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sharonduggal.com "All the hard-eyed clarity of William Trevor & as much literary heart as Rohinton Mistry." New novel - Light Across the Plains - Oct 2026, Bluemoose Books

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sometimes a book comes along, And you just know, know that it is storytelling at Its very, very best. A truly remarkable novel and a shadow history of the 20th century. Light Across the Plains by Sharon Duggal. Remarkable.
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Thank you to my brilliant publisher @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social for their amazing support, and for always putting storytelling first! I am very proud to be a Bluemoose author.
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New arrival. Heth reading Light Across the Plains by @sharonduggal.bsky.social It looks absolutely stunning. @waterstones.bsky.social
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh my goodness... it's arrived!
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good morning. Light Across the Plains by Sharon Duggal is arriving today. In the warehouse. You lucky, lucky readers. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @foylesforbooks.bsky.social
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Aunticles @aunticles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So looking forward to Sharon's new book. You can pre-order it - go on, you won't regret it! 📚💙
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My new novel is published on 8th Oct @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social Here's what the excellent 2025 Goldsmiths Prize-winning author C.D. Rose says about it. You can pre-order a copy online, or through your local bookshop by asking them to order it for you. Thank you in advance if you do!
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Autumn Books from Bluemoose. Post - it Notes from Underground by Simon Crump. Pbk Light Across The Plains by Sharon Duggal. Oct 8th. Bluemoose Books - Hebden to Hollywood - 20 years of Independent publishing by Kevin Duffy. Nov 12th. @thebookseller.com @bookcornerhx.bsky.social
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thank you bookseller Robyn @waterstones.bsky.social for this great review. Light Across the Plains - 4 weeks to publication @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social Available to pre-order now.
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Thank you to all the wonderful writers who have taken the time to read & comment on my forthcoming novel, Light Across the Plains. I am blown away by their generous feedback. Big thanks to Ruth at www.storystuudio.co.uk for putting some of their quotes together here ...
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Light Across The Plains by Sharon Duggal October 8th. @inpressbooks.bsky.social @theguardian.com @gowerst-books.bsky.social @thetimes.com
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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 24/08/2026
When Kevin and Hetha Duffy founded independent publisher Bluemoose (@ofmooseandmen.bsky.social) from their Hebden Bridge living room in 2006, “it was just: let’s go from year to year,” Kevin Duffy explained, not knowing that by the year 2026 it would have a clutch of awards and nominations 👇
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Bluemoose's Kevin Duffy credits ‘slow, quality publishing’ with publisher's success on 20th anniversary
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I've added my name to the open letter calling for a public inquiry into the tragic death of Professor Jason Arday. Will you join me? goodlaw.social/625453
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Jason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law Project
Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.
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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"Hensher doesn’t bring his account right up to date, preferring to stop in 2000 – at Zadie Smith and her “wonderful ear for speech” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a.... We need a history of the novel over the past quarter century, with a focus on indie presses.
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A History of the Novel in Britain by Philip Hensher review – a masterpiece of criticism
This joyous book takes readers on a literary adventure across 200 years of fiction, from Defoe to Zadie Smith
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thank you, thank you, thank you to the wonderful @salenagodden.bsky.social for this ...
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Good morning. Lottie's having a lie in. She was stressed yesterday with new windows being put in. We've just had a brilliant review in for Sharon Duggal's new book from the 2025 Goldsmiths' winner CD Rose. What a cracking start to the day. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social
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C.D. Rose @cdrose.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Sylvia Purr-lath appreciating ‘Light Across the Plains,’ forthcoming from @sharonduggal.bsky.social and @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Proofs have arrived of: Light Across the Plains by @sharonduggal.bsky.social Publishing this October. @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @toppingsbath.bsky.social @drakebookshop.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Love this stunning cover of my forthcoming novel, designed by @feekra.bsky.social for @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social - out in early October 2026.
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David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Sharon Duggal is a marvellous writer. Do look out for her first two novels 'The Handsworth Times' (2016) and 'Should We Fall Behind' (2020), both published by Bluemoose Books. My TLS review of the latter here: sharonduggal.com/review-the-t...
