Book Launch: Tony Black – Anything Strange or Startling

Tue Nov 04 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC+00:00

Queen's University Belfast | Belfast

YELLOW HOUSE PUBLISHING
Publisher/HostYELLOW HOUSE PUBLISHING
Book Launch: Tony Black \u2013 Anything Strange or Startling
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Join us for Tony Black’s debut short story collection launch, with Q&A by Alexander Poots & fine wines from McGarry’s.
About this Event

Join us for the launch (Seamus Heaney Centre Queens University) of Tony Black’s debut short story collection, Anything Strange or Startling an evening of sharp, compelling prose from one of Ireland’s most distinctive new voices in fiction.

This collection brings together stories that are unsettling, tender, and darkly humorous. With a keen eye for human frailty and resilience, Tony Black introduces us to characters on the margins and moments that surprise, disturb, and linger long after reading.

The launch will feature:

  • A reading by the author.
  • A short Q&A session with Tony Black, chaired by author Alexander Poots.
  • Book signing opportunity.
  • Books Sales suppport by No Alibis Bookstore.

The evening is kindly supported by McGarry’s Fine Wines, who will provide a selection of wines for guests to enjoy.Come and celebrate the arrival of a striking new collection that is already generating excitement among readers and critics alike.


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Queen's University Belfast, University Road, Belfast, United Kingdom

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