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Anna Pallai

@annapallai.bsky.social
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Literary agent and PR at AMP Literary www.ampliterary.co.uk Specialising in women’s narrative non-fiction

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John Grindrod @grindrod.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
As it’s LGBTQ+ History Month I thought I’d share some bits from my new book Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains (out in mid March) just to give a flavour of what was going on beyond the privet…
Cover of Tales of the Suburbs: LGBTQ+ Lives Behind Net Curtains by John Grindrod
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 29/01/2026
The £4,000 Wingate Literary Prize has been awarded to Amor Tibon for The Gates of Gaza (Scribe, 2025) 👇 #BookSky
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Wingate Literary Prize awarded to Amor Tibon
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The Jewish Chronicle @jewishchron.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
October 7 survivor Amir Tibon scoops 2026 Wingate Prize for ‘The Gates of Gaza’ www.thejc.com/news/uk/wing...
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October 7 survivor Amir Tibon scoops 2026 Wingate Prize for ‘The Gates of Gaza’ - The Jewish Chronicle
The prize is awarded annually to the book deemed to best communicate ‘the idea of Jewishness to the general reader’
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
We are delighted to announce the winner of this year's Wingate Prize - Amir Tibon for his remarkable *The Gates of Gaza* Congratulations to Amir and his publishers @scribepub.bsky.social @littlebrown.bsky.social and thank you to our partners @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk
Winner of the Wingate Prize 2026 - The Gates of Gaza by Amir TibonWe were thrilled with our shortlist this year, but in the end one book was our unanimous choice. Amir Tibon's The Gates of Gaza is a remarkable accomplishment. To write about the devastating events in Israel and Palestine with such humanity, such knowledge of history and such balance would be extraordinary under any circumstances; given the author's situation  — he was himself caught up in the attack of October 7 — it is even more stunning. Tibon's style is lucid and compelling, and one could not hope for a better guide to these challenging and painful times.’
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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz351bs
I read somewhere that the biggest fear a writer has is a blank page. I'm surprised that with their supposed fertile imaginations they couldn't come up with something more scary than a bit of paper. What about being attacked by a polar bear or perhaps galling down a really deep well full of giant, man-eating frogs? I'm no Jeffrey Archer but even I could come up with that one. Georg Rucksack, Poole
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Tickets are now on sale for our event - What’s Next for Jewish Books? at Jewish Book Week on 8 March. Author and Wingate Trustee @ekasriel.bsky.social will be joined by our judges @ericawgnr.bsky.social Xiaolu Guo, Kate Weinberg and Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet alongside this year’s winner.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
My pal @ellenjones.bsky.social is having a launch of the paperback of her brilliant book - Outrage. I advise you to go
Outrage Paperback
Launch
Join author Ellen Jones in conversation with Tazmyn-Mei Gebbett
followed by a party, with mus. by DJ Areola Grande LatteLikes
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
We are delighted to reveal this year’s shortlist.
The Einstein of Sex by @brookfiles.bsky.social 	
Chopping Onions on my Heart by @samanthaellis.bsky.social City of Laughter by @temim.bsky.social 				
Berlin Atomized by Julia Kornberg 						
Letters by Oliver Sacks, edited by Kate Edgar			
The Gates of Gaza by Amir Tibon
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
And a big thank you to our judges - @ericawgnr.bsky.social Kate Weinberg, Xiaolu Guo and Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet. And thanks also to our partners @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We're delighted to announce the longlist for this year's prize. Congratulations to all of the authors and their publishers
The Einstein of Sex by Daniel Brook (WW Norton)

Chopping Onions on my Heart by Samantha Ellis (Chatto and Windus)

Chutzpah! A Memoir of Faith, Sexuality and Daring to Stay by Yehudis Fletcher (Transworld)

City of Laughter by Temim Fruchter (Dialogue Books)

Berlin Atomized by Julia Kornberg (Astra House)

Fear No Pharaoh by Richard Kreitner (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

Nothing Vast by Moshe Zvi Marvit (Acre Books)

Ripeness by Sarah Moss (Picador)

Letters by Oliver Sacks, edited by Kate Edgar (Picador)

Vera, or Faith by Gary Shteyngart (Atlantic)

