Angela McMahon
angelaontour.bsky.social
Angela McMahon
@angelaontour.bsky.social
Publicity & Comms for publishing, arts & festivals. Fuelled by regular tea and a wee biscuit. Belfast/London.
Open to new clients - just DM me.
Exactly that. Or you leave the original holy water from Lourdes in it so long if forms more algae than Lough Neagh!
September 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
When it’s an established author, a reviewer should take the book on its own merits, appreciate the good but don’t be afraid to point out its flaws. Unless the book is truly awful from beginning to end, then it’s no holds barred!
June 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Indeed! I’d also add that sometimes grammar can be sacrificed if you’re conveying an idea. I understood the peaks were the starlings’ not the birches’, and opaqueness isn’t just about not being transparent.

Bestsellers often divide critics into overly fawning or aggressively negative.
June 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I once read a review of a book I worked on which was so caustic it had me laughing out loud, mainly because I agreed with every word.

It was a truly awful book and a very funny review.
June 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Ouch.
June 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Congratulations to the brilliant @timsullivanauthor.bsky.social - couldn’t happen to a nicer author.
April 16, 2025 at 11:39 AM
And I guess The Cure wasn’t referring to the old lady in Saval who could rid of said shingles.
March 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I believe the Irish Tea Sock has made a statement on this matter, but thank you for bringing it to wider attention.

My tea has now run out and I'll be implementing the third element of the International Tea Protocol.
March 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Given Sir Michael has been quoted in earnest by media sources in the UK, I’d say it’s not just non-UkBlueskyers who don’t get the joke. Makes it all the funnier though! 😁
March 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Oh that’s very cool!!
March 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Don't they know we have enough to cope with??!
February 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Amazing review!! 😃👏👏
February 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Brilliant review! 😘
February 21, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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February 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM