I am also happy to say that Amazon stock has been replenished, and you can order here: amazon.co.uk/Detachment-Cia…

I am very much looking forward to my official book launch event on Thursday 24th July. More information here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…

Má tá tú i do chónaí gar do Dhoire, bheinn breá sásta tú a fheiceáil ann le haghaidh deoch agus cainte.

What I never could have expected was everything else. I have been genuinely blown away by the reaction from local media, reviewers and friends and family. Something about the book seems to have resonated quite powerfully across the Irish diaspora and beyond.

Detachment in the shop window of Little Acorns, a brilliant local bookshop, and winner of the 2024 'An Post Bookshop of the Year'.

Ó bhrionglóid go fírinne!

h/t to @pulsarbird.bsky.social (I'd normally refrain from yoinking a bluesky post but when Pulsar says "This account is very NSFW" he ain't fucking kidding! And the post is gold.)

I had a basketball net last week. Thoughts and prayers.

If you’re interested in a story about the prospect of a referendum on Irish reunification, set in Derry and with lots of deep family secrets to unravel, you may enjoy Detachment.

It’s released on Thursday 26th June.

Pre-Order at your local bookstore or here: amazon.co.uk/dp/1836710682

@john-self.bsky.social FYI

Preorder here: t.co/fdq03tCEsa

Detachment is set in Derry, Northern Ireland, on the eve of a referendum on Irish reunification. The novel is about the pull of place, the distance between who we were and who we’ve become, and the fragile threads that tie memory to belonging. It’s a quiet book, but I hope an honest one.

Sun caught it just right