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Huge congratulations from all of us at New Island to Seán Farrell on his debut novel Frogs for Watchdogs being announced for the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies prestigious John McGahern Annual Book Prize.

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Portrait of author Seán Farrell, winner of the University of Liverpool’s John McGahern Book Prize, pictured beside the cover of his novel frogs for watchdogs. The orange book cover features a figure balancing on horizontal bars with scattered lettering.
September 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Lovely to see Maggie O'Farrell chose Seán Farrell's #FrogsForWatchdogs (New Island Books) as her favourite read of 2025 @lilliputpress.bsky.social #Books
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