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oisinmcgann.bsky.social Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · Jan 26
There's something in the water . . .

My new novel, coming soon.

#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm #Submarine
A painted illustration of a small, steel-grey submarine with a low profile turret moving at speed through a calm sea at night.
January 26, 2026 at 6:17 PM
karinasteffens.bsky.social
A fairy-tale retelling by the legendary @cemurphy.bsky.social

#octocon #octobooks #fairytales #booksky #fantasy
octocon.bsky.social Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · Mar 14
Join us live on YouTube for a reading & interview with our GOH @cemurphy.bsky.social!

Thu 26 March 2026 @ 20:00

Bone & Blood, a retelling of "Snow White, Rose Red" #Octocon 2026 & 2025 members are also invited to a private Zoom Q&A.

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#fairytales #booksky #fantasy
Book cover: Bone and Blood by C.E. Murphy. Illustration of two young women in red and white colour schemes, standing back to back.
March 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
octocon.bsky.social
First Born of the Sun - October 23rd! 👀

#Fantasy #Octobooks #Octocon2025 #ReadingCommunity
justmarvewrites.bsky.social Marve with an 'E' @justmarvewrites.bsky.social · Jun 9
Firstborn of the sun☀️
June 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
octocon.bsky.social
#Octobooks reviewed.

#Octocon #Scifi #ReadingCommunity #ScienceFiction #IrishFiction #BookSky
January 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
octocon.bsky.social
A big congratulations to @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social for being nominated for two @britfantasysoc.bsky.social.

#Octobooks #Fantasy #FantasyLit #Supernatural #IrishLit #Octocon2025 #Octocon
davidgreenwriter.bsky.social David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · Jun 23
Delighted to have been nominated for two British Fantasy Awards this year for Best Fantasy Novel (A Shadow Over Haven) and Best Non-Fiction (Autism and Writing) alongside some amazing writers I deeply admire.

Thanks to everyone who voted for me, I really appreciate it 🙂
June 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
octocon.bsky.social
A great review by @runalongwomble.bsky.social of The Land of the Living and the Dead by @shaunalawless.bsky.social.

#Octobooks #Octocon #Fantasy #IrishLit #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Octocon2025 #BookReview
May 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
Looking forward to reading @thecallya.bsky.social new book!

#Seirghorm #Octobooks #Fantasy #BookSky #ReadingCommunity
wtpress.bsky.social Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · Mar 17
We have seven (yes, seven!) new books coming in April. Here's a brief video introducing them.
March 17, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Great deal here from @oisinmcgann.bsky.social. Make sure you check it out before it's too late.

#Octobooks #Halloween #IrishMythology #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Horror #MurderMystery
oisinmcgann.bsky.social Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · Jun 16
This offer seems to have been extended! Not sure for how long. 30% off and free delivery in Ireland.
oisinmcgann.bsky.social Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · Jun 15
Less than six hours left on this offer. If you're a fan of Halloween, Irish mythology, fantasy horror or just children's books more generally.

Also, it has illustrations.
June 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
I did a writing workshop with @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social during @octocon.bsky.social and he really knows his stuff. The below is a bargain!

#Fantasy #FantasyFiction #Supernatural #Octocon #Octobooks
davidgreenwriter.bsky.social David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · Dec 22
I wouldn't usually do this, but help needed - this year has been a car crash of epic proportions.

All of my Nick Holleran books have been put into one collection! Out today, it's in KU and is only 0.99.

That's 1,000 pages!

Dresden Files meets Supernatural with an emphasis on found family.
December 22, 2024 at 7:57 PM
octocon.bsky.social
We haven't done a #Octobooks in a while, but #LongLiveEvil by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social  was spotted at @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social, Now available in paperback.

#Octocon #Octocon2025 #Fantasy #BookSky #ReadingCommunity
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan is now out in paperback at Hodges Figgis. It lies on a table among other books.
July 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
octocon.bsky.social
Check out this #Octobook review of A Fix of Light by Kel Menton. Kel was a guest at #Octocon2024. Out February 6th. Published by @littleislandbooks.bsky.social

#Octocon #Fantasy #IrishBooks #IrishFolklore #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Octobooks
January 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
octocon.bsky.social
Our 2024 Co-chair is at it again. Show your support!

#Octobooks #Supernatural #comics #Kickstarter #IndieComics #IrishComics #LimitBreakComics
May 3, 2025 at 7:27 PM
octocon.bsky.social
#Octobooks don't just hibernate on the bookshelf wilds but they also live in cyberspace too. Check out this mind blowing deal from @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social.

#Octocon #FantasyBooks #BookDeals #BookSky #ReadingCommunity #Supernatural #Fantasy
davidgreenwriter.bsky.social David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · Dec 22
I wouldn't usually do this, but help needed - this year has been a car crash of epic proportions.

All of my Nick Holleran books have been put into one collection! Out today, it's in KU and is only 0.99.

That's 1,000 pages!

Dresden Files meets Supernatural with an emphasis on found family.
December 22, 2024 at 8:01 PM
octocon.bsky.social
Congratulations to our previous guest of dishonour, @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social, for being nominated for Best Fantasy Novel at the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social awards.

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#Octocon #Octobooks #Romantasy #Fantasy #IrishLit #BookSky #ReadingCommunity
British Fantasy Awards 2025: Shortlist Announced! – The British Fantasy Society
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June 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
Lovely way to spend lunchtime working from home.

