Amanda Geard

this is not a drill. we have a cover for The Glass Key, publishing June 18!

✨USA TODAY BESTSELLER✨

I’m absolutely over the moon to share that The Secret Book Society hit the USA Today Bestseller list!! 💙

Thank you for all the love during release week - I am so deeply grateful. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

#BookSky

September. Where have you been all year? 💙

‘My identity has been stolen to produce fake AI-generated books in my name’ YouTube video by Irish Independent

Truly shocking...

'Imagine discovering that your identity has been hijacked and someone is trying to trade off your name.'

My identity has been stolen to produce fake AI-generated books in my name -
@samblakebooks.bsky.social via
@independent.ie

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Woman wearing glasses standing by a mic at a podium

I stepped far beyond my comfort zone last night, and it was mighty 😊

I had a piece selected for the inaugural Kenmare Short Story Anthology via a competition (My first!)

The support and warmth was so very welcoming & encouraging 🙏

Thank you to all involved ❤️

Can’t wait for the denouement 😆

We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 longlist – 13 books ‘all alive with great characters and narrative surprises’.

Huge congratulations to the authors who make up this year's Booker Dozen.

➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025

Thank you xx

Headline Review snaps up new Norway-based historical fiction novel from Amanda Geard

ICYMI: Headline Review has acquired The Glass Key, the “spellbinding” new novel by Amanda Geard, author of the Richard and Judy Book Club selection The Midnight House. Headline Review will publish The Glass Key in spring 2026 👇 #BookSky

Thank you so much, Anne xx

That’s so kind, Eibhlís, thank you! I hope your own Midnight House is doing well 😊💙

Thank you, Pádhraic!

This is so kind of you, Stephen, thank you. I really appreciate it 😊

I've followed Amanda's progress as a writer since reading this a few years ago. It's great to see talented people doing well.

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Thank you so much, Stephen - I still remember your kind words when that first short story came out and how much they meant to me 😊

SOME NEWS, as they say!!

100%

A trolly of secondhand books ready to hit the floor yesterday evening.

New German night train provider plans to connect '100 European cities' A new startup has announced plans to set-up overnight rail connections between numerous central European cities, with passengers riding in private cabins and for a price comparable to a plane ticket.

New German night train provider plans to connect '100 European cities'

A new startup has announced plans to set-up overnight rail connections between numerous central European cities, with passengers riding in private cabins and for a price comparable to a plane ticket.

Woweee! Gorgeous

Well I don’t like to brag but … 😁 Enjoy, Sue! And a huge congratulations again Zoe xx

Thank you @headlinebooks.bsky.social for this beautiful finished copy of #TheMoonlitMaze by @zdmarriott.bsky.social which I have been yearning to read since @amandageard.bsky.social told me I'd love it! 😁
Out now!
I cannot wait to enter the maze... 🥰
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Man working at the till in WHSmith: Would you like some vouchers, or are you ok?
Elderly lady: Gosh. Do I have to choose between the two?

Authors’ hip flask (empty now)

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If you happen to be in Cornwall or the Netherlands this month … please join me 💙

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The third edition of The Honest Editor is all about how publishers create book jackets and why they’re so important. Read it here for free: honesteditor.substack.com/p/the-covers-p… 📚🎨✍️ #publishing #books

Magnificent days here in County Kerry 🇮🇪