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Michelle McDonagh

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Bestselling Irish author | Shortlisted A Post Irish Book Awards 2024 | Books podcaster | Cohost of @natterwithkateandmichelle

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Great piece in today’s @independent.ie by our own amazing murderess @kitty_murphy_writes about Fear, the short short anthology written by 32 of Ireland’s leading female crime writers and great photo too. With priceeds going to @womens.aid this book should be on everybody’s Christmas list this year (I know it’s early but good to get ahead of things and this is a really great gift to give or get). #irishmurderesses #irishwomencrimewriters #fear #crimewriter #crimereaders womensaid by @mcdonagh.michelle

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Grab your ticket today and see Michelle McDonagh, Edel Coffey and Carmel Harrington chat 'Blood Ties: Keeping it in the Family' Saturday, October 17th at 2pm 🗣️📖💫

Book your seat now at: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/blood-ties-keeping-it-in-the-family-tickets-1998873686003

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You can choose your friends but you can't choose your family

What happens when those relationships get toxic? Or are your family the only people you can truly rely upon?

Edel Coffey (In Glass Houses), Carmel Harrington (The Nowhere Girls), and Michelle McDonagh (If These Walls Could Talk) discuss how relationships are at the core of every drama with Jen Bray whose The Lies Between Us features three sisters under pressure, and hit the bestseller list earlier this year.

This event features Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpretation. by @mcdonagh.michelle

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Get 20% off Fear if you preorder 32 short stories by Irish women crime writers, all in one fabulous anthology. #fear #irishcrimewriting #easonireland #hachetteireland by @mcdonagh.michelle

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If you’re a fan of crime fiction, then Murder One, Ireland’s International Crime Writing Festival is the place to be this October 16 to 18. A fantastic weekend of panels, workshops and readings at the Lexicon in Dun Laoghaire where you get to meet your favourite crime writers. Looking forward to the Blood Ties panel on Saturday, Oct 18 when @happymrsh @edelcoffey and moi are in conversation with @jenniferbrayinsta . Link to tickets in bio. Full festival details on www.murderone.ie #murderone #internationalcrinewriting #lexicondunlaoghaire #irishcrimefiction #bookstsgram by @mcdonagh.michelle

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Welcome back to the sixth season of Natter!

To kick off season six, we are joined by the brilliant Vicki Notaro who nattered with us about her latest book ‘Anywhere But Here’, a page turner, that tells the story of three women who escape to Donegal.

Vicki tells us about the inspiration behind the book, the leap of bravery it takes to go into becoming an author and how she structures her year to write a new book annually.

This is a Natter you won’t want to miss!

Natter is proudly brought to you in association with Bookstation & IrishCentral.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/727z8AQVgmrkb19fPzT6XR?si=0aEDu7IEQpiP9zcvFXu_HQ by @mcdonagh.michelle

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What a gorgeous evening with gorgeous people at @spikeislandliteraryfestival thanks so much to @kitty_murphy_writes for being such a pro interviewer/moderator as always and making it so easy and enjoyable and to @gartlandbooks for being a great co-panellist. Thanks to @michelledunneauthor for inviting us to be part of this fabulous festival and to @gillperduewriter for being such great company as always. And most of all to the amazing Rupert, looking forward to some proper cuddles today when you’re off duty ❤️❤️ #spikeislandliteraryfestival #irishcrimewriters #irishmurderesses #bookstagram by @mcdonagh.michelle

