Nuala O'Connor
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
Writer. Irish. Autistic. Latest book: Menagerie (poetry).
https://nualaoconnor.com/
https://nualaoconnor.com/
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❄️PUBLICATION DAY❄️
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
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The Bowen Society wishes all its friends & followers a Happy New Year.
Join us for our next Reading Group meeting, to chat about *Love's Civil War* ed. by Victoria Glendinning.
Online, 28th Jan., 7pm GMT. Link to follow.
Join us for our next Reading Group meeting, to chat about *Love's Civil War* ed. by Victoria Glendinning.
Online, 28th Jan., 7pm GMT. Link to follow.
January 1, 2026 at 11:16 AM
The Bowen Society wishes all its friends & followers a Happy New Year.
Join us for our next Reading Group meeting, to chat about *Love's Civil War* ed. by Victoria Glendinning.
Online, 28th Jan., 7pm GMT. Link to follow.
Join us for our next Reading Group meeting, to chat about *Love's Civil War* ed. by Victoria Glendinning.
Online, 28th Jan., 7pm GMT. Link to follow.
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The festive front image of the Elizabeth Bowen to Elizabeth Taylor Christmas card, owned by #machenbachsbooks 🎄
December 23, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The festive front image of the Elizabeth Bowen to Elizabeth Taylor Christmas card, owned by #machenbachsbooks 🎄
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'Around Christmas, the sun rises late behind a group of elms some way up the lawn in front of the house, casting the shadows of the tree trunks in spokes, fanwise, toward the door. Seldom does snow fall: everything is shining and moist and still...' EB on Bowen’s Court at Xmas
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
'Around Christmas, the sun rises late behind a group of elms some way up the lawn in front of the house, casting the shadows of the tree trunks in spokes, fanwise, toward the door. Seldom does snow fall: everything is shining and moist and still...' EB on Bowen’s Court at Xmas
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Christmas is a great time to sort your 2026 calendar, and the Ennis Book Club Festival in March is always a fantastic buzz! Running in 2026 from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th March, there'll be workshops, author talks, book quizzes and more. Get the details at
ennisbookclubfestival.com
ennisbookclubfestival.com
Ennis Book Club Festival - Ennis Book Club Festival
Ennis Book Club Festival is an annual event in Ennis Co. Clare where readers come to share the joy of reading.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Christmas is a great time to sort your 2026 calendar, and the Ennis Book Club Festival in March is always a fantastic buzz! Running in 2026 from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th March, there'll be workshops, author talks, book quizzes and more. Get the details at
ennisbookclubfestival.com
ennisbookclubfestival.com
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A Christmas card from Elizabeth Bowen to writer Elizabeth Taylor, sold with a copy of Bowen's Court at Jonkers Auctioneers.
December 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A Christmas card from Elizabeth Bowen to writer Elizabeth Taylor, sold with a copy of Bowen's Court at Jonkers Auctioneers.
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We've such a treat for our Jan. Reading Group, the great *Love's Civil War* ed. Victoria Glendinning.
Online, 28th Jan, 7pm GMT. Link anon.
This book explores the letters and diaries of Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie, the Canadian diplomat with whom she was in love for more than thirty years.
Online, 28th Jan, 7pm GMT. Link anon.
This book explores the letters and diaries of Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie, the Canadian diplomat with whom she was in love for more than thirty years.
December 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We've such a treat for our Jan. Reading Group, the great *Love's Civil War* ed. Victoria Glendinning.
Online, 28th Jan, 7pm GMT. Link anon.
This book explores the letters and diaries of Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie, the Canadian diplomat with whom she was in love for more than thirty years.
Online, 28th Jan, 7pm GMT. Link anon.
This book explores the letters and diaries of Elizabeth Bowen and Charles Ritchie, the Canadian diplomat with whom she was in love for more than thirty years.
Link to my virtual visit, with #NoraNovel to Argentina and the #jamesjoycecentreargentina Lovely people!!
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📘Conociendo a Nuala - Meeting Nuala
YouTube video by James Joyce Centre Argentina
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December 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Link to my virtual visit, with #NoraNovel to Argentina and the #jamesjoycecentreargentina Lovely people!!
youtu.be/tER8jKcT5oU?...
youtu.be/tER8jKcT5oU?...
