Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann
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Hello! We are Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann, an all-island body in Ireland.
We:
promote literature in and about Ireland;
defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charter;
foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature.
We:
promote literature in and about Ireland;
defend worldwide the right of writers to responsible freedom of expression as defined in the PEN Charter;
foster international understanding through the appreciation of literature.
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Yep, I have written about Auschwitz again!
There is a chance that this one is going to turn into 3 parts rather than two!
open.substack.com/pub/twovoice...
#History #WW2
There is a chance that this one is going to turn into 3 parts rather than two!
open.substack.com/pub/twovoice...
#History #WW2
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Yep, I have written about Auschwitz again!
There is a chance that this one is going to turn into 3 parts rather than two!
open.substack.com/pub/twovoice...
#History #WW2
There is a chance that this one is going to turn into 3 parts rather than two!
open.substack.com/pub/twovoice...
#History #WW2
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Oh, how very beautiful.
From Louise Glück's Collected Poems: bookshop.org/a/862/9780374534097
#poem #books #writing
From Louise Glück's Collected Poems: bookshop.org/a/862/9780374534097
#poem #books #writing
February 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Oh, how very beautiful.
From Louise Glück's Collected Poems: bookshop.org/a/862/9780374534097
#poem #books #writing
From Louise Glück's Collected Poems: bookshop.org/a/862/9780374534097
#poem #books #writing
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📚 The Yeats Family Library is now available to consult at the NLI!
An intimate glimpse into the reading lives of one of Ireland’s most celebrated artistic families: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000925164
📖 Learn more: https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/stories/inside-yeats-family-library
An intimate glimpse into the reading lives of one of Ireland’s most celebrated artistic families: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000925164
📖 Learn more: https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/stories/inside-yeats-family-library
Inside the Yeats Family Library
www.nli.ie
February 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM
📚 The Yeats Family Library is now available to consult at the NLI!
An intimate glimpse into the reading lives of one of Ireland’s most celebrated artistic families: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000925164
📖 Learn more: https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/stories/inside-yeats-family-library
An intimate glimpse into the reading lives of one of Ireland’s most celebrated artistic families: https://catalogue.nli.ie/Collection/vtls000925164
📖 Learn more: https://www.nli.ie/news-stories/stories/inside-yeats-family-library
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ICYMI: Liza Marshall of Hera Pictures, the film producer of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet (Tinder Press), has secured the screen rights to Land (Tinder Press) 👇 #BookSky
Maggie O'Farrell's Land to be adapted for the screen by Hamnet producer Liza Marshall
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February 8, 2026 at 7:09 AM
ICYMI: Liza Marshall of Hera Pictures, the film producer of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet (Tinder Press), has secured the screen rights to Land (Tinder Press) 👇 #BookSky
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Glorious sunshine pouring through the door! We're open 'til 5pm
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Glorious sunshine pouring through the door! We're open 'til 5pm
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Admittedly I like literary history more than 97.6% of the populace, but I LOVE this novel & its hints of Henry James's Aspern Papers, Coleridge's Kubla Khan, Byatt's Possession, Atwood's Handmaid's Tale, Fowles's French Lieutenant's Woman & McEwan's own Atonement. God I sound insufferable.
#booksky
#booksky
February 8, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Admittedly I like literary history more than 97.6% of the populace, but I LOVE this novel & its hints of Henry James's Aspern Papers, Coleridge's Kubla Khan, Byatt's Possession, Atwood's Handmaid's Tale, Fowles's French Lieutenant's Woman & McEwan's own Atonement. God I sound insufferable.
#booksky
#booksky
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In our new PEN Ten interview, author Donna Everhart discusses her latest novel, Women of A Promiscuous Nature (@kensingtonbooks.bsky.social , 2026) and explains how she balances fact and fiction in her writing. Read more: pen.org/donna-everha...
Donna Everhart On Why She Prefers to Write ‘Looking Backward Instead of Forward’
In this PEN Ten , Donna Everhart describes her exhilarating research process and the Southern literature that continues to inspire her.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
In our new PEN Ten interview, author Donna Everhart discusses her latest novel, Women of A Promiscuous Nature (@kensingtonbooks.bsky.social , 2026) and explains how she balances fact and fiction in her writing. Read more: pen.org/donna-everha...
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Sun 1/03, 1.15pm at The Belltable, Desert Island books w/ Martin Doyle &Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. 4 favourites to take & 1 to never lend. Martin is book editor at The Irish Times. Author-Dirty Linen:The Troubles in My Own Place &A Hosting:Interviews with Irish Writers
www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Sun 1/03, 1.15pm at The Belltable, Desert Island books w/ Martin Doyle &Sarah Moore Fitzgerald. 4 favourites to take & 1 to never lend. Martin is book editor at The Irish Times. Author-Dirty Linen:The Troubles in My Own Place &A Hosting:Interviews with Irish Writers
www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
www.limerickliteraryfestival.com
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Cover reveal of my new book and a link to pre-order. You’re welcome 🤓https://www.lilliputpress.ie/products/a-hosting-interviews-with-irish-writers-1991-2025
February 7, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Cover reveal of my new book and a link to pre-order. You’re welcome 🤓https://www.lilliputpress.ie/products/a-hosting-interviews-with-irish-writers-1991-2025
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Beautiful #author copies of TEMPTED BY THE RUNES in #Czech have arrived from my lovely publisher @knihydobrovsky - thank you so much! ♥️🩷❤️
Set sail with intrepid #Vikings on a journey to 9th century #Iceland!
