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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Feb 24

Coming in May: Charlie Parker returns in THE CHILDREN OF EVE.
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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 11h

My current reading by @carrport.bsky.social, which is so good, and so much more than a collection of interviews. But among the latter, Josephine Hart describes literature as the “geography of mankind”, which seems just right: non-fiction as the history, fiction as the geography…

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 4d

!En media hora! En inglés, pero creo que habrá una traducción en español…

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 5d

ABC to XTC is next on @rtegold.bsky.social, with music from The Waterboys, Pixies, birthday boy Daryl Hall (with John Oates) and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/

The cover of the single "Some Things are Better Left Unsaid" by Daryl Hall & John Oates shows the two artists posing toward the camera, facing away from each other.

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 6d

Voy a charlar en un evento digital por la Feria Internacional del Libro Zócalo este Domingo, 12 de octubre, a la una de la tarde (8pm GMT) — pero creo que la charla será en inglés. (The conversation will be in English.)

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 11d

A nice mention for the Parker novels in this feature on cults in fiction… www.horrordna.com/features/joi...

Join Us: Twenty of the Creepiest Cults in Horror Fiction

Beware strange or persuasive men and women who insist they have all the answers!

www.horrordna.com

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 11d

If you don’t like it, I shall be forced to give you a hard stare.

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 12d

And thanks to @aricpeterson.bsky.social for noting that THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS is also on sale in e-format for $1.99. Both sales are likely to be of short duration. www.simonandschuster.biz/books/The-Bo...

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 12d

Classics of the genre and some fun covers on this week's ABC to XTC, next on @rtegold.bsky.social with music from @petshopboys.co.uk, @thepretenders.com, Thin Lizzy and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/.

Cover art for "Jailbreak" by Thin Lizzy is a black-and-white negative image of a space-age figure holding a screen where band members are depicted in a colored ink illustration.

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 13d

US readers! The electronic edition of THE LAND OF LOST THINGS is on sale on all platforms for a mere $1.99, for a limited time: www.simonandschuster.biz/books/The-La...

The Land of Lost Things

The redemptive power of stories and family is revealed in New York Times bestselling author John Connolly’s atmospheric tale set in the same magica...

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 14d

Given the cost of the rest of the items on this page of the Sunday Times male fashion special, I may not bother asking for the price “on application” of the Celine coat at No. 10.

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 18d

I’m very much looking forward to the launch of the Scribendi book and exhibition next month. I imagine a number of the subjects will be in attendance and, like me, will be happy to add their signatures, if you’re thinking about Christmas gifts… dublinbookfestival.com/event/scribe...

Scribendi: Portraits of Irish Writers 1985 - 2025 - Dublin Book Festival

Internationally renowned photographer Steve Pyke undertook a year-long residency at Photo Museum Ireland, completing his landmark book Scribendi: Portraits of Irish Writers 1985-2025 (The Lilliput Pre...

dublinbookfestival.com

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 19d

ABC to XTC is next on @rtegold.bsky.social, with music from XTC, Depeche Mode, The Waitresses and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/

The cover of the 45rpm single of "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses is a black-and-white photo of the band lined up behind lead singer Patty Donahue.

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 25d

Interesting choice. As for Simon Raven, it’s the second-last novel in a sequence called Alms for Oblivion. The books are rather of their time, but I’ve come this far…

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 25d

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 26d

ABC to XTC starts next on @rtegold.bsky.social, with music from Wang Chung, Kate Bush, Belinda Carlisle and more. Listen via the RTÉ app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/.

The cover of "To Live and Die in L.A.," the original motion picture soundtrack conceived and performed by Wang Chung, shows a sunset over palm trees in front of electrical towers.

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · 26d

American troops in Algeria in 1942. My God, how young that soldier in the second row looks. He’s just a child…

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thank you!

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 16

Hay una nota aqui — ¡en español! — por mis lectores españoles, al final del boletín en inglés, sobre el segundo libro por este año…

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 16

Check your email, check your spam folder — a newsletter went out last night announcing the next Parker novel: hosted.verticalresponse.com/205621/d24c9...

The U.S. cover of A RIVER RED WITH BLOOD: A Charlie Parker Novel by John Connolly, New York Times bestselling author of The Instruments of Darkness, shows a river flowing red under a cloudy night sky.

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 16

Check your email, check your spam folder — a newsletter went out last night announcing the next Parker novel: hosted.verticalresponse.com/205621/d24c9...

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 15

“Never leave me alone with poets.” — Harold Ross, editor-in-chief of The New Yorker, 1925-51.

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 15

Putting together a newsletter to go out overnight, so if you're not already subscribing (snf!), you can sign up here: www.johnconnollybooks.com

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John Connolly is a bestselling author of mystery and supernatural fiction. With over 30 published works, including the popular Charlie Parker series, his books have captivated readers around the worl...

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 13

Thank you!

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 13

Happy Saturday! Almost time for ABC to XTC on @rtegold.bsky.social, with music from Cameo, Talk Talk, New Order and more. Listen via the RTÉ mobile app or stream the show at www.rte.ie/radio/gold/.

The cover of New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle" is a photograph of the band members.

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John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

How lovely of you to say. Much appreciated.

John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

Newspapers, coffee, and an order of beignets at the excellent Bayou on MacCurtain Street, Cork, with Joni Mitchell on the stereo. An absolute gem of a place…

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