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This Interim Time out with Lilliput Press May '25. Assoc Prof at Maynooth University.
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Oona Frawley @oonaf.bsky.social · Apr 16
Thrilled (& a bit terrified!) that this will be out soon. Grateful to all @lilliputpress.bsky.social, to @brianlangan.bsky.social for all of the support & encouragement, and to @jackflag.bsky.social for the gorgeous cover. 🙏

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lilliputpress.bsky.social The Lilliput Press @lilliputpress.bsky.social · Apr 16
We are delighted to reveal the cover for This Interim Time by Oona Frawley, a unique and deeply personal collection of essays 🧡

How do we live when our loved ones are dying? How do we make sense of the world in their wake? And how do we balance love in the present with memory of the past?
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It's #IrishBookWeek and Bookselling Ireland have​ daily prompts to inspire you to discover Irish books
Day 3: Wild Geese by Soula Emmanuel @soula.bsky.social
Day 4: This Interim Time by Oona Frawley @oonaf.bsky.social
#SeachtainNaLeabharEireannach #IrishBookADay
IRISH BOOK WEEK. SEACHTAIN NA LEABHAR ÉIREANNACH Irish Book a Day Saturday 18 October: Share an Irish bookshop. Sunday 19 October: Share an Irish language book. Monday 20 October: Share an Irish debut book. Tuesday 21 October: Share an Irish book you read recently. Wednesday 22 October: Share an Irish book that you bought in a local bookshop. Thursday 23 October: Share a book set in Northern Ireland. Friday 24 October: Share an Irish book you are going to read next. Saturday 25 October: Share an Irish book you discovered at a bookshop event. #lrishBookWeek #IrishBookADay Logos for Bookselling Ireland and Discover Irish Kids’ Books
October 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Author @oonaf.bsky.social's This Interim Time (@lilliputpress.bsky.social) is a poignant meditation on memory, family, and the brief windows of life we share with those we love.

This #IrishBookWeek, Oona joins us to share some of her favourite books about grief.

Read now: buff.ly/1wwAtgh
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October 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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An exciting day here at the Department of English as we meet our first group of students on the BA in Creative Writing and English. 🎊🤩 Welcome!! And on your tour of our gorgeous library, be sure to stop by the Pride stand and grab a pin or a bookmark! @mulibrary.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie
September 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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We are so proud of Edie, and can't wait to celebrate the launch of her brilliant novel! ⭐ @maynoothuniversity.ie @mu-alumni.bsky.social @oonaf.bsky.social
maynoothuniversity.ie Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie · Sep 17
"Without the MA in Creative Writing, I never would have finished my manuscript. I may never have even started it."

- Novelist Edie Hand, graduate of the MA in Creative Writing in MU

@maynoothenglish.bsky.social

www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...
Should I do a postgraduate degree?
Education is never wasted, and a higher degree qualification can also be valuable to a graduate’s career
www.irishtimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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We are so excited to have @aingealaflannery.bsky.social with us for the coming year! ⭐
maynoothuniversity.ie Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie · Sep 15
Maynooth University has welcomed alumna and award-winning writer, journalist and broadcaster, Aingeala Flannery back to the University as this year’s Kildare Arts Writer-in-Residence.

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September 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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We're looking forward to meeting incoming first-years at the Arts Subjects Talks tomorrow and Wednesday @maynoothuniversity.ie! Come and say hello! @mulibrary.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Come and work with us! This is a brilliant residency open to established, mid-career writers resident in Ireland.
maynoothenglish.bsky.social Maynooth University English Department @maynoothenglish.bsky.social · Sep 5
Residency alert! In partnership w/ @artscouncilireland.bsky.social, we're seeking a Writer-in-Residence for 2026. Pls spread the word and consider applying to come and work with us! 🙏

