Louise Hall Author
@louhallauthor.bsky.social
Author of fiction, non-fiction & short stories. Pub’d by Mercier Press,Columba, Edizioni Piemme, Irish Times, Sunday Indo & more. Currently writing #cozyfantasy
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Sheil Land Associates, London
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October 27, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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📢Last few days📢 to vote for #ABoxFullOfMurders in the Children’s Fiction category of the @booksaremybag.bsky.social #ReadersAwards 2025 sponsored by National Book Tokens.
Please click here and VOTE BY 26 OCT #ChooseBookshops 👇
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Please click here and VOTE BY 26 OCT #ChooseBookshops 👇
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October 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
📢Last few days📢 to vote for #ABoxFullOfMurders in the Children’s Fiction category of the @booksaremybag.bsky.social #ReadersAwards 2025 sponsored by National Book Tokens.
Please click here and VOTE BY 26 OCT #ChooseBookshops 👇
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Please click here and VOTE BY 26 OCT #ChooseBookshops 👇
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'A wonderful gift book for anyone interested in plants or medicine' writes @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
Kew: The Apothecary's Garden by Emma Wayland lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/22/k...
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Kew: The Apothecary’s Garden by Emma Wayland
It’s almost exactly a year since I reviewed two of the Kew Gardens collection books from Welbeck: Fragrance by Josh Carter and Samuel Gearing reviewed here and Parched by Philip Clayton reviewed he…
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October 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
'A wonderful gift book for anyone interested in plants or medicine' writes @lindasbookbag.bsky.social
Kew: The Apothecary's Garden by Emma Wayland lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/22/k...
Kew: The Apothecary's Garden by Emma Wayland lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/22/k...
Ever wonder: What really happens at Frankfurt Book Fair? @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social has the lowdown!
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What really happens at Frankfurt Book Fair?
An insight into a hectic week in Germany...
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October 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ever wonder: What really happens at Frankfurt Book Fair? @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social has the lowdown!
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SOME NEWS, as they say!!
July 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
SOME NEWS, as they say!!
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ICYMI: "Why are female authors asked to bare their souls to promote their books?" asks Caroline O'Donoghue in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
Up close and personal
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July 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ICYMI: "Why are female authors asked to bare their souls to promote their books?" asks Caroline O'Donoghue in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky
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COVER REVEAL! 📚 💙
And flagging this PRE-ORDER COMPETITION from Irish indie booksellers omahonysbooks.bsky.social. There's an overnight for two at the Falls Hotel & Spa to be won INCLUDING dinner & a spa treatment! 👇 💖
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#spéirgorm #booksky
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And flagging this PRE-ORDER COMPETITION from Irish indie booksellers omahonysbooks.bsky.social. There's an overnight for two at the Falls Hotel & Spa to be won INCLUDING dinner & a spa treatment! 👇 💖
@gaiabanks.bsky.social
#spéirgorm #booksky
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July 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
COVER REVEAL! 📚 💙
And flagging this PRE-ORDER COMPETITION from Irish indie booksellers omahonysbooks.bsky.social. There's an overnight for two at the Falls Hotel & Spa to be won INCLUDING dinner & a spa treatment! 👇 💖
@gaiabanks.bsky.social
#spéirgorm #booksky
www.omahonys.ie/once-a-year-...
And flagging this PRE-ORDER COMPETITION from Irish indie booksellers omahonysbooks.bsky.social. There's an overnight for two at the Falls Hotel & Spa to be won INCLUDING dinner & a spa treatment! 👇 💖
@gaiabanks.bsky.social
#spéirgorm #booksky
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Good morning.
Rise and shine from Coiners country.
Time for a brew.
Rise and shine from Coiners country.
Time for a brew.
July 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Good morning.
Rise and shine from Coiners country.
Time for a brew.
Rise and shine from Coiners country.
Time for a brew.
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An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write.
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
RSL Scriptorium Awards - Royal Society of Literature
Ten writer residencies presented to professionally active writers in need of a place to write.The 2025 Prize This year marks the inaugural presentation of the RSL Scriptorium Awards, inviting applicat...
