Luke Francis Beirne
lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social
Luke Francis Beirne
@lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social
Author of Foxhunt, Blacklion, and Saints Rest.
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Great project here- annotated digital archive of literary & visual art representations of Ireland’s border culture, 1921-2024. Collab between TCD & Seamus Heaney Centre

Lovely to see Luke's @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social book, Blacklion, finding its place there.

imaginebelfast.com/irelands-bor...
Ireland’s Border Culture - Imagine! Belfast
Ireland’s Border Culture The Ireland’s Border Culture project is funded under the HEA North-South Research Programme 2021, to research and create an annotated digital archive of literary and visual ar...
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July 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Yes indeed, nice to see Luke @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social in there! (Disclosure: we may be related.)

Screenshot here as it's behind paywall.
July 14, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Somehow missed this last month in the Irish Times! Luke @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social in there with some great crime writers.

www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
Crime fiction: Megan Abbott, Elmore Leonard, Luke Beirne, Paul Vidich, Karin Slaughter and K Anis Ahmed
New works and reissued classics including El Dorado Drive, Rum Punch, Saints Rest and We Are All Guilty Here
www.irishtimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Luke bravely writing about his injury for CBC News (where he now works):

"I wrote two novels, then a traumatic brain injury forced me to learn to write all over again."

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
FIRST PERSON | First Person: I wrote two novels, then a traumatic brain injury forced me to learn how to write all over again | CBC News
In September 2022, this author suffered a life-threatening brain injury while boxing. After being in a coma for five weeks, he had to learn to write again. His new book was recently launched at the re...
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April 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Thrilled for Luke. Heard great things about the launch (and not just from Luke himself!). Great turnout and all books on hand sold! #winwin
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March 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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One of the last reviews I did for my old site. Right next to your book were those penned by one @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social, who I will encounter this evening. 🙂
March 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Wish my hotel and plane ticket were booked to attend my son's @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social launch in Fredericton, New Brunswick. I guess, I will have to wait for the Irish launch instead (hint, hint).
It looks like I'll be attending this event! The hotel is booked, and the dog has a babysitter. Exciting times in #NewBrunswick! @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social #canlit #nbbluesky
March 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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It was from 3 years ago, my how time flies...so much has happened in those three years! Books, marriage...
www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/guest-luke...
Guest: Luke Beirne, S2, E11: April 21, 2022
An interview with Luke Francis Beirne is the featured item on this episode of the TMR Podcast.
www.theseaboardreview.ca
March 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Really looking forward to meeting you there!!
It looks like I'll be attending this event! The hotel is booked, and the dog has a babysitter. Exciting times in #NewBrunswick! @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social #canlit #nbbluesky
March 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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New Brunswick pharmacy care program discontinued — though clients, pharmacists call it a success www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁
March 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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There's a high possibility that James might be attending this launch of SAINTS REST by @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social #canlit #nbbluesky
March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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@lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social's neo-noir SAINTS REST (Baraka Books) is a gripping page-turner set in the gritty streets of Saint John, where a P.I. is pulled into a murder case that reveals deep undercurrents of corruption and control.

Read an excerpt here: alllitup.ca/excerpted-saints-rest
March 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Great turnout last night for Luke @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social Delighted. I am a tad jealous: flowers, cake & a themed mug. The Write Cup Bookstore and Cafe even had a special drink on sale, a Saint John Fog (Orange Pekoe and Salted Caramel - a twist on a London Fog). And plenty of books sold too!
March 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
First launch tonight!!!
March 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Do I like SAINTS REST by @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social? Why yes, I do. Also his two previous books, BLACKLION and FOXHUNT, all from Baraka Books.
February 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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ARC has arrived!!
January 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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If James said it, it must be true! "Saints Rest" by @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social coming in March from Baraka Books. #canlit #nbbluesky #saintjohn
January 4, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Write a 6-word Christmas story

#6wordchristmasstory
December 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Hello! Branching out into new social media outlets, looking for other writers - authors and journalists. My next book will be releasing in March, a gritty neo-noir novella set in Atlantic Canada!
November 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Hello! Branching out into new social media outlets, looking for other writers - authors and journalists. My next book will be releasing in March, a gritty neo-noir novella set in Atlantic Canada!
November 16, 2024 at 2:50 PM