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Erika McGann
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Children's author with lots of books out for kids of all ages 🌟
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Erika McGann @erikamcgann.bsky.social · Oct 28
So excited that Run Home Little Fox by Tom McCaughren, @shannonbergin.bsky.social and me has been shortlisted for the @irishbookawards.bsky.social Junior Children’s Book of the Year! 🌟🦊🌟

Published by @theobrienpress.bsky.social 😊

You can vote for this and many others at www.irishbookawards.ie
Graphic for announcement of shortlisted book for the An Post Irish Book Awards. Dark grey and green background with logos for IBA and Specsavers at the top. At the centre is the cover of the book Run Home Little Fox - a very autumnal woodland scene with trees, flowers and bushes in greens, golds, reds and yellows, with a joyful little fox cub running across the middle. Below the cover is the text Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year - Junior Shortlist 2025
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oisinmcgann.bsky.social
Just a remind that I'm running a six-week illustration course after Christmas – and the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin does gift vouchers! @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social

#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm

irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/book...
Book Illustration with Oisín McGann - Irish Writers Centre
6-week course focusing on learning the skills involved in book illustration with Oisín McGann. Beginning Wednesday, 14th January, 6.30-8.30pm.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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The WINNER of the 2025 @specsaversie.bsky.social Children’s Book of the Year - Junior is...

Run Home, Little Fox, Tom McCaughren & @erikamcgann.bsky.social, Illustrated by @shannonbergin.bsky.social (@theobrienpress.bsky.social)

#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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theobrienpress.bsky.social
‘Run Home, Little Fox’ has charmed Irish readers!

With heartwarming illustrations by @shannonbergin.bsky.social, Tom McCaughren and @erikamcgann.bsky.social’s stunning story is one to read over and over again.

Available in all bookshops!
Book cover and illustration by Shannon Bergin
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Our #BlackFriday sale is now on! 🖤 📚

Enjoy 25% off children's and YA books with the code 'BF25' - only at littleisland.ie until 2 Dec 2025.

#books #BlackFriday2025 #BlackFridayDeals #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #YAbooks #booksale #bookstagram #booktok
BLACK FRIDAY SALE USE THE CODE BF25 TO GET 25% OFF *(EXCLUDES BUNDLES, SCHOOL PACKS &PRE-ORDERS.)
November 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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theobrienpress.bsky.social
Surrounded on all sides by water, Ireland and its people have long been shaped by the sea.

Read the stirring adventures of Ireland’s seafaring adventurers, available in all bookstores!
Book cover and maps on blue background
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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I've a new 6-week Book Illustration course starting on the 14th of January, from 6.30pm - 8.30 pm at the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social in Dublin. Want to learn the basics of communicating stories with pictures? Check out the course description.

#SpeirGorm

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November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I will be posting about this non stop in the days to come but v excited to say this auction is LIVE! Funds will go to Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Perfect xmas presents and treats for you! app.galabid.com/creatives4su... #keepeyesonsudan
Poster announcing CREATIVES 4 SUDAN. A sudanese flag is waving behind the text. The rest reads AUCTION NOW LIVE! RAISING LIFE-SAVING FUNDS FOR PEOPLE ESCAPING GENOCIDE IN EL-FASHER, BID TODAY. galabid.com/creatives4sudan
November 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Something for all the children’s books fans out there, but especially in Ireland!

#SpeirGorm
halfwayupbooks.bsky.social Halfway up the Stairs @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social · 17d
Join us for our annual Books of the Year Online event on Monday 24th November. Check out the fab line up of authors we’ll be talking to below! And we will be giving out a 10% discount code on the night! Book your free ticket here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2411...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Happy #BookWeekScotland! We’re super excited that every P2 child in Scotland is receiving a copy of The Ballad of Cactus Joe. That’s a lot of books in the hands of young readers! I hope everyone enjoys the story.
Thank you @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social #readwritecount 💙
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Join us for our annual Books of the Year Online event on Monday 24th November. Check out the fab line up of authors we’ll be talking to below! And we will be giving out a 10% discount code on the night! Book your free ticket here: halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/2411...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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theobrienpress.bsky.social
The story of Niamh and Oisín in Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth, is one of Ireland’s best-loved legends.
A tale of love and heartbreak, it's beautifully retold by @erikamcgann.bsky.social and lavishly illustrated for young readers by Conor Busuttil.
Book cover and illustration by Conor Busuttil
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Fab to spot Puffling’s new book in Dublin’s Winding Stairs window with the gorgeous new book from Lauren O’Hara and Oscar Wilde 😊

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#illustration #picturebooks
November 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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@eilishfisher.bsky.social just popped in to sign copies of Fia and the Last Deer (now out in a beautiful paperback edition!) and also the The Waters and the Wild! Available in store and online at www.halfwayupthestairs.ie
November 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Lovely to visit J. Joyce & Co. shop in Cork today and sign / doodle lots of new Puffling books! 😊
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November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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The shortlists are out! We are celebrating another brilliant year for Irish literature, with some incredible books, authors, illustrators, bookshops & publishers on our 2025 shortlists.

But have you had your say? Pick your favourite books in each category NOW! scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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There are still tickets left for our talk on Friday for @dublinbookfest.bsky.social in the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. We'll be offering publishing and business advice for children's writers and illustrators who are just starting out.

dublinbookfestival.com/event/proper...

