Barbara Byar
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Barbara Byar
@barbarabyar.bsky.social
Writer
Debut Novel: IN THE DESERT 3-3-26
from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
Collection: Some Days are Better than Ours (Reflex Fiction)
https://substack.com/@barbarabyar?utm_source=user-menu
Kerry via San Francisco
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Thrilled to share the beautiful cover of my debut novel, IN THE DESERT, on sale 3-3-2026 from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social
Many thanks to the brilliant photographer, Keith Bernstein for use of the stunning cover image and to Ashling Dennehy for the design.
I'm so excited!
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Delighted that my next novel Richard Heart Julianne will be coming out on the mighty @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social next year.

Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.
Delighted to announce that we will be publishing

_Richard Heart Julianne_

By @ronanhession.bsky.social

Spring/Summer 2027.

‘In Richard Heart Julianne we enter the mindstream of Richard on his last day as he reflects on his life, his home city and his failed marriage to Julianne.'

Brilliant!
January 5, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Tonight! See you in Flagstaff!
Northern Arizona friends: I’ll be reading and signing at Bright Side Bookshop tomorrow (January 5th). The event is free and starts at 6 PM!

Hope to see you there!
January 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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“In the Desert is a wildly imaginative, all-encompassing, barn burner of a book..."

–Sabrina Hicks, author of Coyote Girl

In the Desert by @BarbaraByar drops soon y'all! Paperback and ebook available March 3rd. You can preorder the ebook now.

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Amazon.com
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January 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Roads are like glass
January 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
at that stage of illness where skin around nose and mouth are raw. ain't this fun
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Here's a livestream of what looks like an incredible marathon in-person reading of Moby Dick in Bedford, Mass
www.whalingmuseum.org/program/moby...
» Moby-Dick Marathon 2026
www.whalingmuseum.org
January 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
What is this fabulous event?
When the Moby Dick reading marathon runs out of chairs and you have to sit on the floor inside a dead whales mouth.
January 4, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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The wonderful writer and all round lovely person @jmcm.bsky.social needs to raise money for a new laptop - she gives so generously to the writing community in Ireland, please support her with a small donation or by sharing ❤️ gofund.me/365b21652
Donate to Help a working writer to purchase a new laptop computer, organized by Jennifer McMahon
Hi, my name is Jennifer McMahon. I'm an Irish author, a full-… Jennifer McMahon needs your support for Help a working writer to purchase a new laptop computer
gofund.me
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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I tend to avoid pieces about writing. I plan to read this one several times 👇

#booksky
January 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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In the Desert is available for e-book pre-order now from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social. Any boosts are much appreciated!

US: www.amazon.com/Desert-Barba...
UK/Ireland: www.amazon.co.uk/Desert-Barba...
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
"Hey. Are you okay? Haven't heard from you in ages"
“Shoulda let me buy the first round!”
January 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
If I could please stop sneezing for 5 minutes, that would be great
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Love thus theme. Will deffo check it out
Exciting news: the paperback of ENTER HERE is now available for purchase!

If you grabbed a copy through the Kickstarter, those have now been ordered and we'll mail them out as soon as we receive them!

bookshop.org/a/110889/979... @cjsubko.bsky.social
Enter Here: an anthology of portals
an anthology of portals
bookshop.org
January 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Love this piece from Sheldon. Well worth 5 minutes of your time
A short little piece you might “enjoy”, a brief respite from mounting horrors www.havehashad.com/preview/hadp...

Thanks @aaronburch.bsky.social & @havehashad.com for believing
January 3, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Bright but cold in Kerry
January 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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After five years of reviewing translated fiction for @irishtimes.com this is my last column. It has been a real privilege and I have loved doing it, but I need to focus on my writing and lighten my workload.

Thanks sincerely to @martindoyle.bsky.social for the opportunity and to all the readers 🙏
January 3, 2026 at 11:31 AM
In the Desert is available for e-book pre-order now from @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social. Any boosts are much appreciated!

US: www.amazon.com/Desert-Barba...
UK/Ireland: www.amazon.co.uk/Desert-Barba...
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
My very first published CNF will be coming out in this issue.
Very much looking forward to reading all the work! Watch out for it January 11th!
Front cover of Issue 4 of Frazzled Lit @frazzledlit.bsky.social. We'll be launching the issue in nine days time, on the morning of January 11th, and boy, is it going to be a great issue!

Back cover coming tomorrow!
January 2, 2026 at 7:33 PM
A tale of what people call resilience these days, but what I call being stubborn as hell in belief in myself
January 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
IN THE DESERT is now open for pre-order (e-book only)
Pre-orders are so important to authors and if you're an e-book reader and interested in a book unlike any other you've read, please consider pre-ordering IN THE DESERT.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
“In the Desert is a wildly imaginative, all-encompassing, barn burner of a book..."

–Sabrina Hicks, author of Coyote Girl

In the Desert by @BarbaraByar drops soon y'all! Paperback and ebook available March 3rd. You can preorder the ebook now.

a.co/d/iAOfVYB
Amazon.com
a.co
January 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
My writing journey has been decades in the making. Read about it here:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
New Year, same resolution
your journey is just beginning
substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
It's said the way you spend the first day of the year forecasts the rest of the year.
Guess that means I don't get outvof bed till 11. Woot!
And then, editing, writing, reading and spending time with my boys and dogs and rabbit
There are worse lives to live
January 1, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I couldn't imagine a more wretched start to 2025 but I'm ending the year in a really positive place and for that I'm very grateful
December 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Wishing all my BSky friends a very Happy New Year and if you're a writer or artist of some sort, I hope 2026 is productive and fulfilling and all your goals and ambitions come true.
Keep the faith. Keep rockin. Love to all!
a fireworks display with the words happy new year written below it
ALT: a fireworks display with the words happy new year written below it
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December 31, 2025 at 7:38 PM
If video killed the radio star, what killed video?
December 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM