Posting some photos from Friday's archive launch event at The Linen Hall Library. Feeling very privileged and extremely honoured to have been granted Honorary Membership. Thank you to all who came. Here's to libraries, the backbone of civilisation, and to more days like this.

Thanks to @martindoyle.bsky.social for this piece in today’s @irishtimes.com, ahead of Friday’s event at The Linen Hall Library, Belfast. Here’s to libraries everywhere, all the time. @librariesni.bsky.social

Lovely to bump into @rosieschaap.bsky.social today in No Alibis Books, Belfast, as we signed copies of our books (while accidentally colour-coordinating with the covers).

Just got my hands on this - my first short story collection, Sleepwalkers, newly republished by No Alibis Press. The original launch was twelve years ago on a boat on the Lagan (picture attached). Available from the most splendid No Alibis Bookstore Belfast.

Fabulous night at the Edge Hill awards at London Review Bookshop. Congratulations to Alma Lilja, winner of the PGR Prize, Malachi McIntosh, winner of the Debut Collection Prize, and Tessa Hadley, 2024 winner of the Edge Hill Prize.

There’s a whole stack of newly-signed copies of This Train is For (2023 Edge Hill winning collection) at No Alibis Bookstore Belfast. Someone you know might love one for Christmas. (If not, they have a lot of other books. And booksellers who really know their stuff.)😄

Fort Dunree looking pretty spectacular in today's sunshine, ahead of tomorrow's Sea Change activities. We're fully booked for the morning writing/walking workshop. Artist talks and demos from 11am. Full details here: www.artlink.ie/whats-on/