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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Show Me Where It Hurts is 99p on Kindle for the month of June! The perfect time to stock up your virtual bookshelves for summer reading… www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVLN7GW...

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Show Me Where It Hurts is getting a glow-up! I adore the new cover design for the paperback edition, to be published on April 2nd by @sceptrebooks.bsky.social. Huge thanks to designer Simi Abe and to photographer Delfina Carmona - somehow your Rachel looks exactly like I’ve always pictured her ❤️

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

There are still a few days left to vote in the An Post @irishbookawards.bsky.social. Show Me Where It Hurts is shortlisted in the Newcomer of the Year category - if you’ve enjoyed it, I’d really appreciate your vote ❤️ www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/

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Vote - Irish Book Awards

AN POST IRISH BOOk AWARDS Public Vote 2025 Vote for your favourite books of the year here and win €100 of National Book Tokens Scroll down and vote for your favourite books and be in with a chance of ...

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

As part of the @dublinbookfest.bsky.social, June O’Sullivan and I will be chatting with Sophie Grenham about our debut novels, writing and resilience, at IMMA on Sunday Nov 9th. Would love to see you there! (Very reasonably priced) tickets can be booked here: dublinbookfestival.com/event/explor...

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Exploring Resilience - Dublin Book Festival

How do we go on when the worst has happened? Claire Gleeson’s Show Me Where It Hurts (Hodder and Stoughton) and June O’Sullivan’s The Lighthouse Keeper’s Wife (Poolbeg) are two deeply affecting debuts...

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Show Me Where It Hurts is a September Kindle Deal, an absolute steal at 86p… www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVLN7GW...

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I’m thrilled to have this short story published today by @stingingfly.bsky.social, as part of their online fiction series. Read it at stingingfly.org/2025/06/05/lea…

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I so enjoyed chatting with Chloe about Show Me Where It Hurts, dealing with rejection, and the crucial role of Excel spreadsheets in my writing process…

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Delighted to be able to share the cover design (and brand new title!) for the Italian translation of Show Me Where It Hurts, which will hit bookshops on June 10th. Grazie Corbaccio per aver pubblicato il mio libro in modo così splendido ❤️

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Show Me Where It Hurts has been out in the world for a month, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the warm response it’s getting. If you have enjoyed the book, please consider posting a review online - this really helps it to find new readers. I appreciate each and every one of them ❤️

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Thanks so much for this review, Gail!

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Mairéad Hearne | Swirl and Thread Book Blog @maireadhearne.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

#BookReview #ShowMeWhereItHurts by @cmgleeson.bsky.social A breathtaking debut An achingly beautiful story written with enormous compassion and empathy. Pub w/ @sceptrebooks.bsky.social Read my full thoughts: www.swirlandthread.com/show-me-wher... #booksky #books #bookrecommendation

Cover of Show Me Where It Hurts, a novel by Claire Gleeson

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Sheer delight in book form! Highly recommend the audio version, narrated brilliantly by J. Smith-Cameron and a perfectly-paced 4 hours 23 minutes long.

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

It’s pub day for Show Me Where It Hurts, and I couldn’t be happier to have it out in the world. Thank you to @juliasreading.bsky.social, Ansa Khan Khattak, @elaineegan.bsky.social, @louisecc.bsky.social and everyone who has worked so hard to bring this book to the shelves. I hope you enjoy it ❤️

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

It still feels somewhat surreal, but Show Me Where It Hurts will officially hit Irish bookshops in one week! I’m very proud of this book, and so grateful for all the support from the Irish writing community and beyond. Please look out for it in your local bookshop from April 3rd ❤️

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Just collected a very exciting parcel from the post office! Finished copies of Show Me Where It Hurts are here, and they’re stunning. Thank you so much to @sceptrebooks.bsky.social for wrapping up my words in such a beautiful way. Publishing April 3rd Ireland/April 10th UK.

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Shazzie @readeratwork.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

My March book picks are out now! Check them out, add to your shelves: readeratworkblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/b... There's something for everyone this month! readeratworkblog.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/b... @cmgleeson.bsky.social @louisecc.bsky.social @sceptrebooks.bsky.social 💙📚🪐

Grid with covers of Show Me Where it Hurts by Claire Gleeson, Once Was Willem by M R Carey, and Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Book lovers! Waterstones.com has a fantastic pre-order promotion this weekend (Sat-Mon), with 25% off a range of upcoming books (including mine!). A pre-order is like a little gift for FutureYou (and they make a huge difference to authors). Use code PREORDER25 #WPreorder

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Taut, pacy, supremely satisfying. One for the weekend, because it’s VERY hard to stop reading… #Nightwatching

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Shazzie @readeratwork.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Finished this in a day. Such a magnificent debut! Preorder a must. Show Me Where It Hurts by @cmgleeson.bsky.social , out in April via @sceptrebooks.bsky.social @louisecc.bsky.social 💙📚

Cover of Show Me Where It Hurts by Claire Gleeson

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Thank you @thetimes.com and @dubraybooks.bsky.social for the mention. Show Me Where It Hurts is in very good company here! www.thetimes.com/world/irelan...

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I’m so grateful for this incredibly thoughtful and warm response to Show Me Where It Hurts, from the supremely talented Florence Knapp. Florence’s own debut, The Names, is out in May, and is as beautiful as you would expect from her writing here. substack.com/@florencekna...

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Lovely to see Show Me Where it Hurts included here - and in such good company!

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Please take the grubbiness of this cover as evidence of the fact that I really couldn’t put it down. Can anyone beat @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social’s ability to build character, in layer upon layer of tiny details? Every one felt entirely real to me. This will be one of *the* books of 2025.

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Delighted to see Show Me Where it Hurts included in this Irish Times list! @sceptrebooks.bsky.social

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Louise Court @louisecc.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

SHOW ME WHERE IT HURTS, the debut novel by @cmgleeson.bsky.social is coming in April - from the first word to the last, this is such an accomplished & exquisitely sensitively-handled story of how a woman rebuilds her life after the most horrific of tragedies. Moving, devastating & ultimately hopeful

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Delighted to be able to share this news at last! And very grateful to @juliasreading.bsky.social for making it happen.

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Small Bomb At Dimperley, by lissakevans.bsky.social, is an utter delight - both genuinely touching and really funny. Perfect for all fans of Mitfords, Cazalets and their ilk.

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Claire Gleeson @cmgleeson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

It’s been cold enough the last few days to justify starting early on the annual Christmas murder mystery read. Both this and 2022’s similar collection are excellent - a few stories date a bit less well than the rest, but all are brilliantly plotted and thoroughly entertaining.

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