Amanda Geard
@amandageard.bsky.social
Author of R&J pick THE MIDNIGHT HOUSE and THE MOON GATE, lover of big books 📚 THE GLASS KEY coming May ‘26 👀 Agent: AM Heath
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Amanda Geard
@amandageard.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Hello all! Nice to see so many familiar faces over here. I'm Amanda, an author and geologist who loves wild places, Nordic sweaters and bad hair. That's not just orange juice in my glass. Looking forward to talking books and posing questions such as: 'how many notebooks is too many?'
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✨USA TODAY BESTSELLER✨
I’m absolutely over the moon to share that The Secret Book Society hit the USA Today Bestseller list!! 💙
Thank you for all the love during release week - I am so deeply grateful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
#BookSky
I’m absolutely over the moon to share that The Secret Book Society hit the USA Today Bestseller list!! 💙
Thank you for all the love during release week - I am so deeply grateful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
#BookSky
September 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
✨USA TODAY BESTSELLER✨
I’m absolutely over the moon to share that The Secret Book Society hit the USA Today Bestseller list!! 💙
Thank you for all the love during release week - I am so deeply grateful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
#BookSky
I’m absolutely over the moon to share that The Secret Book Society hit the USA Today Bestseller list!! 💙
Thank you for all the love during release week - I am so deeply grateful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
#BookSky
September. Where have you been all year? 💙
September 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
September. Where have you been all year? 💙
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Truly shocking...
'Imagine discovering that your identity has been hijacked and someone is trying to trade off your name.'
My identity has been stolen to produce fake AI-generated books in my name -
@samblakebooks.bsky.social via
@independent.ie
youtu.be/pZxfNYucJrc?...
'Imagine discovering that your identity has been hijacked and someone is trying to trade off your name.'
My identity has been stolen to produce fake AI-generated books in my name -
@samblakebooks.bsky.social via
@independent.ie
youtu.be/pZxfNYucJrc?...
‘My identity has been stolen to produce fake AI-generated books in my name’
YouTube video by Irish Independent
youtu.be
August 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Truly shocking...
'Imagine discovering that your identity has been hijacked and someone is trying to trade off your name.'
My identity has been stolen to produce fake AI-generated books in my name -
@samblakebooks.bsky.social via
@independent.ie
youtu.be/pZxfNYucJrc?...
'Imagine discovering that your identity has been hijacked and someone is trying to trade off your name.'
My identity has been stolen to produce fake AI-generated books in my name -
@samblakebooks.bsky.social via
@independent.ie
youtu.be/pZxfNYucJrc?...
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I stepped far beyond my comfort zone last night, and it was mighty 😊
I had a piece selected for the inaugural Kenmare Short Story Anthology via a competition (My first!)
The support and warmth was so very welcoming & encouraging 🙏
Thank you to all involved ❤️
I had a piece selected for the inaugural Kenmare Short Story Anthology via a competition (My first!)
The support and warmth was so very welcoming & encouraging 🙏
Thank you to all involved ❤️
August 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I stepped far beyond my comfort zone last night, and it was mighty 😊
I had a piece selected for the inaugural Kenmare Short Story Anthology via a competition (My first!)
The support and warmth was so very welcoming & encouraging 🙏
Thank you to all involved ❤️
I had a piece selected for the inaugural Kenmare Short Story Anthology via a competition (My first!)
The support and warmth was so very welcoming & encouraging 🙏
Thank you to all involved ❤️
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We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 longlist – 13 books ‘all alive with great characters and narrative surprises’.
Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
July 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 longlist – 13 books ‘all alive with great characters and narrative surprises’.
Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025
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ICYMI: Headline Review has acquired The Glass Key, the “spellbinding” new novel by Amanda Geard, author of the Richard and Judy Book Club selection The Midnight House. Headline Review will publish The Glass Key in spring 2026 👇 #BookSky
Headline Review snaps up new Norway-based historical fiction novel from Amanda Geard
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July 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
ICYMI: Headline Review has acquired The Glass Key, the “spellbinding” new novel by Amanda Geard, author of the Richard and Judy Book Club selection The Midnight House. Headline Review will publish The Glass Key in spring 2026 👇 #BookSky
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I've followed Amanda's progress as a writer since reading this a few years ago. It's great to see talented people doing well.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
July 24, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I've followed Amanda's progress as a writer since reading this a few years ago. It's great to see talented people doing well.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
SOME NEWS, as they say!!
July 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
SOME NEWS, as they say!!
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A trolly of secondhand books ready to hit the floor yesterday evening.
June 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
A trolly of secondhand books ready to hit the floor yesterday evening.
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New German night train provider plans to connect '100 European cities'
A new startup has announced plans to set-up overnight rail connections between numerous central European cities, with passengers riding in private cabins and for a price comparable to a plane ticket.
A new startup has announced plans to set-up overnight rail connections between numerous central European cities, with passengers riding in private cabins and for a price comparable to a plane ticket.
New German night train provider plans to connect '100 European cities'
A new startup has announced plans to set-up overnight rail connections between numerous central European cities, with passengers riding in private cabins and for a price comparable to a plane ticket.
www.thelocal.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
New German night train provider plans to connect '100 European cities'
A new startup has announced plans to set-up overnight rail connections between numerous central European cities, with passengers riding in private cabins and for a price comparable to a plane ticket.
A new startup has announced plans to set-up overnight rail connections between numerous central European cities, with passengers riding in private cabins and for a price comparable to a plane ticket.
