Juno Baker

I'm thrilled to announce that I've signed with the fabulous @stairwellbooks.bsky.social to publish my #historicalNovel, A Murder of Crows, in 2028. 👍😁🥳 📚💙 #booksky #HistoricalFiction #HistFic #StuartLondon #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #AmWriting

All That Remains: A Life In Death (2018) by Sue Black. Stories from a forensic pathologist's career. It's fascinating to hear about a profession that's rarely discussed. Black's writing is full of humour and humanity, I recommend it to all #BookSky 📚

#StormyWeather? Nothing like dipping into the classics on a #rainy #winters day. Here are a few of my favourites. Always keen to hear other people's so please tell me your #BookRecommendations? #WritingCommunity 📚💙 #booksky

"... reading books is active resistance." #booksky

The Battle of Edgehill took place #OnThisDay in 1642. It was indecisive but is considered the 1st major battle of the #EnglishCivilWar. I first read about it in Peter Acroyd's Civil War. According to him, both sides were shocked by the carnage.🤔 #history #AmWriting #HistoricalFiction 📚💙 #booksky

Just love #localmuseums and really enjoying @chippenhammuseum.bsky.social this #happyFriday. Small town with a great #history #localHistory #museums

Have you seen this video? www.wearebetterthanthis.co.uk It's about campaign to stop AI stealing creative work and it's worth watching. Thanks to @chrishaughton.bsky.social 📚💙 #booksky #writing

Looking forward to reading these #shortstories by Tom Cox, published by @breakthroughbook.bsky.social. Ordered a copy from @blackwellbooks.bsky.social. So happy to see more books from #indiepublishers available in mainstream #bookshops. 📚💙 #booksky #bookish #booklover #readmore #writer #writing

Hullo! I'm appearing at my local @portybookfest.bsky.social this Saturday Oct 3rd at 7pm. I'll be chatting to old pal Mary Paulson-Ellis about all things Skelfs, then playing a few songs with my son Aidan. Tickets are FREE but going fast: portobellobookfestival.com/2026-2/ @orendabooks.bsky.social

#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

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.

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Wow! Just love this camera-less photography of the human body! It's both fascinating and beautiful. #art #photography underlinemedia.co.uk/photography/...

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

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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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

It's our pleasure! #NotAllMedalistsWearSneakers

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

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

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

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 📷🐡

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

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

That's very thoughtful! What a bargain! #fantasynovels

FFS, just go ahead and ban ALL the best people, why don't you.

Dear Auntie You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.

That's a relief! I thought the whole country was this bad.

Croydon has worst fly-tipping record in whole of England insidecroydon.com/2026/02/25/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis @patrickjbutler.bsky.social @litterfreenorbury.bsky.social

#WindowsOnWednesday Dartmouth Castle. 📷 from April 2023

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

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

Love a good crow 👍☺️

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

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

We have a new Submission Call!

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.

– Mary Wollstonecraft, born #OnThisDay in 1759, in A Vindication of the Rights of Men.