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Independent book publisher. The Most Normal Woman by Roisin Kiberd forthcoming end of August! Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page of @scotnational.bsky.social
“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page headline of The National, Scotland
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Berlin-Based Author Roisin Kiberd On What It Means to Be Normal: The author of 'The Most Normal Woman' discusses lobotomycore, beauty standards and writing as a craft: www.the-berliner.com/books/cant-y...
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Berlin-Based Author Roisin Kiberd On What It Means to Be Normal - The Berliner
Berlin-based author Fionnuala Kavanagh on her debut novel 'I Keep My Shadow Light' about belonging in Berlin.
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Another cool new/old thing I learned from the Brilliant Void Podcast... www.physicsresourcebank.com/post/electri...
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Electric Cars - from the 1800s
Regular readers will know I've been delving in to scientific history recently due to my involvement in the Brilliant Void Podcast. I promise to move on soon, but in the meantime I want to share one m...
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One thing I learned from this podcast is that electric cars were common in London in the late 1800s... 🧪 stg-productions.simplecast.com/episodes/lad...
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Lady Clanbevan's Baby | A Brilliant Void
Lady Clanbevan’s Baby, from 1915, considers the lengths to which somebody might go to retain their youthful good looks. And the price that they – and others – may have to pay. This features Richard ...
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
‘I should have bargained. I didn't have enough cash, so the woman walked with me to a nearby ATM. I wondered if sinister armed heavies would emerge at the cash point and coerce me into handing over more than I’d agreed to. They didn’t. I just paid and she gave me the bag.’ www.rte.ie/culture/2026...
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New Irish Writing: The Most Normal Woman by Roisín Kiberd
In her new collection of essays, Roisin Kiberd explores the many ways we change ourselves in pursuit of perfection – or simply normality – and the toll it takes on our inner lives.
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
An interesting question is raised in Lady Clanbevan's Baby. If you could remain at one age for the rest of your life, what age would you choose? One character puts it 29. I think I'd be inclined to opt for the mid-30s myself. Maybe even early 40s. stg-productions.simplecast.com
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A Brilliant Void
Audio drama - beginning with three classic Irish Science Fiction stories adapted from A Brilliant Void, an anthology published by Tramp Press.
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🧪The 3rd and final episode of our series of Classic Irish Science Fiction, Lady Clanbevan's Baby is out now. #ScienceFiction #Sci-Fi Thanks to @tramppress.bsky.social and to @jfennellauthor.bsky.social for backing this project, which officially launched last night. stg-productions.simplecast.com
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A Brilliant Void
Audio drama - beginning with three classic Irish Science Fiction stories adapted from A Brilliant Void, an anthology published by Tramp Press.
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🧪A reminder that the stories in the Brilliant Void podcast all came from this great anthology from @tramppress.bsky.social - expertly edited by @jfennellauthor.bsky.social A really great read. Wonderful stories, wonderfully told. tramppress.com/product/a-br...
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Cullen @hellocullen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
the much more disturbing "reverse pagliacci" where a clown tells you you should go see a doctor
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today (Wednesday)! Join us in Waterstones Cork at 6:30pm for Roisin Kiberd interviewed by Sara Baume.
Poster for event with Roisin Kiberd and Sara Baume at Waterstones Cork, 126 Sept 6:30pm. Photos of Roisin and Sara and Sara's dog is in the foreground of her photo, which is just perfect really. She's always got great dogs.
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Cork friends: join us in Waterstones this Wednesday (16th) for a special evening with Roisin Kiberd interviewed by Sara Baume! www.waterstones.com/events/roisi...
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Roisin Kiberd in conversation with Sara Baume | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Roisin Kiberd in conversation with Sara Baume today.
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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I'm thrilled to share this, the first of three stories collected in "A Brilliant Void" to be dramatised by the Skerries Theatre Group! "The Diamond Lens" by Fitz-James O'Brien tells of a mad microscopist who's prepared to kill in his pursuit of knowledge, but ends up paying a surreal personal cost:
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Jack Fennell @jfennellauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Don't be the only kid on your block without a copy of the book of the acclaimed podcast series! A Brilliant Void is available from all reputable bookshops, a handful of disreputable ones, and directly from Tramp Press at: tramppress.com/product/a-br...
The cover of "A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction," edited by yours truly.
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The history of anaesthesia goes back to Humphrey Davy who, while working in Bristol in the late 1790s, had administered Nitrous Oxide to TB patients, hoping it might provide a cure. 🧪 It didn't.... @tramppress.bsky.social stg-productions.simplecast.com
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
in 1895, anaesthesia was still very risky, so when a Trinity professor develops a drug that can hold people unconscious for very precise amounts of time, without risk, he believes that this will bring him great acclaim... 🧪 @tramppress.bsky.social stg-productions.simplecast.com
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Audio drama - beginning with three classic Irish Science Fiction stories adapted from A Brilliant Void, an anthology published by Tramp Press.
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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 31/08/2026
🚨 New Roisin Kiberd alert 🚨
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Stories about TCD didn't begin with Sally Rooney, or Catriona lally, or JP Donleavy. Perhaps the first was Margaret Wolfe Hungerford with this tale... Now available as an audio drama podcast from A Brilliant Void (episode 2) @tramppress.bsky.social stg-productions.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
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The Professor's Experiment | A Brilliant Void
A scientist from Trinity College has developed a treatment that could allow us all to hide from pain, be it physical or emotional. But on whom can he test it? From 1895. This features Aisling Coleman...
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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
That Lotto “less balls” ad campaign is going to push my blood pressure to dizzying new heights. FEWER! FEWER BALLS!
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In case you missed it, Roisin Kiberd spoke to Doireann Garrihy about The Most Normal Woman and you can listen back now, it's at approx 27 minutes in: www.rte.ie/radio/2fm/2f...
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2FM Mornings with Doireann Garrihy - 9 September 2026
Doireann will bring engaging conversation and her unmistakable Irish humour to her two-hour show.
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Una Mullally @unamullally.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Large protest in Dublin on Saturday against Trump's visit to Ireland. Meeting at Parnell Square at 1pm. Large coalition involved including; Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign, PBP, Sinn Féin, Labour, Social Democrats, Green Party, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Amnesty, Irish Neutrality League etc.
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National Protest: No Welcome for Warmonger Trump!
National Protest: No Welcome for Warmonger Trump!
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
In The Most Normal Woman, Roisin Kiberd blends fiction, history and personal essay to interrogate the cost of keeping up appearances. Available now in bookshops like this one: www.dubraybooks.ie/product/the-... Or grab the ebook here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HFP1LRVR
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
stg-productions.simplecast.com One thing I learned from this story was how to make a basic microscope from a drop of water... 🧪 @tramppress.bsky.social
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A Brilliant Void
Audio drama - beginning with three classic Irish Science Fiction stories adapted from A Brilliant Void, an anthology published by Tramp Press.
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A science fiction podcast with a difference.... an audio drama written in 1858, about one man's obsession with the microscopic - and about what wonders might be found inside the smallest drop of water. 🧪 @tramppress.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4rBt...
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It's here! Download now wherever you get your podcasts!
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
‘An exhilarating read. [...] Kiberd is a witty, intelligent and fiercely perceptive guide to the increasingly grotesque work of having a self in public.’ – Roe McDermott, The Irish Times
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Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Lovely having Roisin Kiberd in store signing The Most Normal Woman, her new essay collection on beauty, identity & appearances. Extra fitting as Parnell St was once home to her family's umbrella shop, the very one Joyce wrote into "The Sisters", the first story of Dubliners! @tramppress.bsky.social
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Chapters Bookstore, Parnell St, D1 @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Lovely having Roisin Kiberd in store signing The Most Normal Woman, her new essay collection on beauty, identity & appearances. Extra fitting as Parnell St was once home to her family's umbrella shop, the very one Joyce wrote into "The Sisters", the first story of Dubliners! @tramppress.bsky.social
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Roisin Kiberd: ‘When I had Botox, I felt like a more competent version of myself. The appearance of calm was enough’
On a trip to the heavily guarded Botox factory in Westport, the author reflects on her own experience with the world’s favourite cosmetic treatment and the lethal toxin behind it
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
At 5:30pm this evening (Fri 28th) we will go live for a very special pre launch GET READY WITH ME to celebrate The Most Normal Woman by Roisin Kiberd. If you can't make it to the launch, tune in to the Tramp Press instagram account to join us! #TheMostNormalWoman #Live #GRWM
Horrible yellow poster with neon fonts that don't match, an image of the cover of the book The Most Normal Woman by Roisin Kiberd with an alien face covering the human one. Text reads INSTAGRAM LIVE GRWM ROISIN KIBERD AT HODGES FIGGIS 5:30PM @TRAMPPRESS JOIN US
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Happy launch day to The Most Normal Woman, Roisin Kiberd! Roisin signed some books around Dublin yesterday, you can pick one up in Hodges Figgis, Chapters, Eason, Dubray (Grafton St and Mary St), The Gutter Bookshop & The Winding Stair. Launch is this evening (Friday 28th) at 6pm in Hodges!
