Nuala O'Connor
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
Writer. Irish. Autistic. Latest book: Menagerie (poetry).
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Nuala O'Connor
@nualaoconnor.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Newly elected members at our official welcome to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. (L-R) Paul Brady (Music), Nuala O’Connor (Literature), Mufutau Yusuf (Choreography), Áine Ní Ghlinn (Literature), Orla Barry (Vis Arts), Paul Mercier (Literature) and Locky Morris (Vis Arts).
Join us @kennysbookshop.bsky.social on Friday 25th September, to celebrate the official opening of Croí: Form and Fusion, an exhibition from Croí collective Vivienne Bogan, Kathryna Cushieri, Nicola Henley and Jane Seymour.
The exhib will be opened by writer Nuala O'Connor, music by Maja Elliott.
The exhib will be opened by writer Nuala O'Connor, music by Maja Elliott.
September 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Join us @kennysbookshop.bsky.social on Friday 25th September, to celebrate the official opening of Croí: Form and Fusion, an exhibition from Croí collective Vivienne Bogan, Kathryna Cushieri, Nicola Henley and Jane Seymour.
The exhib will be opened by writer Nuala O'Connor, music by Maja Elliott.
The exhib will be opened by writer Nuala O'Connor, music by Maja Elliott.
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Have you read *The Last September*? The Bowen Reading Group (online) welcomes you to chat about it on 30th Sep, 7pm BST. All welcome! Booking link below.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
September 14, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Have you read *The Last September*? The Bowen Reading Group (online) welcomes you to chat about it on 30th Sep, 7pm BST. All welcome! Booking link below.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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Link below for our September Reading Group - *The Last September* is our book of choice, Bowen's end of an era novel about a Big House in troubled 1920s Ireland. 30th Sep, 7pm BST. All welcome!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
August 28, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Link below for our September Reading Group - *The Last September* is our book of choice, Bowen's end of an era novel about a Big House in troubled 1920s Ireland. 30th Sep, 7pm BST. All welcome!
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
This is a very lovely annual event in memory of Elizabeth Bowen.
Annual service, in commem of Elizabeth Bowen, Sun 13th Sep, St Colman’s Church Farahy, 3.30pm.
Speaker: Dr Mary Breen, former Lecturer at the Department of English, UCC. Service by The Rev’d Dr R. B MacCarthy. The Clerks Choral led by Mr Colin Nicholls and Dr Ian Sexton.
Tea after in Doneraile.
Speaker: Dr Mary Breen, former Lecturer at the Department of English, UCC. Service by The Rev’d Dr R. B MacCarthy. The Clerks Choral led by Mr Colin Nicholls and Dr Ian Sexton.
Tea after in Doneraile.
August 27, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is a very lovely annual event in memory of Elizabeth Bowen.
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Open days at Farahy Church for National Heritage Week.
August 19, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Open days at Farahy Church for National Heritage Week.
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Published in 1977, Victoria Glendinning’s *Elizabeth Bowen: A Biography* is praised as a sharp, elegant portrait. Critics say it captures Bowen’s social brilliance and inner passions, but the author later reflected that tight controls from Bowen's literary executor left the texture somewhat thin.
August 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Published in 1977, Victoria Glendinning’s *Elizabeth Bowen: A Biography* is praised as a sharp, elegant portrait. Critics say it captures Bowen’s social brilliance and inner passions, but the author later reflected that tight controls from Bowen's literary executor left the texture somewhat thin.
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Reminder: our Reading Group meets online on 30th Sep to discuss *The Last September*, Bowen’s novel about life in Danielstown, a Big House in County Cork, during the Irish War of Independence. Link to follow.
August 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Reminder: our Reading Group meets online on 30th Sep to discuss *The Last September*, Bowen’s novel about life in Danielstown, a Big House in County Cork, during the Irish War of Independence. Link to follow.
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To learn more about Bowen, look no further than *Elizabeth Bowen: A Literary Life* by Patricia Laurence, a fantastic bio & resource.
August 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
To learn more about Bowen, look no further than *Elizabeth Bowen: A Literary Life* by Patricia Laurence, a fantastic bio & resource.
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Bowen board member @farahanada.bsky.social has reviewed the new book from #DianaHirst in Literature Cambridge:
www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/news/review-...
www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/news/review-...
July 31, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Bowen board member @farahanada.bsky.social has reviewed the new book from #DianaHirst in Literature Cambridge:
www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/news/review-...
www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/news/review-...
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Save the date, join our Reading Group on 30th Sep to discuss *The Last September*, Bowen’s novel about life in Danielstown, a Big House in County Cork, during the Irish War of Independence.