#TheBookOfGold #fantasy #Octobook #ReadingCommunity #Octobooks #BookSky
The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long in the sunshine.
April 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
#Octobooks in the wild again. This time at @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social

#IrishFantasy #IrishBooks #Octocon #ReadingCommunity #BookSky
octocon.bsky.social Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · Nov 18
More #Octobooks in the wild! This time at Chapters, Parnell Street! Tame these wild books and give them a good home!

@rachelhandley.bsky.social @ellipsisimprints.bsky.social @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social

#Fantasy #Scifi #Octocon #ReadingCommunity #IrishTwitter #IrishBooks
Possible Worlds and Other Stories by Rachel Handley The Garden by Sans Press. Short story by CT O'Mahony included. Knight of Gaelgara by Gary J Martin
November 18, 2024 at 9:07 AM
octocon.bsky.social
Check out this #Octobook book review of Archibald Lox - The Missing Princess by Darren Shan. A portal fantasy you can get lost in. Fans of Shan should definitely give these books a read.

#Octobooks #Octocon #PortalFantasy #YAFantasy #MiddleGradeFantasy #BookSky #ReadingCommunity
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
My first #Bookreview for my #Octobooks series is live on my #Blog. #LongLiveEvil by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social. I hope if you read it, you enjoyed it as much as I did.

markkieltywriter.com/2024/11/17/b...

#Octocon #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity #IrishFantasy #IrishBlueSky #IrishBooks #SSF
Book Review – Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan
Banner stating: Book Review by Sarah Rees Brennan This book review is part of a new #Octobooks series. #Octobooks are books associated with authors/guests/members of #Octocon, the National Irish Sc…
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November 20, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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Deep in the heart of The Square, Tallaght, you can find some wild #Octobooks hiding out on the shelves of Easons

@thecallya.bsky.social @oisinmcgann.bsky.social @hcor.bsky.social
@rflong.bsky.social

#Octocon #Octocon2024 #Scifi #Fantasy #YAFantasy #KidsLit #AdultFantasy
The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran Race the Atlantic Way by Oisín McGann
December 2, 2024 at 9:44 AM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
I was fortunate to get a lot of stuff for Christmas, but here are some #books. Beano and Dandy has stories from the #60s which are pretty cool.

#Octobooks #Christmas #NewBooks #Fantasy #Scifi #BookSky #Octocon #GraphicNovels #Beano #Dandy #BeanoAndDandy #Comics
Three books on a white bed. The Last Ronan by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (Ninja Turtles), Beano and Dandy Classics, Appliance of Science, and The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long.
December 27, 2024 at 1:52 PM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
Make sure you check out #Octobooks. Books in the wild related to the #ScienceFictionConvention #Octocon. These were spotted in Dubray Books in Henry Street, Dublin.

#scifi #Fantasy #ReadingCommunity #IrishTwitter
octocon.bsky.social Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · Nov 11
A wild #Octobook appeared! #Octobooks relate to books and authors who have been guests/members at #Octocon! These were hibernating at Dubray Books on Henry Street, Dublin, awaiting a new home.

@hcor.bsky.social @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @jfennellauthor.bsky.social @tramppress.bsky.social
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan Copies Queen of Coin and Whispers and Daughter of Winter and Twighlight by Helen Corcoran Your Own Dark Shadow edited by Jack Fennell
November 11, 2024 at 1:22 PM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
I attended a workshop about cozy fantasy ran by @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social at @octocon.bsky.social 2024. Not only was it a fantastic workshop, David described his book as an example and I was hoping I'd see it published.

I'm glad to see that it will be.

#Octocon #Octobooks #ReadingCommunity
September 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
octocon.bsky.social
Our in-person guest, @shaunalawless.bsky.social is hosting her book launch of Daughter of the Otherworld tomorrow the 10th of September @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social . Be sure to swing by if you're in Dublin City Centre, Parnell Street.

#Fantasy #Octocon #Octocon2025 #Octobooks #BookSky
A poster at Chapter's Bookstore stating: "An Evening with Shauna Lawless. Book Launch. September 10th. 6.30pm" Image of Shauna's book, "Daughter of the Otherworld" and Chapter's logo included along with a QR code saying "Book Tickets".
September 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
octocon.bsky.social
A wild #Octobook appeared! #Octobooks relate to books and authors who have been guests/members at #Octocon! These were hibernating at Dubray Books on Henry Street, Dublin, awaiting a new home.

@hcor.bsky.social @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @jfennellauthor.bsky.social @tramppress.bsky.social
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan Copies Queen of Coin and Whispers and Daughter of Winter and Twighlight by Helen Corcoran Your Own Dark Shadow edited by Jack Fennell
November 11, 2024 at 8:52 AM
markkieltywriter.bsky.social
#Octobooks in the wild.

#Octocon #ReadingCommunity #Fantasy #IrishFiction #ScifiConvention #Booksky
octocon.bsky.social Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · Feb 17
2025 is a great year to pick up some #Octobooks!

A Fix of Light by @kelmenton.bsky.social  at @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social 

Molly Malone and Bram Stoker series by @alnolan.bsky.social  at Easons, Tallaght.

The Book of Gold by @rflong.bsky.social  at Dubray, Henry Street.
#Octocon #Fantasy
“A Fix of Light” by Kel Menton at Chapters in Parnell Street. Sticker states “Staff Pick – Joanna”. €10.99 “The Riddle of the Disappearing Dickens” and “Double Trouble” by Alan Nolan at Easons in Tallaght. Both €9.99 The Book of Gold by Ruth Frances Long at Dubray, Henry Street. €18.99 Signed Copy.
February 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM