The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Reading Group - save the date - we meet online 7pm GMT, 25th Nov. 2026. *Friends and Relations* is our book choice. Link to follow. #bowenreadinggroup #Bowensociety 033
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 27/09/2026*The Last September* is the Bowen Reading Group (online) choice this month. We welcome you to join us 30th Sep, 7pm BST. www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza... 010
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Join us to discuss this Bowen stunner online 30th Sep. 042
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Have 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... 0195
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Flowers from the Bowen Society at her grave in Farahy today as we remember her at Evensong in St Colman's Church. 051
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyMichael Waldron @michaelwaldron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The annual service commemorating #ElizabethBowen takes place today in North Cork. Always worth venturing out for this special occasion and Dr Mary Breen, this year’s speaker, will be brilliant! 132
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyMichael Waldron @michaelwaldron.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Fond memories of delivering my own #ElizabethBowen address in that first pandemic year of 2020. Very grateful to @bowensociety.bsky.social for sharing it in their podcast series, which you can listen back to below. podcastaddict.com/podcast/the-...podcastaddict.comThe Bowen Society PodcastListen to The Bowen Society Podcast on Podcast Addict. This podcast contains interviews and discussions connected with Elizabeth Bowen and her writing. It is produced by The Elizabeth Bowen Society whose aims are to increase the audience for one of the greatest fiction writers in English of the twentieth century, bring her to new readers, and increase opportunities for scholarship. 031
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Reminder: Link below for our September Reading Group. *The Last September* is our book of choice, Bowen's novel about a Big House in a troubled 1920s Ireland. 30th Sep, 7pm BST. All welcome! www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza...tickettailor.comElizabeth Bowen SocietyBuy tickets – Elizabeth Bowen Society 033
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Link 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... 022
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyNuala O'Connor @nualaoconnor.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is a very lovely annual event in memory of Elizabeth Bowen. 072
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Annual 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. 041
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Open days at Farahy Church for National Heritage Week. 022
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Published 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. 041
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Reminder: 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. 075
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 06/08/2026To learn more about Bowen, look no further than *Elizabeth Bowen: A Literary Life* by Patricia Laurence, a fantastic bio & resource. 021
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Bowen board member @farahanada.bsky.social has reviewed the new book from #DianaHirst in Literature Cambridge: www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/news/review-... 052
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Save 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 011
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Reminder for our July Reading Group. We're discussing The Hotel: 29th July, 7pm BST, online. Bowen's stunning début novel set in Italy. 🙌 www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza... 020
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 24/07/2026In 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.” 0112
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Have 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. 052
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 17/07/2026www.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 🙌 1123
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyRichard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026How well André Durand's picture (1969) shows Elizabeth Bowen: novelist, short story writer, an acute observer both of the natural world and of human emotions. She published ten novels including 'The Heat of the Day' (1949), a portrayal of life in London during WW2. 411124
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Reminder: 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... 074
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyMichael Waldron @michaelwaldron.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Although 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.socialeuppublishing.com‘The wish to paint’: Bowen and the Visual Arts | Irish University ReviewThroughout her life, Elizabeth Bowen maintained a rich network of artist friends and acquaintances. She often attended exhibitions and was an astute, sometimes caustic critic in letters as well as rev... 063
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Times 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.' 062
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Bowen'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. 051
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyMichael Waldron @michaelwaldron.bsky.social · 27/06/2026A one-time Penguin cover image for Elizabeth Bowen’s The Last September (1929) 📖 🍂 @bowensociety.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 161
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyDes Lewis @dflewis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026THE HOUSE AT HALF-TIDE Forgive me, but I thought many would enjoy this new Elizabeth Bowenesque story created TODAY by my 1990 Brainwright-for-my-old-age. Your, DF Lewis #ElizabethBowen Elizabeth Bowen @bowensociety.bsky.social elizabethbowensite.wordpress.com/a-new-elizab...elizabethbowensite.wordpress.comA New Elizabeth-Bowenesque Story28 June 2026 The House at Half-Tide By The 1990 Brainwright When Isabel Fane came back to Merrow Strand she did not, at first, recognise the house, though it had been described to her too often, an… 011
