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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I’ll be landing at Papworth Library, Tues 22 September, 7pm to talk about amazing female pilots. ✈️👩‍✈️ www.library.live/calendar/vtz...

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📅 #onthisday | 4 September 1936 🌊✈️ Beryl Markham takes off from Abingdon to fly solo, non-stop across the Atlantic to North America 💪🔥 Proof there were trailblazing women pilots beyond Amelia Earhart, as @midgegillies.bsky.social makes clear. 🎧 Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/36eaf4 #otd #history #podcast

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Great excitement when our signed, limited edition of Michael Morpurgo’s Down Burrow Lane arrived. All Royalties to Farms for City Children to mark 50 years of the charity. Wood engravings by Robin Mackenzie. Congrats to Tall House Creative. Buy your copy here: morpurgo1976.com

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Looking forward to my return to Mildenhall library to talk about intrepid women pilots, Thursday 20 August, 2pm. Free event. No need to book. @suffolklibraries suffolkcommunitylibraries.co.uk/events/atlan...

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

@claremulley.bsky.social was absolutely captivating talking about her amazing books!

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Come & say hi at St Neots Library when I’ll be talking about Atlantic Furies & those amazing women pilots. Thanks to Jane Wilson-Howarth for this pic. Maybe the lemur will appear at St Neot’s on 29 July, 7pm 🤞 📖 👩‍✈️https://www.library.live/calendar/author-event-atlantic-furies-by-midge-gillies

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Fancy a break from the World Cup? Come & hear about the amazing women pilots of the 1920s and 1930s. Histon Library, Wed 24 June, 7pm. The only VAR we’ll mention will be Valiant Aviatrix Record-breakers and we’ll reserve hydration breaks for the end of the talk. www.library.live/calendar/19l...

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📅 #onthisday | 15 June 1921 ✈️✨ Bessie Coleman becomes the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s licence, training in France when the US refused 🇫🇷🌍 One of many forgotten pioneers beyond Amelia Earhart, says @midgegillies.bsky.social 🎧 Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/36eaf4 #otd #onthisdate #podcast

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

📅 #onthisday | 24 May 1930 ✈️ Amy Johnson lands in Australia, becoming the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia 🌏🗺️ One of many pioneers beyond Amelia Earhart, as guest @midgegillies.bsky.social rages. 🎧 Listen 👉 pod.fo/e/36eaf4 #otd #onthisdate #history #podcast #WomenInAviation

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I’ll be talking about Atlantic Furies at Ilminster Literary Festival on Wednesday 3 June at 1.30pm. Come & say hi. ilminsterliteraryfestival.org

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I’m really looking forward to my first ever visit to Rock Road Library in Cambridge, Wednesday 20 May, 7.15pm to talk about Atlantic Furies & amazing women pilots. Come & say Hi! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/atlantic-f...

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I’ll be swooping down on Waterstone’s Canterbury to talk about Atlantic Furies and amazing women like Ruth Elder (pictured here). Come & say hi! www.waterstones.com/events/in-co... Friday 8 May, 6.30pm @waterstones.bsky.social @scribeuk.bsky.social

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Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Bessie Coleman’s story is among those told in @midgegillies.bsky.social excellent new book, #AtlanticFuries.

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Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

When the world believed women too fragile to fly the Atlantic, what drove 6 pilots to risk everything to prove them wrong? On 28 Jan I’m delighted to be talking to the wonderful @midgegillies.bsky.social about her new book #AtlanticFuries, on these pioneering women - for FANE.

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

🚨 THIS WEEK🚨 💰 The irony of the 1920s? The wealthiest women who could afford to fly often faced the most resistance from their families. 😤 @midgegillies.bsky.social explains why high society wanted these women grounded. 🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/36eaf4 #WomenInAviation #AviationHistory

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

🚨 NEXT WEEK🚨 Ready for take-off? 🚀 @midgegillies.bsky.social dives into her book, 'Atlantic Furies,' revealing astonishing stories of women who soared beyond Amelia Earhart's shadow. Buckle up for a conversation that’ll leave you inspired and questioning history’s narrative!

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

More signed copies of Atlantic Furies @heffers.bsky.social and Waterstones Cambridge @scribeuk.bsky.social

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Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Lovely eve celebrating publication of my friend @midgegillies.bsky.social new bk #AtlanticFuries, abt the women who risked everything to be the 1st to fly. The Telegraph said Midge’s previous biog of #AmyJohnson had them ‘gripped, exhilarated and moved’ ✈️✈️

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Have you enjoyed this week’s Patreon episode? 🎧✨ Support the author, and me 📚❤️ by buying a copy of "Atlantic Furies" by @midgegillies.bsky.social through the History Rage Bookshop! 📖 Buy the book: uk.bookshop.org/a/10... 🎧 Listen: www.patreon.com/post... #History #podcast

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE 🚨 🌏 No GPS. No radio. Just guts, maps & skill. 🗺️ @midgegillies.bsky.social reveals how Amy Johnson fought through sandstorms, monsoons & deserts to reach Australia solo in 1930 🚀💪. 🎧 Listen: www.patreon.com/post... #HistoryRage #AmyJohnson #Podcast

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

🚨 THIS WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 ✈️ Amelia Earhart was a legend — but she wasn’t alone! Historian @midgegillies.bsky.social tells the incredible stories of forgotten women aviators who risked everything to fly into history 🌍🔥 🎧 Listen now: www.patreon.com/post... #WomenInHistory #Podcast

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

🚨 NEXT WEEK FOR SUBSCRIBERS 🚨 Ready for take-off? 🚀 @midgegillies.bsky.social shares stories about aviation’s fierce female pioneers who flew beyond Amelia Earhart’s shadow ✈️🔥 Early access: www.patreon.com/historyrage Or join on Apple subscriptions #HistoryRage #AviationHistory

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Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

I first read this book over a decade ago. I love it (as I do most of @midgegillies.bsky.social work. David had this one sitting in a book pile and I thought, I would like to revisit it. I can't find my copy (double stacked shelves) so I nicked it! #histbookchat I love it more: it's brilliant!

