Ali Watkins

Scribbler, @nytimes. Author, "THE NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU" out now from @LittleBrown. MA in Writing, @UniofGalway. Come for the stories, stay for the Philly hype.

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

Folks, very excited to launch my personal website, to keep tabs on new writing and events, for THE NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU and beyond. Some great chats coming up in Belfast, Dublin and, soon, the States. Check it out here: https://t.co/D6eZgnQeHc

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

Been thinking a lot lately of The Brothers by Stephen Kinzer, which is a worthwhile read any day, but especially in these times. https://t.co/MLtwaEfRLF

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

This is so upsetting, on so many levels. Among them: citing a federally-mandated, union-negotiated contract as a reason for closure. https://t.co/YopIhonXqj

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

On this Very Saturated and Serious News Day, may I humbly offer: Mouse, the (non) Lion https://t.co/2B7uh2PJUm

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

Thanks so much to @irish_news for highlighting THE NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU. Come hang out with me and Elaine Feeney at @BelfastFestival this weekend. https://t.co/Yrk19u61nC https://t.co/HkktuFywx8

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

"I’ve never felt further from my Irishness. Writing the book and living here has completely changed how I view my own history...It’s important to recognise that just because we are part of the diaspora doesn’t mean we have a right to these stories." https://t.co/cLckCAxT33

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

"I’ve never felt further from my Irishness. Writing the book and living here has completely changed how I view my own history...It’s important to recognise that just because we are part of the diaspora doesn’t mean we have a right to these stories." https://t.co/cLckCAxT33

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

So excited to be heading back to @TempleUniv next week for a chat on THE NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU. Special place in a special city. Registration link here: https://t.co/D6eZgnQMwK

[History Rage Podcast @HistoryRage]

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
America's Troubles story can't be told without... America! 🇺🇸 @AliWatkins on the US's complex part in the conflict. Was it helpful or harmful? 🤔 #HistoryRage #IrishTroubles #HistoryPodcast

Listen now 🎧 https://t.co/RoxRzLEBt4
#History #Podcast

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

TOMORROW! Join me and @kevinbrannigans at @Hodges_Figgis to talk about NORAID and the legacy of Irish-America — on the island, and in the states. No shortage of things to chat about, come hang out with us! https://t.co/alripuSrqC.

[Icon Books @iconbooks]

One week until @AliWatkins will be at @Hodges_Figgis in Dublin with director Kevin Brannigan to discuss her new book The Next One is for You and how a group of Philadelphia gunrunners armed the IRA at the height of the Troubles.

Join them on August 13th.
https://t.co/bFO4lAUbvh

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

Did you catch @kevinbrannigans brilliant NORAID documentary on @rte this month? Join us together in Dublin on Aug. 13th @Hodges_Figgis, where we'll be chatting about Irish America, NORAID and the Troubles. Details here: https://t.co/8IbG9OK9zX

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

For those who saw hurling for the first time today, thanks to @BBCSport…you are correct, it is 100000% the most sensational, mind-bending sport, and
criminally under-aired.

[Icon Books @iconbooks]

Don't miss Pulitzer finalist Ali Watkins (@AliWatkins) in conversation with Booker Prize longlisted Elaine Feeney at Waterstones Belfast (@wstonesbelfast) on the 28th of August.

More information: https://t.co/bestbAJoC0

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

Come hang with me and Elaine Feeney in Belfast next month, @wstonesbelfast on August 28th. Some beautiful overlaps between THE NEXT ONE and her novel, LET ME GO MAD IN MY OWN WAY. Among them: how generations of women bear the burden of a nation's trauma. https://t.co/2TCJ9tblDt

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

Not far from charred homes in Ballymena are the sites of St. Louis School & Our Lady's in Harryville — as migrant effigies burn on bonfires, unsettling reminders of Northern Ireland's preferred tribalist weapon: If you don't leave, we'll burn you out. https://t.co/2LRJ1MP3Xk

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

Important chat here, on why we included specific details in THE NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU. "There's a general understanding that American guns went to the North. But those broader understandings always lack critical details, and it's what's allowed us to romanticize that conflict."

[Monocle Radio @Monocle_Radio]

The Monocle Daily: @lynnekodonnell and @pburtsoff discuss Netanyahu’s visit to Washington. Then: we ask why Ukraine and Russia’s neighbours are withdrawing from the Ottawa Treaty. Plus: @AliWatkins on her new book, ‘The Next One is For You’ https://t.co/Mth2YC6ebG

[Icon Books @iconbooks]

Calling all our Northern Irish readers! The Next One Is For You author Ali Watkins (@AliWatkins) will be in conversation with Let Me Go Mad in my Own Way author Elaine Feeney on the 28th of August at Waterstones Belfast (@wstonesbelfast)!

Tickets: https://t.co/bestbAJWry

[History Rage Podcast @HistoryRage]

🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS🚨
Discover the untold story of the Philadelphia Five and their role in the Irish Troubles in our latest episode. Join journalist @AliWatkins as we explore the complexities of identity, conflict, and the historical narrative surrounding Irish America.
@iconbooks

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

HAPPY LAUNCH WEEK to Elaine Feeney and this absolutely gorgeous book, which moved me to tears. A beautiful meditation on family, womanhood, and the generational trauma of conflict. Run, don't walk: https://t.co/VEmKZ8apTO

[Ali Watkins @AliWatkins]

Chuffed for this rave of THE NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU from @washingtonpost, and this timely note: "American citizens will continue to take part in conflicts abroad...Less certain is whether America’s political influence will play the same role in ending them." https://t.co/OKnaEuvyfv