Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 15/07/2026😍 rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...rbmediaglobal.comRBmedia | Just Another Dead BoyListen to the audiobook Just Another Dead Boy, written by Kelly McCaughrain, narrated by Jade Yourell. 000
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 08/07/2026rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...rbmediaglobal.comRBmedia | Just Another Dead BoyListen to the audiobook Just Another Dead Boy, written by Kelly McCaughrain, narrated by Jade Yourell. 000
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainUKYA Spotlight @ukyaspotlight.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Today we're interviewing Kelly McCaughrain about her latest novel, JUST ANOTHER DEAD BOY @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social #UKYASpotlight #AuthorInterview ukyaspotlight.co.uk/2026/06/15/a...ukyaspotlight.co.ukAuthor Interview: JUST ANOTHER DEAD BOY by Kelly McCaughrainAn interview with Kelly McCaughrain about her latest novel, JUST ANOTHER DEAD BOY 052
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainSimon James Green @simonjamesgreen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026They’ve named the school. A shameful episode - deciding to remove any books at all; the lazy use of AI; the appalling treatment of the librarian; the head’s arrogance and ignorance in deeming certain titles ‘inappropriate’; and the idea that books in a library could be a safeguarding concern…indexoncensorship.orgGreater Manchester school library censorship: who is accountable? - Index on CensorshipNow that Lowry Academy has been publicly named, Index has written a follow-up to last week's book banning story 1124
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainCaroline Keep @ka83k.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Btw these are YOUR books they are banning here authors ⬇️ @colleenhooverbooks.bsky.social @aliceoseman.bsky.social @renieddolodge.bsky.social @junodawson.bsky.social @caseymcquiston.bsky.social @holly-jackson.bsky.social @zadiesmith.bsky.social ⬇️ 1116
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Book banning in schools uses young people as an excuse to silence certain voices and ignore difficult realities while calling it child protection, which is completely reprehensible. 081
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainWheeker Books | Clara Ministral @wheekerbooks.bsky.social · 20/01/2026"Just Another Dead Boy", de Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social Novela juvenil | Junio 2026 | Walker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social 131
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainSue Divin @suedivinwriter.bsky.social · 30/12/2025‘Just another dead boy’ - a YA book to get on your radar by @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social Out June 26 with @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social Was a privilege to savour reading this ARC copy over Christmas. Brilliant writing and a real page turner. 141
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Just got a review copy of the American edition! I've never had a book published in America before so this is very cool. Loving the cover and interiors! Candlewickpress have done an amazing job 👏 Can't wait for Summer 2026! #NIYA #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks☘️ #JustAnotherDeadBoy ❤💀❤ 000
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainRuth Ennis @rurooie.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Introducing Booked Up: Futures for Young Readers As part of my community outreach programme during my time as Emerging Writer in Residence at DLR LexIcon, I'll be facilitating monthly workshops and panels for teenagers interested in exploring careers and opportunities involving books. 131
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainWalker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025A love story to die for 💀 Thrilled to share the cover of JUST ANOTHER DEAD BOY – the new high-stakes speculative romance where THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END meets THE WHITE LOTUS – by Carnegie-shortlisted author @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social Death date: 4 June 2026 www.walker.co.uk/978152952304... 021
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Just Another Dead Boy is in the Waterstones pre-order promotion! Save 25% this week with the code OCTOBER25 Just Another Dead Boy is my Romeo&Juliet-inspired mashup of Dirty Dancing, White Lotus, and They Both Die At The End (Who wouldn’t love that?😂❤️😍) Coming June 2026! @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social 011
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainScott Santens @scottsantens.com · 23/09/2025Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare www.gov.ie/en/departmen... 182392898
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainChildren's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 18/09/2025"Irish creatives are in the limelight and rightly being celebrated. But children’s authors and illustrators in Ireland too often fly under the radar." Support Irish authors and illustrators writing for young people! ✍️Article by our CEO Elaina Ryan www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...irishtimes.comBest Irish Books of 2025: your Culture Night (and Christmas) guide to children’s literatureElaina Ryan of Children’s Books Ireland on its latest guide to the best of Irish writing 02215
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainStephen Daly 🏳️🌈 @thatstephendaly.bsky.social · 13/08/2025COVER REVEAL My YA debut The Last Death Poet will be published by @rocktheboatnews.bsky.social in April 2026. Thank you Adams Carvalho for this stunning cover, I love it. 1155
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainRuth Ennis @rurooie.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Are you working on a novel for teens / young adults and need some guidance on your manuscript? Then why not get a manuscript critique from multi award winning @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social ? 114
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainRuth Ennis @rurooie.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Today we are launching the Irish KidLit for Palestine Fundraiser in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians (@medicalaidpal.bsky.social) Running from 4th August to 17th August 2025. You can check out the fundraiser at www.ruthennis.com/irish-kidlit-for-palestine @sineadohart.bsky.social 27867
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 20/06/2025So happy to have been a part of this. I didn't stop smiling all day. Very worthy winners and a beautiful ceremony, well done everyone! 061
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainWalker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Wishing our shortlisted authors and illustrators the best of luck for the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social ceremony this Thursday, we're cheering you all on! 🌟 Visit the Carnegies website to watch the ceremony live on Thursday 19th June: carnegies.co.uk #carnegies2025 @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social 032
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainLouie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 17/06/2025What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? The average author income is about seven grand a year. 2147387
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainRobert T Kirkwood @talking-books.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Here's the new Read On with more on the shortlist for the @carnegiemedals.bsky.social Today, @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social on Little Bang and Matt Goodfellow on The Final Year, plus we find some new books in @rnib.bsky.social RNIB Library audioboom.com/posts/873100...audioboom.comKelly McCaughrain & Matt Goodfellow - Carnegie Medal for WritingToday on Read On we're continuing our interviews with authors on the shortlist for the Carnegie Medal for Writing. This week Kelly McCaughrain on Little Bang and Matt Goodfellow on The Final Year,... 132
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainWalker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Looking for more info on Empathy Day? Or how to participate in this year's Festival celebrations? We’ve got a handy guide just for you! Plus recommended reads by @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social @nadiashireen.bsky.social and more! www.walker.co.uk/four-ways-to... @empathylabuk.bsky.social 122
Reposted by Kelly McCaughraingillparr.bsky.social @gillparr.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Our @carnegiemedals.bsky.social shadowing continues @appletonacademy.bsky.social with our PE teacher, Miss Storey chatting about what she loved about #LittleBang by @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social 163
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainWest Cork Literary Festival @wcorklitfest.bsky.social · 26/05/2025"Minister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme, saying its impact is 'far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' lives'." www.rte.ie/culture/2025...rte.ieMinister backs retention of Basic Income for Arts schemeMinister for the Arts Patrick O'Donovan has publicly backed the retention of the Basic Income for the Arts scheme, saying its impact is "far-ranging and affects all aspects of recipients' lives". 0126
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainWalker Books @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social · 21/05/2025🏆 @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social, WINNER of the Honour Award for Fiction AND the Junior Juries' Award! 121
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 06/05/2025The Museum of Childhood are collecting people's memories of their journeys to school! If you'd like to write them a few paragraphs, check out the link. "Our interest is in the glimpses of childhood in those relatively unsupervised moments between home and school" museumofchildhood.ie/when-we-were...museumofchildhood.ieWhen We Were Kings And Queens of the Road – The Museum of Childhood IrelandMúsaem Óige na hÉireann 000
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 28/04/2025"If you have a pension, you have power. So much power that greening your pension reduces your carbon footprint 21x more than if you gave up flying, went veggie and switched energy provider combined." - Make My Money MatterClimate Action Report, February 2024 www.boringmoney.co.uk/learn/articl...boringmoney.co.ukUK Workplace Pensions: How Climate-Friendly Is Your Retirement Pot?Discover how the UK’s top workplace pension providers rank on climate action. Compare climate-conscious scores, find out who’s funding fossil fuels, and learn how to make your pension more sustainable... 000