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It's Women in Translation month! A Ghost in the Throat is, among other things, about a woman translating an epic Irish poem. I don't think it's a spoiler to say Doireann's own translation of Caoineadh Airt Ú Laoghaire is printed at the end. It's stunning work: tramppress.com/product/a-gh...
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A Ghost in the Throat (paperback edition)
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Dorothy, a publishing project @dorothyproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Like publishing into the gaping abyss or whatever?
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Dorothy, a publishing project @dorothyproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Post about them! If we send you ARCs or finished copies, take a picture! Post it! If you read our books and like them or just want to talk about them, post about it! Tell your friends. It's not just that the loss of coverage makes it harder to get the word out, but it starts to feel like . . .
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Dorothy, a publishing project @dorothyproject.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Friends, book reviews are drying up. We all know this. But it's worth repeating. Advance reviews we used to (gratefully!) count on are no longer a given; we're not getting them. Newspapers where intrepid reviewers used to talk about our books . . . well, you know. PLEASE, if you read our books . . .
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Darach Ó Séaghdha @darach.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is good news and it would be great to see the Artists’ Exemption in Ireland exclude work made with AI.
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So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fed back, into the (undoubtedly data-scraped) machine. Highly recommend registering your objections. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...
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European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Read about Roisin Kiberd's The Most Normal Woman in this interview with @sweetoblivion.bsky.social and come to the launch on Friday 28th! www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
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Roisin Kiberd: ‘Beauty is a very weighty subject ... it can be cruel and manipulative but it can also be art’
The journalist and writer’s new essay collection dissects the concepts of beauty and identity in the present age
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Dave Rudden @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This Friday, @tramppress.bsky.social are launching the new collection by the stellar Roisin Kiberd. Come raise a glass, hear the always excellent Elaine Feeney, and celebrate the work CMAT called 'so unbelievably good and relevant to our collective interests ... run don't walk to get it...'
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We will be launching The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances by Roisin Kiberd on Friday 28th August at 6pm in Hodges Figgis, introduced by Elaine Feeney. We hope to see you all there!
Image is of an invitation to the launch of The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances by Roisin Kiberd. We will be launching The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances by Roisin Kiberd on Friday 28th August at 6pm in Hodges Figgis, introduced by Elaine Feeney. We hope to see you all there!
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
So excited for this fantastic project to reach everyone!
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tom t @bankphysics.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I strongly recommend A Brilliant Void from @tramppress.bsky.social - a collection of Classic Irish Science Fiction Stories.🧪 Sci Fi often focusses on the future - but it can also be a fascinating way of looking at the past, learning what once seemed plausible, and why. tramppress.com/product/a-br...
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
'Sits somewhere between Joan Didion and Louis Theroux' – Amy Liptrot The Most Normal Woman Woman by Roisin Kiberd will be published next month! Preorder now from your favourite book slinger. www.kennys.ie/shop/the-mos... booksupstairs.ie/product/the-... www.dubraybooks.ie/product/the-...
Front cover of The Most Normal Woman: Essays on Appearances by Roisin Kiberd. Red background overlaid with fragments that form a distorted image of a white woman's face. She is conventionally beautiful and appears to have make-up, fillers, false eyelashes and a filter. The cover includes the following quotes:
'Sits somewhere between Joan Didion and Louis Theroux' – Amy Liptrot, 'Invigorating, stylish, deeply humane and endlessly fun' – Mark O'Connell. Includes the Tramp Press logo in pink in the upper left corner.
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Friends in NYC! The fabulous Irish Arts Center has announced its phenomenal 26-27 season which includes our own Sophie White, author of the first Irish novel to win the Shirley Jackson Award, who will be talking about spooky literary fun on October 22nd. issuu.com/irishartscen...
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Irish Arts Center 2026–2027 Brochure
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Late start to work tomorrow morning 💚 ❤️
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Tramp Press @tramppress.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We will be sending out a limited number of signed bookplates for The Most Normal Woman, you can get yours here! www.welbooks.co.uk/shop/p/the-m...
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The Most Normal Woman : Essays on Appearances by Roisin Kiberd (Signed) — West End Lane Books
Signed Bookplate Pre-Order Paperback Published 27th August In this dynamic new collection of essays, critically acclaimed author Roisin Kiberd dissects the business of attaining perfection – ...
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Here you go. Publishing October 22nd 2026. Strap yourselves in.
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TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
All three books shortlisted for the @irishinstitute.bsky.social John McGahern Prize at €8 each - while stocks last! Every One Still Here from Liadán Ní Chuinn @stingingfly.bsky.social Frogs For Watchdogs @newislandbooks.bsky.social and Water in the Night, Fire in the Desert @tramppress.bsky.social
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