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Review: The TLS - Sharon Duggal
Better together A novel of poverty, struggle – and solidarity By David Collard January 22, 2021 should we fall behind 310pp. Bluemoose. £15 (paperback, £9.99).Sharon Duggal In 2016 the Yorkshire-based...
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Isn't this a cracking cover. Designed by @feekra.bsky.social _Light Across The Plains_ by @sharonduggal.bsky.social We publish October 8th. @rsliterature.bsky.social @foylesforbooks.bsky.social @bookcornerhx.bsky.social @toppingsbath.bsky.social
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
To celebrate our 20th birthday We're having a Bluemoose Books day At Leeds Central Library on June 13th together with Leeds Lit Festival. Our authors. @sharonduggal.bsky.social Simon Crump & Rob Potts will be reading from their new books. Tickets here. www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/bluem...
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Bluemoose Books 20th Birthday Bash
2026 sees legendary Hebden Bridge publisher Bluemoose Books celebrate their twentieth birthday. Since being founded in 2006 they’ve published an
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
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End Palantir’s NHS contract NOW
Palantir, the controversial U.S. company working with ICE and the Israeli military, has access to our private data via NHS databases. We need the Government to trigger the break clause on their contra...
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 01/02/2026
£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)
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The Creatives Grant
let's make art less middle class
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Dave C @duckpondsreview.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
2020 #77 Staying in the realm of @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social and now it's the second novel by @sharonduggal.bsky.social . The uplifting tale of a young, homeless man who meets and loses track of a friend then sets off across the city in search of her and finds so much more. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🖋️📚 #booksky
Should We Fall Behind, by Sharon Duggal.

Jimmy Noone walks from one side of a sprawling city to the other, looking for Betwa, a friend he found and lost on the bustling city streets. Jimmy becomes the catalyst for lost lives colliding, exposing stories of tenderness, devotion, displacement and tragedy, and the subtle threads of commonality which intersect them all, making the invisible, visible again.
Should We Fall Behind is about the passing of time, and the intricate weaves of joy and suffering, love and loss which shape human life along the way. It is about the people who have somehow become invisible, and how their stories make them visible once more.
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Dave C @duckpondsreview.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
2020 #63 Amongst the disruption of 2020 I found myself looking at many small publishers for new reading matter and @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social was one of the very best I came across. This excellent novel set in the early 1980s West Midlands was an early find. See alt text for more. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🖋️📚 #booksky
The Handsworth Tones, by Sharron Duggal.

Mukesh Agarwal sits alone in the Black Eagle pub, unaware that a riot is brewing or that Billy, his youngest son, is still out on his bike ...A mile away in the family home in Church Street, Anila, one of the three Agarwal girls, is reading Smash Hits and listening to Radio One as she sprawls across the bottom bunk, oblivious to the monumental tragedy that is about to hit her family ... It is 1981 and Handsworth is teetering on the brink of collapse. Factories are closing, unemployment is high, the National Front are marching and the neglected inner cities are ablaze as riots breakout across Thatcher's fractured Britain. The Agarwals are facing their own nightmares but family, pop music, protest, unexpected friendships and a community that refuses to disappear all contribute to easing their personal pain and that of Handsworth itself. THE HANDSWORTH TIMES is a story of loss and transition, and pulling together because ultimately, there is such a thing as society.
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
@cdrose.bsky.social massive, massive congratulations on the @goldsmithsprize.bsky.social win. Bravo!
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Neglected Books @neglectedbooks.com · 18/10/2025
In 1999, the LA Times asked 36 writers, from Susan Sontag to Elmore Leonard, to share their neglected classics of the century, books they loved but which failed to find the readers they deserved. You can read their responses here: neglectedbooks.com/?...