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September 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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@maynoothuniversity.ie & @kildarelibrary.bsky.social are thrilled to announce @aingealaflannery.bsky.social as Writer-in-Residence. Aingeala is an award-winning writer, journalist, & broadcaster. It is a great pleasure to welcome Aingeala back to Maynooth! @mu-alumni.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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What a treat to read and recommend Oona Frawley's achingly gorgeous new essay collection This Interim Time for @commonmag.bsky.social's "What We're Reading" series: www.thecommononline.org/what-were-re...
What We’re Reading: July 2025
SEÁN CARLSON <br> Frawley revisits memory to anchor her love and affection for each of her parents as she knew them. With precision and tenderness, she flits between their real and imagined pasts, her...
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July 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Maynooth's own Dr Oona Frawley recently published 'This Interim Time' featured in the Times' Best Books for Summer 2025. A well deserved acknowledgment! Get a copy & read.
July 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Congratulations one and all! 🥂🎊
maynoothenglish.bsky.social Maynooth University English Department @maynoothenglish.bsky.social · Jul 7
Congratulations to all of our prizewinners, and thanks to our wonderful Head of Department Conrad Brunstrom for awarding certificates today. We were delighted to host students and their families for such a lovely occasion! @maynoothuniversity.ie
July 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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I was delighted to see This Interim Time in the @irishtimes.com's 'best books for summer 2025': www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...? Thank you @martindoyle.bsky.social & @jesstraynor.bsky.social 🙏🙏
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The best books for summer 2025: our critics’ top picks
Sarah Moss, Joseph O’Connor, Wendy Erskine, John Banville, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne and other authors and reviewers choose their top reads for the holidays
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July 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Thank you so much to all of the bookshops and readers - so grateful for your support! 🙏🙏 🥰
lilliputpress.bsky.social The Lilliput Press @lilliputpress.bsky.social · Jun 24
This Interim Time is a stunning book, and it has been incredible to see the love and support for it from readers and bookshops - thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy already ✨️

If you're looking for your next favourite read, This Interim Time is available in all good bookshops now! 📚
June 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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It's been just over a month since we launched THIS INTERIM TIME by @oonaf.bsky.social, so it feels like a good time to share some of the lovely things reviewers have said about it 🧡💛
June 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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June 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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So pleased to see a lovely review of This Interim Time in Saturday's @irishtimes.com (by the brilliant writer @jesstraynor.bsky.social no less). 🙏 🙏

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This Interim Time by Oona Frawley: Moving essays by the daughter of Irish actors in New York
Rooted in the writer’s own experience, this collection offers the intriguing viewpoint of a person neither truly here nor there
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June 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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'A raw exploration of the past ... A beautiful, delicate, skilfully-meandering book.' - Irish Examiner

A gorgeous review over the weekend for This Interim Time by Oona Frawley @oonaf.bsky.social ✨ Get your copy of this gorgeous book from your fave bookshop or direct from the Lilliput website!
June 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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So grateful for this generous and thoughtful review of This Interim Time. 🙏🙏 @irishexaminer.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @muahi.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social
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Book review: Oona Frawley brings readers on a raw exploration of the past
As both her parents are now dead, Frawley feels able to tackle the thorny subject of her father’s alcoholism, his struggles as an actor, and her mother’s reasons for enduring dysfunction for so long
www.irishexaminer.com
June 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Seán also tells us about a recent book he loved: To Avenge a Dead Glacier by Shane Tivenan @lilliputpress.bsky.social

Video: Freddie Greenall
Music: Natalia Beylis @sunkenhum.bsky.social

Blúiríní was made possible thanks to the support of The Arts Council
May 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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rickoshea.bsky.social Rick O'Shea @rickoshea.bsky.social · May 21
Some gorgeous and gorgeous looking post in the last day or two.

Michael Clune's debut novel Pan, To Avenge a Dead Glacier by Shane Tinevan, @oonaf.bsky.social's This Interim Time, @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social's verse novel Filly...
May 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Our new BA in Creative Writing and English was noted in an article in the @irishtimes.com as one of a series of new 'popular and novel courses' on offer for CAO applicants this year. We are so excited to get started! 🤩
maynoothenglish.bsky.social Maynooth University English Department @maynoothenglish.bsky.social · May 21
We are excited to see our new degree programme in Creative Writing and English highlighted in the @irishtimes.com. Full article link: www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ... @maynoothuniversity.ie @oonaf.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Really pleased that there's an extract of This Interim Time in today's @irishtimes.com weekend magazine: www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

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Oona Frawley: My father’s friend who knew nothing about his alcoholism surprised us at his funeral
I was overwhelmed by questions, including: how many people speaking does it take to articulate a human being?
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May 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Huge thanks to everyone who turned up to Books Upstairs and made the launch of This Interim Time so special! @maynoothuniversity.ie @maynoothenglish.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social 🙏😊
May 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Today's the day! 😊
lilliputpress.bsky.social The Lilliput Press @lilliputpress.bsky.social · May 6
With only a week to go until the launch of This Interim Time by @oonaf.bsky.social, we thought we'd share some of the wonderful things people have been saying about it 🧡💛

Come celebrate with us on Tuesday May 13 at @booksupstairs.bsky.social where we will be joined by guest speaker Emilie Pine 🎉
May 13, 2025 at 11:41 AM