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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d

Labyrinth, 1991 by Leonora Carrington, UK-born Mexican artist, surrealist painter, and novelist. #womensart

Painting of a spiral green hedged maze with odd figures and creatures appearing to stand or walk around inside

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 16d

'Heart of the Dragon, Socotra, Yemen' by photographer Beth Moon on her fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees of the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring a close-up of a large ancient living tree in a flat landscape with other trees in the distance, the tree has many branches forming a rounded flat canopy viewed from underneath

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you so much @rurooie.bsky.social 🥰

Ruth Ennis @rurooie.bsky.social · 27d

Day 4 of #DIKBCHALLENGE25: a book that's perfect for bookclub

I feel like a good mystery is always a safe bet for bookclubs, and the intrigue and twists and turns in Arabella Pepper by @ermurray.bsky.social are guaranteed to grip any reader 🔍

#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social

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Ruth Ennis @rurooie.bsky.social · 27d

Day 4 of #DIKBCHALLENGE25: a book that's perfect for bookclub

I feel like a good mystery is always a safe bet for bookclubs, and the intrigue and twists and turns in Arabella Pepper by @ermurray.bsky.social are guaranteed to grip any reader 🔍

#DiscoverIrishKidsBooks @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Sep 25

@2waystreet.bsky.social hello lovely! I hope all is well with you 🥰 I feel I’ve lost contact with people a bit with the way social media has changed !

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Sep 25

I’ll be facilitating another online Build A Strong Writing Foundation workshop for the Irish Writers Centre starting November 12th This is a generative workshop, designed to build confidence & kickstart a viable writing routine - booking details: irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/buil...
Please share! ♥️

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Sep 18

And this morning the Shed is a tiny coach, made from a single walnut-shell, and drawn by a team of bumble-bees…

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Sinéad O'Hart @sineadohart.bsky.social · Sep 18

We've got a new Storyshaped podcast episode for you - and it's a banger! We recorded this chat with @kieranlarwood.bsky.social at @ilfdublin.bsky.social earlier this year, and now you can check it out wherever you get your podcasts! @susancahill.bsky.social

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Getting Storyshaped with Kieran Larwood

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Sep 13

Went foraging for mushrooms, found samphire instead 🤷‍♀️💙 #westcorklife

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Sep 12

When you go to a coffee shop to write for the first time in ages… & forget paper 🤯 very grateful to those with a bit of spare cardboard box & some baking paper 🤩 #oldschool #writingfail #trustmeimapro 😂😂😂

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Sinéad Gleeson @sineadgleeson.bsky.social · Sep 12

The Sibyls, a stunning new show by Alice Maher, has just opened at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery and runs until October 11th. Terrific conversation led by Jesse Jones on hair, power, lies and dispossession. Great to see Vivienne Dick (writing about her in the next book) www.kevinkavanagh.ie/exhibitions/...

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Sep 10

Amrita Sher-Gil,
Little Girl in Blue, 1934
Indian modernist painter
#WomensArt

Painting featuring a girl in blue in the foreground right and a woman in pink in the background left

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Sep 9

Awesome! See you there! 🤩

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Big Bearded Spookteller @bigbeardybooks.bsky.social · Sep 7

and that is the final post transferred onto the Big Bearded Bookseller blog and it was the author interview with @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social and that is all the 97 interviews on the blog now

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#WritersLift #Author #BookSky 💙📚

stylised sketch of four books in a pile with the words 'Meet the Author' overlaid

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Sep 6

Residencies are the only way I can create enough space to get over a finishing line 😅 will you be at CBI conference this year? Would love to catch up!

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Sep 5

Was in Finland for August on residency… redrafted a whole book, met some wonderful people, saw some beautiful skies…

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · Aug 12

If you're an artist based in Ireland, this survey relates directly to you. It'll take three or four minutes, if that (it's actually too short).

Please check it out.

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Basic Income for the Arts public consultation

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Jul 25

Whaaaaaaat?!

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Barbara Scully @barbarascully.bsky.social · Jul 21

My next show is in DUBLIN!! If you fancy having a laugh about some of the absurdities of being a woman & getting older, grab your gal pals, your sisters, your Ma, your daughters and your fellas and come along to the gorgeous Stillgarden Distillery on 12 Sept

stillgardenbarbarascully.eventbrite.ie

OLDER, BOLDER, WISER...

Barbara Scully's One Woman Show is a mixture of stand up comedy and story telling as she muses on life as a woman and getting older.

stillgardenbarbarascully.eventbrite.ie

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Barbara Scully @barbarascully.bsky.social · Jul 18

Another joyous day yesterday at @wcorklitfest.bsky.social interviewing the effervescent @pollyrowena.bsky.social about her fab book, The Company of owls. After which I joined @ermurray.bsky.social at the Bantry Day Cebtre for chats, readings & craic with real wise owls. (Forgot photos there tho)

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Barbara Scully @barbarascully.bsky.social · Jul 16

Pure joy to interview Carol Drinkwater at @wcorklitfest.bsky.social in Bantry last night. Her new novel One Summer in Provence is a warm and thoroughly satisfying read.

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · Jul 17

It always feels like we’re just getting there in comics breaking into the mainstream in Ireland and the UK, the way they are in other European countries, and yet we never quite reach that tipping point. With reading stamina levels going the way they are, comics really need to be pushed more.

Mark Bradley @markbradley.bsky.social · Jul 17

Okay, I’ve heard of multiple big UK publishers getting cold feet over graphic novels. I’m going to try cohere some thoughts for anyone involved with publishing as to why this is incredibly shortsighted:

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Sarah Webb @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social · Jul 12

The @wcorklitfest.bsky.social is in full swing until the end of next week.
I’m on the ferry to Whiddy a island with Eimear, festival boss and huge book fan, and my friend @ermurray.bsky.social writer.

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West Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · Jul 11

Come and hear @cauverymadhavan.bsky.social at Bantry Bookshop today (Saturday morning 11.30am) #FreeEvent #WCLF2025
@hoperoadpublish.bsky.social
www.westcorkmusic.ie/events/2025/cauvery-madhavan/
www.echolive.ie/corklives/ar...

Cork author: I got my new book to Graham Norton - via a fishmongers!

Ahead of her appearance at West Cork Literary Festival this weekend, author Cauvery Madhavan tells JENNIFER HORGAN about the amazing connectivity in ...

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E R Murray @ermurray.bsky.social · Jul 10

In fabulous company - I’ve read each book & love them all. Thank you @rurooie.bsky.social & @booksireland.bsky.social for taking the time to read & review #ArabellaPepperBook 💙🧡

Books Ireland @booksireland.bsky.social · Jul 10

📕Ruth Ennis chooses books for young readers with plenty of twists and turns📕
@rurooie.bsky.social @ermurray.bsky.social @guppybooks.bsky.social @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social @childrensbooksireland.ie @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social
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Mice, Monsters, & Machines—Mysteries for Young Readers - Books Ireland

Ruth Ennis chooses books for young readers with plenty of twists and turns.

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