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July 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
An amazing opportunity for 10 writers to spend up to a month for free at seaside cottage to write.
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
All details in the link below.
Please share :)
RIP Brother Kevin
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Frankie’s List, a short story by Louise Hall
12 Stories of Christmas: Day 1
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July 3, 2025 at 6:45 AM
RIP Brother Kevin
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John McGahern Book Prize shortlist revealed.
Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald, whose debut novels have been selected for this prestigious prize. Colm Tóibín will choose the winner.
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Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald, whose debut novels have been selected for this prestigious prize. Colm Tóibín will choose the winner.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
John McGahern Book Prize shortlist revealed
Novels by Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald selected
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July 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM
John McGahern Book Prize shortlist revealed.
Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald, whose debut novels have been selected for this prestigious prize. Colm Tóibín will choose the winner.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Congratulations to Ferdia Lennon, Alan Murrin, Sinéad Gleeson and Anna Fitzgerald, whose debut novels have been selected for this prestigious prize. Colm Tóibín will choose the winner.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Last few tickets for my show in THIS FRIDAY 20 June at The Purty Kitchen in #DunLaoghaire. It’s gonna be mega.
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Barbara Scully - Purty Kitchen - June 20
Barbara Scully Live in The Purty Kitchen, Dún Laoghaire - June 20. Barbara is a well known writer, author and broadcaster. A familiar voice on radio she is one half of the ‘So You Think You Are An Adu...
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June 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Last few tickets for my show in THIS FRIDAY 20 June at The Purty Kitchen in #DunLaoghaire. It’s gonna be mega.
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My 1st children’s book #ABoxFullOfMurders is out today! 📦🕵️♀️🔎 With text messages and documents, it's ideal for reluctant and keen readers alike and was a JOY to write thanks to my lovely, HUGELY-talented editor Jane Griffiths at @PuffinBooks who was there every step of the way 🙏
June 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
My 1st children’s book #ABoxFullOfMurders is out today! 📦🕵️♀️🔎 With text messages and documents, it's ideal for reluctant and keen readers alike and was a JOY to write thanks to my lovely, HUGELY-talented editor Jane Griffiths at @PuffinBooks who was there every step of the way 🙏
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A new post on Substack all about how we as publishers decide on book titles - and why! honesteditor.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-n…
May 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A new post on Substack all about how we as publishers decide on book titles - and why! honesteditor.substack.com/p/whats-in-a-n…
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TV NEWS!
Delighted to share details of the forthcoming TV adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul for BBC and RTE.
Have visited the set – a wonderful cast and crew. Thanks to Subotica, BBC @rte.ie and everyone involved.
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Delighted to share details of the forthcoming TV adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul for BBC and RTE.
Have visited the set – a wonderful cast and crew. Thanks to Subotica, BBC @rte.ie and everyone involved.
@thebookseller.com
deadline.com/2025/05/leon...
Laurie Kynaston, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell & Alex Lawther Leading Feel-Good Drama Series ‘Leonard And Hungry Paul’ For BBC & RTÉ
Laurie Kynaston, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell and Alex Lawther are toplining 'Leonard and Hungry Paul', a BBC and RTE drama based on Rónán Hession's novel.
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May 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
TV NEWS!
Delighted to share details of the forthcoming TV adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul for BBC and RTE.
Have visited the set – a wonderful cast and crew. Thanks to Subotica, BBC @rte.ie and everyone involved.
@thebookseller.com
deadline.com/2025/05/leon...
Delighted to share details of the forthcoming TV adaptation of Leonard and Hungry Paul for BBC and RTE.
Have visited the set – a wonderful cast and crew. Thanks to Subotica, BBC @rte.ie and everyone involved.
@thebookseller.com
deadline.com/2025/05/leon...
I look forward to reading these articles from Phoebe when they arrive in my mailbox. If you are a budding or an established writer and haven’t subscribed to her Substack, I recommend you do!
How to get a literary agent - why you need one, what a good author-agent relationship looks like, and some practical tips… Join The Honest Editor and read for free: honesteditor.substack.com/p/how-to-get-a…
May 15, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I look forward to reading these articles from Phoebe when they arrive in my mailbox. If you are a budding or an established writer and haven’t subscribed to her Substack, I recommend you do!
