Forthcoming Events
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Previous Events
Culture Night 2025 – Fri 19th Sept 2025 6.30-8pm 10-Minute Readings at The NCF, Ballina.
Join us at TheNCF Cultural Co-op at 5 Pearse Street, Ballina for a series of quick ten minute readings by writers new and old this Culture Night! Formed in 2023, TheNCF is a community of artists, volunteers and patrons based in Ballina who are organising a diverse range of arts events together. Readers include Ray Brogan, LizAnn Gorman, Bob Johnston, Carmel McMahon, Jessie Magee, Alice Turpin & more…! See the Culture Night website & the NCF on Instagram for more information. FREE & EVERYONE WELCOME.
Tuesday 19th April 2022 – TwitterSpaces Live. To celebrate the launch of Bob Johnston’s children’s book Our Big Day, the @TwitterDublin handle will host an exclusive Twitter Space on Tuesday April 19th at 7pm, inviting people to tune in and listen to Bob chat about the book’s themes of love, family, weddings and marriage equality. Hosted by Twitter International Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) Lead Olivia McEvoy, Bob will also be joined by Children’s Books Ireland CEO Elaina Ryan. See https://twitter.com/TwitterDublin for more info!
Saturday 23rd April 2022 – ‘Rumpus in the Round’ at The Mansion House, Dawson St, Dublin 2. ‘Dublin Reads: Rumpus in the Round’ will be a free fun family day for book lovers of all ages. It takes place on Saturday April 23rd from 10.30am in the Round Room of the Mansion House. “From children to adults, everyone loves a good book,” said the Lord Mayor. “This year to mark World Book Day I want to invite all book lovers aged 5 to 95 into the Mansion House to celebrate the day with me. There’ll be something for everyone to enjoy.” We’ll be there as booksellers (Gutter Bookshop) & I’ll also be reading 7 discussing ‘Our Big Day’ as an author at 11.45am. See https://www.dublincity.ie/news/lord-mayor-issues-open-invitation-new-festival-dublin-reads-rumpus-round for more info.
PR
Bob and Michael were delighted to be awarded ‘Children’s Book of the Year – Junior Category’ at the Irish Book Awards 2022.
A wonderful review of ‘Our Big Day’ in Inis 65, the Children’s Books Ireland magazine, with cover art from the book by Michael Emberley!
“From book selling to book writing: Bob Johnston’s big new adventure.”
The Irish Times Article 6th May 2022
‘Our Big Day’ Book Review – Picture Book Snob, May 2022
“Why we love it… The story’s gentle language and exploration of everyday life are reminiscent of Shirley Hughes. It’s fantastic how it encourages little readers to be who they like and love who they want – a message that was sorely lacking not only in children’s literature but in society as a whole when I was growing up. It’s diverse and inclusive with different ethnicities represented as well as the LGBTQ community. Bear is an excellent character who is certain to win the hearts of all readers, even ‘cat people’ like ourselves…”
https://www.picturebooksnob.com/post/our-big-day
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