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Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this beautiful finished copy of #TheMoonlitMaze by @zdmarriott.bsky.social which I have been yearning to read since @amandageard.bsky.social told me I'd love it! 😁
Out now!
I cannot wait to enter the maze... 🥰
🖋💙📚
Out now!
I cannot wait to enter the maze... 🥰
🖋💙📚
June 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this beautiful finished copy of #TheMoonlitMaze by @zdmarriott.bsky.social which I have been yearning to read since @amandageard.bsky.social told me I'd love it! 😁
Out now!
I cannot wait to enter the maze... 🥰
🖋💙📚
Out now!
I cannot wait to enter the maze... 🥰
🖋💙📚
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Man working at the till in WHSmith: Would you like some vouchers, or are you ok?
Elderly lady: Gosh. Do I have to choose between the two?
Elderly lady: Gosh. Do I have to choose between the two?
May 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Man working at the till in WHSmith: Would you like some vouchers, or are you ok?
Elderly lady: Gosh. Do I have to choose between the two?
Elderly lady: Gosh. Do I have to choose between the two?
Authors’ hip flask (empty now)
May 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Authors’ hip flask (empty now)
If you happen to be in Cornwall or the Netherlands this month … please join me 💙
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May 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you happen to be in Cornwall or the Netherlands this month … please join me 💙
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The third edition of The Honest Editor is all about how publishers create book jackets and why they’re so important. Read it here for free: honesteditor.substack.com/p/the-covers-p… 📚🎨✍#publishingn#booksks
April 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The third edition of The Honest Editor is all about how publishers create book jackets and why they’re so important. Read it here for free: honesteditor.substack.com/p/the-covers-p… 📚🎨✍#publishingn#booksks
Magnificent days here in County Kerry 🇮🇪
April 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Magnificent days here in County Kerry 🇮🇪
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Tackling my towering TBR pile and very happy to have finally read this beautiful historical novel by the wonderful Amanda Geard - a compelling novel with a mystery woven into three timelines. Amanda Geard is a natural storyteller and I cannot wait for her next book! #historicalfiction
February 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Tackling my towering TBR pile and very happy to have finally read this beautiful historical novel by the wonderful Amanda Geard - a compelling novel with a mystery woven into three timelines. Amanda Geard is a natural storyteller and I cannot wait for her next book! #historicalfiction
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A joy to celebrate the publication of City Girls Forever by my great pal @patriciascanlan.bsky.social along with the lovely Claudia Carroll @fhayesmccoy.bsky.social @mariankeyes.bsky.social and Sinead Moriarty. All of us City Girls tonight!
March 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A joy to celebrate the publication of City Girls Forever by my great pal @patriciascanlan.bsky.social along with the lovely Claudia Carroll @fhayesmccoy.bsky.social @mariankeyes.bsky.social and Sinead Moriarty. All of us City Girls tonight!
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We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
March 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
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Heads up, Authors! The Authors Guild have a template letter to tell Meta you do not give permission for them to use your work (including UK authors). actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
@vikkipatis.bsky.social has also created an open letter for UK authors: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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@vikkipatis.bsky.social has also created an open letter for UK authors: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Tell AI Companies They Do Not Have the Right to Use Your Work
I just sent a letter telling AI companies they do not not have the right to use my work. Use the Authors Guild's letter template to send your own.
actionnetwork.org
March 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Heads up, Authors! The Authors Guild have a template letter to tell Meta you do not give permission for them to use your work (including UK authors). actionnetwork.org/letters/auth...
@vikkipatis.bsky.social has also created an open letter for UK authors: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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@vikkipatis.bsky.social has also created an open letter for UK authors: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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I'm excited to share what I've been working on recently as one of a team of volunteers from the Historical Novel Society. I've set up our 2026 conference website hns2026.com and will update it as needed. Maynooth Campus is a beautiful venue and easily reached from Dublin. Looking forward to it!
February 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I'm excited to share what I've been working on recently as one of a team of volunteers from the Historical Novel Society. I've set up our 2026 conference website hns2026.com and will update it as needed. Maynooth Campus is a beautiful venue and easily reached from Dublin. Looking forward to it!
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We've started a podcast. We invite you to settle in & listen to engaging discussions with authors about their work, inspirations, & the stories behind their books. Whether you missed these talks the first time around or want to relive the experience, give us a listen open.spotify.com/show/62t0eaH...
Kildare Reads
Podcast · Kildare Reads Podcast · Kildare Reads is a monthly podcast bringing you captivating conversations with renowned authors, straight from the heart of the Kildare Readers Festival. Join us as w...
open.spotify.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We've started a podcast. We invite you to settle in & listen to engaging discussions with authors about their work, inspirations, & the stories behind their books. Whether you missed these talks the first time around or want to relive the experience, give us a listen open.spotify.com/show/62t0eaH...
Quite fitting that on Valentines night in the north of Norway, Mother Nature reminds me of yet another reason I love this place 🇳🇴
February 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Quite fitting that on Valentines night in the north of Norway, Mother Nature reminds me of yet another reason I love this place 🇳🇴
Happy Valentine’s from the frozen north 💙
February 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happy Valentine’s from the frozen north 💙
Midnattshuset looking lovely in Norway 🇳🇴 and sitting at #15 in the charts! Also … new sweater (of course!), handmade in Narvik 🥹
February 11, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Midnattshuset looking lovely in Norway 🇳🇴 and sitting at #15 in the charts! Also … new sweater (of course!), handmade in Narvik 🥹