Jamie Guiney
@jamesgwriter
WRITER. The Lightning (novel) The Wooden Hill (stories) Work Broadcast BBCRadio4 Nom 5 x Pushcart Prize Judge 2025 Best in Rural Writing L-list Irish SS of the Year Husband. Dad. Tay drinker. N Ireland. www.jamieguiney.com
Popped into the fabulous No Alibis in Belfast earlier to sign a GINORMOUS stack of Lightnings ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Lovely to see a couple of @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social books in the window display 🫎 AND picked up a copy of Post-It Notes From the Underground 👌 DELIGHTED! #TheLightning #SignedBooks
The Lightning is FLYING out the door in @waterstones.bsky.social Craigavon! Just signed another bunch of copies! ⚡️ GO!
1/2 If you liked Tara Westover's 'Educated' or are a fan of Cormac McCarthy, then I think you'll love 'Barn Gothic.' @penofryandennis.bsky.social writes with heart, depth and incredible honesty, about three generations and the eventual demise of a family dairy farm.
Massive thanks to the mighty @neillwalker1.bsky.social and @wat-cole.bsky.social for having me today! ⚡️ And thanks to everyone who came along 🤩 I drank tay, talked nonsense and signed a loada books 🫖👌 #TheLightning #BookSigning #Event
Couldn't organise any actual lightning for tomorrow's event (the weather says no), but the @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social BLUEMOOSE BLIMP will be in the sky over Coleraine @ 1.45pm dropping 5 thousand tiny origami lightning bolts upon the crowds as they flock inside the bookshop. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
Next event! I'll be visiting the wonderful @wat-cole.bsky.social this coming Saturday @ 2pm, to chat books, sign books and drink tay with my old pal @neillwalker1.bsky.social 🥳 DO COME ALONG! ⚡️ #TheLightning #BookSigning
Signed copies of THE LIGHTNING now in @dubraybooks.bsky.social Grafton Street Dublin. 🥳 Interestingly, when I was in signing, met a lovely lady who turned out to be Ann Patchett's neighbour! GO! #SignedBooks #Dublin #thelightning
Signed copies of THE LIGHTNING now available in the mighty @chaptersbookstore.bsky.social 🥳 Luckily, I had the boss with me to make sure I was doing it right 😂 Chapters also win the award for best signed Book sticker- lovely gold embossed! Awesome! GO! #SignedBooks #Dublin #TheLightning
My talented and wonderful niece gave me this beautiful sketch earlier. Isn't it fabulous? I LOVE IT. 😊 How very kind. Thank-You Norah ♥️ #lighthouse #art #sketch
Signed copies of THE LIGHTNING now available from @waterstones.bsky.social Belfast 😊 GO! 🥳 #SignedBooks #DebutNovel #Lighthouse
Delighted to drop into the beautiful Elk Books in Warrenpoint and sign some copies of The Lightning. Even better than that...my book is in the window display! And even better than that...Helene made me a lovely cuppa tay! Please do support indies. 🥳 #SignedBooks #TheLightning
Signed copies of The Lightning now in @waterstones.bsky.social Craigavon. 😊⚡️⚡️⚡️ GO! #SignedBooks #TheLightning
Even dogs are reading it! Meet WiWa 😊 She's a very very good girl. #Woof
This coming Thursday at beautiful Moira Library. Do come along! @librariesni.bsky.social #LoveBooks #LoveLibraries
Took part in a great event yesterday at Belfast Book Festival with the fabulous @matthew-rice.bsky.social and the team from Fullset Books. 🥳 #BelfastBookFestival2026 #WritersLife
I present to you - the unboxing video. By Scout and Greta x "Very little swear words." 😂 Thanks girls ♥️ #TheLightning #unboxingvideo
Absolutely delighted that @drakebookshop.bsky.social has chosen THE LIGHTNING as one of their Books of the Month! Thank-You 🥳 #LoveBooks #LoveReading
Next up, Belfast Book Festival event, this coming Friday! 🥳 Looking forward to it. Tickets Here: belfastbookfestival.com/festival-pro... #BelfastBookFestival2026
Massive thanks to everyone who came out for last night's launch of The Lightning - very well attended. I appreciate you! 🙏 And thanks to the mighty David Torrans and Kevin Duffy! 🥳 That's it out into the world. Enjoy! ⚡️ #DebutNovel #TheLightning
Okay. Last and final plug for pre-orders. Here are some great indie bookshop options: No Alibis (Signed) noalibis.com/product/the-... Drake www.drakethebookshop.co.uk/product/the-... Berts Books bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-... Thanks so much for the support. We publish next week! 28th 🤩 #Whoop!
Got a bit more done on the never ending portrait... #pencilportraits #learning
It's my birthday! Yay! Very lucky and blessed. It's great to be alive! 🥳
But what sort of fellow IS jamie guiney? The type that still has a glass loose change jar from Christmas 1991 😂