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A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” according to Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences. cnn.it/3EcYuru
April 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” according to Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences. cnn.it/3EcYuru
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Short films that could become a TV series: filmmakers must be resident in the Republic of Ireland.
Submissions open for Virgin Media Discovers 6
Virgin Media Discovers 2025 Competition in partnership with Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland is now open for submissions from new/emerging and established filmmakers, writers, and content creators. Virgin M...
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March 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Short films that could become a TV series: filmmakers must be resident in the Republic of Ireland.
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My main blog website is www.bigbeardedbookseller.com and I write about books, tarot, films, home cooking, solo gaming, photography and whatever takes my fancy, the blog also hosts author/illustrator/blogger interviews
January 1, 2025 at 7:36 AM
My main blog website is www.bigbeardedbookseller.com and I write about books, tarot, films, home cooking, solo gaming, photography and whatever takes my fancy, the blog also hosts author/illustrator/blogger interviews
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Excited to join @readingagency.bsky.social and @claremackwrites.bsky.social at #LBF25 to discuss how we can make reading more accessible and sustainable, the impact of reading on mental health, and more.
📍 London Book Fair
🗓️ March 13, 2025
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📍 London Book Fair
🗓️ March 13, 2025
🔗 readingagency.org.uk/the-reading-...
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March 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Excited to join @readingagency.bsky.social and @claremackwrites.bsky.social at #LBF25 to discuss how we can make reading more accessible and sustainable, the impact of reading on mental health, and more.
📍 London Book Fair
🗓️ March 13, 2025
🔗 readingagency.org.uk/the-reading-...
📍 London Book Fair
🗓️ March 13, 2025
🔗 readingagency.org.uk/the-reading-...
Congratulations to my wonderful friend, Carmel Harrington, on the launch of her 13th novel. A mystery thriller which is already a bestseller and getting rave reviews! #TheStolenChild
March 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Congratulations to my wonderful friend, Carmel Harrington, on the launch of her 13th novel. A mystery thriller which is already a bestseller and getting rave reviews! #TheStolenChild
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Carmel Harrington: ‘I was 40 before I dared to start querying agents. After 47 rejections I decided to self-publish’. The writer on her new novel, The Stolen Child; being chosen to write an official Cold Feet tie-in; and her Dean Koontz motto for life
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Author Carmel Harrington: ‘I was 40 before I dared to start querying agents. After 47 rejections I decided to self-publish’
The writer on her lastest novel, The Stolen Child; being chosen to write an official Cold Feet tie-in; and her Dean Koontz motto for life
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March 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Carmel Harrington: ‘I was 40 before I dared to start querying agents. After 47 rejections I decided to self-publish’. The writer on her new novel, The Stolen Child; being chosen to write an official Cold Feet tie-in; and her Dean Koontz motto for life
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In the Irish top ten for a 5th week!! 🎉🥂
Huge thanks to all who have bought it - do tell a friend if you enjoyed it!!
The Killing Sense opens on Valentine's Day, so if you need an unusual gift (who doesn't love a book set in Paris?! ) pick up a copy ❤️
And it's only 99p on Kindle!
📚💙 #booksky
Huge thanks to all who have bought it - do tell a friend if you enjoyed it!!
The Killing Sense opens on Valentine's Day, so if you need an unusual gift (who doesn't love a book set in Paris?! ) pick up a copy ❤️
And it's only 99p on Kindle!
📚💙 #booksky
February 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
In the Irish top ten for a 5th week!! 🎉🥂
Huge thanks to all who have bought it - do tell a friend if you enjoyed it!!
The Killing Sense opens on Valentine's Day, so if you need an unusual gift (who doesn't love a book set in Paris?! ) pick up a copy ❤️
And it's only 99p on Kindle!
📚💙 #booksky
Huge thanks to all who have bought it - do tell a friend if you enjoyed it!!
The Killing Sense opens on Valentine's Day, so if you need an unusual gift (who doesn't love a book set in Paris?! ) pick up a copy ❤️
And it's only 99p on Kindle!
📚💙 #booksky