⭐️ Happy birthday, Emily Dickinson, born 10th December 1830 ⭐️
'Time is short and full, like an outgrown Frock.' ED
#collageart #emilydickinson #10thdecember
'Time is short and full, like an outgrown Frock.' ED
#collageart #emilydickinson #10thdecember
December 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
⭐️ Happy birthday, Emily Dickinson, born 10th December 1830 ⭐️
'Time is short and full, like an outgrown Frock.' ED
#collageart #emilydickinson #10thdecember
'Time is short and full, like an outgrown Frock.' ED
#collageart #emilydickinson #10thdecember
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Vol 7 of the Elizabeth Bowen Review is now available to read online
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December 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Vol 7 of the Elizabeth Bowen Review is now available to read online
www.bowensociety.com/wp-content/u...
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It was such a pleasure to take part in this series from @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Dublin, One City, Many Stories, alongside #PeterSirr & with Rick O'Shea ably steering the convo.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It was such a pleasure to take part in this series from @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Dublin, One City, Many Stories, alongside #PeterSirr & with Rick O'Shea ably steering the convo.
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Another brilliant episode in the Dublin, One City, Many Stories series @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Super guests incl. @nualaoconnor.bsky.social+ producer Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com dons his interviewer cap in conversation with Mike McCormack winner of the Dublin Literary Award 🌟
Dublin, One City, Many Stories, Episode 5, One Dublin One Book
YouTube video by Irish Writers Centre
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November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Another brilliant episode in the Dublin, One City, Many Stories series @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social Super guests incl. @nualaoconnor.bsky.social+ producer Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com dons his interviewer cap in conversation with Mike McCormack winner of the Dublin Literary Award 🌟
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The episode features Rick O’Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social interviewing Andrew Hughes, Christine Dwyer Hickey, @nualaoconnor.bsky.social and Peter Sirr.
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The episode features Rick O’Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social interviewing Andrew Hughes, Christine Dwyer Hickey, @nualaoconnor.bsky.social and Peter Sirr.
Newly elected members at our official welcome to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. (L-R) Paul Brady (Music), Nuala O’Connor (Literature), Mufutau Yusuf (Choreography), Áine Ní Ghlinn (Literature), Orla Barry (Vis Arts), Paul Mercier (Literature) and Locky Morris (Vis Arts).
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Newly elected members at our official welcome to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. (L-R) Paul Brady (Music), Nuala O’Connor (Literature), Mufutau Yusuf (Choreography), Áine Ní Ghlinn (Literature), Orla Barry (Vis Arts), Paul Mercier (Literature) and Locky Morris (Vis Arts).
It took 7 yrs to find a publisher for my 1st novel because young women writers in the early 2000s weren't currency. Finally a balancing out & the menz are unhappy. Good points here:
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated
As debates over the ‘disappearing’ young male novelist rumble on, some authors and critics push back against claims that fiction has closed its doors to men. Hannah Ewens learns that the real problem ...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
It took 7 yrs to find a publisher for my 1st novel because young women writers in the early 2000s weren't currency. Finally a balancing out & the menz are unhappy. Good points here:
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
'Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is much more complicated' | The Independent share.google/r26w5CexAUon...
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7pm GMT, 26th November 2025 is the date for our Nov. Reading Group.
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025 is the date for our Nov. Reading Group.
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
Join us!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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Very much enjoyed @nualaoconnor.bsky.social 's Nora with her ghostly, strident voice resonating from the past
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Very much enjoyed @nualaoconnor.bsky.social 's Nora with her ghostly, strident voice resonating from the past
President Catherine Connolly at her inauguration at Dublin Castle today.
☘️💚 Ag breathnú álainn agus sásta ☘️💚
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly #catherineconnolly #presidentialinaugaration #éire #ireland #rclodaghkilcoyne
☘️💚 Ag breathnú álainn agus sásta ☘️💚
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly #catherineconnolly #presidentialinaugaration #éire #ireland #rclodaghkilcoyne
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
President Catherine Connolly at her inauguration at Dublin Castle today.
