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Juno Baker

@junobaker.bsky.social
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Juno is a writer of #HistoricalFiction and her collection of #Shortstories, Uncertain Terms is available on amazon. Website junobaker.co.uk #HistoricalFiction

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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#HappyFriday. #OnThisDay in 1643: the English Parliament signed the Solemn League and Covenant, agreeing that Presbyterianism would be imposed on England in return for Scottish help to fight the royalists. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #AmWriting #History
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Much as we love bookshops, they need more than love to keep going. A bookshop can be the centre of a whole community. Bookshops support authors; organize events. A thriving bookshop teaches the next generation that literacy matters. So don't just love your bookshop: actually buy books there.
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just joined @histnovsoc.bsky.social . Looking forward to connecting with other writers who love exploring #history. 📚💙 #booksky #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #WritingCommunity #StuartLondon #EnglishCivilWar # #HistoricalFictionAuthor #17thCentury #AmWriting
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
86 years ago #onthisday, John Noel Marston, aged 19, was killed on a visit to my mum's cousins. A bomb fell and they were all trapped under 4ft of rubble. Thanks to the Kenley Revival for their brilliant telling of this tragic story. #history #stopwar www.kenleyrevival.org/content/hist...
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Buried Alive in The Blitz - The Bombing of 49 Woodcote Grove Road, Coulsdon
By 18th September, 1940, the Luftwaffe's attention was firmly focused on bombing London into submission. This is the story of just one rescue amongst many that took place during this period.
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Layla ᎴᎳ @laylajohnston.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I just had the most thoughtful conversation and guest author experience with Vanessa Lillie at today’s session of my Cherokee book club, Digoweli! I highly recommend her thrillers if you’re into fast paced fiction featuring strong indigenous women. #booksky
Cover of The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie
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Megan Rubiner Zinn @mrzinn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My Writers’ Block guest tomorrow is Meghana Mysore, author of "Let All Our Ghosts Depart." Meghana Mysore has a reading at Odyssey Bookshop on Tue. Sept. 15 at 7 PM. Listen to Writers’ Block via WHMP.com, Mondays at 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. #booksky
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Michael Shallcross @michaelshallcross.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I wrote about Barrie's film in this (open access) journal article. Chesterton's later account of his involvement is more self-reproachful than might be expected of an apparently harmless escapade, because he connects it directly to the outbreak of war.
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‘This odd game called war’: The Ethics of Game Playing in the War Writing of H. G. Wells, G. K. Chesterton, and Wyndham Lewis | The Wellsian: The Journal of the H. G. Wells Society
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Just read Chronicles of a Dyslexic Author, by Giannis Paschos, translated by Alexandra Samothraki and published by @stairwellbooks.bsky.social. Fascinating #memoir detailing challenges faced by #dyslexic children & the exhausting experience of being #neurodiverse. Definitely #recommend. 💙📚 #booksky
Book cover of Chronicles of a Dyslexic Author
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One of my favourite books to dip into for observation from the past. Poetry about the River Fleet describes it as a "large tribute of dead dogs to the Thames." What an irresistible setting for #HistoricalFiction! 📚💙#booksky
Cover of Peter Ackroyd's book, Thames, sacred river.
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Popped into the Multicultural Book & Poetry Fair @conwayhall.bsky.social. Brilliant atmosphere, loads of lovely people and wonderful books. Couldn't resist buying a #memoir and a #histfic from @stairwellbooks.bsky.social. #indiepublishing.#booksky 💙📚 #HistoricalFiction ⏳📚#indiepublishers
Juno smiling outside Conway Hall next to the 'Welcome to the Multicultural Book & Poetry Fair' banner, which is yellow and has a row of books drawn on it.
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wow! Just love this camera-less photography of the human body! It's both fascinating and beautiful. #art #photography underlinemedia.co.uk/photography/...
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FASCIA – Underline Media Collective
Cameraless photography exploring fascia, our invisible connective tissue, inspired by conversations with student paramedic Gull to uplift and celebrate the knowledge of our NHS workers.
