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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

For Sally Carson, #BornOnThisDay in 1902, my thoughts on CROOKED CROSS. A gripping, terrifying novel about the rise of Nazism, the falling apart of a country’s codes of decency and the moral fortitude required to oppose persecution. Frighteningly timely. 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/11/09/c...

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Crooked Cross by Sally Carson

For a novel first published in 1934, Sally Carson’s Crooked Cross feels remarkably timely, charting, as it does, the rise of Nazism in the early 1930s, the falling apart of a country’s fundamental …

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen OBE, arrested under the Terrorism Act outside @labouruk.bsky.social conference. Her crime? Holding a piece of cardboard with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on it. She was among hundreds doing the same.

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Walter Scott Prize @walterscottprize.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Alice Jolly has written an exclusive reading guide to help explore her novel THE MATCHBOX GIRL, whether on your own, as part of a reading group, or in class: www.walterscottprize.co.uk/about-the-pr... #ReadingGuide #WalterScottPrize #BookPrize #HistoricalFiction #BookSky @alicejolly.bsky.social

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The op-ed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social challenges Booker Prize judges to look further afield to anoint big-prize winners as heavyweights – he's flying the flag for indie presses. inews.co.uk/culture/book...

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The Booker is a shambles - and everyone in publishing knows it

Plenty thought my novel would make the list – it didn't. Here's why I don't give a toss

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Do look up the outstanding joint winners: Nell Osbourne (Ghost Driver)and Rebecca Grandsen (Figures Crossing the Field towards the Group)

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Thanks @writersreview.bsky.social 3 amazing novels plus equally interesting memoir. Have we heard enough about WW2? No. The true significance of what happened may only be starting to become clear now. Time to ditch the heroes and villains and dig deep into how collaboration and complicity operate.

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I am seeing more and more stories of this kind and I am cheering all of the way. Time to acknowledge that mainstream publishing is no longer interested in literary fiction - and the small presses are doing a great job of taking up the challenge.

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Why not? Because they stole the work of millions of writers and paid nothing for it ....... but by all means do cosy up to the people who will put you out of work ..... why not?

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Writers are so grateful for her support of Beeban Kidron in the fight against generative AI. Publishers and agents are not supporting writers but she cares and takes action. THANK YOU!

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thanks so much @lindasbookbag.bsky.social Linda was very supportive and kind to me when no-one else wanted to know! I don't forget!

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

So exciting to receive advance copies of the paperback release of The Matchbox Girl, due in the shops on 16 July. @alicejolly.bsky.social

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2026

Letter in today's Times by climate scientist Sir Brian Hoskins: "The discourse around net-zero is increasingly decoupled from…science and our changing weather. "Net-zero is not an arbitrary slogan, rather it is dictated by the laws of physics."

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Such a painful and brilliant book.

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Many thanks to everyone who has sent messages and shared info. Very exciting that 'The Matchbox Girl' @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social won @walterscottprize.bsky.social Many thanks to the judges and to Abbotsford (the home of WALTER SCOTT).

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

UK publishing generated £7.4 billion in revenue last year. Compare that to: Premier League football: £6.6 billion Home entertainment: £5.6 billion UK film industry: 2.8 billion Now tell me again why authors don't deserve fair contracts and better pay.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

This Sat in Leeds: @alicejolly.bsky.social Naomi Booth & me talking about short stories www.ticketsource.com/leedslibrary...

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

BBC Question Time now doing exact same with AI they did with Farage? This ‘expert’ panel on AI is a disgrace: not one critical voice. Gilbert works for Tony Blair to promote AI. Jones is govt chief AI booster (& Blair flunky). Riparbelli is industry. Gawdat is ex industry. And a Tory MP

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This is an amazing novel. So moving, accurate and elegant.

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Many, many years ago Agnes Owens taught me on the first ever Arvon course I attended. I was sick all week because I was so nervous ..... She was so warm and generous and encouraging. I love her work and I owe her for her kindness to me at that time.

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Will be speaking at Leeds Central Library about the short story with Naomi Booth and @nicholasroyle.bsky.social chaired by @stuhennigan.bsky.social on Sat 6 June 1-3. Tickets below. Hope to see you there. www.ticketsource.com/leedslibrary...

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Ben Myers on winning The Walter Scott Prize. 'This prize is just as important to their survival as it is mine; a win for Bluemoose would be like Liechtenstein winning the World Cup.' Readers, Liechtenstein won the world cup. @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social @walterscottprize.bsky.social

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

There are 107 screenings of the People's Emergency Briefing over just the next 7 days. Find one near you on our interactive map - now with a postcode search and the ability to switch to table view and find events within a certain distance. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map #PEBuk #TimeToStepUp

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National Emergency Briefing

Find a People's Emergency Briefing screening near you, or spot a gap that you can fill by hosting a screening.