Family Romance by Jean Strouse (Farrar, Strous & Giroux)

The Gates of Gaza by Amir Tibon (Little Brown)
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Anna Pallai @annapallai.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Very pleased the news is out! Coming from Icon Books in March 2026.
News story from @thebookseller - Icon snaps up Gillian Best's fascinating book on chronic pain
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Only a few days to go until we announce our longlist... Keep your eyes peeled
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 08/10/2025
Scholastic UK has snapped up Welcome to Weird Street from author-illustrator, brother-sister duo Stephen and Anita Mangan. Welcome to Weird Street will be published in May 2026 👇 #BookSky
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Scholastic UK signs Mangan siblings' middle-grade adventure in two-book deal
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Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Get the blue cover for A Level and the green cover for GCSEs.
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Sarah Collins @sarahelizacollins.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Really happy to have signed with @annapallai.bsky.social. Hopefully exciting projects ahead www.ampliterary.co.uk/about-1-1
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SARAH COLLINS | ampliterary
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 28/06/2025
As a rule I'm violently allergic to open letters, but I finally signed one.
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Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers
To Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette Book Group, Macmillan, and all other publishers of America: We are standing on a precipice. At its simplest level, our job as …
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
We are delighted to announce this year's judging panel... Author and editor Erica Wagner is to chair and will be joined by the novelists Xiaolu Guo and Kate Weinberg and rabbi and the Director of Strategy for Masorti Judaism in the UK, Adam Zagoria-Moffet. @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk
We are delighted to announce this year's judging panelphotos of Xiaolu Guo, Kate Weinberg, Erica Wagner and Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet
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Anna Pallai @annapallai.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Very moving piece by @nichihodgson.bsky.social on her experiences with severe psychosis, in today's @thetimes.com
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Anna Pallai @annapallai.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
My submissions window will be open from Mon 26th to Fri 30th May. I specialise in women’s adult non-fiction and like campaigning books, untold stories, stories that change conversations. Self-help, wellness and cookery not really my thing.
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Free tickets now available for How to Tell a Jew­ish Sto­ry with winner of this year's prize, Manya Wilkin­son and Ayelet Tsabari - moderated by @ekasriel.bsky.social and hosted by the Global Jewish Literary Alliance www.jewishbookcouncil.org/events/2025-...
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2025 Global Jewish Literary Alliance Conversation: How to Tell a Jewish Story with Manya Wilkinson and Ayelet Tsabari
Join the Global Jewish Literary Alliance for a conversation with Manya Wilkinson and Ayelet Tsabari on being storytellers, their journeys into the writing world, what inspires them, and how their a
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Sam Delaney @delaneyman.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Today’s times. Unfair headline really. But the gist is that in the early days of sobriety I burned out a bit. 10 years sober next month and much better now. www.thetimes.com/article/360b...
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I gave up alcohol — but then became a miserable workaholic
After quitting booze, Sam Delaney, 50, went through ‘sober burnout’. It’s not unusual, he’s discovered
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Lauren Fortune @laurenfortune.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Happy publication day to @stephenmangan.bsky.social & Anita Mangan for the planet-hopping, spaceship-shaking, utterly hilarious adventure The Fart that Saved the Universe. Spent today at Tunbridge Wells Lit Fest watching 100s of kids raise the roof with glee! So special! @scholasticuk.bsky.social
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition, 6,000+! Authors deserve to have a livelihood and compensation from their work, if you haven't signed do so now 👇
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Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
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Byte The Book @bytethebook.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Don’t miss the chance to sign up for our upcoming event on April 1st! In this virtual session led by experts, you will learn: 📢 How to grab an agent’s attention 📅 When to pitch your book ✍️ What makes a winning book submission Grab your tickets now: bytethebook.com/event/real-d...
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Real Deal: Ideas to help you Pitch your Non-Fiction - Byte The Book
If you want your non-fiction book to be traditionally published, at some point you will need to pitch it to an agent. But, what is the best way to do that? What do agents look for in non-fiction? At w...
