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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 1d

A real treat, and possibly my favourite Irish indie Nazi vampire comic of all time! A must for any discerning reader.

Wayne Talbot @waynetalbot.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Spooky season once again, so not better time to pump my WWII Vampire tale Nazferatu. It was once described by @seamas.bsky.social as “A lovely offering of Pulpy delights for you to sink your fascist-bashing teeth into”

It’s available to buy here

www.roguecomicsireland.com/roguestore/n...

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 3d

It's sunday so I am finally reading the links I opened during the week. Or possibly last week. Anyway, this one is worth your time (should be a free link, it was for me at least). Katherine Rundell on reading for pleasure. #UKKidLit #KidLitUK www.thetimes.com/uk/get-brita...

There is a silver bullet for childhood happiness: a love of reading

Bestselling children’s author Katherine Rundell says to reverse the reading crisis we must let young people rediscover the enjoyment of books — whatever they may be

www.thetimes.com

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Jeremy Noel-Tod @jntod.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Vidyan Ravinthiran, who has jointly won (with Karen Solie) the Forward Prize for Best Collection with Avidyā (Bloodaxe). Its brilliant final poem, "as a child", describes how an early speech impediment led him to be "a scrutineer of sound" with a love of "the avid void of English"

As a child

By Vidyan Ravinthiran
because my voice was not the right voice
and could not be understood I stood
before the mirror — a murky glassen word
this mouth can’t shape right to this day — and was made
to watch my teeth and lips being imprecise.
So this is why I come across a Southron
and not from Yorkshire, or Sri Lankan; but I’ll complain
no more about this clarified and potent tongue

for when the moustached gent at US Customs
asked me in his hapless twang
are you a terrorist, my borrowed posh it sure
abashed that poor colonial; and it was of course
what my child-face perceived or could not in the glass
which made of me a scrutineer of sound,
a listener for and into every glitch
in the aathma, the script, the avid void of English.

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Renard Press @renardpress.com · 2d

Something rather exciting is coming in three short weeks – a beautiful collection of excerpts, poems, short stories, scenes from all the authors we’ve published in our first five years.

📚 All proceeds to our Bookbanks scheme.

renardpress.com/books/renard...

#beautifulbooks #booksky

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Pen Fight @penfight.bsky.social · 2d

Notes for Working Class Zine Makers (and why you should be one too) ✍️

If you've caught me at a zine fair lately you might have seen one of my new zines. Well now they're up on the online store - with cheaper copies available for working class people. #DIYzines

penfightdistro.com/shop/notes-f...

a hand holding copies of the same zine in different coloured paper. it reads: notes for working class zine makers (and why you should be one)

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Gutter Dalkey @gutterdalkey.bsky.social · 2d

Halloween is just around the corner, with plenty of trick-or-treating to be done! Take a break from the cavities and come to the shop and check out our Halloween and Autumn reads! 👻🎃

#bookshop #autumnreads #halloweenreads #loveyourbookshop #bookshoplove #bookshopsofireland

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Gutter Dalkey @gutterdalkey.bsky.social · Sep 14

Our booksellers aren't psychic, but one of them DOES play the Kpop Demon Hunters soundtrack on loop often enough that there is a non-zero chance of Korean tourists walking into the shop just as the Saja Boys start serenading customers.

("We like the music you're playing! Makes us feel at home." 😂🫰)

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Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · Aug 28

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” ~Ray Bradbury

Keep reading, friends. 📚

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · Aug 21

In the bookshop this morning:

PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”

CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *

CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”

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The Gutter Bookshop, Dublin @gutterbookshop.bsky.social · Aug 18

Fancy joining #TheGutterTeam?
We are hiring! 📚💚
• Bookseller positions available across Temple Bar & Dalkey shops
• 2-4 days a week
• 1-2 years bookselling experience essential
• email CV & cover letter to [email protected] by 24th August 2025.

#jobfairy #gutterteamdreamteam #mustlovedogs

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Gutter Dalkey @gutterdalkey.bsky.social · Aug 10

Few snaps from the shop today, such a lovely summer's day.

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Gutter Dalkey @gutterdalkey.bsky.social · Aug 4

Such a lovely day and only a tiny bit windy.

