Well now it is!

Thank you so so much to Children's Books Ireland for launching the reveal today 🩵💛 and to my agent Alice Williams for your support at every stage 🩷🩷 and the amazing team at @littleislandbooks.bsky.social for giving Muireann's story such a beautiful cover, it's honestly a pure dream 💚💙💜

I'm also so excited that the wonderful Natalia O'Hara has done some interior illustrations, which you might have already seen on the ARCs (the fish skeleton is my favourite thing ever omg).

I'm so grateful to everyone (esp Lauren O'Hara and Sarah McCoy) who worked on this artwork to give Muireann the space she deserves to take up. I don't think I've ever seen a book cover quite like it, I feel so so lucky.

It's hard not to feel like this kind of body isn't always welcome or even tolerated in spaces. It warms my heart to think that an honest depiction of fat bodies can be beautiful (your reactions all day have me all mushy).

When talking about the design of this cover, I couldn't stop thinking about how rarely I've seen artwork that depicts a body like mine.

It has been an unprecedented joy seeing the unbelievably talented Andrea bring Muireann to life in such a stunning way. Just look at how beautiful her soft chin, round arms, and big belly are.

I just adore Andrea's Calisi's signature lined art style, his use of colour is just incredible. I hope one day to have a print of his beautiful art join my collection on my walls.

Omg stop 😭😭 tysm, I can't wait to read your new proof!

Thanks Kelly! Session 1 won't be online BUT we've had a few folks asking about zoom sessions so I'm going to look into it down the line!

Over the next few months, there will be sessions on creative writing, bookselling, librarianship, publishing, book event management, and much more.

If you have a bookworm aged 13-19 years old in your life, be sure to share this with them.

Book here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/booked-up-...

Listen I'm with ye but I don't make the rules and would just like him to STOP BITING ME

This is hilarious, I'm actually smothered with a dose rn

*toes

Book your tickets for session 1 here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/booked-up-...

Over the next few months, there will be sessions on creative writing, bookselling, librarianship, publishing, book event management, and much more.

If you have a bookworm aged 13-19 years old in your life, be sure to share this with them.