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Byte The Book @bytethebook.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
🚨 EVENT ALERT 🚨 Join us on April 1st at 1pm for an online event with literary agent Anna Pallai and author John Grindrod as they share insights on: ✅ What agents look for in non-fiction ✅ When to pitch your book ✅ How to write a great submission bytethebook.com/event/real-d...
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Real Deal: Ideas to help you Pitch your Non-Fiction - Byte The Book
If you want your non-fiction book to be traditionally published, at some point you will need to pitch it to an agent. But, what is the best way to do that? What do agents look for in non-fiction? At w...
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 10/03/2025
Manya Wilkinson has won the 2025 Wingate Literary Prize for Lublin (And Other Stories, 2024), a “wholly unique coming of age novel, fusing fable, history and Jewish joke-making, set against the backdrop of the oncoming darkness of the 20th century”. 👇 #BookSky
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Manya Wilkinson wins the Wingate Literary Prize for ‘astonishing’ novel Lublin
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Huge congratulations to Manya Wilkinson - winner of this year’s prize for the magnificent Lublin. Thank you to our judges @ericawgnr.bsky.social @keironpim.bsky.social @alicesherwood.bsky.social and Rabbi Zahavit Shalet
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Anna Pallai @annapallai.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Happiest of publication days to @delaneyman.bsky.social - shown here with blackened hands from all the signed copies of Stop Sh*tting Yourself
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Sam Delaney @delaneyman.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
It’s out today in hardback, Kindle and audiobook (read by me). Go on, treat yourself. Links in bio.
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Tickets are still available for The Power of Words: Celebrating the 2025 Wingate Prize - part of this year's Jewish Book Week, thanks to our association with @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/9378
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The Power of Words: Celebrating the 2025 Wingate Prize - Jewish Literary Foundation
Jewish Book Week is delighted to celebrate the 48th Wingate Prize, awarded annually to the best fiction or non-fiction book that explores Jewishness for a broard readership Wingate Foundation trustee ...
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Sam Delaney @delaneyman.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
pod.fo/e/2abd10 Had an right laugh with this pair of legends on their excellent podcast Thanks for having me @gordonsmart.bsky.social
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Restless Natives with Martin Compston & Gordon Smart: Pharmacists, 15 Life Lessons & Posh Dentists with Sam Delaney
This week our Restless Natives special guest is a broadcaster who was a regular on breakfast telly until he decided to wage war against pharmacists during an appearance on This Morning just for the...
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Ellen Jones @ellenjones.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This Friday I'm hosting a fab event at @housmansbookshop.bsky.social in conversation with Jodie Lancet-Grant who is not only an excellent children's author but also my editor! Come along if you're about! housmans.com/event/housma...
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Housmans x London Bookshop Crawl: Ellen Jones launches OUTRAGE
Housmans and the London Bookshop Crawl are delighted to welcome Ellen Jones to King’s Cross to celebrate the launch of OUTRAGE: Why The Fight For LGBTQ+ Equality Is Not Yet Won And What We Ca…
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Jewish Literary Foundation @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk · 11/02/2025
REMINDER! This is happening tonight with the wonderful Sara Gibbs, @sararoseg.bsky.social, Jeremy Eichler, Manya Wilkinson, Miriam Gold, and Taffy Brodesser-Akner @taffyakner.bsky.social. Register for free for tonight's event at 7pm GMT: buff.ly/42M0j8L Chaired by @alicesherwood.bsky.social
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Inside the Wingate: A Literary Showcase - Jewish Literary Foundation
Join us for a special celebration of the Wingate Prize, featuring readings from the shortlisted authors and a deep-dive into the Prize – awarded annually to the best fiction or non-fiction book that c...
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
And to find out who the winner is, tickets are now on sale for the event at Jewish Book Week here jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/9378 thanks to our partners @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk
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The Wingate Prize 2025 - Jewish Literary Foundation
Jewish Book Week is delighted to celebrate the 48th Wingate Prize, awarded annually to the best fiction or non-fiction book that explores Jewishness for a broard readership Wingate Foundation trustee ...
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The Wingate Prize @thewingateprize.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Our judges @ericawgnr.bsky.social @keironpim.bsky.social @alicesherwood.bsky.social and Rabbi Zahavit Shalev have decided the winner of this year's prize. Alice Sherwood will be online talking to some of the shortlisted authors tomorrow night jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/insid...
