#the butterfly assassin

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Apparently my book’s available in Japan! (As an import, so, still in English.) Not sure if I have any followers who might find this useful to know, but just in case…

You can now order signed copies of The Butterfly Assassin from Housmans, meaning you get both a signed book and the smug satisfaction of knowing you supported a radical non-profit independent bookshop at the same time!

A wonderful book launch tonight at Housmans We had my book as a cake, I signed lots of copies, I saw people I’ve not seen in years, and I stood on a stool and yelled about how the military and the arms trade are bad. All my favourite things to do at a party!

Housmans was such a great venue to host this lil party – my pacifist values actually had a significant impact on my stabby murder book, so I loved having that connection there and feeling like the shop would support me getting political and turning the thing into an impromptu pacifist rally Plus, that radical angle gave it all a unique feel, very different from being in a corporate chain bookshop. I think some of my friends bought rather more books than they planned…

As of tomorrow you’ll be able to order signed copies of the book from the Housmans website, and I’ll drop a link here when I’ve got one. Please do – they were so great, and they’re a cool nonprofit leftie shop with excellent vibes, so absolutely one to support if you can!

DUBLINERS! There are very very many signed books at Easons on O'Connell St and at Dubray on Grafton St (and possibly other Dubray branches? I signed a bunch of books for the festival booksellers, which was Dubray, but idk what store they’ll wind up at!). There are also a couple of signed books at The Gutter Bookshop and Hodges Figgis! (The latter not pictured because their lighting made me look terrible, hahaha.)

Go nab ‘em, because I don’t know when I’ll be coming back to Dublin, so when they’re gone, they’re gone…

A Facebook post from Finn Longman dated 26th May 2014, reading "The French word for moth is so hardcore. 'The butterfly of night'. It sounds like an assassin's nickname. And saying that, I've got an idea..."ALT
Finn Longman signing copies of The Butterfly Assassin in a bookshopALT
Finn Longman holding a stack of copies of The Butterfly Assassin in Waterstones PiccadillyALT

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