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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @ZackPolanski your message of hope is the way to go. Would be amazing if you could now visit #Handsworth to counter Jenerick's misrepresentation of our global society here in #Birmingham
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Chris, @cdrose.bsky.social massive congrats on this - fantastic news x
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David Holmes @holmesvoice.co.uk · 17/09/2025
Next up: Should We Fall Behind by @sharonduggal.bsky.social from the fantastic @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social Looking forward to it. #booksky #books #literature
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Many thanks to Lancashire Libraries. Without the support of libraries we simply wouldn't be around to celebrate our 20th year of publishing in 2026. @cilip.bsky.social @thebookseller.com @ronanhession.bsky.social @sharonduggal.bsky.social @bbcworldbookclub.bsky.social
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22/06/2025
Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney
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Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney
If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
We have a voice: let’s make sure Keir Starmer hears us loud and clear. act.38degrees.org.uk/act/dont-get...
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We don’t want to get dragged into Trump’s plans for more violence.
We have a voice: let’s make sure Keir Starmer hears us loud and clear.
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Wasafiri Magazine @wasafirimag.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
In tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025), Wasafiri has lifted the paywall on a range of his articles, stories, and interviews from our 41-year-old archive, each introduced by @flostadt.bsky.social‬, Deputy Chair and Trustee of Wasafiri. Read & access here:
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o – A Tribute through the Wasafiri Archive
In tribute to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025), Wasafiri has lifted the paywall on a range of articles, stories, and interviews from our 41-year-old archive.
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Always money for war, never for the poor.
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English PEN @englishpen.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
There is a genocide taking place in Gaza. The UK government must end its complicity by immediately enacting an arms embargo. Read our statement: www.englishpen.org/posts/campai...
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English PEN calls on UK to end complicity in genocide in Gaza by immediately enacting an arms embargo - News & Events - English PEN
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 29/05/2025
Call out for writers with lived experience of homelessness or poverty to submit monologues for a new anthology to highlight the complexity of the experiences of homelessness and poverty – struggles, resilience, hope, humour. Please share :) mtos.cardboardcitizens.org.uk/anthology/
Photo of five people, black and white, young and older, looking happy
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Zadie Smith and Ian McEwan among 380 writers and groups to call Gaza war ‘genocide’
Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
#C4News find the girl escaping the fire in the burning classroom after an Israeli strike "I walked through the fire all by myself" "The rubble fell on them (her siblings)" "I want to see my sisters, to be with them, but they're dead" "I want to be with them"
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 28/05/2025
“He remained annoyed with himself until he realized that not knowing what he wanted was actually quite natural.” Fiction by Milan Kundera, from 1984.
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“The Unbearable Lightness of Being”
Fiction by Milan Kundera, from 1984: “He remained annoyed with himself until he realized that not knowing what he wanted was actually quite natural.”
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WritersMosaic @writersmosaic.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
An important piece by Ella Sinclair about the value of #WritersMosaic and our new WritersMosaic Quarterly in @artsprofessional.co.uk @thebookseller.com
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The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
We're launching The Bee magazine today because the UK publishing and writing industries have a bit of a class problem.
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Arvon @arvonfoundation.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Discover how to transform your will-to-write into compelling fiction during this immersive and energising writing week. 📅Monday April 28th - Saturday May 3rd 2025 📍The Hurst, Shropshire ✅Book now: www.arvon.org/writing-cour... @sharonduggal.bsky.social
Fiction: Ignite the spark and fire up your fiction
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The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Join us if you can for a creative week in a magical Arvon setting nestled in the beautiful Shropshire countryside. Expect craft-enhancing tools, strategies, top tips & practical exercises to support your writing journey, plus bags of inspiration to keep you going along the way. Bursaries available.
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
The photo was taken as part of the Handsworth Self Portrait project organised by Derek Bishton, John Reardon and Brian Homer. It produced a truly remarkable and joyous series of images - check them out and read about their story at www.brianhomer.com/self-portrai...
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Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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The Jam - Town Called Malice
YouTube video by TheJamVEVO
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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Popes - Bears - Woods - Catholics. Come on @artscouncilengland.bsky.social @dcmsgovuk.bsky.social We need your help! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn
Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately
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Saqi Books @saqibooks.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
📢 Please share widely! A GoFundMe to support the Educational Bookshop. Support independent bookselling in Palestine! www.gofundme.com/f/jerusalems...
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Donate to Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop Emergency Appeal, organized by Saqi Books
Bookselling is not a crime: fundraiser to support the Educational Booksh… Saqi Books needs your support for Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop Emergency Appeal
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