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Love this from @londonist.com. An Anglo-Saxon map and it's fascinating. Who knew that Croydon means the Valley of the Crocuses. Not me and I live there! Here's the map: londonist.com/2014/01/angl... #history #myregion #London
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Anglo Saxon London Map: Updated
From Wemba Lea to Daccanhamm.
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Fox Lane Books 🦊 @foxlanebooks.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Some new books we’ve added to our website 📚+ #SIGNED copies as usual! There are plenty of perks to shopping with our little #IndependentBookshop ❤️ Every order is wrapped and packed with care, and you’ll earn reward points with every purchase to redeem against future orders! FoxLaneBooks.co.uk
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 22/05/2026
Congratulations to Nick Judin, Taylor Brandon and Charlton “CJ” Davis for being named finalists for the 2026 AAN Excellence in Journalism Award for their reporting on Mississippi immigrants, ICE and detention. Support journalism that puts people first: buff.ly/vwSgNjc
1 MFP AND 2 YMP staff member finalist in AAN Excellence in journalism award
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Historical Novel Society @histnovsoc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It's our pleasure! #NotAllMedalistsWearSneakers
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
This is the first silver medal I have ever won and unsurprisingly it wasn't for running. I'm so pleased - and very honoured - to have it. Many thanks @histnovsoc.bsky.social and congratulations to all the category winners hns2026.com/competition. #hns2026, #historicalfiction #histfic #novel
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
We’re looking for exciting upcoming books to feature in our next book tour! If you’re interested, get in touch with us here: www.book-shelfie.com/book-tour
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Mercedes Rochelle @authorrochelle.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Reposted by @lisettebrodey.bsky.social Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social Book Review: “Joan of Arc: A History” by Helen Castor "very engaging and informative." adventuresofatudornerd.com/2026/03/18/b... @hmalagisi.bsky.social
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Just a reminder that I offer my wildlife photography as wall art, cards, totes, mugs, puzzles, and more! You can see my photos here: laurel-gale.pixels.com #birds #nature #wildlife 📷🐡
A screenshot showing a collection of wildlife photography, featuring great blue herons, a rock wren, a gosling, great horned owls, bald eagles, a raccoon, a bobcat, a western screech owl, a belted kingfisher, a house finch and a snowy egret.
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Kate Sheehan-Finn @katesfwriter.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
On #WorldBookDay pick up a real book from a bookshop. Then sit down and read for a while. Allow a storyteller bring you into the world they’ve created. Meet the people the writer wants you to care about. And forget your troubles for a while, big and small. We need stories. #AmReading #Booksky
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
So thrilled to be shortlisted in the prestigious #hns2026 competition. I couldn't be happier to have A Murder of Crows recognised by the #historicalnovelsociety. Thank you @histnovsoc.bsky.social #historicalfiction💙📚 #booksky
Certificate from Historical Novel Society for A Murder of Crows being on the 2026 First Chapters competition 17th to 19th century shortlist
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
That's very thoughtful! What a bargain! #fantasynovels
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
FFS, just go ahead and ban ALL the best people, why don't you.
Sign. Near an old railway station in Devon. "Great Western Railway NOTICE. It is forbidden for vagrants, beggars, itinerant musicians and females of doubtful reputation to enter these premises." There's what looks like a black drainpipe next to it, but this is actually the station's old 1940s "soda funnel" where country urchins from the area waiting for their fathers to return from war by rail would gather around and collectively suck a shit, early version of orangeade, made from carrots and soil, out of the bottom of it.
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Dear Auntie You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
That's a relief! I thought the whole country was this bad.
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Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Croydon has worst fly-tipping record in whole of England insidecroydon.com/2026/02/25/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @patrickjbutler.bsky.social @litterfreenorbury.bsky.social
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Croydon has worst fly-tipping record in whole of England
There was an average of more than 1,000 fly-tips reported every week around the borough last year, according to official figures published today – at a time when the council had no enforcemen…
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Rosemary Griggs @ragriggsauthor.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
#WindowsOnWednesday Dartmouth Castle. 📷 from April 2023
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This is so great! Actually #earlierNotations is a good idea for #booksky 📚💙. Or is that just me?