#SpeirGorm #BookSky
ProperBook: The Next Step - Dublin Book Festival
The Next Step: Information and Advice for Newly Contracted or Recently Published Children’s Writers and Illustrators Chair: Sarah Webb Speakers: Bruce Stanley (Accountant), Aoife Murray (Children’s Bo...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Puffling’s new book by @erikamcgann.bsky.social and me spotted in the Eason window on Nassau Street Dublin. Already looking pretty Christmassy!
@theobrienpress.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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A huge thanks to Antonia Daly of Antonia's Bookstore in Trim for including The First Fire of Halloween in her four recommended books on the Late Lunch on LMFM! A great spot to get. The book section starts at 14min 28 secs in.

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#Samhain #PucaFestival #SpeirGorm
The full cover of The First Fire of Halloween. The front features a púca, the mythical Irish shape-changer, as a muscular human figure with a goat's head. He's standing in a field in darkness, with a fire blazing in front of him. Inset in the dark sky above and behind him are a pair of yellow goat's eyes. The title is in orange against the sky, and my name is in black against the fire. The blurb on the back cover reads: Humans have forgotten why they once feared the púca. But he will make them remember. In the small Irish town of Athboy, there is a hill where the first fire was once lit each year to mark the beginning of Samhain. Bonfires would then be lit across the country, launching a festival to celebrate the last harvest before the harsh months of winter. On the night when the boundary with the Realm of the Dead was at its thinnest, it was believed that the spirits of the dead wandered the land. In recent years, that fire has been lit again every Halloween night. Jamie Sheldon is an American girl visiting the town with her parents for an archaeological dig. Rone O’Callaghan lives on a farm near Tlachtga, the ancient site on the Hill of Ward. Both teenagers are close by when a local man is murdered. The circumstances suggest the killer may be acting out some ancient ritual. The truth is even more macabre. This Halloween, as humans wander the streets wearing monster masks, there is a monster among them wearing a human mask. The most treacherous of all the ancient faerie folk . . . The shape-changing púca.
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Perfect Halloween read 🎃👻🎃
oisinmcgann.bsky.social Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · Oct 30
Big thanks to Antonia's Books in Trim for featuring The First Fire of Halloween in their window and table displays in the run-up to Halloween and the Púca Festival!

Support your local indie bookshops!

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#SpeirGorm #SpéirGorm #PucaFestival #Samhain #BookSky
The First Fire of Halloween stacked on a Halloween display of similarly themed books in the shop. A close-up of The First Fire of Halloween, with a goat-headed púca on the cover, among a bunch of similarly themed books in the window of Antonia's Books. One of the windows of Antonia's Books in Trim, Co. Meath, with my book, The First Fire of Halloween sitting among their Halloween display of spooky books. Beyond, you can see the interior of the small shop, filled floor to ceiling with books.
October 30, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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“The nomination recognises Pierce’s contribution to Irish historical writing and storytelling, joining a competitive category”

Thank you Drogheda Leader for celebrating Nicola Pierce’s shortlisting in the @irishbookawards.bsky.social

You can vote here www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/
Book cover
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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We are running our Lucky Dip right through midterm! So pop in this week to choose a surprise book for only €5, or order online here halfwayupthestairs.ie/product/Luck...
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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A brilliant night at the GPO for the 2025 An Post Irish Book Awards Shortlist launch! 💚📚

From powerful debuts to beloved favourites, we’re celebrating Irish writing at its best. Now it’s your turn to choose the winners!

Vote here ➡️ scxo9qtv33a.typeform.com/apiba25-vote

#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
October 28, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Londoners! Lauren O’Hara will be on a tour of London indie bookshops later this week! 📚

Grab a limited-edition signed copy of #OscarWildesStoriesforChildren from one of these bookshops while stocks last!

#OscarWilde #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #books #Christmasgifts #signedbooks
Lauren’s London tour itinerary: 30 October 2025 Nomad Books Paper Cat Bookshop ChocoLit Dulwich Books 31 October 2025 The British Library Shop Daunt Books Marylebone London Review Bookshop West End Lane Books
October 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
erikamcgann.bsky.social
So excited that Run Home Little Fox by Tom McCaughren, @shannonbergin.bsky.social and me has been shortlisted for the @irishbookawards.bsky.social Junior Children’s Book of the Year! 🌟🦊🌟

Published by @theobrienpress.bsky.social 😊

You can vote for this and many others at www.irishbookawards.ie
Graphic for announcement of shortlisted book for the An Post Irish Book Awards. Dark grey and green background with logos for IBA and Specsavers at the top. At the centre is the cover of the book Run Home Little Fox - a very autumnal woodland scene with trees, flowers and bushes in greens, golds, reds and yellows, with a joyful little fox cub running across the middle. Below the cover is the text Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year - Junior Shortlist 2025
October 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Return to Old Ireland! Tír Na n'Og by @erikamcgann.bsky.social & Conor Busuttil & The Stolen Child by W.B.Yeats, illustrated by Erin Brown; glorious gifts that evoke a timeless, magical past. Perfect! @theobrienpress.bsky.social #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks
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October 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM