Martina Devlin
@martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social
Book lover, novelist, reader, newspaper columnist, occasional lecturer in literature, Irish www.martinadevlin.ie
October 4, 2026 at 10:18 AM
I’m only there to hear Carlo Gébler speak 😊
Tonight! Don't miss the launch of Glorious Monsters, the incredible new novel from @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social - we're kicking off at 6pm at Hodges Figgis, all welcome! 🎉
October 1, 2026 at 10:41 AM
I’m only there to hear Carlo Gébler speak 😊
Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein is 200 years old yet remains culturally influential. Her tumultuous life with poet Percy Shelley inspired my new novel, Glorious Monsters. Join me Thurs Oct 8 when I discuss my novel with Róisín Ingle. Event free but book on link
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Glorious monsters Martina Devlin in conversation with Róisín Ingle – Studio Theatre, Level 1, dlr LexIcon, Thu 8 Oct 2026 - Join Róisín Ingle in conversation with Martina Devlin in her first one on on...
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September 29, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein is 200 years old yet remains culturally influential. Her tumultuous life with poet Percy Shelley inspired my new novel, Glorious Monsters. Join me Thurs Oct 8 when I discuss my novel with Róisín Ingle. Event free but book on link
buytickets.at/dlrlibraries...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... @irishpen.bsky.social @indexoncensorship.org @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social
Malta warned of corruption crisis after ‘utter disbelief’ over Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict
Labour peer tells Council of Europe inquiry failure to implement legal protections still putting journalists at risk
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September 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Coming up at Dublin Book Festival. If you like smart, intriguing historical fiction, come along!
@dublinbookfest.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social
@dublinbookfest.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social
September 8, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Coming up at Dublin Book Festival. If you like smart, intriguing historical fiction, come along!
@dublinbookfest.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social
@dublinbookfest.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social
Dolly. Books. Kids. Wonderful combination.
"it’s the fact they get recognised. They get this little book with their little name on it in the mail, and they feel special. They start taking pride in themselves"
August 26, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Dolly. Books. Kids. Wonderful combination.
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Once #WITmonth is over and autumn begins, this will be an intriguing tale to dive into - Rome, the Shelleys and their Romantic circle, and an executed noblewoman...
Out in October
Out in October
August 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Once #WITmonth is over and autumn begins, this will be an intriguing tale to dive into - Rome, the Shelleys and their Romantic circle, and an executed noblewoman...
Out in October
Out in October
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We are so excited to be publishing this banger by @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social, perfect reading for the historical fiction fans out there 📚
Publishing 1 October, pre-order your copy from our website today ✨️
Publishing 1 October, pre-order your copy from our website today ✨️
August 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
We are so excited to be publishing this banger by @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social, perfect reading for the historical fiction fans out there 📚
Publishing 1 October, pre-order your copy from our website today ✨️
Publishing 1 October, pre-order your copy from our website today ✨️
August is WITMonth aka Women in Translation. I’m reading Brandy Sour by Constantia Soteriou translated by Linos Gavrilis. A hotel setting used to explore history, political conflict, social change in Cyprus. 🙏 to Louisa @ravenbooks.bsky.social for recommending, I always listen to booksellers! #books
August 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
August is WITMonth aka Women in Translation. I’m reading Brandy Sour by Constantia Soteriou translated by Linos Gavrilis. A hotel setting used to explore history, political conflict, social change in Cyprus. 🙏 to Louisa @ravenbooks.bsky.social for recommending, I always listen to booksellers! #books
Dropped in a proof copy of my new Mary Shelley novel Glorious Monsters to Louisa @ravenbooks.bsky.social. Due out Oct 1 with @lilliputpress.bsky.social. As regulars there will know, Louisa #reads. And once more with feeling: Louisa reads!
August 9, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Dropped in a proof copy of my new Mary Shelley novel Glorious Monsters to Louisa @ravenbooks.bsky.social. Due out Oct 1 with @lilliputpress.bsky.social. As regulars there will know, Louisa #reads. And once more with feeling: Louisa reads!
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Proof, personally delivered by Martina! Charlotte made me feel clever and curious: she gave me context, then trusted me to find the meaning. Edith opened another world. I know nothing of Glorious Monsters. I can’t wait. Thank you! @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social
July 27, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Proof, personally delivered by Martina! Charlotte made me feel clever and curious: she gave me context, then trusted me to find the meaning. Edith opened another world. I know nothing of Glorious Monsters. I can’t wait. Thank you! @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social @lilliputpress.bsky.social
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"Ooh!" God, I make myself laugh sometimes... Thank you @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social for my early copy of #GloriousMonsters - a novel about Mary Shelley, Amelia Curran & the Romantic circle in Italy, 1819. Due Oct 2026 from @lilliputpress.bsky.social - preorder now! #NewFiction #NewIrishFiction
July 31, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"Ooh!" God, I make myself laugh sometimes... Thank you @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social for my early copy of #GloriousMonsters - a novel about Mary Shelley, Amelia Curran & the Romantic circle in Italy, 1819. Due Oct 2026 from @lilliputpress.bsky.social - preorder now! #NewFiction #NewIrishFiction
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Great to listen to @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social talk about brilliant literary women at #westportlibrary last night. Martina's always been a huge supporter of @gutterbookshop.bsky.social. A great talk on some of Ireland's (& Irish adjacent) women writers - I learnt loads! #IrishWomenWriters
June 24, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Great to listen to @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social talk about brilliant literary women at #westportlibrary last night. Martina's always been a huge supporter of @gutterbookshop.bsky.social. A great talk on some of Ireland's (& Irish adjacent) women writers - I learnt loads! #IrishWomenWriters
We're nearly there!
