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Honestly, here mostly to shout about my #resist middlegrade trilogy about a #1930s girlgang rescuing kids from the fiendish plots of the Blackshirts, the British far right of the 20s and 30s. she/her jmcarr.com
The government is threatening to snatch away free school meals from the youngest children in its latest round of cuts. People did not vote Labour to see the party take food out of children's mouths. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/school-meals/
25.03.2025 10:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We must stop Trump exporting bigotry and hate.
Join me and @GoodLawProject and tell Trump loud and clear: not in the UK.https://goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/stop-trump-exporting-bigotry-and-hate/?utm_source=bluesky
Do something to try and save these womens’ lives. SIGN THIS PETITION .
email.amnestyuk.org.uk/q/11mgtfZ0mz...
Here’s your Saturday reminder that the #kindle versions are all 99p/99c!
Sometimes you have to do what you have to do and it’s barely giving the patriarchy any money at all! #amreading#thewondergirls #femaleempowerment #antifascistaction
Get ‘em here
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088NK5PYF
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Photo of three paperbacks - The Wonder Girls Trilogy by J.M. Carr
Really happy to see that #Newbury library has copies! Thank you West Berkshire Librarians!
My #library list is growing!
#libraries #LibraryLove
#thewondergirls
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How to celebrate a shortlisting - make all your books 99p/99c on Kindle! (NB there are other ways to buy if you’re not a fan of Amazon!) links in the post….
@bookbrunch
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#TheSelfies
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www.jmcarr.com/post/the-sel...
Book, ‘Bereft’ by Chris Womersely, cover showing a girl running through a wheat field under a stormy sky.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
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Day 16
My Blackshirt busting girls are on #TheSelfies shortlist!
Lovely in p’back or v affordable 99p/99c on #Kindle!
FAB 2b with these 5⭐️ indies!
@bookbrunch.bsky.social
@kareninglis.bsky.social
@clairelinney.bsky.social
SarahLustig
KirstieWatson & NinaKhalova
IanHunter
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088NK5PYF
#TheWonderGirlsRebel has been shortlisted for #TheSelfies! 1930s girlgang takes on the far right and rescues kids in peril!
To celebrate, all 3 books are 99p/99c each on #kindle until March 12
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www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088NK5PY...
*The Wonder Girls Rebel* has been shortlisted for #TheSelfies!
To celebrate, all three books are 99p/99c each on #Kindle until 12 March!
Grab the whole digital set for £2.97!
#Booksky
#Books
#amreading
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B088NK5PY...
Today's top story:
London Book Fair has unveiled the shortlist for the 2025 Trailblazers Awards - they highlight professionals in their first 10 years of working in publishing
https://buff.ly/3EugvBx (£)
Ooh look my #anitfascist #1930s girlgang #MG adventure #TheWonderGirlsRebel made the shortlist!
11.02.2025 15:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The shortlists have been revealed for the seventh year of the Selfies Awards, which celebrate the very best in self-publishing
https://buff.ly/4hyGwxW (£)
Front cover of ‘Standing in the Rainbow’ by Fannie Flagg showing the corner of a house with a US flag in the window on a small town street
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
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Day 15
It’s all beginning to feel a bit 1984. We’re in a battle against autocrats and oligarchs who are using money and misinformation to dismantle democracies. That’s why we’re looking for 1,984 new monthly supporters to make our biggest and boldest plans a reality (see link in bio)
30.01.2025 19:12 — 👍 2392 🔁 1003 💬 59 📌 66This is serious. New polling shows Reform UK surging—they could win 67 seats and become one of the biggest parties in Parliament.
They’re building a ruthless campaign machine to push their far-right agenda. We need to fight back. Will you join me?
www.stop-reform.org @hopenothate.org.uk
Front cover of ‘Klara and the Sun’ by Kazuo Ishiguro - a blue square with the sun peeping in. All against a solid red orange background with title and author name.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
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Day 14
Cover for Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro shoeing a sundial a long drive and a large country house in the distance.
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Day 13
Cover of book ‘Liar and Spy’ by Rebecca and Stead, showing a pair of binollculars dangling in a night sky, hooked on the s of the title over an apartment block.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
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Day 12
Book cover for Bereft by Chris Womersley showing a girlrunning through long, dry grass under a stormy sky.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
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Day 11
My first book is free. scgowland.com/contact/
“Epic fantasy at its best…”
“A fantastic read, full of snappy dialogue and emotional resonance.”
"Honestly it's a breath of fresh air in fantasy. Highly recommend."
Writing anything worth reading is hard. I’m never sure if i’ve managed it but at least I’ve entertained myself and escaped from the real world for a while.
I have tips - don’t we all? Here’s one…
#booksky #amwriting
#author
www.jmcarr.com/post/how-to-...
Wonder Girls book cover as a ebook - 2 girls running away from a car on a london street at night - with quote ‘a glorious life affirming read’ and price 99p/99c
“A swashbuckling, anti-fascist, inclusive and girl-empowering page turner!”
“I really loved this book. It's funny, charming, heart wrenching and a perfect read for anyone looking for something to make you feel good about the world.”
www.jmcarr.com/twg1
#1930s #antifascist #kindle #BookSky #Books
Starting prep for #WorldBookDay25 with image and video searches about #TheBattleofCableStreet
Love this one (that I can’t use in school sadly) from #TheMenTheyCouldn’tHang
#TheWonderGirls #Booksky
youtu.be/Vv9iZ6Aj8oM?...
Working through the UK’s libraries to tell them about *The Wonder Girls*.
If you’re independent like me and want your books in libraries, go to www.askewsandholts.com/AskHolts/Sel...
And here’s a great film from 1989 about how they get on the shelves. #BookSky #libraries
youtu.be/1beMIrogz24?...
Section of The Wonder Girls book cover with quote ‘a glorious life affirming read’ showing 2 girls running away from a car on a night time London street. A gyrocopter flies overhead.
“A swashbuckling, anti-fascist, inclusive and girl-empowering page turner!”
“I really loved this book. It's funny, charming, heart wrenching and a perfect read for anyone looking for something to make you feel good about the world.”
www.jmcarr.com/twg1
#1930s #antifascist #kindle #BookSky #Books
Oh it is! And the book is brilliant - it took me a while to read because it is so dense - in a very good way. Also, there are no pictures so Internet very handy there but very easy to get distracted by google!
29.01.2025 12:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#Conclave the film is one of those rare examples of the film being a smidge better than the book. Although Robert Harris is brilliant and Conclave the book is brilliant but the film misses those bits where i’m thinking ‘why am I reading about the machinations of the Catholic church?
29.01.2025 09:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0![CONCLAVE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters October 25](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bkql2zrto7hvuu2un4xqa5m6/bafkreidxpg5ntpjtwuz6oa233j22lrwuex2r3u3tyjlz4l2c5alh4mjl7q@jpeg)
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Day 13 #Conclave
youtu.be/JX9jasdi3ic?...
Book ‘Threads of Life’ - the History of the world through the eye of a needle
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
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Day 10