☘️💚 Ag breathnú álainn agus sásta ☘️💚
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly #catherineconnolly #presidentialinaugaration #éire #ireland #rclodaghkilcoyne
☘️💚 Ag breathnú álainn agus sásta ☘️💚
Photo: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
#presidentconnolly #catherineconnolly #presidentialinaugaration #éire #ireland #rclodaghkilcoyne
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A new gift edition of James Joyce's The Dead is published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social with an introduction by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social I also read that Joyce set the story on January 6th, Feast of the Epiphany, as a nod to the infamous 🌀Night of the Big Wind🌀 1839 that devastated Ireland.
November 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
A new gift edition of James Joyce's The Dead is published by @newislandbooks.bsky.social with an introduction by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social I also read that Joyce set the story on January 6th, Feast of the Epiphany, as a nod to the infamous 🌀Night of the Big Wind🌀 1839 that devastated Ireland.
❄️PUBLICATION DAY❄️
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
❄️PUBLICATION DAY❄️
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
For this exquisite hardback edition of James Joyce's story 'The Dead' from @newislandbooks.
I've written a new intro, which was a privilege.
www.newisland.ie/shop/p/the-d...
Reposted by Nuala O'Connor
Do you know that the fab #atitagain produce this gorgeous Elizabeth Bowen greeting card? It's suitable for all occasions, including a certain upcoming season 🎄
www.atitagain.ie/product/eliz...
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Elizabeth Bowen Greeting Card - At it Again!
This elegant Elizabeth Bowen Greeting Card by At it Again! features an iconic image of the Irish author of The Last September. A great literary card for book lovers and a keepsake of Irish culture fo...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Do you know that the fab #atitagain produce this gorgeous Elizabeth Bowen greeting card? It's suitable for all occasions, including a certain upcoming season 🎄
www.atitagain.ie/product/eliz...
www.atitagain.ie/product/eliz...
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It is not an exaggeration to say that we should be acting on the climate crisis on the same scale that we would a war. It will cause that kind of damage. Instead, we’re treating it as if it’s a Tidy Towns competition.
#SpéirGorm #ClimateChange
#SpéirGorm #ClimateChange
Finance for climate adaptation projects is below what is required to address the escalating risks posed by climate change, according to a new report.
Climate projects too small to secure funding, says report
Finance for climate adaptation projects is below what is required to address the escalating risks posed by climate change, according to a new report.
www.rte.ie
November 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It is not an exaggeration to say that we should be acting on the climate crisis on the same scale that we would a war. It will cause that kind of damage. Instead, we’re treating it as if it’s a Tidy Towns competition.
#SpéirGorm #ClimateChange
#SpéirGorm #ClimateChange
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Link below for our November Reading Group.
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
November 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Link below for our November Reading Group.
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
*The Demon Lover* is our discussion choice.
7pm GMT, 26th November 2025.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
Two events for me on Saturday Nov 8th Allingham Arts in
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
*Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel*
Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps.
*Dónal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing Dónal.
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
*Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel*
Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps.
*Dónal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing Dónal.
November 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Two events for me on Saturday Nov 8th Allingham Arts in
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
*Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel*
Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps.
*Dónal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing Dónal.
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
*Literary Lunch, 11.30am, Dorrian's Hotel*
Public announcement of the winners of the flash (which I judged) and poetry comps.
*Dónal Ryan Interview, 3.30pm Abbey Arts Centre* I'm interviewing Dónal.
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Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!
Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
thebookshop.ie/james-joyce-...
Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!
Copies in stock now, ahead of release date next week! A VERY handsome edition of Joyce's The Dead, from @newislandbooks.bsky.social , and introduced by @nualaoconnor.bsky.social . Get one!
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CAN I RETHINK AND RESHAPE THE WORLD?
Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions — just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography #nature #ThisIsOurWorld
Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions — just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography #nature #ThisIsOurWorld
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
CAN I RETHINK AND RESHAPE THE WORLD?
Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions — just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography #nature #ThisIsOurWorld
Yes, but we should rethink & shape our world together, as the people of the planet, not as competing nations, not as competing races, genders, classes, religions — just as mysterious, potentially clever people of planet Earth.
#photography #nature #ThisIsOurWorld