There is so much to look forward to this July as we celebrate the lives and work of Lily and Elizabeth.
Details of all events on:
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There is so much to look forward to this July as we celebrate the lives and work of Lily and Elizabeth.
Details of all events on:
theyeatssisters.com
@martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social
@whaireland.bsky.social
June 19, 2026 at 6:03 AM
#Bloomsday celebrations in Dublin where Edwardian fashions have a moment once a year. Yes, fair enough, so does Joyce’s opus #Ulysses. Here I am with Antony Farrell of Lilliput Press
June 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
#Bloomsday celebrations in Dublin where Edwardian fashions have a moment once a year. Yes, fair enough, so does Joyce’s opus #Ulysses. Here I am with Antony Farrell of Lilliput Press
Wonderful pieces of #sculpture on show at the #RHA exhibition Dublin. Left John Behan’s Morrigan, right Gareth Shiels’s Venus #art
June 14, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Wonderful pieces of #sculpture on show at the #RHA exhibition Dublin. Left John Behan’s Morrigan, right Gareth Shiels’s Venus #art
I’m in Westport library Tuesday June 23 talking about some of the extraordinary women who have influenced my fiction. Join me if you can.
June 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I’m in Westport library Tuesday June 23 talking about some of the extraordinary women who have influenced my fiction. Join me if you can.
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www.independent.ie/opinion/comm... cautionary tale from @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social a new and horribly cynical approach from scammers who target writers ... @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @neilhegarty.bsky.social @vivianafiorentino.bsky.social @tkieran.bsky.social
Martina Devlin: I was targeted by a scammer claiming to be top editor from Penguin who was full of praise for my work
Ever been scammed? I was targeted by a particularly sophisticated one recently, which impersonated a genuine editor in a major publishing house, using AI to convey authenticity with industry-specific ...
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May 15, 2026 at 7:15 AM
www.independent.ie/opinion/comm... cautionary tale from @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social a new and horribly cynical approach from scammers who target writers ... @irishpen.bsky.social @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social @neilhegarty.bsky.social @vivianafiorentino.bsky.social @tkieran.bsky.social
Extract from my column in today’s Irish Independent about how scammers are using AI to target the unwary. Happening in all sorts of industries and professions. Link to full piece here www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
May 15, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Extract from my column in today’s Irish Independent about how scammers are using AI to target the unwary. Happening in all sorts of industries and professions. Link to full piece here www.independent.ie/opinion/comm...
Gloating to myself at sneaking in a reference to our cat Chekhov in today’s Irish Independent column on renewables.
May 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Gloating to myself at sneaking in a reference to our cat Chekhov in today’s Irish Independent column on renewables.
Look who just landed on our kitchen floor
April 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Look who just landed on our kitchen floor
Interesting event about the importance of literature during wartime. I’m impressed by how Ukrainians still read, write and attend literary events, even while their country and its culture are under attack. Here’s the link www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-evening...
April 16, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Interesting event about the importance of literature during wartime. I’m impressed by how Ukrainians still read, write and attend literary events, even while their country and its culture are under attack. Here’s the link www.eventbrite.ie/e/an-evening...
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Ukrainian poet HALYNA KRUK is in Dublin for 1 night only speaking about poetry in wartime & literary resistance. Readings by vocalist Olesya Zdorovetska
Mon 20th April 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Davis Theatre Trinity College
She will also be at Cúirt & Cork World Book Festival
@irishpen.bsky.social
Mon 20th April 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Davis Theatre Trinity College
She will also be at Cúirt & Cork World Book Festival
@irishpen.bsky.social
April 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Ukrainian poet HALYNA KRUK is in Dublin for 1 night only speaking about poetry in wartime & literary resistance. Readings by vocalist Olesya Zdorovetska
Mon 20th April 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Davis Theatre Trinity College
She will also be at Cúirt & Cork World Book Festival
@irishpen.bsky.social
Mon 20th April 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Davis Theatre Trinity College
She will also be at Cúirt & Cork World Book Festival
@irishpen.bsky.social
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A tidy essay from Paul Larmour on Irish arts and crafts. A conversation between @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social and Vera Klute, which was chaired by the lovely and much lamented Sean Rocks. Check out Vera's work here: www.veraklute.net and Martina's writing here: martinadevlin.ie
VERA KLUTE | Visual Artist
Vera Klute is a multidisciplinary artist based in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. She uses various media, including painting, sculpture & animation to create contemporary work with themes that range from portr...
www.veraklute.net
April 15, 2026 at 9:50 AM
A tidy essay from Paul Larmour on Irish arts and crafts. A conversation between @martinadevlinbooks.bsky.social and Vera Klute, which was chaired by the lovely and much lamented Sean Rocks. Check out Vera's work here: www.veraklute.net and Martina's writing here: martinadevlin.ie