#timetravel #runes #romance
tinyurl.com/am7xf8zs
Set sail with intrepid #Vikings on a journey to 9th century #Iceland!
#timetravel #runes #romance
tinyurl.com/am7xf8zs
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Beautiful #author copies of TEMPTED BY THE RUNES in #Czech have arrived from my lovely publisher @knihydobrovsky - thank you so much! ♥️🩷❤️
Set sail with intrepid #Vikings on a journey to 9th century #Iceland!
#timetravel #runes #romance
tinyurl.com/am7xf8zs
Set sail with intrepid #Vikings on a journey to 9th century #Iceland!
#timetravel #runes #romance
tinyurl.com/am7xf8zs
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Today, February 7, 2026, is officially the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week and the 50th anniversary of Black History Month.
Carter G Woodson purposely started Negro History Week on February 7th so that it would end on February 14th, which is Frederick Douglass's birthday
Carter G Woodson purposely started Negro History Week on February 7th so that it would end on February 14th, which is Frederick Douglass's birthday
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Today, February 7, 2026, is officially the 100th anniversary of Negro History Week and the 50th anniversary of Black History Month.
Carter G Woodson purposely started Negro History Week on February 7th so that it would end on February 14th, which is Frederick Douglass's birthday
Carter G Woodson purposely started Negro History Week on February 7th so that it would end on February 14th, which is Frederick Douglass's birthday
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Stopped by @barnesandnoble.com to find the bestselling book “Burn down Master’s House” by @claycane.bsky.social front and center where it belongs! Congrats brother! Shout out to @michaelharriot.bsky.social whose book is right there too: “Black AF History”. @urbanviewradio.bsky.social #claynation
February 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Stopped by @barnesandnoble.com to find the bestselling book “Burn down Master’s House” by @claycane.bsky.social front and center where it belongs! Congrats brother! Shout out to @michaelharriot.bsky.social whose book is right there too: “Black AF History”. @urbanviewradio.bsky.social #claynation
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I am compelled, as if under a spell, to enter bookshops.
Consequently my priority metric for books is now tending towards “size”.
Consequently my priority metric for books is now tending towards “size”.
February 7, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I am compelled, as if under a spell, to enter bookshops.
Consequently my priority metric for books is now tending towards “size”.
Consequently my priority metric for books is now tending towards “size”.
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Jim Xi Johnson's "Of Two Minds, July 2023" will be featured in the upcoming issue of The Four Faced Liar. Read more below about Jim's recent work, and follow him on Instagram: jx.pegs
February 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Jim Xi Johnson's "Of Two Minds, July 2023" will be featured in the upcoming issue of The Four Faced Liar. Read more below about Jim's recent work, and follow him on Instagram: jx.pegs
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Love this cover.
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Love this cover.
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Wee event for July 2026.
I'll be reading from THE LIGHTNING and signing books.
At the fabulous @wat-cole.bsky.social - do come along!
@waterstones.bsky.social
#authorevent #signing #debutnovel
www.waterstones.com/events/meet-...
I'll be reading from THE LIGHTNING and signing books.
At the fabulous @wat-cole.bsky.social - do come along!
@waterstones.bsky.social
#authorevent #signing #debutnovel
www.waterstones.com/events/meet-...
Meet Jamie Guiney at Waterstones Coleraine | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Meet Jamie Guiney at Waterstones Coleraine today.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wee event for July 2026.
I'll be reading from THE LIGHTNING and signing books.
At the fabulous @wat-cole.bsky.social - do come along!
@waterstones.bsky.social
#authorevent #signing #debutnovel
www.waterstones.com/events/meet-...
I'll be reading from THE LIGHTNING and signing books.
At the fabulous @wat-cole.bsky.social - do come along!
@waterstones.bsky.social
#authorevent #signing #debutnovel
www.waterstones.com/events/meet-...
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Fun fact 🏴☠️ 🦜 The main character in these pirate books I illustrated is inspired by the author, Keith Carson! He’s Captain Kidd in the stories and in real-life, a living legend. ⚓️✨ Get these books books & more at bookaneers.org/library/
For my Floridian friends, check out his book signings!
For my Floridian friends, check out his book signings!
February 7, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Fun fact 🏴☠️ 🦜 The main character in these pirate books I illustrated is inspired by the author, Keith Carson! He’s Captain Kidd in the stories and in real-life, a living legend. ⚓️✨ Get these books books & more at bookaneers.org/library/
For my Floridian friends, check out his book signings!
For my Floridian friends, check out his book signings!
We condemn the sentence and imprisonment of Hong Kong writer & media publisher, Jimmy Lai and appeal for his release. Details about his story here: www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
China - Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai found guilty in long-running national security trial — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide
“ The guilty verdict handed down to writer and media publisher Jimmy Lai is nothing less than a travesty and a betrayal of Hong Kong’s once vaunted legal system. Jimmy Lai’s selfless commitment to Hon...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
We condemn the sentence and imprisonment of Hong Kong writer & media publisher, Jimmy Lai and appeal for his release. Details about his story here: www.pen-international.org/news/china-h...
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Post the cover of a book you love from the 90s. (Any century!)
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Post the cover of a book you love from the 90s. (Any century!)
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books