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Thank you so much to Amy Donegan and Bloomsbury Books UK for this beautiful finished copy of #HeyZoey by Sarah Crossan which is out tomorrow.

Dolores finds an animatronic sex doll called Zoey that she assumes belongs to her husband David - and then Zoey and Dolores start talking.

If there's even an outside chance that you won't be in the country to vote on July 4th, then you can apply for a postal vote here: gov.uk/apply-postal-v…

Would you like the chance to attend #YLG24Gla on us? 🎉 📚

CILIPS are offering one free place to attend this year's Youth Libraries conference in Glasgow! Tell us how it would assist your career to enter- deadline is Friday 14th June.

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Coming up on Word of Mouth @bbcradio4 next Thursday at 15.30, we're looking at the Irish Language. Repeated on Sunday at 20.00. The following Thursday I talk to Joshua Reno, father of a non-verbal child who's written a book about his child's language. It's called 'Home Signs'.

Do you write poetry for pleasure?
Do the children in your class? 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭
In this blog I share some thoughts on this childrenspoetrysummit.com and key principles which recent Reading for Pleasure 🧶 research has revealed Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves Dr Laura Ovenden FCCT Laura Mucha #WritingRocks✍️😍☺️

The launch of Ghost Mountain is this Thursday at 6pm in Hodges Figgis. You're very welcome to attend. If it doesn't suit you to come, please feel free to send all available good vibes.

Congratulations to Colm Tóibín, our brilliant Laureate, on his outstanding new novel ‘Long Island’ which is published this week.

As The Guardian says ‘This deceptively quiet novel is the work of a writer at the height of his considerable powers…’ We couldn’t agree more.

'Highly inventive, astute and funny, Hey, Zoey is a thought-provoking reflection on loneliness, love and the search for connection'

Hannah Beckerman reviews #HeyZoey by Sarah Crossan in Observer theguardian.com/books/article/…

The Mail on Sunday on Hey, Zoey: ‘Dark humour and offbeat tenderness enhance the intense readability of a book that has plenty to say about contemporary intimacy’

Another review for Hey, Zoey. Hannah Beckerman in her Observer column calls the novel “Highly inventive, astute and funny… a thought-provoking reflection on loneliness, love and the search for connection.” I’m so grateful for this response. amp.theguardian.com/books/article/…

It’s amazing!

👁️ 'Highly original, deeply moving' Claire Kilroy
👁️ 'Uncanny and relatable' Erin Kelly

Praise is pouring in for #HeyZoey , Sarah Crossan's tender and funny new novel.

Out in hardback, ebook and audiobook on May 23rd!

The book post I’ve been waiting all year for! Congratulations Sarah Crossan 🤩

Hey, Zoey by Sarah Crossan. Just finished this and it’s really good. Clever, emotionally intelligent, moving and funny. John Boyne reviews it this Saturday in Irish Times Books and Niamh Donnelly’s interview runs Saturday week.

Tune into RTE Arena after 7pm on RTÉ Radio 1. The great Caoilinn Hughes will be discussing her new novel #thealternatives with Seán Rocks

RIP and thanks for the many beautiful stories.

Alice Munro, Nobel winner and titan of the short story, dies aged 92 | Alice Munro | The Guardian theguardian.com/books/article/…