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

✈️✨ Huge thanks to @midgegillies.bsky.social for raging that “IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT AMELIA EARHART!” 🙅‍♀️🛩️ We dived into early female aviators — danger ⚡, press treatment 📰 and exploding inner tubes 💥. Landing on Patreon & Apple Subs in October! 🎙️🔥 #History #Aviation #WomenInHistory #Podcast

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Great finally to meet Judith Grandi from the @grantamag.bsky.social @profwriting.bsky.social #memoir course in person. We agreed we were both taller in the flesh! Thanks to everyone who came to the launch of the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University #POWs #WW2 & to Toppings bookshop

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Off on a familiar journey to Cambridge. But not to work teaching English A Level as I'd have been doing 15 years ago. I'm off to Heffers @blackwells.bsky.social to talk about #LandBeneaththeWaves and there'll be some familiar faces in the audience! ☺️ #chronicillness #lifewriting #booksky

Yellow fields below a blue sky with white clouds. Seen from the train window.

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Hearing about the icy conditions mid Atlantic, as told in this wonderful book, is a great way to stay cool! Hope to see you there. 🧊🌎🐳

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Daisy May Johnson @chaletfan.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Dear all! I have a new intake starting on July 7th for my course on British children's literature in the 20th century and it would be lovely to have you there. www.ice.cam.ac.uk/course/briti.... More than happy to answer any questions on this - do feel free to message.

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British Children’s Literature in the 20th Century | Institute of Continuing Education (ICE)

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I thoroughly enjoyed THE BIG HOP by @rooneyvision.bsky.social & look forward to hearing more on Mon 30 June at Ely Toppings. See you there! www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/r...

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David Rooney at First Floor, Topping & Company Booksellers of Ely

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

It feels appropriate to be back at St Peter’s Church in Ely 14 years after the original publication of The Barbed-Wire University. At the relaunch on Thurs 31 July I’ll be talking about the stories that emerged after the book was published & much more. www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/ely/g...

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Midge Gillies at St Peter's Church

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Scout has something meaty to sink her teeth into! Inspired by meeting the amazing #WillYoung & visiting #Stalag Luft III as part of @WDYTYA_UK The Barbed-Wire University is being re-issued with substantial afterword, new pics etc. Order from your local bookshop or shorturl.at/Vy3px #POWs

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Three bucket list items crossed off: meeting Will Young, being on Who Do You Think You Are and visiting Stalag Luft III. BBCiplayer: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Will Young is the tops. Read more about #POWs in the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University: www.amazon.co.uk/.../ref=mona...

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Fab to talk about #reading & #Prisonersofwar (#POWs) in @theul.bsky.social for BBC Radio 3, "Books for Brighter Blackouts" www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Thanks to Prof Emma Smith & Beaty Rubens. Pre-order the new edition of The Barbed-Wire University here: www.safehavenbooks.co.uk/the-barbed-w...

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The Essay - Books for Brighter Blackouts - 4. Prisoners of war: escapism and escape - BBC Sounds

Emma Smith uncovers five surprising stories about books and reading during World War Two.

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Great evening @heffers with @bonnielj.bsky.social talking about her wonderful new book Vanishing Landscapes @hodderbooks.bsky.social

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Vanishing Landscapes is a fascinating, gorgeous book & I can’t wait to discuss it with Bonnie Lander Johnson at Heffers in Cambridge Thursday 10 April, 6pm. Come & find out why Tudor men dyed their beards green - & much more

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Alice Jolly @alicejolly.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Am teaching historical fiction online @arvonfoundation.bsky.social week commencing 5 May with Rebecca Abrams. Great opportunity to gain inspiration, confidence and skills. Suitable for those with a work in progress and beginners as well. #historicalfiction #writinglife www.arvon.org/writing-cour...

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Online Writing Week: Historical Fiction | Scene, structure and voice | Arvon

'The past is a foreign country', as the novelist L.P. Hartley famously said. But how do writers recreate the past in ways that engage the modern reader? Award-winning historical fiction writers Rebecc...

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Great to be back in the archives today & this one within walking distance of home! Humbling to read about the exploits of the Cambridgeshire Regiment in Singapore & Thailand for a new edition of my #POW book, "The Barbed-Wire University".

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

To do list: 1. Switch on computer 2. Register (see below) 3. Zoom, 13 March, 7-8pm, GMT. 4. Sit back 5. Listen to Lulah Ellender talking about writing & her books, including "Elisabeth's Lists". 6. Ask question . . . or not. 7. Feel inspired. ice-cambridge.my.salesforce-sites.com/.../targetX...

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

New year: new Scout. Back from beauty parlour smelling fragrant but beard already soaked.

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Midge Gillies @midgegillies.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Happy Hogmanay – especially if you’re braced for a storm.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’ve dusted down my first-footing kit: bread for a well-stocked larder, coal for the hearth and that little bag of white grains is salt (in case you were wondering) – for health. The star to make it look pretty. Lang may yer lum reek!

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