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Want to send us your FLASH/MICRO fiction? Here's what we like: ✨ Interesting, literary narratives with a modern, pop culture appeal. ✨ Voice-driven prose. ✨ Double-spacing with serif fonts. Browsing our archives is the best way to see if we're a good fit! buff.ly/HZLDfm0
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Paul Fulford @paulfulford.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
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ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
ANMLY is now open for new work! We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation! > anmly.submittable.com *Fee waivers available* Check out our latest issue to see what we're into! > anmly.org/ap40
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ANMLY Submission Manager
**ANNOUNCEMENT: Fees will be waived for all Black and Indigenous writers, and writers of Palestinian descent, to support those most targeted by state violence. Email editor [at] anomalouspress [dot] o...
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Love a good crow 👍☺️
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The Common @commonmag.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
ONE WEEK LEFT! Our two-week writing intensive for this summer is open for applications until May 18th. We offer a robust scholarship program, so everyone is encouraged to apply. Learn the building blocks of storytelling (plot, characters, etc.) with The Common staff! buff.ly/vT8I5ba
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The Common Young Writers Program, July 25-August 5
Applications open now to high school students.
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Red Ogre Review @ogre.red · 14/05/2025
Our August magazine issue is open for submissions! We publish poetry, short prose poetry, visual art, art photography, and music. Please use our Submittable: redogrereview.submittable.com/submit Reposts welcome! 💙📚 #PoetrySky #ArtSky #MusicSky
Thumbnail reading "Red Ogre Review | August Issue | Submissions Open."
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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Submissions are open. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Before submitting, please review our guidelines at the link below: buff.ly/F9Eewzp #writingcommunity
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Abridged @abridgedmagazine.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
We have a new Submission Call!
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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Funny how folks like to say that humanities degrees are “useless” while the world is being actively destroyed by people not knowing about history, ethics, media literacy, or how to think critically. But sure, tell me again how STEM alone will save us.
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Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
– Mary Wollstonecraft, born #OnThisDay in 1759, in A Vindication of the Rights of Men.
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
What a lovely post! And so perfect for #selfpromoThursday. Thanks @orlaowenwriting.bsky.social
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Sarah May @sarahmay1.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
One of the amazing speeches yesterday was by Diana, a woman who has had her GRC for 20 years. One fact she shared is that there are only 8,000 people with a GRC in the UK. All this vitriol, all the money for the court cases, space in newspapers, time in parliament, to target 8,000 people. Of course>
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Looking for a short story to ease you back into work after the long bank holiday? Just read a brilliant one on the @crankedanvil.bsky.social website. Here's 'Observation' by EJ Taylor: crankedanvil.co.uk/2024/07/16/o...
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OBSERVATION by E J Taylor (1st place, Apr24)
A pigeon nestles, invisible, on a steel branch behind three security cameras, each angled towards the road. A whirring too slight to disturb the bird emits from the cameras when their data transfer…
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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
On a walk through the hills this morning... "Language is like a road, it cannot be perceived all at once because it unfolds in time, whether heard or read. This narrative or temporal element has made writing and walking resemble each other." - Rebecca Solnit (from Wanderlust: A History of Walking)
Photograph: Lottie, a young brown spaniel, on a path that winds through the Devon hills close to my studio. Photograph: Lottie on lower Nattadon Hill, an old oak tree behind her.Photograph: A smiling spaniel, in love with the world. The rain has stopped, the birds are singing, the hills are rich with delicious smells. This is canine bliss.
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Rebecca Rideal @rebeccarideal.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
STARTING TODAY! My new online course… Pendle & Salem: Witchcraft in 17th-Century England and Colonial America You can follow ‘live’ or at your own pace. There’s still time to sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pendle-sal...
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Pendle & Salem: Witchcraft in 17th-Century England and Colonial America
A four-week online course exploring two of the most infamous witch trials in English and American history - Pendle and Salem.
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Good morning, Hopper
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
This could be a great opportunity for the right person. Please share.
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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
We are open for submissions of contemporary #microfiction #flashfiction #shortstories and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please follow the link for our guidelines fictivedream.com/submission-g...
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Juno Baker @junobaker.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Just signed. Thanks for forwarding @stuartaken.bsky.social
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