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Gutter Dalkey @gutterdalkey.bsky.social · Jul 30

*splutters* dear lord

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Gutter Dalkey @gutterdalkey.bsky.social · Jul 30

When Marta visits.

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Doc Sarah Lonsdale @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social · Jul 9

Private Eye hits the nail on the head

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · May 31

"But if someone pleads 'Never let me go,' they’re not only asking for the impossible; they must know, even as they make the request, that they’re asking for something beyond anyone’s gift." (via @literaryhub.bsky.social‬)

Kazuo Ishiguro Reflects on Never Let Me Go, 20 Years Later

While I’d been busy writing my fourth and fifth novels, my study had mysteriously transformed itself around me into a kind of miniature indoor jungle. Everywhere were dusty mountains of scribbled-o…

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Gutter Dalkey @gutterdalkey.bsky.social · May 23

Book club book of the month is @joannechocolat.bsky.social's "Vianne"! Prequel to "Chocolat" and a fantastic read that recaptures and enhances the aura of the first. Had to make a li'l shrine for it at the till, of course.

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Bob Johnston @bobjohnstonbooks.bsky.social · May 17

5 mins before I had to run for a Dart & I got to congratulate @rurooie.bsky.social on her forthcoming #YA verse novel #shorelines w/ @littleislandbooks.bsky.social, give Marta @gutterbookshop.bsky.social a hug, & celebrate @erinfornoff.bsky.social 's new epic verse tale launching this evening! #busy

Selfie of Bob with YA writer Ruth Ennis & Marta Gutterbookshop.

Photo of Erin Fornoff holding her new epic verse tale We Are An Archipelago in the festival bookshop.

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Big Green Boo!!!!!! @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · May 16

First through the door was SIGNED copies of "Vianne" the new book by the awesome
@joannechocolat.bsky.social .

This is a return to the world of Joanne's bestselling Chocolat!

I've already packed up all the pre-orders, but I have a few left.

ORDER HERE.

biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...

signature inside the book, by Joanne Harris

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Gutter Dalkey @gutterdalkey.bsky.social · Mar 22

Shall we see you this weekend? Shall we tempt you with new reads? Shall we lovingly smile and pat your dog?
Oh yes, we so shall!
#Dalkey #Books

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Natural World Publishing @natworldpubli.bsky.social · Mar 15

🕵️‍♀️🔍 1 month to go! #ArabellaPepperBook by @ermurray.bsky.social (words) & Monika Pollak (pictures) is almost here! A nature-loving investigator, a missing pets mystery, and a pet crow named Blue—get ready for a wild adventure! 🌿🖤 youtu.be/yqouHG9jSoU

#ComingSoon #MiddleGradeReads #kidslit

1 month to the publication of 'Arabella Pepper, The Wild Detective'

YouTube video by Natural World Publishing

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Annie West @anniewestdotcom.bsky.social · Mar 15

Happy Ides of March to those who celebrate

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Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social · Mar 15

I'm sure I'm not the only one who, after reading Orbital, understands a story like this with greater empathy for the astronauts
www.rte.ie/news/us/2025...

Crew launched to relieve stuck astronauts from ISS

NASA and SpaceX yesterday launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station that opens the door to bringing home US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the...

www.rte.ie

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Neil Hegarty @neilhegarty.bsky.social · Mar 14

The RTE Short Story Competition 2025 is now open for entries! Very glad to be a judge this year, alongside Jan Carson @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social and Tristan Rosenstock.
@rteradio1.bsky.social

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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · Mar 15

Doodled some new box art in Tralee of Scotia, the Egyptian royal from Irish mythology who, while pregnant, fought in a battle and died just outside Tralee - her grave is said to be marked by a large stone in Scotia's Glen. Thanks @nonfaction.com for coordinating!

Photograph of a utility box depicting an Egyptian woman in Celtic ornaments and a green cloak, holding a spear. Behind her are the pyramids and the Sliabh Mis mountains, and the sea. It reads "Ón Éigipt...Go Ciarraí" and the name "SCOTIA"

Side view of the box, painted gold with "SCOTIA" in ogham

Side view of the other side of the box, with "CIARRAI" in ogham

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