#thelastseptember #bowenreadinggroup
#thelastseptember #bowenreadinggroup
July 30, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Save the date, join our Reading Group on 30th Sep to discuss *The Last September*, Bowen’s novel about life in Danielstown, a Big House in County Cork, during the Irish War of Independence.
#thelastseptember #bowenreadinggroup
#thelastseptember #bowenreadinggroup
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Issue 15 of The Lonely Crowd will be published on September 7th. Featuring new work from Vona Groarke, Alison Moore, Jacob Polley, Richard Milward @nualaoconnor.bsky.social @sarahdavywrites.bsky.social @janefraserwriter.bsky.social @ruthmckee.bsky.social @naomikruger.bsky.social & more
The Lonely Crowd / Issue 15 – Online Shop – The Lonely Crowd
Issue 15 will be published on September 7th. UK customers can pre-order now and receive free shipping. A Page of Knots – Vona Groarke / Local Colour – Tim MacGabhann / Three Poems – P. C. Evans / A Qu...
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July 25, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Issue 15 of The Lonely Crowd will be published on September 7th. Featuring new work from Vona Groarke, Alison Moore, Jacob Polley, Richard Milward @nualaoconnor.bsky.social @sarahdavywrites.bsky.social @janefraserwriter.bsky.social @ruthmckee.bsky.social @naomikruger.bsky.social & more
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In Woman's World, Ann Patchett shared, re. Bowen, “Louise Erdrich said, ‘The book that I reread every year is Elizabeth Bowen’s The Death of the Heart.’ So I thought the universe is telling me to read it...It’s beautiful. It should be up there with those books that everybody reads.”
July 24, 2026 at 11:57 AM
In Woman's World, Ann Patchett shared, re. Bowen, “Louise Erdrich said, ‘The book that I reread every year is Elizabeth Bowen’s The Death of the Heart.’ So I thought the universe is telling me to read it...It’s beautiful. It should be up there with those books that everybody reads.”
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Have you always wanted to visit Elizabeth Bowen’s grave? You can, while also enjoying Choral Evensong in her memory on 13th Sep. 2026 at St Colman’s Church, Farahy, Co. Cork. 3.30pm.
The guest speaker will be Bowen Society Board member Ian d’Alton.
The guest speaker will be Bowen Society Board member Ian d’Alton.
July 20, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Have you always wanted to visit Elizabeth Bowen’s grave? You can, while also enjoying Choral Evensong in her memory on 13th Sep. 2026 at St Colman’s Church, Farahy, Co. Cork. 3.30pm.
The guest speaker will be Bowen Society Board member Ian d’Alton.
The guest speaker will be Bowen Society Board member Ian d’Alton.
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www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...: Link for our July Reading Group.
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's sharp, lovely début novel set in Italy. Link in bio 🙌
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's sharp, lovely début novel set in Italy. Link in bio 🙌
July 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...: Link for our July Reading Group.
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's sharp, lovely début novel set in Italy. Link in bio 🙌
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's sharp, lovely début novel set in Italy. Link in bio 🙌
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Although I’ve always loved this portrait, #ElizabethBowen had a violent hatred for it.
I’ve written on this in the context of Bowen and the visual arts for a special issue of @irishunireview.bsky.social.
www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/... @bowensociety.bsky.social
I’ve written on this in the context of Bowen and the visual arts for a special issue of @irishunireview.bsky.social.
www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/... @bowensociety.bsky.social
July 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Although I’ve always loved this portrait, #ElizabethBowen had a violent hatred for it.
I’ve written on this in the context of Bowen and the visual arts for a special issue of @irishunireview.bsky.social.
www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/... @bowensociety.bsky.social
I’ve written on this in the context of Bowen and the visual arts for a special issue of @irishunireview.bsky.social.
www.euppublishing.com/doi/10.3366/... @bowensociety.bsky.social
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Reminder: Link now live for our July Reading Group.
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
July 8, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Reminder: Link now live for our July Reading Group.
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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Times Now features
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen in '10 Books To Read When You Feel Like Giving Up'.
'Bowen captures heartbreak, betrayal, and vulnerability with extraordinary psychological insight, but she also reveals the resilience hidden beneath innocence.'
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen in '10 Books To Read When You Feel Like Giving Up'.
'Bowen captures heartbreak, betrayal, and vulnerability with extraordinary psychological insight, but she also reveals the resilience hidden beneath innocence.'
July 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Times Now features
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen in '10 Books To Read When You Feel Like Giving Up'.
'Bowen captures heartbreak, betrayal, and vulnerability with extraordinary psychological insight, but she also reveals the resilience hidden beneath innocence.'
The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen in '10 Books To Read When You Feel Like Giving Up'.
