They said it couldn't be done — we're launching this Saturday at 8pm in Merrion Square International Literature Festival Dublin — the last time we launched an issue there were literal riots in the streets!!

Excited to be part of International Literature Festival Dublin this year, interviewing Naomi Alderman about her book, The Future on May 26th. Do join, details are here! ilfdublin.com/whats-on/festi…

Sad to have missed yesterday's launch but there is a new The Stinging Fly and it includes Brenda L Romero, Stephen Sexton, an essay on queer wrestlers and more extremely good stuff, out now go read it! stingingfly.org/product/summer…

That line-up! Excited to be part of this festival at MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland running from June 7-9, do join.

Today at 4 at Speranza! See you soon International Literature Festival Dublin

Tomorrow #BlissAndBlunder is out in paperback! Endlessly grateful to the authors and reviewers who found the time to offer blurbs/kind words. THANK YOU Marian Keyes Roisin Kiberd Ben Fergusson eva dolan Sophie Keetch (hiatus) ✨LE FAY OUT NOW✨ Kim Sherwood Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta

See you tomorrow MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland (there are still some limited tickets available btw!)

What is the collective noun for Doyles? A fantastic finish to National Library of Ireland Booker Series with Roddy Doyle and Rob Doyle Rob Doyle

NEW: Roisin Kiberd reviews 'Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World' by Naomi Klein. 'What if we stop seeing the doppelganger as the enemy, and start thinking of them as part of ourselves, gone rogue afters years of being neglected and ignored?' stingingfly.org/review/doppelg…

Sold out! See you soon Dalkey Book Festival

Dear literary festival programmers of Ireland can someone please programme myself Roisin Kiberd and Sophie White on a panel where we talk about how amazing and influential Shirley Jackson is? (We would be astounding)

We're delighted to announce Róisín Kiberd Roisin Kiberd as the new non-fiction editor of The Stinging Fly. "It’s an honour to be invited to play a part in this process, and to help bring new and unique creative non-fiction into the world." stingingfly.org/news/announcin…

Róisín is the guest on this month's episode of The Stinging Fly Podcast, where she speaks to host Nicole Flattery about what she finds most exciting about creative non-fiction. You can listen here: stingingfly.org/podcast/roisin…

So excited to announce this, and so, so grateful to The Stinging Fly. Now plz SEND ME YOUR WORK, let's do this!

A year or two ago I had the honour of interviewing Edna O'Brien. She was kind, generous and sincere. Every sentence she spoke was a perfect quote, poetic and wise and like someone who truly lived in literature. We're so lucky to have her writing.

Shall be interviewing Heather McCalden about her beautiful, inventive memoir The Observable Universe at Books Upstairs on the 28th. Do join! More here: booksupstairs.ie/all-events/mcc…

Edinburgh International Book Festival ▫️Wednesday, 28 August▫️Heather McCalden will be in conversation with Roisin Kiberd Books Upstairs in Dublin. Tickets and details here: booksupstairs.ie/all-events/mcc…

Tomorrow, 28 August. Heather McCalden will be in conversation with Roisin Kiberd Books Upstairs. Tickets and details here: booksupstairs.ie/all-events/mcc…. And the rest of her tour below!