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I am absolutely speechless to have been shortlisted for 3 awards at the @irishbookawards 2026. I am so honoured to be in the running for the Author/Illustrator of the Year award alongside some absolute legendary authors. Mind blowing.

Secondly, The Upside-Down Lighthouse is shortlisted in the Children’s Book of the Year (Junior) category. It is published by @theobrienpress and is up against some stiff competition!

And thirdly, published today, ‘The Starmaker’, written by @catdoyleauthor and illustrated by me is also featured in the Children’s Book of the Year (Junior) shortlist. Published by @bloomsburychildrens.

Words can’t describe how special this feels. I can’t wait for the award ceremony in December.

Now, you can help! There is a public vote to help decide the winners alongside the judges’ choice. I would really appreciate every vote in both the Author/Illustrator of the Year and Children’s Book of the Year (Junior) categories. You can find the link in my bio. Thank you!

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Our official launch date is getting super close and the countdown is on!!!

The Windmill Lane Recording Studios book “The Stories, The Sessions, The Sound” is available for pre order online now and available in all book stores October 26th 🎤

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It’s my third year as Author in Residence at @librariesni, and I love when schools visit the library to read stories and create pictures together.
This time, I had a new book to share, one I’d illustrated in my studio just upstairs.
Here are a few of the brilliant pictures the kids made!
Happy #LoveYourLibraryDay #BookWeekNI

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Join Ivan O'Brien, Managing Director of The O'Brien Press, at our Annual Irish Publishers Conference 2026, where he will discuss the importance of metadata in book publishing.

With decades of experience at one of Ireland's foremost publishing houses, Ivan is uniquely positioned to discuss the uses of metadata and the tools available for publishers of every size. From ONIX and Thema to ISNI, he'll explain what these standards are, how to use them, and why getting your metadata right helps readers find your books and boosts sales worldwide.

Buy your tickets at the link in our bio!

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Bog Bodies from #KevinMoran and @theobrienpress is available now! #bookstagram #bookreview #mgfiction #irishbooks

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Day 4 #IrishBookWeek - Share an Irish book that you read recently

The wonderful Irish Gothic Tales edited by Helen Carr is a collection of classic dark stories, both by well known authors like Wilde & Maturin and more obscure writers like Tynan & Sigerson Shorter. The excerpt from Carmilla reminded me of how good that novel is, and I really enjoyed The Spancel of Death, though I wish the ending was darker. The Brown Man was suitably folkhorror dark.
Perfect spooky autumnal read.

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Drawing Balor of the Evil Eye with the students at Newbridge Educate Together. Thank you for the warm welcome and the lovely portrait. Thank you @kildarelibrary for arranging the visit.

Balor of the Evil Eye lived on Tory Island and is one of the many mythological characters featured in my book A Children's Atlas of Ireland. Published by @theobrienpress and in shops and libraries now.

#illustration #nonfictionpicturebooks #irishchildrensbooks #booksaboutireland

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🐾 PAW-FECT SPOOKY SEASON READING! 🐾

Biddy here with a 5 out of 5 bones review!

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I just finished Aggie Witchfinder by Sarah Hannah Walsh, and it is a must-read for the spooky season! 🎃✨

Aggie comes from a family of witchfinders and cannot wait to head into the forest with her dad to hunt witches and learn the family trade. It’s a charming, magical tale that completely won me over. It was it was positively pawtastic 🤍🐾

#justbooksmullingar #indiebookstore #irishbookweek #pawtasticreviews #kidsbooks

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My first ever gifted book mail!! 🥹📚✨

A little parcel from @theobrienpress arrived with three gorgeous books, and I couldn’t be more grateful! Even better, it’s just in time for Irish Book Week! 🇮🇪✨

Here’s what was inside:
📖 Irish Gothic: Dark Tales from Le Fanu to Stoker — Edited by Helen Carr
📖 A Terrible Beauty: Poetry of 1916 — Selected by Mairéad Ashe FitzGerald
📖 1916: The Rising Handbook — Lorcan Collins

I’m especially excited to get stuck into Irish Gothic with Halloween just around the corner! 🎃 I’ll be sharing reviews of all three once I’ve read them, so keep an eye out! 🖤

A massive thank you to @obrienpress for gifting me these books. It genuinely means so much! 🥹🫶🏼

I also love seeing everyone celebrating Irish authors, publishers and independent bookshops during Irish Book Week and being able to contribute myself. @booksellingireland 🇮🇪📚

Which of these three would you pick up first? 👀🤍

Gifted by O’Brien Press.
#IrishBookWeek #IrishBookADay #GiftedBooks #IrishBooks #Bookstagram

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Happy Irish Book Week! ✨

How lucky are we to be internationally recognised as a country of book lovers and storytellers?

📌 Share some of your favourite Irish books with us in the comments below!

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Meet the books! In advance of our raffle draw (register by 23 October!), we’re introducing the wonderful books on our 2026 Shortlist for the Great Reads Award. Check them out, register to participate, and get more information at the link in our bio 📚 Happy reading!

Important dates
~Deadline to register for a raffle for a free set of the shortlisted books 23rd October 2026
~Registration closes 30th January 2027
~Voting deadline is 12th February 2027
~Award event will take place in early March 2027

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Look who’s coming to @halfwayupthestairsbookshop on Saturday 24th Oct.
The wonderful @judi_curtin_ 🎉🎉🎉
She will be doing an event for age 8+ at 11am and there are a few tickets still available - book on our website or via the shop.
And at 12pm Judi will be signing her new book, Gracie - all welcome, no booking needed.
See you there!

Gracie is a wonderful warm, charming read about family and friendship, set around the world of a travelling theatre. Highly recommended. Published by @theobrienpress

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