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Link 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... 033
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyDr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Wonderful works. Whilst researching in the Old Library in Trinity College Dublin, the librarian brought me Bowen’s papers after a discussion on the surnames Bohan v Bowen [pronounced the same]. It was a moving moment to see this great woman’s handwriting & touch history. These are great novels. 2313
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 24/06/2026New 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.' 1238
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Bushi 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! 031
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyNuala O'Connor @nualaoconnor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Join us, we're friendly, I promise 🙌💗 094
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Reminder 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 🙌 041
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyNuala O'Connor @nualaoconnor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Competition to win a Bowen print & card, with At It Again. See @bowensociety.bsky.social instagram page for more. www.instagram.com/p/DZVTaGLiBE... 043
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Remembering Elizabeth Bowen born #otd, 7th June 1899, in Dublin #elizabethbowen #ElizabethBowenSociety #otdshe 053
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 06/06/2026A glorious day celebrating Elizabeth Bowen in Dublin today @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social. Thanks #DanielleMcLaughlin #JohnBanville #DianaHirst #NicolaDarwood, Mags, Niamh, & IWC team Shelbourne Hotel after to raise a glass to Bowen. Thanks to all who joined online & in person. 063
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Why Bowen Matters: A Conference Celebrating Elizabeth Bowen June 6, 2026 11.00am - 3.00pm Location: Irish Writers Centre & Online €15/€13.50 Irish Writers Centre Members (Afternoon Lecture free) @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social 031
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Bowen (born in Herbert Place) features in Brendan Lynch's comprehensive Visitors' Guide to Dublin's Latin Quarter – based in the city's south Georgian enclave. Biographies and details of the homes and haunts of Ireland's most famous writers, artists and musicians. www.dublinslatinquarter.ie 072
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyMaebh Long @maebhlong.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Applications for a new, 2 year postdoctoral position are now open! Please share widely. The Eamon Cleary Postdoctoral Fellowship in Irish Studies, based at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, the University of Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand, is open to Ph.D. graduates in any area of Irish studies.otago.taleo.netEamon Cleary Postdoctoral Fellow in Irish StudiesClick the link provided to see the complete job description. 11013
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 02/06/2026London Book Launch alert! 16th June, Canada House. 4 to 6pm. John Delacourt’s The Innocent Canadian fictionally reimagines the romance and intrigue of Canadian diplomat Charles Ritchie and Anglo-Irish novelist Elizabeth Bowen during this pivotal period for international relations. 020
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyKaren J McDonnell @karenjmcdonnell.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Should be great. 011
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyNuala O'Connor @nualaoconnor.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Join us @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social for a Bowen birthday bash, Sat. 6th June 🙌 1116
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 02/06/2026WHY BOWEN MATTERS Join us online or in person this Sat 6th June, we're celebrating Elizabeth Bowen in her hometown, Dublin. irishwriterscentre.ie/whats-on/why... 063
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Save the date! Next Reading Group: 29th July, 7pm BST, online. We're reading *The Hotel* by Elizabeth Bowen, her excellent début novel set in Italy. Link soon 🙌 #thehotel #Bowensociety #ElizabethBowen 032
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyNuala O'Connor @nualaoconnor.bsky.social · 26/05/2026FINAL REMINDER! Reading Group tomorrow, Weds. Book choice: *The Shelbourne*, Bowen’s chaming social history & biog of the Dublin hotel. Online at 7pm BST, 27th May. All welcome! @bowensociety.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza... 042
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Reading Group next Weds! We're discussing *The Shelbourne*, Bowen’s charming social history & biog of the Dublin hotel. Online 7pm BST, 27th May. All welcome! www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza... 031
The Elizabeth Bowen Society @bowensociety.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Reading Group reminder! We are reading *The Shelbourne*, Bowen’s biog of the Dublin hotel's provenance and progress. Online at 7pm BST, 27th May. All welcome! www.tickettailor.com/events/eliza... 022
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyWhat A Charming House @whatacharminghouse.bsky.social · 15/05/2026When you fall asleep reading. We’re not sure how this could be, as Elizabeth Bowen’s “The Little Girls” is incredibly engaging and getting in the way of our sleep, work, etc. cc: @bowensociety.bsky.social #BookSky #cats 093
Reposted by The Elizabeth Bowen SocietyWhat A Charming House @whatacharminghouse.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Elizabeth Bowen's "The Little Girls" (1963) gets maligned by some critics, so we were a bit reluctant to start it. But it was "Bowen for a Buck" at the library sale, so we took a chance. And we're glad we did. And, like all her work, it's a lot about houses. #Booksky @bowensociety.bsky.social 152
