Writer The Amendments, publishing with @picador April 2024

Ireland
Joined July 2010
not on here very much anymore but in case you didn't know, I have a book coming out in April, called The Amendments, it's about love, forgiveness, etc. Thrilled to have early words of encouragement from Emma Donoghue & Joseph O'Connor (find me on Instagram and Substack)
Introducing @neevkm's haunting debut novel. At once a family saga, and a state-of-the-nation novel, The Amendments tells the story of three women and their struggles to find love, meaning and freedom in a changing Ireland. Available to pre-order now: buff.ly/3FxFctW
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The book that has impacted me the most this year.
This is non-fiction’s Milkman. Devastating, powerful, heartbreaking & breaking open the dark claustrophobia of Republican West Belfast. I’ve never read anything like it. A book can’t undo so much suffering but it is an amazing reclamation of agency. 💔@HoZ_Books @cahillbooks
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Niamh Mulvey retweeted
Drove five hours to a studio in Offaly/Westmeath border and forgot my cello! Wondering if I could borrow a cello from anyone living near by?? There’ll be a cup of tea in it for you and maybe a biscuit? Xx
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So beautiful she made you believe in another world. Devastating
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I knew all this and still did it which means I'm an idiot but also one with excellent mental health
'I regret to inform you that the Daily Mail is correct and the luvvieish London media world does, in fact, exist. These people work at Channel 4, the Beeb, the Observer, etc. and they look after their own.' the-fence.com/a-novel-guide/
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I am thrilled to be shortlisted for the John McGahern Book Prize for Hearts and Bones alongside @missflannery for The Amusements and Niamh Prior for Catchlights
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Thanks Niamh❤️ H&B has been out a year and is out in paperback this week. It's wonderful to still be hearing from readers about it
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I am concerned about the Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences Bill. It is very easy to imagine a future in which it is weaponized against the very minorities it seeks to protect. If you have not read it - it is here: data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireac…
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I find the Succession sibs deeply relatable and not just because I have three brothers, an Irish name and an uxorious spouse called Tom.
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Looking forward to this event with Joseph O'Connor & me on Saturday!
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Thrilled to be taking part in this wonderful festival (Mary Gaitskill!). I'll be doing an event with the brilliant Joseph O'Connor on May 27th
International Literature Festival Dublin returns to Merrion Square Park from 19 - 28 May! 🎉 From Stanley Tucci to Schitt's Creek, discover the programme & book tickets now at ilfdublin.com #ILFD23
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Came back to@PresKilkenny today to talk to the girls and to give the staff minor heart attacks by reminding them how long it's been since I was a student! ♥️
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Had the best evening at the @BAbooksellers party in Cork last night, pitched my next book for the first time! Wonderful to see so many old friends ♥️
Wonderful to hear from @neevkm, author of Hearts and Bones and Joseph Murray, author of The Fling at our Conference Dinner, kindly sponsored by @panmacmillan. #IrishBookConf23
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Tech question: has anyone lost track change comments on Google Docs? it seems by sending the document by the email they have vapourised!
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Pleased to recommend the brilliant The Stone Keep by Irish YA writer @stellakmarlay in this video for #IrelandReads Day this Saturday Feb 25th
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Have they changed the ending to the Witches? It was so dark and sad that the little boy wants to stay a mouse so he can die when his grandma does.
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just remembered I bought The Witches with my First Holy Communion money and was scared shitless by it, my mother complained to the bookshop, a week later later it was the best book I had ever read & I was furious at the film when they they didn't stay mice at the end
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First event in Kilkenny, come along if you're free next Friday evening 🐈‍⬛
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Thank you so much Estella ❣️
🦴 💜 🦴 💜 Inhaled Hearts & Bones by @neevkm - a collection of shorts about love, loss and family (amongst other things). Memorable scenes & poignant perspectives. 🦴 💜 🦴 💜
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