'Bowen captures heartbreak, betrayal, and vulnerability with extraordinary psychological insight, but she also reveals the resilience hidden beneath innocence.'
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Bowen's short fiction collection *Ann Lee’s* was published in 1926. Here's part of a contemporary NYT review:
'The eleven stories of Elizabeth Bowen, in "Ann Lee's," recall the crisp, allusive wit of Viola Meynell, the talent for implying minor antagonisms of Katherine Mansfield.' More @ our insta.
'The eleven stories of Elizabeth Bowen, in "Ann Lee's," recall the crisp, allusive wit of Viola Meynell, the talent for implying minor antagonisms of Katherine Mansfield.' More @ our insta.
June 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Bowen's short fiction collection *Ann Lee’s* was published in 1926. Here's part of a contemporary NYT review:
'The eleven stories of Elizabeth Bowen, in "Ann Lee's," recall the crisp, allusive wit of Viola Meynell, the talent for implying minor antagonisms of Katherine Mansfield.' More @ our insta.
'The eleven stories of Elizabeth Bowen, in "Ann Lee's," recall the crisp, allusive wit of Viola Meynell, the talent for implying minor antagonisms of Katherine Mansfield.' More @ our insta.
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Link now live for our July Reading Group.
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online. All welcome!
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online. All welcome!
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
June 26, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Link now live for our July Reading Group.
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online. All welcome!
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online. All welcome!
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy.
www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...
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New hardback forthcoming of Bowen's novels The Last September & The Death of the Heart.
Intro by #tessahadley
Published 30 July 2026 | Everyman’s Library | £17.99 | Hardback
'...depths of private tragedy with a subtle ferocity and psychological complexity reminiscent of Henry James.'
Intro by #tessahadley
Published 30 July 2026 | Everyman’s Library | £17.99 | Hardback
'...depths of private tragedy with a subtle ferocity and psychological complexity reminiscent of Henry James.'
June 24, 2026 at 11:38 AM
New hardback forthcoming of Bowen's novels The Last September & The Death of the Heart.
Intro by #tessahadley
Published 30 July 2026 | Everyman’s Library | £17.99 | Hardback
'...depths of private tragedy with a subtle ferocity and psychological complexity reminiscent of Henry James.'
Intro by #tessahadley
Published 30 July 2026 | Everyman’s Library | £17.99 | Hardback
'...depths of private tragedy with a subtle ferocity and psychological complexity reminiscent of Henry James.'
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Bushi on Bowen at The Haughty Culturist:
'... Bowen’s novel is slow-burn social horror, full of leering creatures, and heroines who insist on walking down dark alleys …'
Full review google-able!
'... Bowen’s novel is slow-burn social horror, full of leering creatures, and heroines who insist on walking down dark alleys …'
Full review google-able!
June 23, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Bushi on Bowen at The Haughty Culturist:
'... Bowen’s novel is slow-burn social horror, full of leering creatures, and heroines who insist on walking down dark alleys …'
Full review google-able!
'... Bowen’s novel is slow-burn social horror, full of leering creatures, and heroines who insist on walking down dark alleys …'
Full review google-able!
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I am once again thinking about how, aged 11, Courtney Love failed to get into the Mickey Mouse Club after choosing to recite Sylvia Plath's 'Daddy' at her audition.
June 14, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I am once again thinking about how, aged 11, Courtney Love failed to get into the Mickey Mouse Club after choosing to recite Sylvia Plath's 'Daddy' at her audition.
Join us, we're friendly, I promise 🙌💗
Reminder to start reading The Hotel for our next Reading Group: 29th July, 7pm BST, online.
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy. Link soon 🙌
Bowen's excellent début novel set in Italy. Link soon 🙌
June 14, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Join us, we're friendly, I promise 🙌💗
Competition to win a Bowen print & card, with At It Again. See @bowensociety.bsky.social instagram page for more.
www.instagram.com/p/DZVTaGLiBE...
www.instagram.com/p/DZVTaGLiBE...
June 9, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Competition to win a Bowen print & card, with At It Again. See @bowensociety.bsky.social instagram page for more.
www.instagram.com/p/DZVTaGLiBE...
www.instagram.com/p/DZVTaGLiBE...
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Remembering Elizabeth Bowen born #otd, 7th June 1899, in Dublin
#elizabethbowen #ElizabethBowenSociety
#otdshe
#elizabethbowen #ElizabethBowenSociety
#otdshe
June 7, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Remembering Elizabeth Bowen born #otd, 7th June 1899, in Dublin
#elizabethbowen #ElizabethBowenSociety
#otdshe
#elizabethbowen #ElizabethBowenSociety
#otdshe