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So thrilled to be part of this incredible project with an amazing bunch of women. Fear is born…Twisted Tales from Ireland’s leading women crime writers, will be published by Hachette Ireland on October 15. Thirty-two Irish female crime authors come together to explore some of life’s greatest fears in this anthology of original stories teeming with terror. Edited by crime authors Sam Blake and CL Murphy, this collection explores a wide and electrifying spectrum of the fears that keep us awake at night - from dolls, clowns and ghosts, to fire, heights and doors in hidden rooms. Here you’ll find tales of being buried alive, being forgotten, of loss and betrayal. Full of thrilling twists and chilling reveals, Fear will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. Available to preorder now! Authors featured: @official_ceceliaahern Cecelia Ahern @abeewords Alice Bell @samblakebooks Sam Blake @jenniferbrayinsta Jen Bray @andysaibhcarter Andrea Carter @amandacassidyauthor Amanda Cassidy @edelcoffey Edel Coffey @kitconwayauthor Kit Conway @claireelizabethco Claire Coughlan @sharondempseywrites Sharon Dempsey @michelledunneauthor Michelle Dunne @gartlandbooks Fiona Gartland @karenperrywrites Karen Perry @happymrsh Carmel Harrington @cathryanhoward Catherine Ryan Howard @arlenehunt Arlene Hunt @amyjordanbooks Amy Jordan @e.v.kelly E.V. Kelly @olivia_kiernan_author Olivia Kiernan @caseyking2023 Casey kind @_hankingauthor Hannah King @catherinekirwanbooks Catherine Kirwan @siobhan.m.macdonald Siobhan MacDonald @andreamaraauthor Andrea Mara @mcdonagh.michelle Michelle McDonagh @kitty_murphy_writes CL Murphy @gillperduewriter Gill Perdue @louisephillipsauthor Louise Phillips @eithne.shortall Eithne Shortall @shellteah Michelle Teahan @marym_watson Mary Watson. Foreword: @scandalous_13 Emmet J Scanlon. 100 per cent of the author royalty earnings from worldwide sales of the book will be donated to the domestic violence charity Women’s Aid (registered in Ireland under charity number 20012045) by @mcdonagh.michelle

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If you’re looking for a gripping, twisty West of Ireland rural noir mystery, my debut novel There’s Something I Have to Tell You is available for the entire month of August at the bargain price of £4.99 on Amazon UK #theressomethingihavetotellyou #irishcrimewriting #psychologicalsuspense #summerreads2026 by @mcdonagh.michelle

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Thanks so much to the wonderful @saracolohan whose powerful writing on the history of St Brigid’s and the people who worked there, and whose own visit to the abandoned asylum to rescue dumped patient records, inspired one character, the back story of another and my writing of the urban explorer/asylum scenes in my new book If These Walls Could Talk. A huge thanks also to @emilyhourican and @independent.ie for giving Sara’s brilliant piece such a great spread in today’s paper, thrilled to see it! If These Walls Could Talk is available online and in book shops nationwide #irishcrimewriting #urbex #abandonedasylum #irishindependent by @mcdonagh.michelle

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What another brilliant week for my new book If These Walls Could Talk! Sitting pretty in @irishtimesnews Top Ten at No 8, sandwiched between two of my top favourite authors @lisajewelluk whose books I have read (inhaled) and loved for years, and the gorgeous @gillperduewriter who I’ve been fortunate enough to get to know over the past few years and is as talented a writer as she is a lovely person. It will never stop being a ‘pinch me’ thrill to see my name in the same chart as writers like Lisa, Gill and @jospainscreenwriter @liznugentwriter @andreamaraauthor all my writing idols!! What a chart!! Thanks so much to Kate Hickey @irishcentral for publishing this piece about the inspiration for my book, and to all the fabulous customers of @bookstationireland who bought my book, putting in in the No 5 slot in stores nationwide 🍾🥂❤️❤️ #irishmurderesses #irishcrimewriters #irishtimes #irishcentral #bookstationireland by @mcdonagh.michelle

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As we bring our Pass the Story On campaign to a close, author Michelle McDonagh shares the book that changed everything for her. It opened up a world of magic and imagination and inspired her to start writing her own stories from a young age, sparking a lifelong obsession with reading and storytelling 📚

Pass your story on and tell us who and what inspired your love of reading.

Every child deserves the chance to discover a story that changes everything. Tomorrow the Hachette Ireland team will be taking part in a sponsored walk with all donations going to Children’s Books Ireland. To learn more about how you can support, follow the link in our bio or visit childrensbooksireland.ie. @kidsbooksire 💛 by @mcdonagh.michelle

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Two paws are better than one as we review this week’s @bookstationireland book of the week, and what a book it is!

@mcdonagh.michelle @jospainscreenwriter @bonnierbooks_uk by @mcdonagh.michelle

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