger Times 5.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Sep 6

The perfect festive combo!

Mark Stay @markstay.bsky.social · Sep 5

Loved RING THE BELLS by @caimhmc.bsky.social and you must all be good children this Christmas to ensure that this book ends up in your stocking! Also, if I can be so bold, it would make an excellent festive double bill with THE HOLLY KING of love a bit of Yuletide magic!🎅🏻

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Aug 28

Start on book 1 of the Dublin trilogy and then - this’ll shock you - book 2. There’s choices later on but the start is the start! 😀

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Aug 19

I’ve got a new book out and one half of my beard has gone entirely rogue.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks a mill. Can’t wait to get it out there.

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The Cosy Moose @thecosymoose.bsky.social · Aug 13

So, I just finished reading an ARC of @caimhmc.bsky.social next Stranger Times novel, Ring The Bells and… wow. Going to take a while to process. Hilarious, action packed, with an emotional gut punch - the best adventure yet for our intrepid reporters.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Jul 28

Ah thank you very much.

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Caimh/CK McDonnell @caimhmc.bsky.social · Jul 20

Nice. Cosy horror. I think we’ve invented a new genre! 😀

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