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Orla Owen
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Author of The Lost Thumb, PAH, and Christ On A Bike | Longlisted Dublin Literary Award 2025 | Rep: Susan Armstrong at C&W
Website: www.orlaowen.com
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Much needed time away from the laptop, climbing the sparkling hills. Turns out wearing spikes makes all the difference ⛰️☀️⛰️
3 walkers climbing a snowy hill in the sunshine.
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Very excited to start #TheBenefactors by @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social - reckon it’ll be good company for a long train journey North💛📚💛

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Cover of a book called The Benefactors by Wendy Erskine.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Another day, another friend who LOVED Crow Lake by Mary Lawson & is now off to read all her other books & recommend them to all her friends. Her books are absolutely incredible 💛👏📚👏💛

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Cover of a book called Crow Lake by Mary Lawson.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Thank you so much to everyone in Ireland who borrowed #ChristOnABike from their library. Lovely to get a PLR statement & enough to buy a wee treat. Love #readers Love #libraries ❤️📚❤️

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Cover of a book called Christ On A Bike by Orla Owen.
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Very happy to have my copy of #Celeste by Colette Snowden. Have got next week off work and can’t wait to read it ❤️📚❤️

Published by @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 💙💙

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Paperback copy of a book called Celeste by Colette Snowden
October 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Popped into the @smallpublishers.bsky.social fair yesterday.

It was very busy, with beautiful books and artwork on display, & great to have a chat with @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social @cbeditions.bsky.social 💛📚📚💛

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October 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Finished and loved Leonard and Hungry Paul on @bbciplayer.bsky.social HUGE congratulations to all 🎉👏🎉

And do read the wonderful book by @ronanhession.bsky.social
published by
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Can I have a quiet club on my train to work, please? 💛📚📚💛
Poster for tv programme called Leonard and Hungry Paul.
October 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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A middle of the night insomniac read - loved it and raced through it - The God Of The Woods by Liz Moore - another author I hadn’t heard of - there are so many. Feel free to recommend me other books by her 🧡👏👏📚👏👏🧡

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Cover of a book called The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.
October 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The more I watched it, the more I loved it. Three episodes last night & I can’t wait to get back to it this evening.

Congratulations to all who worked on it & @ronanhession.bsky.social 👏💛💛👏
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 💙

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Poster for tv programme called Leonard And Hungry Paul.
October 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Day, week, month made.

Thank you so much to Daniel for emailing me to say he enjoyed #ChristOnABike - that he came across by chance.

& big thanks to Pudsey library, a @leedslibraries.bsky.social for stocking it.

Love #libraries. Love #readers 💙📚💙

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Dear Orla, just to say that I enjoyed this book greatly. I came across it in my local library (Pusey) purely by chance. I’m glad I did. Thank you for a rewarding literary experience. Daniel.
October 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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That was so fantastic -LOVED #OneBattleAfterAnother

The time flew by - such great performances and direction - the cars rolling over the road near the end making me feel kind of car sick - never seen that shot before 👏👏👏👏👏

#films #filmsky
Poster for a film called One Battle After Another.
October 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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This week at work:

‘I started that book you recommended’
‘Which one?’
‘The Leonard one. I love it! So, so good.’
‘Hurray! It’s brilliant. Am so happy you’re enjoying it.’

Then 5 mins saying everything we love about it.

@ronanhession.bsky.social 💛
@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social 💙

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4 copies of a book called Leonard And Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.
October 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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A little treat for myself that’s come very highly recommended - There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak 💙📚💙

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The paperback of a book called There Are Rivers In The Sky by Elif Shafak.
September 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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It was so beautiful, and almost a double…
Have a lot wonderful day, lovely book friends 🧡💛💜💙💚

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September 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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After reading a really disappointing book, it was an absolute joy to read Noah’s Compass by the brilliant Anne Tyler - loved it 💚👏👏💚

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Cover of a book called Noah’s Compass by Anne Tyler.
September 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Left the house for 1st time in a week after having the flu & worth it for #Christy - a film by Brendan Canty - great performances, script & direction - that’s how they do it in #Cork👏👏👏🎥🎥🎥

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Poster for a film called Christy by Brendan Canty.
September 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Page 3 of the Sunday Times!!! Great quotes from Rónán 💙💙📚📚💙💙

Go @ronanhession.bsky.social 👏👏

Go @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Go Julia Roberts!

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A photo of Julia Roberts and the cover of the book Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession.
August 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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What a beautiful tale - #WhenTheCranesFlySouth by Lisa Ridzén. Lovely characters & storytelling 💙📚💙

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Cover of a hooks called When The Cranes Fly South by Lisa Ridzén.
August 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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A day off work - hurray! Loved popping into @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly on the way to the cinema, spying #ChristOnABike on the shelves & signing. Thank you for the support💙📚💙

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Orla Owen signing a copy of Christ On A Bike in Waterstones Piccadilly
August 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Love being told Gardners need more stock. Thank you SO much to all the readers who are buying copies of #PAH from their local bookshops 💙📚💙

‘Devastating, gritty, and villainous, this novel is truly compelling. Orla Owen is a glorious storyteller’ - Waterstones Expert Bookseller

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Paperback copies of the book PAH by Orla Owen.
August 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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What a treat to hear the wonderful @davidcollard.bsky.social chat with @ronanhession.bsky.social & read from his new book #ACrumpledSwan - a brilliant online event - thank you so much 👏💙💙👏

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Photo of David Collard Cover of a book called A Ceumpled Swan by David Collard.
August 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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LOVED #TheNames by Florence Knapp. Brilliant premise & fantastic characters. Such a good story 👏👏💚🧡💚👏👏

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A book called The Names by Florence Knapp.
August 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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My daughter’s summer work fell through, so I gave her a pile of books I think are amazing.

1st - scary ghost story #TheLittleStrangers by Sarah Waters - she loved it

2nd - #Stoner by John Williams - she loved it.

3rd - she’s about to start #TheTrees by Percival Everett - lucky her!

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Two books - The Little Strangers by Sarah Waters & Stoner by John Williams
August 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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#ChristOnABike starts with Cerys saying a prayer over a body in an open coffin at the church in #Mwnt

THRILLED this week to see photos from readers at The Appetite Book Club @redlionbooks.bsky.social visiting the church - love this so much!! 💚📚💚

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The cover of a book called Christ On A Bike by Orla Owen. The church in Mwnt, Pembrokeshire.
August 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Started & absolutely LOVING #TheNames by @florenceknapp.bsky.social published by Phoenix Books 👏💚💚👏

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Cover of a book called #TheNames by Florence Knapp
August 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM