Barry Cunningham

I’m coming off this platform for good- after yesterday in London

I can't possibly leave Glasgow without posting some gable end murals. Firstly, St Mungo and the robin on High Street. Like many Glasgow murals, it's by Smug.

Happy release day to The Last Bard @mazevansauthor @chickenhsebooks

Very exciting day today as we go into Day One of auditions @polkatheatre for the Who Let the Gods Out musical. I’m a total softie with this stuff, so will probably cast everybody… can’t wait!

Hark! Happiest of Book Birthdays to @mazevansauthor 🎂 Forsooth, we are delighted that this tome hits the shelves today. Make haste and grab thee thy copy via the link in bio ✨

Today's review...'The Last Bard' @mazevansauthor @chickenhsebooks Shakespeare, humour and heart- what's not to love?! throughthebookshelf.com/reviews/the-la…

Ring of Brodgar this afternoon.

Step into the shadows for an unearthly evening of YA Romantasy with authors Rosie Talbot, Ova Ceren and Marisa Linton! 🎃 Prepare to be lured by witches, entangled in dark curses, and swept into the ancient magic of celtic folklore if you dare . . . 👻➡️ loom.ly/uTJS530

ICYMI: Barry Cunningham OBE (@BarryChicken), Rachel Hickman (@hickman_rachel) and Elinor Bagenal are retiring after 25 years at Chicken House Publishing (@chickenhsebooks), while Rachel Leyshon has been appointed publisher 👇 ebx.sh/000ql9

I am rather enjoying our Instant Classics podcast, I confess. It is fun thinking about the subjects (we have Sappho, Cassandra and the toga, inc parties, coming up), plus an Odyssey readalong. But do suggest themes and do listen, follow etc tinyurl.com/2s36ustb

I AM DOOMED!!! I’m afraid we will have to cancel the launch party for The Last Bard, due to the industrial action. I will try to contact everyone, but if you were coming, can you comment that you’ve seen this - and tell your friends! 6.5 years since my last launch. Super.

Get ready to snort milk out your nose this Thursday with @mazevansauthor in THE LAST BARD. 🎭 Thanks @mossmontmomery, we couldn't have said it better ourselves! Pre-order via the link in our bio ✨

The bestselling author of Who Let the Gods Out is back with a brand new story packed full of humour and heart! ✨ Join Maz Evans THIS SEPTEMBER for an extraordinary Shakespearean adventure! OUT 9th SEPTEMBER

❄️COVER REVEAL❄️ We are delighted to reveal the cover of SILENT NIGHT by Emma Read! Thanks so much to Tom Cole for this delightfully creepy cover for a chilling and mysterious thriller. All is calm, but something's not right this Christmas Day . . . OUT 6TH NOVEMBER.

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None of us knows where we are in our story. Today might be the start of a new tale, the end of one already told, or simply another chapter along its way . . . Delve into THE LAST BARD by Maz Evans this September for a heartfelt Shakespearean adventure✨ loom.ly/omxweC8

You bet I am… Can’t wait to be back @cheltfestivals on Oct 16th for two schools’ events. There are 1200 seats for the show, 64 for the workshop, so excellent educators, have at it… xxx

We've teamed up with @WaterstonesKids & @The_Globe to offer four tickets to PINOCCHIO at Shakespeare’s Globe, plus a guided tour and a copy of THE LAST BARD by Maz Evans! 🎭 Exclusively open to Waterstones Plus customers, enter before 23:59 05/10/2025➡️ waterstones.com/win/the-last-b…

Very, very delighted to have had The Last Bard picked out by @Foyles as one to look out for in the Autumn. I’m really, really proud of this book and hope you take Will and Ani to heart as you have Elliot and Vi. I’ve got a good feeling about the other book here too… xxx