photo of Erica Wagner, Alice Sherwood, Rabbi Zahavit Shalev and Keiron Pim in front of bookshelves
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
My pal @ellenjones.bsky.social has her first book out - it is excellent and very necessary in times where bigotry is used as camouflage for theft and abuse - if you are a podcaster who would like her as a guest I know she is keen to talk about Outrage and much more m.youtube.com/watch?v=_zDk...
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Queer Book Recommendations | Outrage by Ellen Jones
YouTube video by Pan Macmillan
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Anna Pallai @annapallai.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Lovely piece by Abi Millar in this month's @womanandhome.bsky.social - tied in to publication of *The Spirituality Gap* @clarerbullock.bsky.social @mattcasbourne.bsky.social @angelampr.bsky.social
Magazine spread - I'm Not a Hippy But... From ecstatic dance to astrology, I've tried it all, says Abi Millar, who is looking for meaning in an uncertain world.
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Ellen Jones @ellenjones.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Are you a podcaster who wants to speak about LGBTQ+ equality & how the stripping of queer and trans rights has harmed everyone? AND what we can do about it. Because I’ve just written a book on the subject and would love to get it out into the hands of more people. We need tools.
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Ellen Jones @ellenjones.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
You can now get signed copies of Outrage from: @thecommonpress.bsky.social @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social @foylesforbooks.bsky.social Charing Cross And @waterstones.bsky.social Gower St, Trafalgar Sq and Picadilly Circus
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Joffe Books @joffebooks.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Not bad advice from CS Lewis.
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Sam Delaney @delaneyman.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Finished copy of my new book is here and I am very chuffed with the cover. It's out on Feb 27th at A*azon, Waterstones and all the other places or - if you want a signed and personalised copy - contact Barnes Bookshop who will sort it barnesbookshop.com
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Alice Sherwood @alicesherwood.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Very much looking forward to hearing from our brilliant @thewingateprize.bsky.social shortlist authors - @sararoseg.bsky.social Maya Wilkinson Miriam Gold Jeremy Eichler @taffyakner.bsky.social on the 11th Feb
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Jewish Literary Foundation @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk · 29/01/2025
Featuring @sararoseg.bsky.social, @taffyakner.bsky.social, Manya Wilkinson, Miriam Gold, and nephew of shortlisted author, József Debreczeni, Alexander Bruner
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Jewish Literary Foundation @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk · 29/01/2025
Congrats to all the shortlisted authors for the 48th Wingate Prize! Don't miss our online event on 11th Feb at 7pm with judge Alice Sherwood and the authors, including readings from their books. @alicesherwood.bsky.social @thewingateprize.bsky.social Book your free ticket 👇 buff.ly/3EiQq8s
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Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop @lighthousebks.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Treat yourself to a copy of Outrage! Allies, get one for you/your workplace/the local library! And join us for the launch with Ellen on Tues 4th feb -in Edinburgh & online -hosted by bookshop fave @junethomas.bsky.social lighthousebookshop.com/events/outra...
An event poster for the Edinburgh launch of Outrage, featuring a blown up copy of the book, and beside it Ellen - a smiling white woman with a purple bob- stands in fierce heeled boots and puff sleeve velour dress. She looks strong, femme and ready to take on the world. The poster sign posts the date of the launch as Feb 4th.
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Anna Pallai @annapallai.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Happiest of publication days to @ellenjones.bsky.social Outrage is a vital book which counters misinformation and may well inspire you do something to help. Am very proud of Ellen and her amazing work, with a big thanks to the team @booksbybluebird.bsky.social for helping Outrage into the world
Ellen Jones in purple dress reading copy of her book Outrage
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Ellen Jones @ellenjones.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
My book Outrage comes out in a little over three days time. It’s a terrifying to be a debut LGBTQ+ author. Here’s how you can support me. open.substack.com/pub/ellenjon...
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I wrote a book about LGBTQ+ equality. It comes out in three days. That was interesting timing.
Here's some practical ways of supporting a queer author.
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Anna Pallai @annapallai.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
My grandma with her parents and one of her brothers. She was the only member of her entire family to survive the Shoah. Thinking of her on Holocaust Memorial Day
Sepia photo of a family of four - parents and a young girl and boy
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