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainPatrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Companies! Not too long ago a rainbow sticker indicated your store was a safe place for LGBTQ people. Time to start doing the same specifically for trans people. A little trans flag sticker in your window. I’d make a point to shop there. 13546145
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Ooh, just heard this! I asbolutely loved my time working at @librariesni.bsky.social (I got to recommend books! For a living!) so to be on their podcast is surreal and lovely. Thanks for having me Jillian, this was so much fun! #LittleBang #NIYA #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social 121
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainSarah Webb @sarahwebbwriter.bsky.social · 03/04/2025April is full of fab new Irish children's books. Check out the @irishkidsbooks.bsky.social posters for some of our favourites for all ages. Designed by @bexsheridan.bsky.social #DiscoverIrishKidsBooks The posters can be downloaded free from discoveririshkidsbooks.ie/new-irish-ch... Please share! 02616
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainHarry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · 03/04/2025I am one of the authors whom Meta stole (sorry, ‘scraped’) from, by using their books to train Libgen. So I’m biased. But this from @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social is👌 321430531
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 21/03/2025A couple of quick and easy things you can do about this. SoA has some letter templates, you just fill in your name and click send. Definitely worth 30 seconds of your time. 041
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Well, I did not make the UKLA Book Awards shortlist, but I'm super excited to see Jenny Ireland and @padraigkenny.bsky.social on there! As well as 4 of my fellow Carnegie shortlisters (not fancying my chances at this stage! 😂) Go buy some of these books, they are clearly amazing. Congrats everyone! 040
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainClaire Iníon BouliSneachta @claireissimo.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Please sign & share this important petition. Thanks. Together, we are calling on Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to mandate that all women are informed if they have dense breasts after a mammogram. my.uplift.ie/petitions/ma...my.uplift.ieMandate Breast Density Reporting for All Irish WomenTogether, we are calling on Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to mandate that all women are informed if they have dense breasts after a mammogram. 023
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainChildren's Books Ireland @childrensbooksireland.ie · 12/03/2025Congratulations to all 🎉 Great to see a previous awardee and currently shortlistee for the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards on the list 👏 2024 Honour Award for Fiction Winner - Brian Conaghan 2025 Shortlistee - Kelly McCaughrain 151
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainLouis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025The Carnegies shortlist is out, for the awards' 88th year. Shadowing starts tomorrow, awards are 19 June. Lovely to hear the panel talk of librarians as "equalisers" who know their readers and how to hook them on reading #Carnegies2025 #LBF25 carnegies.co.uk 063
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I've run out of words. Except these two words: CARNEGIE. SHORTLIST. *basically dies* THANK YOU @carnegiemedals.bsky.social & @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social! ❤️ I need a lie down. Check out the shortlist, it’s 😍. Congrats to all, I’m so proud of us! 👏 #Carnegies2025 #LBF25 #NIYA #discoveririshkidsbooks 8253
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainThe Carnegies @carnegiemedals.bsky.social · 11/03/2025📣 Announcing the shortlist for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing! With a focus on marginalised perspectives, these books highlight diversity and empathy ✨✍️ Congratulations to the exceptional authors shortlisted for the #Carnegies2025! 🏅 Delve into the books here: 🔗 carnegies.co.uk/writing-shor... 07743
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Goodnight on World Book Day #DrSeuss #worldbookday 030
Kelly McCaughrain @kellymccaughrain.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Happy World Book Day! I had a great time this morning at Ashfield with their A Level English students. Always lovely to meet young readers and writers! #WorldBookDay @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social 071
Reposted by Kelly McCaughrainIrish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 03/03/2025"Children’s Books Ireland are currently looking for two young readers to help select the next KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards shortlist, longlist and winners 2026." childrensbooksireland.ie/news-events/...childrensbooksireland.ieWe're looking for Young Judges for the KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards! | Childrens Books Ireland 02419