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Dear @bbcnews.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social 🔔This is all across local news. The government hasn't yet briefed the public on the severe threats from climate change and nature loss, so civil society is taking matters into its own hands. Articles from just last 10 days👇

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The People’s Emergency Briefing just landed in Australia 👇 Check out a screening near you (or why not hold one… we have all the tools to you need to screen it yourself) lnkd.in/eRe3K3vJ

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

New on the blog today. I've written about INCIDENTS IN THE RUE LAUGIER by Anita Brookner. I loved this precise, psychologically astute novel in which a young woman's life is cruelly shaped by an ill-advised love affair at an impressionable age. #BookSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/05/05/i...

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Incidents in the Rue Laugier by Anita Brookner

I love Anita Brookner. Her insights into the loneliness and isolation that characterise her protagonists’ lives are painfully acute. Every time I read her, I seem to discover a new favourite, and h…

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Food shortages risk civil unrest. Lt General Richard Nugee, at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing: "we're facing the potential of an ungovernable state unless Government takes this seriously". Can you help by hosting a screening of our film and inviting your MP? www.nebriefing.org/host-the-film

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Thanks @writersonline.bsky.social Great questions. Felt like talking to friends. In relation to The Matchbox Girl @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @walterscottprize.bsky.social I felt as though I would lie down and die before finding the right way to tell it ..... open.spotify.com/episode/1A5h...

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Finding the shape of your story with Alice Jolly

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Bullaun Press @bullaunpress.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

OUT 1 JUNE 2026 Awarded the highest prize for prose in Belarus in 2021, What Now, Mr Wolf? offers an unforgettable oral testimony of the dark days of recent European history. Available to pre-order via link in our bio now! #artscouncilsupported #literatureintranslation

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James McConnachie @jamesmcconnachie.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Casting no shade here on the many extraordinary people who have written books but ... not many professional authors are headlining at 'the world’s leading festival of ideas'.

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Talked to Ken Barrett of Brainland podcast about history of autism research in 'The Matchbox Girl' @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Ken is a neuroscientist turned artist. Episode before mine is the legendary Dame Uta Frith - first translator of Asperger's work. open.spotify.com/episode/1FbU...

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THE MATCHBOX GIRL: Recreating Hans Asperger's world in fiction

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Police to resume Palestine Action arrests due to staggering rise in terrorism that has so far seen zero casualties Tax payers foot the bill — the same tax payers who can’t get a police officer to come out when they’ve been burgled @normalisland.co.uk www.normalisland.co.uk/p/police-to-...

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Police to resume Palestine Action arrests due to staggering rise in terrorism that has so far seen zero casualties

With all the terrible things going on in the world, you will be pleased to hear the Metropolitan Police has decided to once again focus its energy on the most important issue of all: people holding up...

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Marina Benjamin @marinabenjamin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Reserve your place at the panel celebrating the shortlisted authors and presses of this years Queen Mary Prize for Small Press Fiction ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queen-mary...

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Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize Panel

Organised by the School of the Arts alongside the Republic of Consciousness Foundation.

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Northern #BookSky folk are reminded you can come see me being interviewed by the amazing Naomi Booth next Weds. More info a tickets here. www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/stu-hen...

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York Theatre Royal

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Only a month since publication and we're already talking about being ready to hit the reprint button. Eternal thanks to all who've bought, read, shared, reviewed, come to events and been so generous in engaging with Keshed. Word of mouth is critical for writers like me, you're all brill #BookSky 📚

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

In conversation with Rosie Goldsmith, Austrian Cultural Forum Tuesday. 'Matchbox Girl' is about early pioneers of #autism research. Historical fiction always a lens through which to view our own times. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @walterscottprize.bsky.social www.acflondon.org/events/the-m...

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The Matchbox Girl: Alice Jolly in Conversation with Rosie Goldsmith ← Events ← Austrian Cultural Forum London

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Stephen Kinsella @stephenstroud.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

The logic of and widespread support for a wealth tax may be approaching a tipping point. @patmillsuk.bsky.social

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 11/03/2026

The Society of Authors has launched a 'Human Authored' scheme to 'help identify works written by humans in a market increasingly flooded by AI-generated books' 👇#BookSky

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SoA launches Human Authored logo in response to ‘flood of AI-generated books’

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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 12/03/2026

I hope she sues them into oblivion 💜

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Such an accurate, magical, honest book ...... A seriously talented writer.

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